teething necklace - feels plastic

[Abigailly]

... Does yours?

It feels like plastic, but it also does when you bite it whic is was worries me most.

 

[Hanna]

do you mean amber necklaces? Mine doesn't really feel like plastic. But then again I have never tried biting it...

 

[Rachel_C]

I've never tried biting mine either! There are a couple of ways to test if it's real amber or plastic:
If you dissolve as much salt as you can in a glass of water, amber will float.
If you heat a needle up and stick it into/onto it, plastic will smell nasty but amber will smell sweet like pine trees. Do that in a hidden place!
Amber won't be affected by a solvent like nail polish remover but plastic will either go tacky or the solvent will go the same colour as the plastic.
If you rub it with a cloth, amber will become statically charged and you should be able to use it to pick up tiny bits of paper or fluff.

 

[leighbaby]

I've never tried biting mine either! There are a couple of ways to test if it's real amber or plastic:
If you dissolve as much salt as you can in a glass of water, amber will float.
If you heat a needle up and stick it into/onto it, plastic will smell nasty but amber will smell sweet like pine trees. Do that in a hidden place!
Amber won't be affected by a solvent like nail polish remover but plastic will either go tacky or the solvent will go the same colour as the plastic.
If you rub it with a cloth, amber will become statically charged and you should be able to use it to pick up tiny bits of paper or fluff.

I reckon this is the best way of telling, the others aren't very foolproof.

Amber will have a plasticy feel - not the same feel as glass - does that makes sense?! It is tree resin that has hardened over time