Unpolished Cherry Amber Teething Necklace

The natural amber composition in the amber teething necklace is what gives it its healing properties. The amber on the necklace contains an analgesic that helps relieve your child when it is released into the bloodstream.Teething necklaces are made of Baltic Amber; in theory when a baby wears it, their body heat triggers the release of a minute amount of oil that contains succinic acid, a naturally-occurring substance in the body. When the oil is absorbed it has an analgesic effect on swollen, sore gums.

Amber is fossilized tree resin, which has been appreciated for its colour and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects. Amber is used as an ingredient in perfumes, as a healing agent in folk medicine, and as jewellery. Amber occurs in a range of different colours. As well as the usual yellow-orange-brown that is associated with the colour "amber", amber itself can range from a whitish colour through a pale lemon yellow, to brown and almost black. Other uncommon colours include red amber (sometimes known as "cherry amber"), green amber, and even blue Amber, which is rare and highly sought after.

Beads are approximately 5mm-6mm each.

This Amber Teething Necklace is approximately 32cm when unclasped.