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The fact that Parafilm hasn't been commercialized for the consumer market has always baffled me. It's so much better than consumer cling wraps and the bulk cost
by AlotOfReading 4y ago
The fact that Parafilm hasn't been commercialized for the consumer market has always baffled me. It's so much better than consumer cling wraps and the bulk cost from supply houses is within a couple multiples of consumer alternatives, so the price wouldn't even be that far off. Slap some environmental branding on a big roll and it should be able to compete directly with glad et al at the grocery store.
- ghaff 4y agoI totally forgot about that. I interned in a couple chemistry labs in college. Now that I think about it, a product like Glad Press 'N Seal isn't quite Parafilm but it's a big improvement over the conventional cling wrap for a lot of purposes. Not sure how Parafilm costs compare--although prices probably aren't a great proxy given probable margin differences.
- zabzonk 4y agoi'm not sure i would want to eat something that had been wrapped in parafilm - ex microbiology lab tech speaking.
- synaesthesisx 4y agoParafilm is permeable to gases, and generally you don’t want to enable oxidization with most foods. A modified, coated version of it would be a great consumer alternative however.
- earthling8118 4y agoWithout this it is nearly DOA for this use case. I almost always use plastic wrap for the specific reason of preventing gas transfer