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What Else To Pack In A Cosplay First Aid Kit:
1. Buttons- If your cosplay has buttons, make sure that you find the exact same ones and pack them with you. Sometimes buttons are evil little suckers that want to pop off either in the middle of something or at the worst posibble time, like before leaving for the Cosplay Contest. Now, if they're made up, make sure that you created some back ups just in case if one of them falls off and you not even knowing it.
2. Clothes Deturgent, "Shout" spray, and /or "Tide To-Go" pens- Now, I say this is because what would happen if by some chance that you got barbaque sauce or a chocolate stain on your cosplay? Talk about an utter nightmare. If by any chance that the hotel you're staying at has a landury room, then take advantage of it and wash up before continuing to have fun
3. Hair pins, Bobby pins, and Ponytail Holders- Carry these in case if you have to restyle your wig and you need something to hold it in place. It never hurts.
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Alright, that was that. Now I need to tell you about what NOT to pack.
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What Not To Pack In A Cosplay First Aid Kit:
1. Spray Paint-
This is a chemical substance! Don't bring that to a place where there's a lot of people around. The last thing you want to do is make yourself or someone else sick if someone is allergic. Of course, you also don't want to damage the property where the convention is held either
2. Any materials with chemicals, like lead and other harmful substance- Alright, seriously folks, the last thing you want is lead poisoning in your bloodstream or to cause harm to others around you. Just make sure you have some safe supplies that are the same color that you need and just carefully hand paint any messups or chips.
3. India Ink-
This is the BIGGEST OF NO NO'S of all!!!!!!! India Ink is a good product; HOWERVER, it's permanant to clothes and to anything that is of cloth material, like bed sheets and blankets for example. In other words, once you spill this on a hotel bed and/or the room carpet, be ready to pay property damage to the hotel staff because IT WILL NOT COME OUT!!!!! The bed and/or room carpet is forever stained!!!
So instead of carrying India ink, carry acrylic paints because that is merciful when you fix your prop, but again, make sure that you fix your prop in the bathroom with the acrylic paint because you can easily clean it up afterwards and not have to worry about leaving a stain.
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Try to avoid any messy situations and foods for that matter like barbaque or chocolate. Talk about a situation from Hades itself. If you're hungry and it's a messy meal, either have a big towel over your cosplay or just take it off and slip into something comfy (if you're in the room that you're staying in of course^^;). Then, if you're done eating and want to go back and have fun, then put on your cosplay and have at it again^_^
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If someone is about to drop something that is messy and they're heading your way, THEN MOVE! Again, being distant can be a good thing at times^^.
Alright, I know it's not much, but here's little tips to help your cosplay stay clean as a whistle without any complications^^ I hope this helps
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