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What's the differences between Mylar and foil?

The swisher sweets say they are foil wrapped but it's obviously Mylar and isn't that pertty much the same as plastic? Or what's the difference I'm trying to smoke the best blunts or my name aint Jenna Stevens! yadida?

Answer:

Foil Wrapping is a very thin layer of Aluminum MetalIt is a solid Aluminum layerMylar(R) is a registered trademark of Dupont/Teijin Polyester Films, for a specific type of plastic film called BOPET, which stands for Bi-Axially Oriented Polyester FilmThis material is very commonly used in food packaging, as photographic film base, and is even used in various layers in LCD and Plasma Electronic monitorsFurther it can also be metallized with a nano-layer of Aluminum that can make it as shiny as a mirrorIt is often used to reflect indoor grow lights in hydroponic indoor agriculture.

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