Amber Necklace

Amber Necklace

Amber necklace is designed mainly for children for the purpose of providing natural pain relief during teething. It is comfortable and attractive to wear around your baby's neck and has unique properties to reduce inflammation, accelerate healing process as well as boosting the immune system. It also releases succinic acid which provides soothing effect on your baby.

Baltic amber has been a traditional remedy for teething discomfort for hundreds of years. It is so popular and special because it is natural analgestic with high concentrations of succinic acid, calms a baby without relying on drugs, reduces pain and several unique properties as mentioned.

It is important that you know how to identify the real amber necklace when making your purchase. A substance such as copal resin looks very similar but it does not provide the same health benefits as baltic amber does. Here are some tests you can do to make sure you are getting the right  teething amber necklace!

Method 1: Tasting Test

Bath the baltic amber in soapy water and then wash it off with clean water. Taste the baltic amber with your tounge. Real amber does not have much taste at all so if it taste like chemicals, then the chances are it is probably copal or imitation of amber substance.

Amber Necklace

Method 2: Floating Test

This test method will only work if your baltic amber necklace is not attached to heavy jewelry. Mix water with about seven teaspoons of salt in a glass and place your baltic amber in it. If it floats, then it is probably baltic amber as it floats in salt water where as most of the other materials will sink to the bottom.

Method 3: Material Test

Fake amber necklace could be made up of glass or plastic. If you suspect it might be glass, then try scratching it with metal, glass does not leave marks but amber does. If you suspect it might be plastic, then conduct the hot needle test by sticking through it. Amber will get cracked and damaged while plastic will only create a perfectly burnt hole.

Method 4: Odour Test

Quality amber necklace gives off a lovely smell like sweet forest pine when burning it. Test your baltic amber by heating it between your hands or burning it. If it does not have the right odour, then it is probably not a real amber.

Amber Necklace

Method 5: Solvent Test

To make sure your Baltic amber necklace is real, pour a drop of nail polish remover which contains acetone on a single bead. There will be no effect on amber but if it is copal, then it will begin to dissolve in the solvent.

Now you can have a peace of mind to make sure the teething amber necklace your baby wears is authentic and genuine!