How To Choose a Suitable Silicone Cup For Your Baby
This article mainly discusses how to choose a right silicone cup for your babies, mainly giving advice on why, what ages, and how to choose, attention and clean the silicone cups. If you also have questions about these issues of silicone cups, we hope the following article can solve your problems, or you can contact our experts for consultation.
What is the silicone cup
Silicone cup is usually made of highly active adsorption materials, with stable properties, high temperature resistance, insoluble in water or solvents. Silicone at a certain temperature usually does not produce harmful substances to the human body, the silicone cup can usually be used to drink hot water, almost no adverse effects on the body.
Jution silicone ‘s silicone cups are made of Food-grade silicone rubber. It is BPA-free, PVC-free, lead-free, and phthalate-free, latex-free, Lead Cadmium, and mercury-free, and non-toxic eco-friendly silicone material. Breakproof, not flimsy like plastic or glass. Silicone cups are safe for babies use. If you are interested in the making process of silicone cups, please go through: How To Make a Silicone cups?
Why is silicone water cup more suitable for baby than other materials
| Contrast item | Silicone cup | glass cup | plastic cup |
| security | Soft material, not easy to break, non-toxic and tasteless | Fragile, once broken, easy to scratch the baby | Some plastic cups may contain harmful chemicals |
| portability | Lightweigh and easy to carry | The texture is heavy, easy to knock and damage | Light in texture, but generally non-foldable |
| comfortable capability | The silicone material is soft and easy for your baby to hold | The surface is smooth, and the material is cool, and the feel is not good | Surface textures and shapes vary, but some plastic materials can smell |
| cleaning performance | Not easy to absorb stains and odors, easy to clean | Easy to clean, smooth surface is not easy to stain | Some cups are prone to scratches, and stains are easy to hide inside |
Choosing a safe drinking cup is an important part of protecting your health. Among many materials, the more expensive stainless-steel cup and the fragile, inconvenient glass cup, while plastic cup are lightweight, they may produce harmful substances. Silicone cups are the safest and most durable, but should be selected to ensure that they meet the relevant food safety standards.
Which age group of babies are suitable for using silicone water cup
6 months to 1 year old children: During this time, the baby gradually begins to learn to drink water. The soft, non-toxic silicone cup does not pose a threat to your baby’s mouth and gums, and is easy for your baby to grip.
1-3 years old children: the amount of activity of the baby is gradually strengthened, and the requirements for the water cup are more. Silicone water cup is durable, even if the baby accidentally dropped the water cup, the soft silicone water cup will not be damaged.
Children over 3 years old: silicone cup are still suitable for some babies to use in specific scenarios: outdoor going out, travel, etc.
How to choose the right baby silicone cup
Brand reputation: try to choose high brand awareness, user evaluation of good silicone cup. The safety of brand products can be better guaranteed, and by understanding the evaluation of other users, you can better understand the use experience of water cups.
Material smell: use your eyes to observe whether the material of the cup is safe and durable food-grade silicone; Sniff the glass for unpleasant odors.
Easy to use: pay attention to whether the water cup is leaky design, whether the cup handle is convenient to grasp, the parts of the water cup are not convenient to disassemble and clean, and choose the right type of water cup according to the age of the baby.
What needs attention to properly use the silicone cup
After baking at high temperature in the oven, the silicone leaves an odor in the cup body, and the product is directly from the production line to the hands of consumers, and the odor naturally remains on the cup body. Before using the silicone water cup for the first time, it is recommended that parents use detergent to clean, and then put the silicone water cup into the pot and boil for 6-7 minutes, which can be disinfected and can remove the odor.
Before using the new cup, check the tightness of the cup to ensure that the cup does not leak. If there are too many scratches or slight leaks on the water cup, it is also necessary to replace the water cup in time.
Different materials of the cup, disinfection methods are also different. Parents should not blindly cook with high temperature water, but should be properly disinfected according to the instructions.
How to clean baby’s silicone cup
Before each cleaning, remove all the parts that can be removed.
Add some neutral detergent to warm water to clean the main part of the silicone cup and disassembled pieces（Be careful not to use too strong chemical detergent, so as not to affect the health of the baby）
In addition to the daily cleaning of the water cup, regular disinfection is also necessary. Disinfection can be done by boiling with disinfectant or hot water.
After cleaning, rinse the cup and all components thoroughly with clean water to ensure that no detergent remains.
Then, dry the parts with a clean towel and put them in a ventilated place to dry to avoid the growth of bacteria in a humid environment.
How much is the price cost of baby silicone water cup
The price of baby silicone water cup varies due to factors such as brand and function. In general, the ordinary baby silicone water cup is usually small in capacity, relatively simple in function, and the price is about 20-50 yuan. The material and workmanship of the silicone cup of a slightly well-known brand may be better, and it may also have some features, and the price may be 50-100 yuan. And some special design of big brands of baby silicone water cups, the price may exceed 100 yuan.
Conclusion
When choosing a cup for your baby, it is very important to understand its characteristics and precautions. Healthy drinking habits start from choosing the right cup, and every consumer is willing to find the most suitable cup for their baby and enjoy a safe and healthy drinking life.
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