Composition
The material is a synthetic-based resin which was originally formulated using the chlorofluorocarbon propellant Freon 12, one of a group of compounds believed to damage the ozone layer. Within a year of Silly String's introduction the United States banned Freon 11 and 12. The manufacturers then changed the formulation to use permitted propellants.
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