Talk:Fimo

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Fimo can't contain phthalate and be "phthalate free". Can someone track down the answer? Either the first paragraph is wrong (citing a Pirg study) or the last paragraph (claiming that Fimo is phthalate free). Phthalates are a concern because they are hormone-mimicking chemicals. Phthalates are non-toxic because they don't have any acute toxicity (i.e. they don't make you sick right away), but they are still a health concern because they can interfere with the proper develop of sexual organs. In fact, current evidence suggests that the main risk is to fetuses whose mothers are exposed to phthalates in very small amounts. So something could be properly classified and labeled "non-toxic" yet still contain phthalates and be a major concern, especially to women of child-bearing age.

This article really needs some pictures. Could someone scan or photograph a block of FIMO?I am a lemon 07:20, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone want me to add some pictures for marbling, sculpting and caning? I have a picture that I scanned earlier, although it is sculpey. It's on the polymer clay and sculpey pages. I do have a marbled fimo thing though, if you want that. I just have to find it :P I am a lemon 05:32, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is way shorter than it really ought to be. I might well get back to this later with some basic information about working with it, a little bit about millefiori, etc.

--Oolong 15:56, 30 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Is Fimo cheaper than sculpey?

No idea. I think it depends where you are. I know that I can only get Sculpey in Townsville, except when the craft show comes around. Although it claims on the sculpey page that it is cheaper.I am a lemon 03:16, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I read on a costuming site (alleycatscratch.com)that FIMO is more durable than standard Sculpey. This could be a good addition to the article if someone can prove/disprove this.

Expanded article and added structure

I botched my comments when submitting changes to the article just now, but basically I added headers to break the article into sections, then added content under Technique and Surface Treatments. Pladuk 00:39, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How can Fimo CONTAIN phthalate, yet be phthalate-free ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.5.131.66 (talk) 23:20, 13 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]