I am a bit scared of keeping these explosive nitro cotton balls lying around in our spark and fire filled studio. Here is the solution I am using.

They are shipped to me in sealed bags with moisture in them to keep them from igniting. So I took each bag and put it in a separate glass jar, then put all the jars in the giant sealed protein powder jar filled with water.

I figure the sealed and water encased jar should keep em from igniting. The cotton is neat to pull apart (and you definitely need to do so to add it slowly and prevent clumping- something I am learning.

I haven't ignited any yet- despite that being its intended use.
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