Your Wedding: Make that Special Day Truly Unforgettable

There are two important points for consideration.

(a) All vacuum plastic bags commercially available for retail consumption in the Asian market are NOT chemically inert, nor acid free. This includes Home Shopping’s “Space Bags,” or, say, the vacuum bags used to pack processed meats. They will degrade with long-term storage and will produce Hydrochloric acid, which will literally “eat” through your gown’s fabric fibers on contact. At best, they are good to use for a maximum of 6 months.

(b) “Vacuum packing” simply removes air from a closed container, resulting in an observed collapse in container volume. In a non-cleanroom environment, even “vacuum packing” can leave and trap environmental contaminants (which are mostly invisibile to the naked eye) inside the bag. These contaminants include dust particles, water vapor, pollen, insect eggs, and any foreign matter, organic or inorganic. With time, these contaminants will react with most natural fibers (silk, pina, cotton, etc.) and metal trimmings and produce conditions conducive to bacteria/fungus growth, insect infestation and metal corrosion.

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