We recommend treating your Kleynimals as you do your stainless steel silverware.  Just to be clear, here are some basics:


Do:  Wash them before your child’s first use, although we also wash them with eco-friendly soap before packaging.


Do:  Wash them in the dishwasher whenever needed thereafter.


Don’t:  Put your Kleynimals in the microwave.   Microwaves and metal do not have an amicable relationship.


Do:  Get your Kleynimals engraved so that they can be more personalized.  


Don’t:  Like with any other items you love, we don’t recommend dropping Kleynimals on cement since it is so unforgiving.  Sometimes babies forget this advice, so a pacifier clip can be a handy tool.


Do:  Store your Kleynimals in the muslin bag in which they came.  The bag will help protect them and keep them a little cleaner.  It also means that you are re-using the “packaging,” which means you are being kind to our Earth.


Don’t:  Be discouraged if your Kleynimals develop some slight marring or rust spots on the stainless.  Although stainless steel is impact and rust resistant, it is not impact and rust proof.  Some marks will naturally occur, just like stains on jeans or scratches on wood floors, and add even more character to your Kleynimals.  If you have a concern, please contact us at info@kleynimals.com


Do:  Give Kleynimals to friends as gifts.  Our hope is that the natural longevity of stainless steel will mean that they can serve as a keepsake for years (maybe even generations) to come.

Do:  Recycle your Kleynimals.  If you do not intend to make them a “keepsake” for future generations of your family, donate them to another family.  If neither of these options seems attractive, please put them out with your recycling.   


Don’t:  Salt them or bleach them.  The Chloride ion can attack the passive layer on the stainless steel, which can lead to rusting.  Instead, you might consider salting food.  As for bleach, we like to avoid it as much as possible.  If you really want to clean them beyond the dishwasher, boiling is always a good option.


Don’t:  Give them to one of the small percentage of people with a nickel allergy.  As with all food grade stainless steel (also called 18/8 for the 18% Chromium and 8% nickel in the material) Kleynimals contain a small amount of nickel. Of note, even for people with an allergy to nickel, the skin irritation typically occurs only after prolonged and intimate exposure to nickel (think jewelry).  Hence the reason stainless steel utensils have been around for decades. 
Note:  Kleynimals do NOT leach Nickel.


Do:  Be proud of the fact that the ring might not be a perfect circle.  Each set is assembled, welded and polished by hand and we humans are a slightly imperfect species. 


Don’t:  Add anything to your Kleynimals (except an engraving, of course).  They were tested “as is” for babies 6 months and up.  We want to ensure they remain safe by not adding anything additional to the keychain.

 

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