GLITTER is the way to go if you want to sparkle and shimmer and stand out from others.
The shiny substance or dust is normally used for an occasion such as New Year’s or simply to bejewel up and make things look more exquisite, but is the world running out of glitter?
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What is glitter?
Back in 2018, the New York Times published an article that goes into detail about glitter’s history and its manufacturing.
In 1942, glitter was defined as “aluminium metalized polyethylene terephthalate” that takes 1,000 years to biodegrade and is mostly produced in New Jersey.
The article said that at that time, the most popular glitter colour was silver according to the company Glitterex.
Glitter is used to sparkle up many items such as clothing, cars, helmets, and jewellery and we can go on forever.
What is the glitter conspiracy on TikTok?
TikToker Rae, or as known on her account @maxedoutmommy came up with the glitter conspiracy on TikTok.
Her video piled up over 1.4million views as she explained how secretive the glitter industry is and questioned where all the glitter is going.
She explained the conspiracy to her husband using a PowerPoint presentation, using the New York Times article as her main source.
However, many industries use glitter as it is not just a substance that sparkles things up.
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It can be used to track animals like polar bears and elephants, as they feed it to them and then track them through their waste.
It is also used as a hidden layer in plywood to prevent counterfeiting.
But the glitter industry is very secretive about which companies use such a substance, and we couldn’t understand the reason why.
Why do people think there is a glitter shortage?
This is leading people to think that there is a glitter shortage as the Times article revealed that there is a buyer who’s taking in great amounts of glitter.
However, the buyer wants to remain anonymous and it’s getting people thinking and creating conspiracies.
On Reddit, people are coming up with conspiracies that have to do with electric appliances and even toothpaste.
Some on TikTok even suggested that glitter is being used to track military weapons and applications through its small microplastics.
And that is why they believe that the buyer would like to remain anonymous, as it is a highly controversial industry mixed with a substance that is normally known to dazzle up objects.
