Almost every household has one or two children, and similarly, everyone pays great attention to the healthy growth of children. When choosing milk bottles for our children, generally, everyone will choose silicone milk bottles first. Of course, this is because it has various advantages that conquer us. So what should we pay attention to when choosing silicone products?
In order for our babies to grow up healthily, we must strictly prevent "diseases from the mouth". We must not only ensure the safety of the food itself, but also ensure the cleanliness of the tableware. Not only the baby's milk bottles, nipples, bowls, soup spoons, etc., but even toys, as long as the baby may put them in the mouth, their safety cannot be ignored.
So how to ensure the safety of BB tableware and utensils? Most people only know how to clean and disinfect, but ignore the fundamental-material safety. Baby products can generally be made of plastic, silicone, stainless steel and other shatter-resistant materials, while most "imported" products use silicone, such as silicone milk bottles, silicone nipples, silicone toothbrushes... Why should these common "imported" baby products choose silicone? Are other materials unsafe? We will explain them one by one below.
The milk bottle is the first "tableware" for a newborn baby. It is not only used for feeding, but also for drinking water or other granules.
In fact, milk bottles do not have to be silicone. From the material point of view, milk bottles are roughly divided into three categories: glass milk bottles, plastic milk bottles, and silicone milk bottles; among them, plastic milk bottles are divided into PC milk bottles, PP milk bottles, PES milk bottles, PPSU milk bottles and other categories. It is generally recommended that babies aged 0-6 months use glass milk bottles; after 7 months, when the baby can drink from the bottle by himself, choose a safe and shatter-resistant silicone milk bottle.
Among the three types of milk bottles, glass materials are the safest, but not shatter-resistant. So the question is, why should silicone milk bottles be chosen for babies instead of plastic milk bottles after 7 months?
First of all, of course, safety.
Silicone nipples are generally transparent and are food-grade materials; while rubber nipples are yellowish, and the sulfur content is easily exceeded, which poses a potential risk of "disease from the mouth".
In fact, both silicone and plastic are very resistant to falling, while silicone has a moderate hardness and feels better. Therefore, except for glass bottles, milk bottles generally tend to buy food-grade silicone.
The nipple is the part that actually touches the baby's mouth, so the material requirements are higher than those of the bottle. The nipple can be made of two types of materials, silicone and rubber. When selecting materials, in addition to ensuring safety, the softness of the nipple must be better realized. Therefore, most people will choose silicone.
The softness of silicone is excellent, especially liquid silicone, which can be stretched and tear-resistant, and has a better shaping effect on the product. In addition, the softness of silicone can highly imitate the touch of the mother's nipple, which can soothe the baby's emotions. Rubber is hard and it is difficult to achieve such an effect. Therefore, baby nipples, whether they are standard with bottles or independent pacifiers, are mostly made of liquid silicone as the best raw material.
Silicone baby bottles are made of liquid silicone, which is non-toxic and tasteless and can be used for food grade purposes; however, in order for plastic to achieve good product characteristics, a large amount of antioxidants, plasticizers, stabilizers, etc. need to be added, which are harmful to the human body. The second is the stability of the properties. Because baby bottles need to be cleaned and disinfected frequently, silicone is stable in nature, resistant to acid and alkali, heat (-60°C-200°C), and moisture-proof; however, the stability of plastic is slightly poor, and harmful substances may be decomposed at high temperatures (such as PC material).
Post time: Jul-15-2024