Does amber have an effect?
As already described, there is no scientific evidence for the effect of amber.
But not only since Hildegard von Bingen people are convinced of the power and effect of stones. Our eleven-year experience with amber is characterized by such positive examples that we – the company WENDESTEIN – have dedicated our lives to this fascinating topic.
The highly motivating and positive reports from WENDESTEIN-amber-users have convinced us that amber is an extremely effective material that can make our lives easier. You are welcome to read some of our reviews under Customer Reviews.
Is a collier for a baby a risk?
In the World Wide Web there is more negative than positive comments to be found. If nothing is worn around the neck, nothing can happen (risk of strangulation).
But the dangers of everyday life are omnipresent, no matter if you are at home or traveling with the baby. With all due caution: Unfortunately, something can always happen.
When colliers for babies are produced correctly, the likelihood that something happens to your baby by wearing the necklace is almost nonexistent.
The risk is minimized so that the benefit – we are firmly convinced amber resin is generally good for your baby, not only when teething – is way better than not even trying.
The decision to dispense with a WENDESTEIN amber necklace or not can only be made by you, because the responsibility for your baby lies solely with you.
What security features does a WENDESTEIN collier for babies have?
- The carrier thread on which the amber is wound up withstands a tension of 90 Newton.
- The lock has a predetermined breaking point, which opens automatically with gentle pressure or tension.
- The optical elements such as hearts, squares, larger balls exceeding a diameter of 5 millimeters are securely fastened by knotting on the necklace.
- The chain is no longer than 31 centimeters.
- Although not a security feature, but extremely important: amber must be natural, so it must not be heated.
What should I look for when buying a collier for babies?
Let’s start with the base material, amber.
When purchasing a baby amber necklace, it is essential to pay attention that the amber is untreated, therefore completely natural and has not been subjected to a heat treatment by autoclaving.
Heat treated colliers for babies (up to 300 degrees Celsius and up to 12 hours) no longer have any positive characteristics and are sterile. These necklaces fulfill only an optical purpose but have no effect.
Attention: 98% of the colliers for babies on the market are heat treated and are sold this way. Those treated amber necklaces are not recommended.
All you need to know about amber can be found on our website – click here.
In the video Amber (insert link) you can see exactly how a heat treatment of amber is performed.
Why are the colliers for babies heated?
The reason is an economic one. The sizes of the individual amber pieces in necklaces for Babies vary from 3 millimeters to 7 millimeters.
Amber is a brittle, hard material and breaks easily when drilling untreated natural amber (about 30 to 40 percent failure). However, if the amber is heated beforehand, the failure rate is reduced to zero.
Therefore, untreated amber is always more expensive!
But since every company wants to produce as cost-effectively as possible, the heating of amber is a common procedure when it comes to colliers for babies.
No Name Products, Price range from 10 Euro to ?, without a certificate (it must be guaranteed that it is untreated natural amber) are to be rejected for many reasons.
A description without a certificate does NOT prove that it is genuine amber, because it is almost always genuine. The point is, if it is untreated, it is natural. For example, pressed amber may be sold as real amber, but this has nothing to do with natural amber. On our website you will find the exact explanation – please click here.
Our amber producer (Schleifer) and the WENDESTEIN brand stand for safety and guarantee that the WENDESTEIN Collier for Babies is untreated natural amber from the Baltic States. This will be confirmed in writing in the accompanying certificate.