Burnt cork for face camo

[Brutus Hedgeapple]

A friend uses burnt cork for face camo and I gave it a try but had a real time tryin to remove it. Anyone use it? How do you remove it?

 Thanks, Brutus

[CJ Pearson]

Bob Walker showed me that in Canada. Darndest thing I ever did see. He said it just washes off with water.

[Jeff Strubberg]

Soap and water slicks it right off.

[JEFF B]

yup i use it all the time and it just comes off with soap and water. none of this camo paint and wipes to carry around. just burn the cork and wait till it is cool and put it on ya face and hands works a treat.          and the best thing is its cheap!!

[Kip]

Get a fifth of Wild Turkey and drink it,when finished save the cork and cap screw it on the inside of a 35MM film canister top and snap the cap back in canister to store it no mess.I have used it for years but now use face off very easy.Kip

[ejes]

Exactly what I do to Kip, minus the WT.  Works great, and comes off easy with soap and water.

[Curtiss Cardinal]

Hey Brutus I use it when I don't have my head net. Just hot water and any soap with a wash cloth for friction works for me.

[jon]

Tried burning one while still in the bottle. Big mistake. Should be out of the burn unit by year end:)

[Charlie Lamb]

I've been using cork for years. Great face camo since I despise head nets.

 

It does come off easy with soap and water. The trick to quick and easy is to lather up your hands or cloth real good (wet bubbly lather). Spread it all over the area you camoed then rinse.

A little touch up with a wet wash cloth and you're ready to go to town.  

[Roger Norris]

I use it often. It gives just the right dull, flat gray/black to hide a white face. It come off easy, too easy on hot days though.

[Luke Vander Vennen]

I don't see deer without it. I don't see deer with it. Works well enough for me  

[bunyan]

Charlie, that looks like my kind of blind!  As a kid burnt cork was my mom's solution to halloween makeup.  "So you wanna be a clown this year?  Get me a cork from the drawer.  Oh, don't worry of your nose is black, it'll be dark out anyway!"  I never really thought of using it for camo, but the dullness to it sounds very appealing.  I may have to try it out some this season.

[Brutus Hedgeapple]

I tried it tonight. It worked pretty good I reckon. It wasn't too hard to remove.
 Charlie, I've been usin a headnet for years mainly because it helps keep those doggone skeeters away.

 B

[Van/TX]

 Get a fifth of Wild Turkey and drink it  

After that how would you know if it helped?  Why would you care           ...Van

If I was a deer you would look just like a human with burnt cork on your face  :p

[Bobhat]

Man you just brought back memories.  Cork is what my dad taught me to use nearly 30 years ago.  At some point I switched to commercial "makeup" and then about 10 years ago to a soft tight fitting face mask.  I can still smell the cork as my dad would burn it.........

[Legolas]

Brutus,
I tried it also tonite. The manager of the restaurant asked my wife and I to leave...

Paul

[DarkeGreen]

Rub it all over and you'll have one of them carbon suits.  

If you don't have a cork you can use one of those bricks from the grill. you can use it as a fire starter later too.

[Stone Knife]

I used it all spring while turkey hunting, I had not used it in years but at one time that is all i used. It goes on easy and comes off easy and is cheap also it doesn't smell like some of the face paint that is out there.

[EASTERNARCHER]

That was my question....doesn't burnt cork smell like something burnt? Wouldn't the deer smell that or should I be more worried that they smell my stinky hide first...

[Scotty Boy]

Deer aren't turned out by burnt stuff in my experience. Here in Texas, we  burn a lot of cedar and the deer just walk around it. I am using burnt cedar to color up my face which, by the way, improves my looks considerably. My main trouble is getting too close to the deer. It is hard not to spook deer when you are 5 yards away.