Quest for the Clean Pacifier: Cleaning Gizmo or Pant Leg, What’s Your Method?
October 29th 2007 by Dr.MOZ in Pacifiers, Tech and Web
I ran into a pacifier sterilizer in this Fall’s issue of Baby & Children’s Product News which prompted a quick web search. I’ll admit it…I was shocked to find the variety of paci cleaning and sterilizing “systems” available and wondered which (if any) you favored. Here’s a small look at the different products used to keep your pacifier clean:
- Pilila: This portable contraption runs on 2 AAA batteries and utilizes a UV lamp to kill germs on the pacifier. (found at Pipila.com.au)
- The Portable Pacifier Cleaner: Busy Bee’s pacifier cleaner provides a way for parents to douse the pacifier with clean water without the need for a sink. (found at the Busy Bee Website)
- Pacifier Rinser: Here’s another popular portable designed to help you squirt your pacifier with water or antibacterial mouthwash. The double bottle system keep clean and dirty liquids separate and self-contained in the diaper bag. (found at Organize.com)
Do we have any parents out there using a pacifier cleaner gizmo, or do you lean more towards the “pour some water on it and wipe it off” system? If so, click on the comments bubble above to let us know what worked…or didn’t work for your family.
Have fun and stay healthy,
Dr.MOZ
October 31st, 2007 at 7:33 am
I’m not a mom so my saliva doesn’t cut through tar, but I usually just stuck the thing in my mouth to clean it. The kids are still alive so I guess I did no harm. And much cheaper than a sterilization system.
October 31st, 2007 at 8:13 am
You know Brad, there is a product called “momspit” on the market. Perhaps you could get the eastbaydads lined-up and start bottling “dadspit”….the cleaning system “strong enough for a man, but gentle enough for the pacifier”.
~ Dr.MOZ
December 8th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
I\’ll never forget when our dog ate a block of lego. It constipated itself for days but, once it came out, he was just so relieved.
February 12th, 2008 at 7:14 am
Pacifiers, when in use, are always full of germs. A wipe with apple cider vineger and a simple hot water rinse would seem to me to kill a few germs, since I haven’t heard of pacifier germs killing any babies.
April 29th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
I think pacifier sterilisers are the go. Mumspit/Dadspit whatever you wanna call it, is just that….spit, it has no cleaning abilties. I am sure you don’t wash your cutlery by putting it in your mouth, so why spit clean your babies pacifier. Why dont you lick the toilet instead of using disinfectant. Toilet seats are only for your bum, but you seem to take care more of your bum than your babies mouth!! Sterilisers are there for a reason…..to be used not ridiculed. Ignorance is a bliss hey!!!
May 11th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Yeah, hot water rinse would kill few germs and as much as possible change it every 3 months.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Apple cider vinegar with hot water should kill a lot of the bugs on the pacifier.
May 16th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Is it bad that I don’t even use water to wipe off the pacifier. After a few kids it just doesn’t seem that important anymore.
June 3rd, 2008 at 6:46 am
Throw it in the dishwasher. That’s simple and works. My kids are still kicking after 10 years.
July 28th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Thank you for the product information. We just had a little girl, and I’m sure this will come in handy!