Hiki i ka silicone grade food ke palekana a maʻalahi hoʻi i ka plastic.Ma muli o kona maʻalahi, ka paona māmā, ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe maʻalahi a me ka maʻemaʻe a me nā waiwai hypoallergenic (ʻaʻohe ona pores hāmama e hoʻopaʻa i ka bacteria), ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi no nā ipu kīʻaha, bibs, moena,silicone hoʻonaʻauao pēpē mea pāʻanianā mea pāʻani ʻauʻau silicone.ʻO ka silikoni, ʻaʻole e huikau me ke kilika (he mea kūlohelohe maoli a ʻo ka lua o ka mea nui loa ma ka Honua ma hope o ka oxygen) he polymer i hana ʻia e ke kanaka i hana ʻia ma ka hoʻohui ʻana i ke kalapona a/a i ʻole ka oxygen i ke kilika. ke ulu nei ka kaulana.Ua ʻae ka FDA iā ia, "ma ke ʻano he meaʻai-palekana" a hiki ke ʻike ʻia i kēia manawa i loko o nā pacifiers pēpē he nui, nā papa, nā kīʻaha sippy, nā kīʻaha kuke, nā mea kīhini, nā moena a me nā mea pāʻani pēpē.