Sunday, July 3, 2022

Will the Silicone Bathmat I ordered actually be silicone (contrary to most of all the other silicone bathmats)? Or is it ABS or Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

 UPDATE: I got that mat and yes it is actually Silicone - no toxic smell whatsoever!! the mat is a bit too small but it might work....

 I used Alibaba to research the "silicone" bathmat advertising claims on Amazon - and I could only find ONE bathroom mat that specified the material was silicone while the advertising was also silicone.

All the other bathmats advertised as Silicone when matched on Alibaba are actually described in their materials as PVC or TPE - neither of them being actually silicone.

oops.

The mat I ordered I could NOT find matched on Alibaba but it looks to be the same material as the one linked above - that claims to actually be made of silicone!!

So I found three different prices of the same mat - I took the lowest price.

We'll see if it's actually silicone or not...

 https://xintengfei.en.alibaba.com/minisiteentrance.html?spm=a2700.details.cordpanyb.2.61ae3e8ekb5TQb&from=detail&productId=1600306678871

That's the factory - let's see if they have any other silicone products.

 Wow this PVC mat is also advertised elsewhere as Silicone mat - not promising.

 yep same mat - PVC material but advertised as Silicone!!

No contradiction even noticed? very strange.

 NICEXMAS Anti Bath Mat Shower Bathmat Floor Mats Silicone Bathroom Carpet Suction Hotel Bathroom Rug (Blue)

 

 Still need to find this mat.... to see if it's actually silicone or not....

One of their mats is PVC combined with styrene butadiene (SBR)...

 


 So this mat is actually claimed to be silicone also.... in their materials. It seems similar to the one I ordered.

NOPE I found the answer:

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene is a common thermoplastic polymer

 While everyone knows the unpleasant odor from ABS cannot possibly be healthy to breathe in, most of us generally do not really care.

 Doesn't sound good!

ABS is a food-grade plastic safe for use in food processing tools like food processors and refrigerator linings.

 ABS, however, is stronger and more durable than PVC.

ABS plastic will produce a yellow flame while other plastics may produce a green, blue, or orange flame. Look for blue edges around the yellow flame, indicating it’s ABS plastic.[6]

OK so the one I ordered does NOT say ABS anywhere...

So that is promising.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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