neaendr
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Hello I would like to know what is your routine and your techniques when it come to clean and sterilize your pacifiers.:detective3
(Also sorry for my english i'm sleep-deprived these days and i cannot use my usual translator tool:sweatdrop)
Indeed i saw on the internet, a photo of a latex paci from someone who said that it was already fifteen years (and it was in good condition only the colors had changed) it's rather encouraging,
So it make me wonder if I take good care of my paci, i would like to keep mine like this through the years...I have a paci with a silicone nipple, this is the first true adult sized one I bought, and recently a got several other (except with latex).
I guess i can clean silicone and latex ones the same way, but I may be wrong ...:/ ?
I have not clean my latex paci otherwise than with soap and hot water yet,
but concerning the silicone paci (that I have for many months now) here is how I proceed:
Generally I simply use soap and water, but from time to time I immerse it in a small container filled with hot (but not boiling) water in which I put some dishwashing liquid and a few drop of tea tree essential oil ... (which is a good antibacterial and natural fungicide).
I voluntarily press on the silicone nipple when it is immersed to chase the air in it and fill it with the water that washes the inside of the silicone part (it is this a good thing? I do not see how to wash the inside otherwise ...:/)
I let it immersed one hour, and then I pull it out and push the water out of the nipple (by pressing it again) then rinse it with cold water and I let it dry near a source of heat (usually on a towel that I put on the radiator). Not sure if all these temperature changes are good for the silicone:dunno:
I have not yet wash the latex pacifiers this way, do you thing i can do the same with these?
As for storing them I must admit that generally I leave them in the open air or in a small metal box (i try to avoid contact between them i'm not sure but i feel like latex and silicon shouldn't been in direct contact) ... However I read on the PacifiersUS website, that it was better to put them in an air thigh container to extend their lifetime ...Did some small fabrics bags would suffice or should it really have to be some closed air thigh boxes? I think about using simple small resealable plastic bags with a pressure zip (my latex paci have been sent to me in these little bags precisely, but are they viable for long term use ...? Apparently latex can "fused" and "melt" if it is in contact with porous materials):sweatdrop:
Now I wish I could sterilize / disinfect them better. I read that it was possible to boil pacifiers in water (whether latex or silicone) but how to proceed? sterilization boxes used in microwave for regular paci are apparently too small for adult sized models (there are larger models that can contain several paci at the same time regardless)
Otherwise, I could boil them directly in a saucepan with water... I imagine that i should avoid boiling silicone and latex models at the same time ...Right?
Does boiling paci risk to damage or erase the images and colors of the guard/ shield? (I have a very nice Eeyore model, I do not want it to be erased or faded ...) ): Say, how to make boiling water inside the latex or silicone part (without risking to burn my fingers )?
sorry for this avalanche of questions I would really like to know what you think of my current techniques and how you take care of your own pacifiers whether they are in silicone or latex and also how you store them so that they stay in good shape. I'm afraid about making some majors beginners mistakes, please share your advice and experience ! Thank you very much :smile1:
(Also sorry for my english i'm sleep-deprived these days and i cannot use my usual translator tool:sweatdrop)
Indeed i saw on the internet, a photo of a latex paci from someone who said that it was already fifteen years (and it was in good condition only the colors had changed) it's rather encouraging,
So it make me wonder if I take good care of my paci, i would like to keep mine like this through the years...I have a paci with a silicone nipple, this is the first true adult sized one I bought, and recently a got several other (except with latex).
I guess i can clean silicone and latex ones the same way, but I may be wrong ...:/ ?
I have not clean my latex paci otherwise than with soap and hot water yet,
but concerning the silicone paci (that I have for many months now) here is how I proceed:
Generally I simply use soap and water, but from time to time I immerse it in a small container filled with hot (but not boiling) water in which I put some dishwashing liquid and a few drop of tea tree essential oil ... (which is a good antibacterial and natural fungicide).
I voluntarily press on the silicone nipple when it is immersed to chase the air in it and fill it with the water that washes the inside of the silicone part (it is this a good thing? I do not see how to wash the inside otherwise ...:/)
I let it immersed one hour, and then I pull it out and push the water out of the nipple (by pressing it again) then rinse it with cold water and I let it dry near a source of heat (usually on a towel that I put on the radiator). Not sure if all these temperature changes are good for the silicone:dunno:
I have not yet wash the latex pacifiers this way, do you thing i can do the same with these?
As for storing them I must admit that generally I leave them in the open air or in a small metal box (i try to avoid contact between them i'm not sure but i feel like latex and silicon shouldn't been in direct contact) ... However I read on the PacifiersUS website, that it was better to put them in an air thigh container to extend their lifetime ...Did some small fabrics bags would suffice or should it really have to be some closed air thigh boxes? I think about using simple small resealable plastic bags with a pressure zip (my latex paci have been sent to me in these little bags precisely, but are they viable for long term use ...? Apparently latex can "fused" and "melt" if it is in contact with porous materials):sweatdrop:
Now I wish I could sterilize / disinfect them better. I read that it was possible to boil pacifiers in water (whether latex or silicone) but how to proceed? sterilization boxes used in microwave for regular paci are apparently too small for adult sized models (there are larger models that can contain several paci at the same time regardless)
Otherwise, I could boil them directly in a saucepan with water... I imagine that i should avoid boiling silicone and latex models at the same time ...Right?
Does boiling paci risk to damage or erase the images and colors of the guard/ shield? (I have a very nice Eeyore model, I do not want it to be erased or faded ...) ): Say, how to make boiling water inside the latex or silicone part (without risking to burn my fingers )?
sorry for this avalanche of questions I would really like to know what you think of my current techniques and how you take care of your own pacifiers whether they are in silicone or latex and also how you store them so that they stay in good shape. I'm afraid about making some majors beginners mistakes, please share your advice and experience ! Thank you very much :smile1: