hey, my aunt got me some "make your own snow" as a joke for christmas...

i was wondering what sort of chemicals can provide a reaction like this, or are they just small bits of absorbant material that arent actually reacting or gaining water of crystalisation?

http://www.makeyourownsnow.com/

thanks, if you can help!!

happy new year

Sodium polyacrylate, perhaps?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_polyacrylate

 

Here is an article on the artificial substance:

 

http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide/ht/fakesnow.htm

 

 

Here is an article on the real stuff:

 

http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/snow-maker1.htm

Edited January 2, 200916 yr by Genecks