STEAM STERILIZERS VS UV STERILIZERS
Every parent is aware of how critical it is to sterilise any items their child uses to ingest in order to maintain their health. But it might be difficult to decide which steriliser is ideal for keeping your baby safe with the wide variety available on the market. To assist you in choosing the appropriate sterilising strategy for you, Baby Brezza has outlined the differences between various sterilisation methods.
Your parents probably employed one of the numerous conventional methods for sterilising baby goods, such as steaming a bag in the microwave or boiling water. These techniques, however, take a lot of time and could be dangerous. Because you have to boil the water beforehand and constantly pressing the bottles down under the water to ensure that all surfaces are cleaned, using hot water might take a while. Remember that since they are filled with air, bottles float. Since they are packed with steam when removed from the microwave, microwave steam bags have a little capacity and can quickly burn your hands when you first open them. Be cautious:)
Is it necessary to sterilise baby bottles?
It's crucial to completely sterilise the bottles you use for your child. Any minute bacteria that could have escaped detection during washing are eradicated by sterilisation. Furthermore, failing to do so can allow germs to grow on the feeding apparatus, which can cause illnesses. When your infant is under two months old, sterilising bottles is very crucial.
How Frequently Should Baby Bottles Be Sterilised?
Baby bottles should always be sterilised before being used for the first time, according to the CDC. After that, if your child is younger than three months old, was born preterm, or has a compromised immune system, bottles should be sterilised at least once a day.
What is the Efficiency of Bottle Sterilisers?
Electric sterilisers are far superior than conventional ones in that they do all the job for you, often have a bigger capacity, and need a great deal less time and effort. However, not every steriliser is made equally. Continue reading to find out how steam sterilisers vary from UV sterilisers.
Sterilisers using steam
How Long Does Steam Sterilisation Take for Bottles?
The ultimate sterilising tool is a steam steriliser. They are quick (steam sterilisation takes only 8 minutes), and they successfully remove 99.99% of germs using natural steam.
All surfaces of your baby's bottles or accessories as well as your pump parts are sterilised regardless of their form thanks to the machine's swift steam distribution. You only need to run steam sterilisers once a day because of their big capacity, which can handle up to 8 bottles and several pump part sets.
Talk about saving time! Some steam sterilisers also include inbuilt dryers, allowing you to sterilise and dry the items you need for your baby with the touch of a single button.
UV disinfectants
Instead of steam, UV bottle sterilisers employ light that is ultraviolet (UV). Although UV light kills germs just as well as steam, how well it works depends on where the light is shining.
Which is better, a UV steriliser or steam?
Only when UV light is directed directly onto a product surface that is home to bacteria will it eradicate them. UV light can't travel across the whole surface of a bottle or pump component as steam does since steam is a gas and can do so readily regardless of the form of the object. If the product's surface is not exactly above or below the light, which only shines up and down in a straight line, it is unlikely to be sterilised. Since many infant goods have curved surfaces, it's possible that not all of them will be thoroughly cleaned.
In addition, certain UV sterilisers need to be cleaned for upwards of 60 minutes in order to eliminate 99.9% of germs. You'll need to use UV sterilisers more frequently to sterilise the same number of bottles, pump components, or accessories because they are typically smaller than steam sterilisers. Be mindful of these issues if you plan to use a UV steriliser.
Is it safe to use a UV light steriliser on baby bottles?
Polypropylene (abbreviated as PP) and low-density polyethylene (abbreviated as LDPE), two polymers frequently used in bottles and pump components, can deteriorate when exposed to certain UV light, especially UVC light. These UV rays have the potential to damage the plastic's chemical connections, leading to breaking or discolouration. In fact, several bottle manufacturers expressly advise against using UV sterilisers on their goods since the radiation can significantly reduce the longevity of the bottles.
Steam sterilisers and steriliser dryers by Baby Brezza
To assist guarantee that all baby accessories are sterilised and, in certain situations, swiftly and conveniently dried, Baby Brezza supplies a series of steam sterilisers and steriliser dryers. Our sterilisers are BPA-free, compatible with all brands of bottles, pump components, and accessories, and use natural steam to destroy 99.99% of germs without the use of chemicals. Additionally, a few of them automatically dry anything that has been sterilised, allowing you to sterilise and dry your baby's bottles and your pump components at the touch of a button. Additionally, items within continue to be sterilised for up to 24 hours.
