We Are
Reinventing
Floral Foam
At Smithers-Oasis and its global-leading brand OASIS® Floral Products, we know what it takes to revolutionize the floral industry. We invented floral foam, and now we’re reinventing it.
Meet the plant-based, biobased, low carbon footprint, high performance foam suited for every kind of floral design: OASIS® Renewal™ Floral Foam.
OASIS® Renewal™ Floral Foam has a 56% lower carbon footprint than petroleum-based floral foams without losing the look, feel, and performance you’ve come to trust from OASIS® Floral Foams.
Performance You’ve Come to Trust
OASIS® Renewal™ Floral Foam performs like petroleum-based OASIS® Floral Foams but has the sustainability benefits you want.
- Float saturates, holding 1.5-2.0 litres of water per brick.
- Cut and shape it whether it is wet or dry.
- Excellent water retention and drainage, so you won’t have
a workbench covered in water.
56% Reduction in Carbon Footprint
OASIS® Renewal™ Floral Foam has a 56% lower carbon footprint cradle to grave as compared to petroleum-based OASIS® Floral Foams. All carbon footprint analyses were conducted by nova-Institut, an independent research institute and science-based consultancy whose primary work is focused on the topic of renewable carbon cycles.
Did You Know?
If you are in a market that incinerates its trash and uses energy recapture, OASIS® Renewal™ Floral Foam is carbon neutral! Your market’s method of trash disposal closes the carbon loop.
No Dyes or Colorants
The natural color of the plant materials creates the natural color of the foam. A dark greenish-grey when it is dry, OASIS® Renewal™ Floral Foam becomes a deep, rich, black color when saturated. The dark color holds true and can be left exposed as part of the visual elements in your designs.
Do you know the benefits of black floral foam?
Unlike green floral foam, which requires full coverage and easily shows through flowers and greens, black floral foam recedes from sight. This means you can use 25% fewer stems to have the same appearance of coverage as compared to green floral foam. This results in fewer flowers to ship to your shop and lower labor costs to design. It also reduces transportation costs and labor burden when transporting heavy designs.
Plant-Based
OASIS® Renewal™ Floral Foam is made with plant-based, renewable materials rather than the petroleum-based resins used for most other floral foams.
Certified OK biobased by TÜV Austria with its highest rating of 4 stars. TÜV Austria is a third-party certifying agency recognized globally.
One Foam Fits All
OASIS® Renewal™ Floral Foam comes in one flavor (or density). You no longer need to buy different foams for different types of stems. Whether soft or hollow flower stems, thick woody stems, or stalk-like stems, OASIS® Renewal™ Floral Foam allows easy stem insertion and a firm grip to keep stems in place.
Excellent Flower Life
We have conducted hundreds of flower life tests using a broad range of flowers in our postharvest research laboratories around the world. OASIS® Renewal™ Floral Foam results in a flower life of just over a week (7-8 days), so your designs look better for longer.
Non-Toxic
Just all other OASIS® Floral Foams, OASIS® Renewal™ Floral Foam is non-toxic. And there are no requirements for gloves, masks, or special storage of the product.
U.S. patent pending
Want to learn about availability in your market? Contact your local OASIS® Floral Products sales person.
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