Beads Turned Brown???

[dwoodward]

Originally Posted by shilala

The brown stuff amounts to free hydrocarbons, aromas and so forth that come off your cigars and wood. The hydrocarbons get in the pores of the beads and are trapped.
They'll get browner and browner. It's pretty cool how it works.

Wouldn't that mean the pores are being blocked?

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by dwoodward

Wouldn't that mean the pores are being blocked?

Not if they are smaller than water vapor. Just means your beads are working and not as pretty any more. Although some would say that tan is a nice color!