Environmentally friendly toys for babies from Bo Jungle

Bo Jungle offers many environmentally friendly toys made of silicone. These are thus all biodegradable and better for the environment.

Silicone is one of the most useful elements to mankind. It has applications in a wide range of sectors and will play a crucial role in modern society for generations to come.

Are silicone toys better than plastic?

Yes, thanks to its unique properties, this material is perfect for use in the kitchen, even in the oven and microwave. Silicone is in any case safer than plastic in the kitchen, even for the BPA-free varieties. The material does not leave any chemical residue and does not affect the taste of your food.

What are silicones made of?

Silicones are polymers, or ‘chain-like’ molecules made up of multiple atoms with repeating structures. These repeating structures make silicones flexible, strong, and resilient. Silicones are made in the laboratory from a combination of elements such as silicon, hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon.

Silicones sit somewhere between rubbers and plastics. Rubber is elastic, plastic is rigid, siloxanes are elastic, hard and plastic-like. Silicones have been around for decades and have become popular in many technical applications as well as in eating equipment and toys.

Because of their chemical inertness, silicones are resistant to most chemicals and heat, ultraviolet light and ozone. Because of their low density, they float in water and their transparency, high refractive index and surface smoothness make them useful as water-resistant materials.