What age can babies wear amber necklaces

Amber beads - safety, and do they work?

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Blog post | 23 Feb 2021

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Parents have always been eager to find ways to relieve teething discomfort for their babies and small children. So, when it could be as simple as putting a string of beads around the child’s neck, it’s understandable that parents would become interested. But like many solutions to health-related conditions, it’s not that simple.

What’s an amber bead necklace?

An amber bead teething necklace is a string of round amber chips the child wears around their neck. The amber forms from fossilised tree resin which is shaped into rounded, small beads threaded onto a piece of string or cord. Manufacturers claim the resin, once warmed by the child’s skin, has anti-inflammatory properties and can help to soothe a child’s swollen, sore gums.

Amber bead anklets and bracelets are also available, although necklaces are the most popular. The beads come in a range of colours, from white to yellow and from beige to brown.

Who are the necklaces made for?

Amber bead necklaces are made for children who are teething or showing signs of teething. The recommended age varies between manufacturers although they generally say there are benefits in wearing them between 4 months and 3 years of age.

Why are they used?

It’s natural to look for easy, quick and effective solutions when small children are unhappy. But it can be very hard to soothe a crying baby who seems miserable because of teething pain. Gums can be swollen, red and sore as teeth erupt, and until they emerge through the gum margin, the only way to help the baby is to alleviate the symptoms.

These are some of the reasons why amber bead necklaces have become so popular. The fact that they are also formed from a natural substance, are easily put on and some people believe the jewellery looks attractive, adds to their appeal.

Are amber bead necklaces safe?

Amber bead necklaces and bracelets are not safe to use. They are a strangulation hazard to children if they tighten around the child’s neck. They can also break and the child could inhale the beads if they mouth or chew the necklace. Some necklaces have a magnetic clasp which, if swallowed, could cause gut perforation.

What do the experts say?

There is no clear evidence that amber bead necklaces or jewellery help to soothe a teething child. Managing the child’s behaviour is generally the safest way to manage teething episodes.

Red Nose recommends nothing be placed around the neck of a sleeping baby and identified the risk of choking to babies who wear a string of amber beads.

During the teething period, it takes around 4 days for the tooth to emerge through the gum and around 3 days afterwards. There is no consistent pattern of behaviour when it comes to teething. Some children don’t seem at all bothered; others become quite irritable.

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Lots of cuddles and soothing
Extra day sleeps if their night sleep is being disrupted
Extra breast or bottle feeds if they’re keen
Teething rings and toys to chew on
A cool, wet washer can be a popular choice
Foods with extra texture
Offering something firm to suck on, such as a sugar-free rusk
Massaging your baby’s gums with a clean finger
Drying the skin around your child’s mouth and chin if they’re drooling a lot – rashes are common in areas that stay moist
Pain relief medicationif your baby is miserable – make sure you use the right dose for your baby’s age and weight and speak with a doctor or pharmacist first

If you do choose to use amber beads

Always supervise your child when they are wearing amber bead necklaces, bracelets or anklets.
Remove any amber bead jewellery before you leave your child alone and when they go to sleep.
Never let your child chew on the amber beads.

Who can I speak to for more information?

Speak to your doctor or child health nurse if you have any concerns about your child’s teething. They can give you clear, evidence-based support and advice.

Key points

There is no clinical evidence that amber bead necklaces work.
Using amber bead necklaces and jewellery has several safety risks, especially the risk of strangulation or choking.
Teething is a normal developmental stage — extra cuddles, soothing and chewing on a (safe) teething ring or toy will help most children.

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Amber beads for teething in children: benefits and harms
Useful properties of amber
How to choose the right amber beads for a baby
How to care for 9005 amber

Sometimes you notice with surprise that parents tend to “decorate” their babies in a way that is obviously inappropriate for their age: for example, earrings on one-year-old princesses are no longer a rarity. Or why does a child need amber beads, if this decoration on a child's neck looks clearly alien?

Rumors persist among parents that amber can relieve pain during teething, and pediatricians and dentists refute this statement with no less enthusiasm. Where can you find the truth?

Amber beads for teething in children: benefits and harms

Let's find out if amber beads help with teething in children. Let's start with the fact that amber really has a number of unique healing properties that are not inherent in other substances of natural and artificial origin (we will talk about this a little later). This explains such a wide popularity of amber beads for children.

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According to parents and supporters of alternative medicine, amber beads:

They have adaptogenic properties. The baby adapts to changes more easily, becomes calmer, sleep improves. This contributes to the proper development of the child and the peace of mind of the parents.
Have an anti-inflammatory effect. Amber is a natural antiseptic, it prevents the occurrence of inflammatory processes and promotes the speedy healing of wounds.
They act on acupuncture zones. Amber beads for children are made in such a way that they lie around the neck and act on acupuncture points like miniature massagers-applicators.
They prevent a number of diseases. According to parents, with the constant wearing of amber beads, babies are less likely to get sick with infectious diseases. Useful trace elements penetrate the skin in close proximity to the thyroid gland, which contributes to the proper growth and development of the child. Immunity is strengthened, and this is also worth a lot.
Mechanically facilitate the process of teething. The baby gnaws beads, and teething is more gentle due to the antiseptic and analgesic properties of amber. Teeth grow stronger and healthier.

Serious researchers do not find confirmation of the above facts. According to official medicine, amber beads do not have a pronounced therapeutic effect.

According to pediatricians, parents who put amber beads on their little children risk the health of their babies. For example, beads can cause asphyxia: direct suffocation with a thread or when swallowing scattered beads. In addition, untreated amber can damage delicate children's gums during active movements of the jaws.

However, all risks are minimized with the right selection of amber beads for babies of the most tender age.

Useful properties of amber

The use of amber beads for children is based on the healing properties of the main material for their manufacture. Amber is a unique natural formation from the resin of plants that grew on Earth many millions of years ago. For such a solid period, fossil resin acquires the hardness of a stone and unique properties (including healing ones).

The main active substance in this case is succinic acid. It is widely used in cosmetology, being part of many skin care products. It is also widely used in medicine, being part of dietary supplements that have a beneficial effect on the composition of the blood and the state of immunity.

Succinic acid can also help dads who are too zealous in noticing the appearance of the first teeth in their offspring. This is the first and absolutely harmless remedy for sobering up and relieving withdrawal symptoms.

Amber beads for babies help to saturate the body with this very useful substance. It gradually penetrates the body, exerting a mild effect on all organs and systems of the developing organism.

How to choose the right amber beads for your baby

Most of the accidents associated with children's amber beads occur only because of their wrong selection. The biggest mistake parents make is to make this useful decoration on their own or use accessories designed for adults.

When choosing amber beads for a child, it is reasonable to pay attention to the following points:

Processing of amber. The beads should be large enough and very smoothly polished so as not to damage the delicate baby skin.
Accessory length. The beads should fit snugly against the skin, but not "strangle" the little one. Thus, the maximum therapeutic effect is ensured and the risks are minimized - the child cannot reach the jewelry with his mouth on his own.
Thread. The best option is a thick silk (sometimes nylon) thread. The presence of knots separating the beads from each other is welcome. Even if the beads break (which is unlikely), at most one bead will jump off the thread. Jewelry on the fishing line is far from ideal: theoretically, it can damage the delicate tissues of the baby.
Clasp. There are two best options: a soft plastic clasp and amber itself. In all cases, a screw clasp is welcome, in the buttoned state, it is completely hidden inside the amber. No metal or other risky materials!
Availability of a certificate. Unfortunately, there are many fakes in this area. For example, cured epoxy resin looks very similar to amber to the unenlightened eye. You always have the right to request a certificate, because we are talking about the health of your baby.

Natural amber is widely used in lithotherapy. For example, many physicians of the past considered rubbing the temporal regions with amber plates as the best remedy for migraine.

Instructions for Use and Safety Precautions

Some sources recommend giving children nibbles on large pieces of raw amber. Under no circumstances should you do that. Firstly, it is unlikely that you will find a piece of fossil resin of a sufficiently safe size, and secondly, the edges of untreated amber are not safe for the baby's gums and skin.

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You can periodically remove the beads from the baby and let him play with them: a bright toy will surely please the little one. It is not forbidden to gnaw on beads. However, this should be done under the vigilant supervision of parents, and at night it is completely better to remove and hide the beads in order to avoid all sorts of accidents.

How to care for amber

Amber is a very delicate substance that needs careful care. It must be stored at room temperature, and when cleaning it, refrain from using abrasives and aggressive reagents.

If we are talking about children's jewelry, then it should be stored in a personal box, on a soft cloth. For cleaning, it is enough to periodically rinse the beads with warm water. In case of severe contamination, it is permissible to use a soapy solution, but after that the beads must be thoroughly washed and dried with a napkin.

Whether to buy amber beads for a child is a personal matter of his parents. If you believe in the healing power of stones, buy with confidence: with the right selection and reasonable use, this jewelry will definitely not harm the baby!

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Amber - the power of the sun in every piece
Amber beads - healing properties
Amber - interesting facts
Baby amber teething beads - how does it work?
Where to buy amber beads?

Long before a child appears in the house, while still in a wonderful position, every woman strives to change the life of her family in the direction of natural and useful. When the smallest and most important member of the family appears, then you want everything around, everything that concerns the baby, to be the most useful, the most natural. And if with regards to clothing, food and toys everything is more or less clear, then what about when the first problems and misunderstandings with the health of the crumbs appear? Infant colic is just coming to an end, as some early babies already have teeth on the way. The process of teething in babies is usually very difficult, both for the child himself and for the parents, and can be accompanied by severe pain and a rise in temperature, and then medicines come into play - painkillers and antipyretics, and sometimes sedatives.

For those parents who want to minimize the use of chemical drugs, there is an old version - amber teething beads. Very often, such amber beads become a relic in the family and are passed from one generation to another.

Amber teething beads are a very popular method of pain relief and anxiety relief in children throughout Europe. Baltic amber is traditionally the best and most useful material for making such beads and bracelets. Baby amber beads are a wonderful gift, both for the christening of a child, and for any other important event in a family where there is a baby of the right age.

Before you buy baby amber teething beads, you should understand how they work and how to use them.

Amber - the power of the sun in every piece

There are an incredible variety of amber classifications. And if at the end of the nineteenth century only six species were distinguished, today there are more than two and a half hundred of them. The main type of division was and remains the type of division according to the place of origin. Scientists have proven that any resin of plant origin, petrified in the depths and more than one million years old, can be considered amber.

Depending on the origin, not only the appearance of the mineral changes, but also its properties, and, accordingly, when choosing beads from natural amber, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the properties of a particular deposit.

There are three main deposits among all deposits:

Baltic.
Ukrainian.
Dominican.

Amber on the shores of the Baltic Sea is not only the most unique and useful, but also the most numerous. More than ninety percent of the deposits of this unique mineral are located in the Baltic.

In turn, unprocessed Baltic amber is subdivided into the following types:

Succinite is the most common and most beautiful type. It contains the largest large amount of succinic acid, as well as twelve useful chemical elements, in the complete absence of salts of heavy metals.
Hedanite - differs from succinite in the absence of succinic acid due to the difference in formation conditions.
Stantienite is a black and fragile type of amber from the Baltic Sea, the rarest. Formed in an environment saturated with iron.
Glessite - soft amber contaminated with impurities.

Amber beads - healing properties

It is from Baltic succinite that the best children's amber beads for teething are made, which is due to its unique properties. Only it contains from eight percent of succinic acid, which has a healing effect.

Robert Koch, Nobel laureate, bacteriologist already at the end of the 19th century proved the extremely beneficial properties of Baltic amber in general, and amber beads for children in particular. Recent studies only confirm his findings.

So, Baltic amber beads:

Strengthen the body.
Improve immunity.
Activate energy processes.
Normalize the balance of acids.
Helps fight stress.

Amber - interesting facts

There are many legends around this amazing stone. Many of the facts are simply amazing.

Here are just a few:

More than one hundred thousand tons of amber was produced by the Paleogene forests on the Baltic coast. This is the largest amber deposit on Earth.
Baltic amber of the highest quality. Only it perfectly preserves the anatomical details of fossil insects of any age.
Being chemically unstable, the resin requires very specific conditions to become amber.
Most of the amber on earth is thirty to ninety million years old.
Amber - translated into Greek - means electricity.
Amber has preserved to this day many species of fossil insects, mice, lizards, bones of mammals and birds, skins of snakes.
More than half of the inclusions in the amber rock are flies, the second place belongs to ants.
The most unique, simply phenomenal inclusion is the world's only feather of the most ancient tyrannosaurus rex.
Scientists have not been able to isolate the DNA of fossil insects from the inclusions. Efforts continue to this day.
Folklore, since ancient times, ascribes to amber many different miraculous properties, from healing to protection from witches and evil spirits.
Ancient people believed that amber would protect against bad dreams.
Long before our era, people used amber in jewelry. The first mentions are found more than eleven thousand years BC.
Baltic amber was highly revered in ancient Egypt. With its help, the tears of the Great God Ra were depicted.
The oldest amber found today is over three hundred and twenty million years old.
The oldest insect found in amber is 230 million years old. This is a tick.

Baby amber teething beads - how does it work?

Many mothers may have a question, how do amber beads for children actually work during teething? How to use them?

Baby amber teething beads are designed specifically for babies, which determines their design. Beads are strung on a very strong silk thread, after each of which a safety knot is tied so that the beads do not crumble when broken. It also uses a special fastener with a screw mechanism, which prevents accidental unfastening. Each such connection is tested for strength and tear before becoming the element of amber teething beads, which ensures high safety in use.

It should be noted separately that amber healing beads are intended for wearing only. In no case should they be chewed and sucked! This must be strictly followed.

Toddler products are made with round or oblong beads, making them comfortable and safe to wear. Typically, products are intended for children from three months and older - until the end of teething. The sooner the baby is put on such a useful decoration, the faster he will get used to it, and will not try to take it off or chew it.

So how can amber beads help with teething? Back at the beginning of the last century, biochemists found out that succinic acid contained in Baltic amber products is nothing more than a natural amino acid that helps activate aerobic respiration of cellular tissue, which allows substances to be metabolized into energy. Thus, answering the question of why amber beads are useful, we can safely say that they are able to reduce the negative impact of electrical appliances. Also, since ancient times, amber has been known for its antimicrobial properties. It turns out that with everyday wearing of medicinal amber beads, a small amount of amber oil is released from contact with the skin and absorbed into the blood, which helps to reduce acute symptoms during teething in babies, such as swollen gums, impaired stool, profuse salivation, fever and redness of the cheeks.

When using children's amber beads, do not forget the simple rules:

Beads are worn by a child under the strict supervision of an adult.
You can not chew beads.
It is necessary to check from time to time whether the silk thread has worn out. Replace if necessary.

Where to buy amber beads?

Baby amber teething beads can be bought in many places. However, you need to make sure that the seller is reliable. Having decided to buy amber beads in our online store, you can be sure of their authenticity and quality. After all, we are located on the very shore of the Baltic Sea, in the beautiful city of Klaipeda, where the highest quality amber is mined in huge quantities and immediately gets processed. Our company is ready to provide its customers with all certificates and documents for products. Our specialists are waiting for you around the clock for shopping and are always ready to answer all questions related to the purchased goods.