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29 January, 2024

Oxygen absorbers or oxygen scavengers, as they are also known, remove free oxygen from a seal environment by the process of oxidation. In the specific case of our oxygen absorbers and Mylar bags, iron powder in the absorber becomes iron oxide, and free oxygen from the air inside the bag is removed. At Mylar Shop we selling only branded OxyFreeContinue reading "Storing Unused Oxygen Absorbers"

15 November, 2023

If you run a business that sells delicate or sensitive products, especially if you need to post or ship these products, you should really consider trying Mylar bags as a packaging material. Not only are Mylar bags great value for the protection they provide against both light and moisture but they are also thick enough to keepContinue reading "Posting Delicate and Sensitive items"

15 November, 2023

Have you ever been away on holiday or vacation, you arrive at your destination, everything seems great, you open your suitcase, only to find suntan lotion, shower gel or moisturiser all over your cleaned and pressed holiday clothes? Often this happens even when you take care to tape down the lids of liquid products, orContinue reading "Holidays and Vacations"

15 November, 2023

There are many different reasons why people use Mylar bags for food storage, from simply taking a few days food with you on camping or hiking trips, to having months or years worth of nutritionally balanced meals available in case of major catastrophes. Other people store food to minimise the effects of inflation, ensuring they’ve budgetedContinue reading "Emergency Food Storage"

15 November, 2023

Mylar bags are an excellent way to store clothing and shoes long-term. Mylar bags create a relatively constant internal environment, protecting your clothing from odours such as cooking smells, tobacco or other smoke, from moisture in the air and from airborne bacteria and fungi. They’re perfect for anyone who needs to store clothing for any length of time,Continue reading "Clothing and Shoe Storage Using Mylar Bags"

15 November, 2023

Active outdoor pursuits are a great way to keep fit, have fun and learn about the world around us. Whether you’re camping for a few days on a campsite, or embarking on an expedition to a remote location, it’s important to be well prepared. Weather conditions can change rapidly. It’s always a good idea toContinue reading "Camping, Hiking, Mountaineering and Outdoor Adventures"

15 November, 2023

These days, many people keep their music and film collections in digital formats on their hard-drive. Millions of songs, TV shows or films can be stored on a mobile phone, laptop or memory card. Most people like to keep some physical music and film collection too though, either to play regularly on CD, DVD playersContinue reading "Storing CDs, Vinyl and DVDs"

15 November, 2023

Mylar bags are the ideal storage solution for protecting valuable printed paper articles like books, magazines, journals, diaries and periodicals. It’s a little-known fact that some of the world’s most valuable and important paper documents are stored in Mylar bags. Mylar is used for archive storage by prestigious institutions including Michigan State University (MSU) and the LibraryContinue reading "Storing Magazines, Comics, Sports Programmes, Postcards and Books"

15 November, 2023

Since being developed in the 1950s, Mylar has been used in hundreds of applications, from hot air balloon satellites launched into space, to film bags used to keep coffee fresh. Below is an excellent film from 1955 about the physical, chemical, thermal and electrical resistance of the new wonder material Mylar: Mylar has been utilisedContinue reading "Uses for Mylar Bags and Oxygen Absorbers"

15 November, 2023

Mylar is a metallised polyester film developed in the 1950s. Among its many qualities are reflectivity and gas and aroma barrier protection, making it perfect for storage. Mylar can be thought of as a metallic film that blocks light and air, protecting the contents and providing barrier protection from the external environment. Mylar bags are madeContinue reading "Using Mylar Bags and Oxygen Absorbers"

15 November, 2023

Mylar polyester film commercial by DuPont 1955 24 minutes Storing food in Mylar bags 8 minutes Sealing Mylar bags for food storage 4 minutes Sealing Mylar bags with hair straighteners How to Seal Mylar Bags with an Iron Check out the Full Range of Mylar Bags sold in Mylar Shop!

15 November, 2023

How Many Oxygen Absorbers should I use? What are the Recommended Amounts of Oxygen Absorbers? If the chart below doesn’t answer your specific question, get in touch with the Mylar Shop team. Mylar Bag Size Rice/Wheat/Grains/Flour(More Dense/Less Air Inside Mylar Bag) Beans/Pasta(Less Dense/More Air Inside Mylar Bag) MYLAR FOOD STORAGE BAGS: Mylar Pouch – 7.5cmContinue reading "How Many Oxygen Absorbers to Use?"

15 November, 2023

Mylar as a material has many useful properties, which when combined can offer a unique storage and packaging solution. The barrier protection of metallised plastic bags, such as Mylar, is the main reason why so many different industries use Mylar as a material. This barrier protection, combined with the relative lightness, strength and flexibility thatContinue reading "DogProof Mylar Bags – Are Mylar Bags Used to Store Drugs?"

15 November, 2023

What do Mylar Bags have to do with Survival / Survivalism? Any person with an interest in survival will have heard of Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers but may not quite know where they fit into the survival effort. Well one usage of Mylar is as an emergency survival blanket as Mylar reflects light andContinue reading "Survival and Mylar Bags"

15 November, 2023

Looking for Mylar Bags in the UK? It’s no surprise that you’re looking for Mylar bags in the UK as they have until recently been quite hard to get hold of here. Most retailers of long-term food storage products are based in the USA, and often do not ship to UK. If they do ship to theContinue reading "Where to Buy Mylar Bags in the UK"

15 November, 2023

Most foods can be successfully stored in Mylar bags, but some are more suitable for long-term food storage than others. Foods that are high in fat, for example meat, nuts and legumes, will turn rancid in just 3-12 months, regardless of how they’re stored. Dry, low fat foods, such as oats and grains, can be storedContinue reading "Which Foods can you Store in Mylar Bags?"

15 November, 2023

When running a business, or keeping a home, we accumulate assorted paperwork and documents that one day we may need, but today, we would rather not have cluttering up our house or workplace. Organising and managing this paperwork is important to the smooth running of a company or household. Even in today’s digital world, thereContinue reading "Archive Storage for Business and Home"

15 November, 2023

There are many potential uses for Mylar bags, oxygen absorbers and silica gel desiccants and ensuring you buy quality bags, absorbers and desiccants is vitally important for your storage needs. There is also a great deal of variety when it comes to Mylar bags with some retailers selling thin foil bags as Mylar bags! In this article, we’d like toContinue reading "What To Look For When Buying Mylar Bags"

15 November, 2023

The team at Mylar Shop are always looking for feedback on how our bags are used and what bags we could introduce in the future to best suit our customer’s needs. The excellent feedback and comments we have received on the Mylar bags that we stock has prompted us to expand our Mylar bag range,Continue reading "The Mylar Shop Mylar Bag Size Guide"

6 November, 2023

The amounts shown are only estimates. The precise amount will vary.

6 November, 2023

A desiccant is a substance that induces dryness in its environment. The word desiccant dates from the 17th century and derives from the Latin word desiccant, meaning making thoroughly dry', which sums up the use of desiccants very well.

6 November, 2023

BPA is a chemical that has been in the news a lot recently. It is a constituent of many types of plastic that are often used in food packaging and to make food containers such as bottles and to line food and beverage cans and tins.

6 November, 2023

We at Mylar Shop are committed to the health of our planet, and have received many questions from our customers regarding how our products fit into this. People who are interested in long-term food storage are also often concerned about the future of our planet.

6 November, 2023

Oxygen indicators are a great resource that allows you to monitor the oxygen volume within a sealed environment at a glance. They provide an accurate and up to date visual sign that the O2 levels within packaging are low enough to prevent spoiling of the contents.

6 November, 2023

OxyFree pioneered oxygen absorber/scavenger technology, introducing the first oxygen absorber of its kind to the market in the early 2000s, the 504.