Flammable costumes demo

For children and adults alike, halloween is a time to don costumes and become someone or something else for a night. While dressing up is fun, it can also be a fire hazard.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission says costumes should be flame resistant. If the costume is flame resistant, if it comes in contact with fire, it should self-extinguish.

If you want to take an extra precaution to reduce the risk of your costume going up in flames, The Washington Hospital center has a recipe to make it more fire resistant:

• 4 ounces Boric Acid
• 9 ounces Borax
• Dissolve in gallon of warm water
• Soak costume
• Drip dry