Did you know that if you don’t clean a dog’s water bowl every day, an unhealthy slime called biofilm starts to grow and can make your dog sick?
What does this have to do with bongs and toking? Welp, that stagnant water that you blow off instead of cleaning it out can make you really, really sick.
SnowTree’s Magnetic Bong Cleaner was invented to make your bong look “store display” perfect while cleaning out those gross microbes. If you’re trying to impress someone, whipping out a filthy looking bong isn’t going to do the trick. “Many events, social gatherings and shared experiences now include cannabis, and just like you would never serve a guest dirty dishes or glasses, the cleanliness of the bong and pipes also reflect on the host,“ says Joe Moller, owner of Joe Moller Events, a boutique events company in Los Angeles
Why You Need a Bong Cleaner
“What may be living in that bong may be the biggest reason to clean it,” says Bryan Gerber, co-founder of Hemper.co. Bongs aren’t like regular glassware, which you can lightly wash, rinse and it’s good to go. Weed, heat, and water combine to make a good smoke, but they leave something behind, and that’s called biofilm.
Biofilms are a slimy (usually clear) group of microbes that create a film that coats anything from teeth, to pond scum, to pet bowls, to bongs. Their favorite place to grow is stagnant water, and guess what’s in the bottom of your bong if you don’t clean it every day—stagnant water.
According to a brief published by the Montana State Center for Biofilm Research,