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The Difference between water-based ink and oil-based ink

Products using water as the main solvent are water-based inks, and those using organic solvents are oil-based inks. Apparently, the water-based ink is shabby and the oil-based ink is like thick syrup. Water-based inks disperse pigments, while oil-based inks dissolve dyes.

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