Balloons are available in all sorts of shapes and sizes and can be found for any occasion. Sure, the standard party balloons that you may remember as a child are still available, but today you have many more options! Regardless of what the occasion is, you definitely need a balloon to spice up the event décor.
The two main types of decorative balloons are the Mylar or foil balloon and the Latex balloon. Whether you need latex helium balloons to help celebrate the birth of a baby, a Mylar letter balloon for your child’s graduation, or giant latex balloons for wedding, or promo balloon; you may want to be sure you first know the difference between latex and Mylar balloons before you make a final decision.
The Difference In Production And Material
Mylar balloons, also known as the foil balloons, are made available in diverse shapes, colors, and sizes. Mylar is a shiny, foil-like plastic made of polyester. The combination of the unique Mylar material and foil material gives the spectacular Mylar balloon, otherwise called Foil balloon.
Mylar is the base material in the production of this balloon. Mylar is a type of nylon. The Foil material is more like aluminum. It is applied as a thin layer over the Mylar.
On the other end, Latex is a flexible material made from liquid rubber. The journey of latex balloons starts from the bark of a tree. The principal raw material used in the manufacture of latex balloons is the latex sap. In the course of the balloon production, the raw singular colored latex is dyed to form the ever multi-color latex balloons.
All in all, latex balloons are 100 percent biodegradable, quite unlike Mylar, which is synthetic and non-biodegradable.
Difference In Uses
Mylar Foil Balloons
Mylar balloons are used in different roles and capabilities. They are also ideal for shaping, leading to its use for patterns and shapes for famous comic characters, bearing a full-color image of that character. It can also be formed into personalized Mylar balloons and easily imprinted with logo, photo or text to make custom printed Mylar balloons. Mylar foil balloons can be personalized in small quantity to fit any occasion like birthday, memorial, anniversary, wedding, bridal shower, baby shower, baptism, quincinera, graduation, retirement party and many more.
Furthermore, Mylar foil balloons can be customized for business applications such as sales event, promotions, special offers, new product launch, trade show, other corporate events and special discount offers such as 10%, 20%, 25%,30%, 50%, 70%, up to 80%% off or whatever discount business is offering for the event. Great option for mylar foil balloons is once the event is over, they can be deflated and stored away for future use.
Latex Balloons
Latex balloons are environmentally safe and made with 100% pure natural latex and are completely biodegradable. They are very versatile and can be filled with helium, air, or even water. they are less expansive than non-latex balloons and can be imprinted with logo, photo or text to make custom latex balloons. typically, custom latex balloons are personalized with photo and or name date and special message for birthday parties, memorials, celebration of life events, balloon release, wedding, anniversary, baptism, quincinera, graduation, retirement party and so much more.
Perhaps the biggest market for custom latex balloons is business giveaway. Dentist, doctors, pediatrics, restaurants, church, charity events, marathons, political event, fund raising event, parades and countless other businesses giveaway custom balloons with their logo or events’ details imprinted to increase new registrations and spread awareness. Auto dealers, restaurants and retailers use custom balloons imprinted with logo to decorate their showroom and lot to attract attention. Church, youth groups, camps, schools, colleges and universities use custom balloons imprinted with logo and inspirational messages to inspire and motivate.
How Long Can They Fly?
Perhaps, the major difference between latex and mylar foil balloons is the float time. Although both can be inflated with air or helium, when inflated with helium, latex balloons will last 12 hours to a few days depending on the size. For example, 10 inch balloons will float for 12 hours or more,12″ balloons will float 18 to 24 hours whereas 36 to 72 inch balloons will float for several days when filled with helium.
Mylar foil balloons can last for weeks to months depending on the atmospheric conditions. In addition, they can be refilled multiple times. This is possible because Mylar foil material is airtight and made with non-porous, while latex is porous.
