Anyone else notice that the water are those beads in the frozen ice packs that you use for injuries?
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sensory bottle with water beads - credit me (link or tag) if using!
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Original video by talisa.tossell gifs by ezgif-moved
[Image ID: two gifs of transparent slime being poured onto a large bowl of multicoloured water beads. The slime is then poked. The orbeez overflow out of the bowl. End ID.]
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Three major retailers — Amazon, Target and Walmart — say they’re suspending sales of water-bead products marketed to young children due to growing safety concerns.
Water beads are small, colorful balls made of superabsorbent polymers. They are often sold as toys, including in craft activity kits, and as sensory tools for children with developmental disabilities. But warnings about the dangers of the beads being ingested have been piling up.
“When (water beads) absorb water, they can swell to many times their size,” said Dr. Joshua King, medical director of the Maryland Poison Center. “And while most even still pass through the gut without trouble, occasionally they swell to a size where they actually obstruct the bowel.”
This can lead to severe discomfort and life-threatening injuries, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission notes in online guidance — adding that water beads can also end up in ears, causing damage or hearing loss. According to the regulator, an estimated 7,800 water bead-related injuries were treated in hospital emergency rooms between 2016 and 2022.
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