It’s perfectly natural for the rubber to have a white tinge to it after sterilizing. Rubber will return to its natural color in a few days.
What’s up with the rubbery smell?
Before sterilizing, Natursuten has a distinct “rubber” smell, due to a film of oil from the rubber tree that preserves the pacifier while packaged. While it will mostly disappear with sterilizing, your pacifier may continue to have a distinctive, natural rubber scent. Studies show that this actually allows your baby to distinguish the smell of his/her pacifier and be comforted by it.
Why is the shield so big? Should it be touching my baby’s nose?
Yes, Natursutten’s shield is noticeably larger. It’s designed to touch your baby’s nose in order to more closely simulate breastfeeding. And yes, your child will look like Maggie Simpson while sucking on it.
Why has my baby’s Natursutten turned dark brown? Is this okay?
Natursutten will turn darker brown over time, due to the fact that no chemicals are added to prevent oxidation, as with other pacifiers. This is perfectly natural and to be expected.
Does it really need to be replaced every 6 – 8 weeks?
In order to meet European safety standards (EN-1400), we’re required to recommend replacing the pacifier every 6 – 8 weeks on the packaging. However, moms have told us that Natursutten often lasts longer. Like your toothbrush, it all depends on frequency of usage—not time. Replace your Natursutten if the nipple sticks together when pressed or the pacifier starts to feel sticky overall.
Why pay more for natural rubber than silicone?
Natural rubber is softer and “squishier”, and therefore more like the real thing. Silicone is—how shall we put it?—harder.
Wow, it bounces, doesn’t it?
Because it’s natural rubber, Natursutten is bouncy when dropped. We recommend a pacifier clip.
My baby is using the pacifier as a teether. Is this okay?
Natursutten is the only pacifier with a thick, rubber shield that doubles as a great teether. So let your baby teethe away.
Details
Natursutten teething rings are filled with purified, sterilized water, free of any chemicals.
The rings themselves are made from Evatane (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate), a material also used for medical products. Free of BPA, phthalates, and any chemical softeners.
This product bears the EN 71 European standard, an EU norm concerned with safety in child use and care articles, and conforms to CPSIA.
Made in Germany.
Caution! Teething rings can be cooled down in a refrigerator, but NEVER in a freezer. They must NEVER be boiled or steamed, and do NOT attempt to sterilize them in a microwave oven.
ABOUT EVA, from a Healthy Child Healthy World blog by Janelle Sorensen.
"Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) has been the safer substitute for PVC for several years. According to Wikipedia, EVA is used as foam for various types of padding, in hot glue sticks, in plastic wraps, some artificial flowers, many Crocs-brand shoes and accessories, and more.
One of the reasons EVA is superior to PVC in regards to health and environmental impacts is that it does not require the addition of chlorine (which leads to the generation of dioxin, a highly persistent carcinogen) and it doesn’t require plasticizers (like BPA or phthalates). It is safe enough to be recommended by our esteemed colleagues at Health Care Without Harm for use in neonatal intensive care units, so you shouldn’t worry about your baby playing on it or gumming it up a bit."