Mar 20, 2013

Which baby teething necklace is best for my baby?

This is one of the questions which i get quite often. I though it would be good idea to write a blog entry which would help to make a decision.

There are couple things which are important when deciding what you need: surface and color.

SURFACE:
There are few kinds of teething necklace's surfaces: raw, unpolished, polished, heated.

Raw Baltic amber necklaces have untreated beads. Beads are selected, drilled and made in to necklaces. "Sharp edges" give massage which increases blood circulation, which help for healing process and to distribute substances which are absorbed through skin. They have most of surface, so easier than other bead types releases amber acid. You may read more about amber acid in following blog's post:
                                                                  Raw Baltic amber

Unpolished Baltic amber is such kind of amber where amber is shaped ir "sharp" edges are treated, but matte surface is left. Such kind of beads has smaller surface in total than raw amber, but it usually touches skin with more surface than raws. For this reason such amber is a bit less effective or has same affect as raw amber.

                                                        Unpolished Baltic amber

Polished Baltic amber is such kind of amber where surface is polished to shiny state. Polishing might be done in abrasive way (abrasive-polishing dust, sand paper) or by heating. Such amber has less surface in total, harder releases healing oils and amber acid, but looks much more beautiful. I have got many letters which wrote that such amber helped to solve various issues, so it has healing properties for sure too. 
                                                             Polished Baltic amber.

Heated  Baltic amber is such kind of amber which was effected by heat to change some properties like: to enhance color, to change color, to increase clearness, sometimes heat might be used as a way to polish. Most (not all) cherry color amber is heated. I suggest to search for sellers who inform is amber heated or not.
The more amber is heated the lower healing properties it has. So slightly heated amber has slightly lower healing properties than polished amber. Amber heated to the point where it will change color (like in cherry amber case), has lowest healing properties from all ambers.
                                                                    Heated Baltic amber

COLOR
Cherry color Baltic amber.
As mentioned before, most of cherry Baltic amber is heated. Looks amazing, has some healing properties, but there can be and more effective colors to heal.

                                                            Cherry color Baltic amber

White color Baltic amber
It is almost opposite of  cherry color. It contains so much amber acid, that when burned as incense it has sour smell. Less than 1% of Baltic amber is in white or very light yellow color, so for this reason and for healing properties this color is very valued. White Baltic amber is always polished or unpolished, because in raw state it is in dark yellow or brown color due to surface oxidation. 
 White color Baltic amber

Yellow color Baltic amber.
Cloudy or opaque ambers usually have a bit higher healing properties, but clear or semi clear yellow amber is something what gives amber name "Sun stone" - it looks like pieces of Sun. Yellow is color of energy, and everyone needs energy especially if there is health problem. So yellow amber is universal amber.
                                                               Yellow color Baltic amber

Brown color Baltic amber . 
Brown amber is very good for various problems but it especially helps body to remove what is unnecessary to it. So if there is digestion problems, toxins in the body, skin blemishes and so on, brown amber is what you need. 
                                                              Brown color Baltic amber

Red Baltic amber.
Red amber gives more energy to become active, trust in you own abilities. Helps to man's and boys reproductive organs. So it is balanced for grown up people, unless you child needs encouragement or healing powers for boys reproductive organs.
                                                             Red  color Baltic amber

Black Baltic amber.
Jet black amber is something what people in ancient times avoided. It was used to guide soul safely in to afterlife and in black magic. People did not worn black amber but had somewhere at home "in case it would be needed". Children under 10-11 years old should not wear any black stones, amber especially. Many people forgot this knowledge and are selling black amber teething necklaces as something cool, for some sellers money is something more important that the results for the customers.
        Black color Baltic amber (few beads are cherry, that can be seen from shade which they drop)
Amber color Baltic amber.
We do not have such name of color in our (Lithuanian) vocabulary, so we add those pieces to yellow, brown or red ambers depending on shade.

Conclusion:
My personal favorite necklaces are unpolished or raw necklaces in white, yellow or light brown/honey colors. When my friends ask for polished necklaces I recommend yellow & white necklaces, somethimes not heated honey color necklaces.

I hope this blog entry will be helpful to you!


Baltic amber teething necklaces at my shop:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/amber4you?section_id=10413188
My Baltic amber shop: amber4you.etsy.com

It might also be interesting for you to read:
What is amber and Baltic amber?
How Baltic amber can be used for healing and what is amber acid?
What is amber for? (some information)
About ambers of the world and copal
Who am I? (about me)

13 comments:

  1. Necklace design made from amber beads is so nice to look. So I want the design of amber beads collection & jewelry collection so plz suggest me in the next blog. Well! If you want to tale the design of jewelry design then you can take out the Amber Beads design which looks so awesome.

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  2. What a very informative blog! I wonder about the green coloured Baltic amber beads. Are they heat treated, or is it possible that they are naturally green?

    Also, you mentioned using amber chips for tea.... is it just any normal amber chips I can buy? Is it better raw as well?

    I enjoy reading your blog, and glad that I found it today :) I absolutely love Baltic amber and have in fact been helped with my carpal tunnel on both wrists. That is why I love it so much~

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    1. Yes green amber exist. It is quite rare, not so green as with shade of green. That really green amber with many shiny flakes is dyed, heated, pressed or something like that is done to it - at least i have never see really green amber in my life and i do not know any amber artisans who saw such color of amber naturally.. Often is simple plastic for which people pay a lot :)

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  3. Wow!!!!!! Nice amber jewellery.You have a nice collection.Loved to see more in future also.You had a great collection of Baltic Amber Jewellery.Nice to see your blog.

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  4. Very nice and informative blog!
    I have been searching for the colors of amber and their uses, so this was a great find for me thanks!

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  5. Wow it’s a nice post. Which baby teething necklace is best for your baby it depending upon you. I like to Red Baltic amber and blue amber. Teething necklace made different type. Succinic acid is a natural pain reliever, anti-inflammatory, and a central nervous system calmer. It is so effective on babies and small children because it simultaneously eases their pain while also having a strong soothing effect on. My son really suffered when he started teething and we had to give him medicine on a daily basis. I figured we had nothing to lose and ordered him an amber teething anklet. I was shocked by the difference in him. All believe that new age beliefs suggest it transmutes negative into positive energy, and promotes positive thinking and attitude. I purchase the blue amber in DR Fine Jewels. Really this service provide good product.

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    1. DR amber almos does not have Succinic acid, which properties you have wrote. Baltic amber does. I would not suggest to use DR amber for healing, pain relieving properties. But i have to admit, DR amber is beautiful one :)

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  9. I appreciate your post. Baltic Amber contains succinic acid, which is thought to have anti-inflammatory and painkilling properties. It is best for baby teething problems. This gemstone is generally found in clay, that too, 30 meters down from the surface.

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  11. Very interesting! I have been looking for information on the various colors of Baltic amber but it is not easy to find. I read recently that black Baltic amber has iodine and other minerals that are good for health, and that most of the black amber is not truly black, but colored that way because of old plant material. I was looking for one for older person. Do you have some information regarding this? Thanks, great blog!

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