What happens when cotton candy gets wet?

Cotton Candy is sugar. It will begin to dissolve. Just having cotton candy exposed to air will cause this since sugar is hydroscopic it wants to pull in moisture. Point in fact my son had some cotton candy a few weeks ago. read more

Cotton Candy is sugar. It will begin to dissolve. Just having cotton candy exposed to air will cause this since sugar is hydroscopic it wants to pull in moisture. Point in fact my son had some cotton candy a few weeks ago. Forgotten in the pantry I pulled it out a few days ago to find it fully deflated into a mass of sugar rock. read more

Another important aspect is, since water has a much higher thermal conductivity than cotton (or the air between the cotton fibers), a wet cotton fabric will loose most of its insulation properties. To make things worse, when the water start to evaporate, the evaporation process will pull a lot of energy, usually from your skin. read more

Pre-made floss sugar comes in a 3 lb. container. This will make about 60-70 cones of spun cotton candy. read more