LotFancy 6 LBS Silica Gel Flower Drying Crystals,Color Indicating, Reusable

Excellent product. Effective, simple, complete user manual.

Honestly, I've had a few bouquets over the years that I really wanted to keep-not just those sad, brown, air-dried things, but something that actually held its shape and color. I finally decided to try the silica gel method, and this stuff has been a total game-changer for my sentimental side. The biggest thing is how fast and effective it is. I dried a huge rose and a few smaller blossoms, and they came out looking almost exactly like they did fresh but completely dry and solid. No shrinkage or that awful brittle look. What makes this particular kind amazing is the color-indicating feature. The little beads turn from orange to cloudy green when they're completely saturated with moisture, so I know just when it's time to "recharge" them in the oven. That feature alone is worth it-no more guessing! Plus, the fact that you can just bake them and reuse them means I can keep doing this whenever I get a new arrangement. If I have one tiny, non-critical complaint, it's that the powder and fine dust that comes off the beads is a little messy to work with. You really need to pour it slowly and carefully, or you'll have a fine film of dust on everything near your workspace. But seriously, that's just a clean-up issue. For how perfectly it preserves delicate flowers and for how long this 2.5lb container will last, that dust is completely forgivable. This is an easy, solid 5 stars.

Works very well.

First time using something like this, but wanted to try and save some flowers from my daughter’s wedding bouquet to add to a shadow box. Easy to use and worked great! The flowers that were already wilting didn’t turn out as well (fell apart), but very happy with the others. Definitely wear a mask and pour into your containers outside (I used alum pans with lids from the dollar store) as there is fine dust as you pour. Also, I suggest ordering well ahead of time so you have it by the event. I decided to try this after the wedding and delivery was delayed a couple of days. Had I checked into it sooner, I’m sure I could have saved more flowers. That was on me. Overall, I’m very pleased with the outcome and will use it again.

I love this product because it can be reused over and over again. You put it in the oven and it becomes dry again (and orange in color), ready to be reused. Good quality/quantity and price ratio