The invention discloses safe, environment-friendly and stable-performance liquid gold ink and a preparation method thereof. According to the gold ink, high-purity
gold foil or gold
powder serves as a main color developing material, oxhide
gelatin serves as an
adhesive, and
iron oxide red and
mica powder are innovatively compounded to replace toxic
cinnabar to serve as a color adjusting agent, so that the
mercury pollution risk is fundamentally eliminated; meanwhile,
bletilla striata gum and tung oil form a suspension
system, and an MCC / HPMC compounding agent is introduced to form a three-dimensional
network structure, so that the problem of gold
powder sedimentation is effectively solved, long-term stability of the ink is ensured, and the ink is
ready to use after being taken. In addition, a
borneol and clove
plant compound
preservative system is adopted, so that the cost is reduced while the natural properties are kept. The preparation process is standardized through step-by-step feeding, mechanical stirring and low-temperature curing, the product consistency and the production efficiency are remarkably improved, and the production period is shortened to be within 10 days.