Smithers-Oasis is a company specializing in floristry products headquartered in Kent, Ohio, United States. The company created water-absorbing foam in 1954.[1]
The company was founded in 1954 by V.L. Smithers in Kent, Ohio after he developed a water absorbent foam to use in floral arrangements. Since then, other products have been developed including floral accessories, cellular growing media, and post-harvest plant products. The company is headquartered in Kent and operates a manufacturing plant there. Corporate offices were returned to Kent in late 2013 from Cuyahoga Falls, where they had been located since 1992.[2]
Productsedit
Wet floral foamedit
Oasis is a trademarked name for wet floral foam, the spongy phenolicfoam used for real flower arranging.[3] It soaks up water like a sponge and acts both as a preservative to prolong the life of the flowers and a support to hold them in place. The foam's structure is similar to that of plants and has capillary action to move water to the surface and up the stem.[3] It is often green, but is also available in many other colors, such as purple, red, yellow, and brown.[4] It is usually supplied in a brick shape, but can be bought in spherical shapes.[5] Oasis can be bought wholesale[6] or in arts and craft and gardening stores, particularly ones that feature large faux flower collections for creating artificial arrangements.
Dry floral foamedit
Sahara and Sahara II are the trademarked names for dry floral foam distributed by the Smithers-Oasis Company and used for supporting arrangements of artificial flowers. They do not manufacture this product. The company also offers products using extruded polystyrene and molded urethane which are also distributed, not manufactured.[7]
Colored floral foamedit
Rainbow Foam is the trademarked name for colored floral foam produced by the Smithers-Oasis in France. It doesn't contain the same formulation as the regular wet floral foam, thus requires other soaking directions before use.[citation needed]
Environmental Impactedit
Floral foam is non-biodegradable, non-recyclable and toxic for both humans and animals.[8]
The Royal Horticultural Society announced in January 2020 that floral foam would be banned from all RHS Shows from 2021.[9]
The rise of ASMR videos can be accredited to the usage of floral foam. Many individuals use the floral foam because of its crushability and the sound that comes from being crushed. Another popular thing ASMR-ists do with Oasis wet floral foam, specifically, is to soak it in water and then crush it. This demonstrates the soaking ability of Oasis wet floral foam. Videos range from running over wet floral foam to cutting up the Sahara dry floral foam. In the ASMR community, Oasis wet floral foam and Sahara dry floral foam is deemed as the best kind of floral foam to use, and many videos highlight the brand's name.
A white tennis shoe crushing wet floral foam.
However, with more non-florists using floral foam and not disposing of it properly, there has been an increase in microplastic pollution. [10]
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Smithers Oasis news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Smithers Oasis is a company specializing in floristry products headquartered in Kent Ohio United States The company created water absorbing foam in 1954 1 Smithers OasisIndustryFloristryFounded1954 in Kent Ohio United StatesFounderV L SmithersHeadquartersKent Ohio United StatesProductsFloral foamWebsitewww wbr smithersoasis wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Products 2 1 Wet floral foam 2 2 Dry floral foam 2 3 Colored floral foam 3 Environmental Impact 4 Usage in Pop Culture 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Corporate headquarters in Kent Ohio The company was founded in 1954 by V L Smithers in Kent Ohio after he developed a water absorbent foam to use in floral arrangements Since then other products have been developed including floral accessories cellular growing media and post harvest plant products The company is headquartered in Kent and operates a manufacturing plant there Corporate offices were returned to Kent in late 2013 from Cuyahoga Falls where they had been located since 1992 2 Products editWet floral foam edit Oasis is a trademarked name for wet floral foam the spongy phenolic foam used for real flower arranging 3 It soaks up water like a sponge and acts both as a preservative to prolong the life of the flowers and a support to hold them in place The foam s structure is similar to that of plants and has capillary action to move water to the surface and up the stem 3 It is often green but is also available in many other colors such as purple red yellow and brown 4 It is usually supplied in a brick shape but can be bought in spherical shapes 5 Oasis can be bought wholesale 6 or in arts and craft and gardening stores particularly ones that feature large faux flower collections for creating artificial arrangements Dry floral foam edit Sahara and Sahara II are the trademarked names for dry floral foam distributed by the Smithers Oasis Company and used for supporting arrangements of artificial flowers They do not manufacture this product The company also offers products using extruded polystyrene and molded urethane which are also distributed not manufactured 7 Colored floral foam edit Rainbow Foam is the trademarked name for colored floral foam produced by the Smithers Oasis in France It doesn t contain the same formulation as the regular wet floral foam thus requires other soaking directions before use citation needed Environmental Impact editFloral foam is non biodegradable non recyclable and toxic for both humans and animals 8 The Royal Horticultural Society announced in January 2020 that floral foam would be banned from all RHS Shows from 2021 9 Usage in Pop Culture editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message The rise of ASMR videos can be accredited to the usage of floral foam Many individuals use the floral foam because of its crushability and the sound that comes from being crushed Another popular thing ASMR ists do with Oasis wet floral foam specifically is to soak it in water and then crush it This demonstrates the soaking ability of Oasis wet floral foam Videos range from running over wet floral foam to cutting up the Sahara dry floral foam In the ASMR community Oasis wet floral foam and Sahara dry floral foam is deemed as the best kind of floral foam to use and many videos highlight the brand s name nbsp A white tennis shoe crushing wet floral foam However with more non florists using floral foam and not disposing of it properly there has been an increase in microplastic pollution 10 References edit About Us Sona oasisfloral com Retrieved 2010 10 21 Fredmonsky Matt August 11 2013 Longtime Kent Firm Relocating Downtown Kent Patch Retrieved August 11 2013 a b Smithers Oasis Resource Center Web archive org Archived from the original on 2008 04 07 Retrieved 2010 10 21 Rainbow Foam Sona oasisfloral com Retrieved 2010 10 21 Oasis Brand Floral Foams Sona oasisfloral com Retrieved 2010 10 21 Where to Buy Sona oasisfloral com Retrieved 2010 10 21 Oasis Dry Floral Foams Sona oasisfloral com Retrieved 2010 10 21 Green alternatives to floral foam goodhousekeeping com Retrieved 2022 02 20 Chelsea Flower Show the RHS has banned floral foam at this year s show housebeautiful com Retrieved 2022 02 20 Floral foam contributes to microplastic pollution scientists find www mic com Retrieved 2020 04 05 External links editOfficial website Technical facts nbsp This horticulture article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Smithers Oasis amp oldid 1138212696 Wet floral foam, 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