That $85 antique milk paint turned out to be a blessing and a curse

Last spring I got it in my head to repaint our old kitchen hutch with real milk paint, the kind in the little powder packets. It cost me $85 for enough to do two coats, and I'll admit the color is gorgeous, a soft sage that fits the house perfectly. But nobody warned me about the curing process, that stuff stays chalky and rubs off on your sleeves for weeks unless you seal it just right. I ended up buying a second $30 tin of natural wax and buffing the whole thing by hand over two weekends. The finish now looks like it came out of a 1920s farmhouse, which is exactly what I wanted, but I nearly gave up halfway through. Would I do it again? Maybe on a smaller piece, a mirror frame or a stool. Has anyone else tried real milk paint and dealt with the dust problem, or did I just pick a bad brand?