Indicating Silica Gel absorbs excess moisture while providing a visual alert when replacement is needed. Available in blue-to-pink and orange-to-green variants, it changes colour when saturated, ensuring effective moisture monitoring. With the ability to absorb up to 30% of its weight, it is ideal for electronics, industrial packaging, storage containers, and laboratory use. This reliable, non-toxic desiccant prevents corrosion, mould, and damage caused by humidity. Used in Transformer Breathers and electronic equipment, computers and tools, indicating silica gel offers long-term moisture control with easy replacement monitoring.
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Indicating Silica Gel Pouch (500g) Blue
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Indicating Silica Gel Pouch (500g) Orange
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Indicating Silica Gel (600g)
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Indicating Silica Gel (1.2kg)
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5L Indicating Silica Gel Loose Beads
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10L Indicating Silica Gel Loose Beads
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25kg Indicating Silica Gel Drum
Priced from $249.000 per unit
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Protect valuable goods from moisture damage, rust, corrosion, and mould with our Indicating Silica Gel, designed to adsorb up to 30% of its weight in moisture. Unlike traditional moisture absorbers, silica gel traps water vapour without becoming wet or swelling, ensuring long-lasting humidity control in electronics, cameras, tools, musical instruments, and preservation packaging.
Our colour-changing silica gel takes the guesswork out of moisture protection! Blue silica gel turns pink, while orange silica gel turns green, visually indicating when it’s time for replacement. This makes it an ideal “set and forget” solution for transit, storage, and long-term preservation.
Key Benefits:
- Non-toxic, non-flammable, and odourless
- Non-corrosive and safe for sensitive equipment
- Reactivatable up to three times—simply heat in a fan-forced oven at 110°C for 5 hours
- Indefinite shelf life when stored correctly
Important Note: Only orange silica gel is safe for food storage, while blue silica gel contains cobalt chloride and should not be used with food products.
For reliable, reusable moisture protection, choose Indicating Silica Gel.
Indicating Silica Gel is used to protect moisture-sensitive items from damage caused by humidity. It helps prevent rust, corrosion, mould, mildew, fogging, and spoilage in electronics, tools, instruments, food packaging (orange only), and storage containers.
Indicating Silica Gel adsorbs (not absorbs) water vapour from the air. This means it traps moisture on its surface without swelling or becoming wet. It can adsorb up to 30% of its own weight in water vapour.
Orange Indicating Silica Gel is food-safe and turns green when saturated. Blue Indicating Silica Gel contains cobalt chloride and is not food-safe. It changes from blue to pink as it absorbs moisture.
Indicating Silica Gel changes colour to show when it is spent. Orange turns green, and blue turns pink. This makes it easy to see when the silica gel needs to be replaced or reactivated.
Yes. Indicating Silica Gel can be reactivated by heating it in a fan-forced oven at 110°C for 5 hours. The beads will return to their original colour. This process can be repeated up to 3 times before effectiveness declines.
If the silica gel has been used for standard moisture absorption (dehydration purposes), it can be safely disposed of in your regular household rubbish.
However, if the beads have been used for gas separation applications, they may have adsorbed gases other than moisture due to their small pore size (approximately 20 angstroms). In this case, special disposal is required. The used material must be taken to an authorised waste disposal facility, where a fee may apply for safe destruction.
Yes. Indicating Silica Gel is non-toxic, non-flammable, non-corrosive, and odourless. Only orange silica gel is food-safe. Blue silica gel should not be used with food.
Store in a sealed container or airtight packaging to prevent premature moisture adsorption. Properly stored, Indicating Silica Gel has an almost indefinite shelf life.
Indicating Silica Gel is commonly used for protecting electronics, cameras, computers, musical instruments, preservation packaging, tools, and other humidity-sensitive products.