- Clipping hairs with a small pair of facial scissors is an option for women with few unwanted hairs. - Chemical depilatories (hair removal creams) are another option for hair removal. However, their major drawback is that many individuals find them too irritating to the skin. Bleaching creams may be used to camouflage hair instead of actually removing the hair.
Black oxide is a conversion coating formed by a chemical reaction produced when parts are immersed in the alkaline aqueous salt solution operated at approximately 285 degrees F. The reaction between the iron of the ferrous alloy and the hot oxide bath produces a magnitite (Fe3 O4) on the actual surface of the part.
Hot black oxide can be done from generic mixtures of caustic soda, sodium nitrite / nitrate, wetting agents and stabilizers or from proprietary mixes. The result of the process is an attractive but very thin and marginally corrosion-resistant, dark black iron oxide finish.