| Paintball is a very popular outdoor sporting activity | | | | the pellet which prevents the liquid ingredients from |
| where players compete against each other on a | | | | drying out. Another use of Sorbitol is that it increases |
| battlefield and shoot by using specialized guns that | | | | the shelf life of the paintball. Non-toxic food grade dyes |
| deliver a ball-shaped pellet filled with paint to its desired | | | | are used to color the liquid ingredients of the paintball to |
| target. What you might not know is that there are a | | | | create the "paint" encapsulated in the pellet. |
| couple of chemicals that are used for producing the | | | | |
| paintballs. Although most of the paintballs are labeled | | | | Here is some interesting information about the |
| as nontoxic, some of the used ingredients can have | | | | ingredients that are used for manufacturing paintballs: |
| severed adverse reactions in animals if they are | | | | Propylene Glycol is quickly and easily absorbed by |
| ingested. | | | | cells. This compound is the main reason for the awful |
| | | | | taste, which is very "popular". Sorbitol is Polyethylene |
| The pellets that are used to hold the paint and that | | | | Glycol is used for preventing the mixture liquid from |
| give the shape of the paintball are manufactured out | | | | drying out. Both these compounds are non-toxic and |
| of a mixture of Gelatin and Polyethylene Glycol. Many | | | | water soluble, so you don't need to worry about stains |
| of you do not know the fact that various paintball | | | | on your skin or hair from paintballs. They can easily be |
| producers make these pellets in the same way or | | | | wiped off with hot water and soap. |
| very similar, that drug companies use to manufacture | | | | |
| medicine capsules. The Polyethylene Glycol can have | | | | Because of this rather long list of ingredients used, |
| a diuretic effect on some animals if it is ingested and | | | | there are some recommendations made as far as |
| can cause PH levels in the blood to become toxic. | | | | storing them is concerned. They must be kept in a dry |
| | | | | environment with a temperature under 60 C. The |
| Another toxin used is glycerin which serves the | | | | place should be isolated from possible temperature |
| purpose of being a thickening agent in the paintballs. It is | | | | variations, or at least big temperature variations. High |
| also used in order to prevent the paintballs from | | | | temperatures or humidity can cause blowing up of the |
| freezing which is a very crucial when we take into | | | | paintballs. It is not good for the paintballs to be in a hot |
| consideration that this type of activity is very popular | | | | or humid place even for short periods of time, because |
| during winter in various parts of the world. | | | | it can swell them. |
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| A big secret in the domain of manufacturing paintballs | | | | As you can see, the process of manufacturing |
| is ground pig skin powder. Manufacturers use it as it | | | | paintballs and storing them in a safe environment |
| helps to keep the liquid ingredients inside the paintball | | | | afterwards is not that simple as many of us might |
| from separating to retain the vibrancy of the paintball | | | | have thought. Most important thing to know is that they |
| color. Yet another ingredient used is Sorbitol which | | | | are perfectly safe for players if manufactured and |
| serves the purpose of regulating the moisture inside | | | | stored correctly according to the laws and regulations. |