Editing Whitewash (section)

{{Short description|Paint made from lime and chalk}}
{{About|the paint}}
{{redirect|Lime wash|Ca(OH)<sub>2</sub>|Calcium hydroxide}}
[[Image:Yarloop wkshop gnangarra 13.jpg|thumb|Three different brands of kalsomine]]

'''Whitewash''', '''calcimine''', '''kalsomine''', '''calsomine''', '''asbestis''' or '''lime paint''' is a type of [[paint]] made from [[slaked lime]] ([[calcium hydroxide]], Ca(OH)<sub>2</sub>) or [[chalk]] ([[calcium carbonate]], CaCO<sub>3</sub>), sometimes known as "whiting". Various other additives are sometimes used.