Ink jet recording method, recording head, and ink jet recording apparatus

An ink jet recording method for recording an image by ejecting an ink from a recording head including a member defining an ejection orifice through which the ink is ejected, an ejection element configured to generate an energy used for ejecting the ink, and a first and a second flow path communicating with a portion between the ejection orifice and the ejection element, the method comprising:

• ejecting an ink through the ejection orifice;
• and
• moving the ink from the first flow path to the second flow path through the portion between the ejection orifice and the ejection element, separately from the ejecting of the ink,
• wherein the ink is an aqueous ink comprising a coloring material and a compound containing a chain hydrocarbon having a carbon number of 8 or more to 18 or less substituted by a hydroxy group or an anionic group.

A recording head, comprising:

• a member defining an ejection orifice through which an ink is ejected;
• an ejection element configured to generate an energy used for ejecting the ink;
• a first and a second flow path communicating with a portion between the ejection orifice and the ejection element;
• and
• a moving device different from the ejection element, configured to move the ink from the first flow path to the second flow path,
• wherein the ink is an aqueous ink comprising a coloring material and a compound containing a chain hydrocarbon having a carbon number of 8 or more to 18 or less substituted by a hydroxy group or an anionic group.

An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:

• a member defining an ejection orifice through which an ink is ejected;
• an ejection element configured to generate an energy used for ejecting the ink;
• a first and a second flow path communicating with a portion between the ejection orifice and the ejection element;
• and
• a moving device different from the ejection element, configured to move the ink from the first flow path to the second flow path,
• wherein the ink is an aqueous ink comprising a coloring material and a compound containing a chain hydrocarbon having a carbon number of 8 or more to 18 or less substituted by a hydroxy group or an anionic group.