Toy selection cannot be said to be a scientific experiment, but it does have some proven criteria to rely on, and this article has compiled 5 selection tips.

Today, plastic toys are diverse and colorful. And almost every child has a few plastic toys on hand, and in recent years, plastic products have been a frequent problem, parents need to be careful in choosing plastic toys.

Glossiness and colorfulness of plastic toys

High-quality plastic toys are much better than low-quality plastic toys in terms of gloss and color vibrancy. This is because high-quality plastic toys are usually made of PVC, PP, PE and other plastic raw materials, the plastic itself is very shiny. And many poor quality plastic toys are usually used "two materials" (i.e., recycled plastic products and reprocessed materials) made, into the reprocessing after the color deterioration. Although it is not necessarily guaranteed that the color is good must be safe, but the poor luster, the degree of color is poor are the existence of safety hazards of the product.

Thickness of plastic toy products

The most important feature of plastic toys is that the finished product or parts are one-time injection molding, if the injection plastic toys are too thin inside, it is easy to break and fall when children play, the plastic parts are brittle and produce small fragments, sharp edges, corners, causing danger to children. General situation corners or curves where the plastic wall to be thicker than the rest, which increases the plastic toys fall to the ground when the damage tolerance, reduce the degree of damage.

3C certification of plastic toys and labeling instructions

3C certification is the abbreviation of China Compulsory Product Certification. The state requires plastic toys to pass the national compulsory product certification, that is, to have the "CCC" mark. If there is no 3C certification on the product packaging, it means that the product belongs to counterfeit and shoddy products. However, the 3C mark is not a quality mark, but only a basic safety certification, can only prove that the product qualified, not prove that the product performance is excellent. In addition, check the manufacturer, origin, the main material composition, warning slogans, product certification and other label identification.

The smell of plastic toys

The German Consumer Protection Center points out that if some children's plastic toys have a pungent smell, then they should contain harmful substances, such as phthalate plasticizer-type harmful substances. Therefore, it is recommended to smell plastic toys when you buy them. Some experts suggest that plastic toys can be washed and dried first to try to evaporate the plastic smell and reduce the amount of peeling pigments and heavy metals in them. If the plastic toys are marked with a tolerable high temperature, you can also boil the plastic toys before use.

Try plastic toys for safety reasons, mothers and fathers in the purchase of plastic toys is recommended to carefully try to see if there are safety hazards and whether it is suitable for children to use. In the trial, you can shake the plastic toys to see whether the parts are solid, whether there are small parts; or pull those plastic toys with rope, to see whether the length is appropriate; select the sound plastic toys, to try its sound is too loud. It is best to also touch the edges and corners of plastic toys to see if there are sharp objects, so as not to scratch the child.

For the safety of the child, parents out of responsibility, you can choose to trust us on these tricks, absolutely effective.