{"id":86,"date":"2008-05-13T17:53:34","date_gmt":"2008-05-14T00:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/phthalate-free-premo-polymer-clay\/86\/"},"modified":"2014-12-21T11:57:04","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T19:57:04","slug":"phthalate-free-premo-polymer-clay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/phthalate-free-premo-polymer-clay\/86\/","title":{"rendered":"Phthalate-Free Premo Polymer Clay – Blessing or Curse"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Premo<\/p>\n

The Removal of Phthalates from Premo Is Certainly Causing a Stir. Have You Tried the New Formula Yet?<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

With recent concerns over the safety of different types of plastics, many companies have decided to remove<\/span> some particular types of plastics called Phthalates from their products. When I first heard that they were going to do this with polymer clay I was really excited. Anything that moves in a safer, greener direction is good, right? Well, yes and no.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although I am glad for the removal of phthalates from polymer clay, it hasn’t come without some issues. For example, the new phthalate-free Premo is no longer firm but super soft, which changes things a lot for the polymer clay artist.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new Premo is easier to condition and mix together, but traps air and fingerprints very badly. Its soft texture goes nicely through a clay extruder but distorts easily when used for caning. It is easier to smooth out the joins when adding cane slices to beads, but more difficult to keep the shape of the beads.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, with the new Premo, comes the need to figure out a new way to work with it. This has caused a bit of an up roar in the forums. With titles of posts like “NEW Premo formula- Egads!!!!!!!!!” and “Mush” popping up all over the place. People calling the new formula ‘silly putty’ and frustrated caners returning all their clay to the store that they bought it from.<\/span><\/p>\n

All this negative activity towards the new formula has caused Polyform (the creators of Premo) to stand up and take notice. In fact on Mother’s Day one of the polymer clay artists that has been complaining to Polyform about the new formula, got an email saying that they were working on yet another reformulation of Premo which they will be sending her a sample of real soon.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m hoping this even newer Premo has the best of both formulations so that I can be comfortable again telling people that Premo is my favorite polymer clay!<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyone tried the new formula yet? (You can tell the new formula from the packaging. The new formula has the web site address on it and the old one does not.) What do you think of the new Premo?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cindy\"Polymer<\/p>\n

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