BPA and Phthalate Free Baby Teether Guide

Posted on March 3, 2008 by softlanding

NEWLY UPDATED 3/31/2008

We’ve put together a Safer Baby Teether Guide on Squidoo, complete with pictures, to help you find the perfect teether for relieving baby’s aching gums without toxic plastic.

Here’s a quick reference list:

Vulli Teethers: Sophie the Giraffe, Soft Toy Chan Pie Gnon Teethers, Cool It Soother Chan Pie Gnon, Vanilla Flavored Chan Pie Gnon, Musical Fruit Keys, Rattle Key Chain Chan Pie Gnon
Sassy Teethers: Jelly Fish Teethers, Coolin’ Teethers, Chilly Dilly Daisy, Gentle Vibes Leapfrog Lilypad, Buzz n’ Bites, Sassy Teething Feeder, Teach Me Toothbrush Set, Teething Tunes, Gummy Guppy, Earth Brites Natural Wooden Toys
Nuby Teethers: Icy Bite Teether Rings, Jiggle Giggle Cool Bite Vibrating Teethers (cow and butterfly), Jiggle Giggle Vibrating Teethers (assorted animal shapes), Nibbler, Kool Soothers, Pur Icy Bite Teethers (triangle shape), Nuby Ice Gel Teether Keys on a Ring, Fun Teethers (assorted animal shapes) Nuby Bug-A-Loop Teether, Fun Links and Fun Links on a Ring
Je Je Vibrating Teethers
Comfort + Joy Teether (by BabyLife, not yet available)
Bright Starts: Chill and Teeth tubes, Licensed to Drool, Rattle and Spin teethers
Combi: All teethers (4 month, 6 month and 8 month)
Gerber: Cooling Gum Soother, Cool Fish Soother, Cool Ring Soother, OrbiTeether
RaZbaby: RaZ-Berry Teether, Raz-A-Dazzle Silicone Toothbrush
SmartMom: Teething Bling

As with our other Guides, this one will grow as we continue to contact more manufacturers and learn what materials each is made from.

Download our printable Quick Reference Teether Guide

Filed under: Combi, Gerber, Je Je Vibrating Teether, Natural Rubber Vulli Teethers, Nuby Teethers, RaZbaby, Safer Teethers, Sassy Teethers | Tagged: BPA Free Teethers, Phthalate Free Teethers

12 Responses to “BPA and Phthalate Free Baby Teether Guide”

olga, on March 3rd, 2008 at 8:55 pm Said:

my little guy loves his sophie the giraffe. and i think it’s super cute too
Sarah, on March 4th, 2008 at 11:07 am Said:

This is such helpful information! Thank you so much for the researching and posting! My, soon to be one year old, doesn’t have teeth yet, but it is good what products to be on the look out for! Thanks so much!!
CJ's Mommy, on March 5th, 2008 at 2:44 pm Said:

all of this information you’ve compiled and researched is just terrific… i’m especially thrilled w/the teether information because our lil guys just starting to teeth… it breaks your heart to see them uncomfortable, and it’s nice to know you’ve done your homework as a parent (someone shoulda warned us about all the HOMEWORK) haha…

just wanted to say thank you!
daniela, on March 5th, 2008 at 3:00 pm Said:

My son received the Gerber Orbiteether as a gift but I wasn’t sure what it is made of. I emailed Gerber and they said, “The Gerber OrbiTeether is made of polypropylene with an overlay of PVE (PolyVinyl Ethylene).” Is PVE safe for babies? I can’t find any information on it.

thanks
Cindy, on March 9th, 2008 at 6:33 pm Said:

Where is the Je Je teether made? I emailed the company but didn’t get a response.
softlanding, on March 17th, 2008 at 6:51 am Said:

@Cindy: We called the company and they’ve confirmed that the Je Je is made in the USA.
JudiAU, on March 28th, 2008 at 12:13 pm Said:

I spoke to Gerber today and their Cool Ring Soother is BPA and Phylate free.
Melissa, on March 28th, 2008 at 7:09 pm Said:

Thanks for all of the information. As a new Mom I love having this site as a reference!
Melissa, on April 1st, 2008 at 5:20 pm Said:

Great teether guide. I was wondering if you have any info for the Sassy flip phone and the click n’ chew keys. These are my 9mth old sons favorites and now I feel I may need to take them away from him.
Melissa, on April 14th, 2008 at 1:34 pm Said:

I have contacted Parent toys (Battat company) about baby rattles that my children put in ther mouthes like teethers. In December I was told they went completely phthalate free a few years ago. This spring I called again to find out exactly what these toys were made of. The person I talked with was very helpful and took the time to find out more information. She called me back a few days later saying that the company does not use PVC or BPA in any of their products. I want to believe this and feel safe buying more of their products, but it sounds to good to be true. Do you know anything about the company and their baby toys?
Elizabeth, on April 28th, 2008 at 11:32 am Said:

Does anyone know anything about the Fisher Price Miracles and Milestones Penguin Water Teether? I’m wary of this product because it’s made in China, despite the fact that another website said it was BPA free. It may be BPA free but I’m wondering if it’s pthalate and lead free as well? Believe it or not I can’t find any of the safe teethers listed on this website at my local Target, Walmart or Babies R Us- frustrating!
Lisa, on May 8th, 2008 at 8:55 am Said:

Thanks for all the great teethers (among many other things!) available on this site. I am looking at getting the Baby Buddy Baby’s 1st Toothbrush made of silicone for my son. Kids seem to like it and it is PVC/BPA free. Thought you might want to look into carrying it on your site… if you do, I’d buy it from you!