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Flash Cotton (Nitrocellulose Pyro Pad)

Treated cotton that burns in a fast, residue-free flash — the companion to flash paper for fiery money vanishes and productions.

74
Our score
74 / 100
Price range $$$
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The verdict

Flash cotton is the softer sibling of flash paper: a small wad ignites in a quick, smokeless flash, so magicians use it to punctuate a vanish or a bill production with fire. Magic Makers' cotton lights cleanly and stores compactly. It scores lower on our Index because it is a consumable pyrotechnic effect rather than a reusable, examinable money prop. Genuine safety caution applies, it is a pyrotechnic, not for kids, and needs careful storage away from heat. Skip it indoors near anything flammable or if you want a reusable prop.

What we love
  • Fast, smokeless, residue-free flash
  • Adds fire to money vanishes and productions
  • Inexpensive and compact
  • Clearly a stage effect, never currency
Keep in mind
  • Single-use consumable
  • Pyrotechnic: not for children, needs careful storage
Is the Flash Cotton (Nitrocellulose Pyro Pad) right for you?
Stage and parlor magicians adding a fiery flash to money productions.