Sandra Keros
Glass is great as a container for drinking water at home, but what about for around town?
Starbucks recently recalled faulty glass water bottles sold in Target stores (yikes!). Plastic has its drawbacks (chemical leaching, odor, environmental concerns), yet sturdy stainless steel bottles can look pretty battered and give water a slight metallic taste.
Enter
Lifefactory's glass water bottles encased in an cheery array of colorful 100% non-toxic silicone sleeves. I was hesitant at first to recommend their 22 oz. bottles for fear that mine would break either in the dishwasher or on the sidewalk soon after posting my recommendation. Over a month of abuse later, my fears have flown the coop.
What's cool is that they not only offer sturdy, chic-looking bottles for adults but also baby bottles and teethers for kids. Their non-slip sleeve is free of BPA,
phthalates, PVC, and polycarbonates, which are known carcinogens, reproductive toxins or endocrine disruptors.
Curiously, though, I occasionally catch a plasticy whiff from the silicone sleeve when I drink from it, so I called the company. With the assurance of the Director of Ops, an MSDS report, as well as information posted on
various other blogs, so far, all assurances I can find point to silicone's safety as an inert substance made from natural rubber.
You can check out or order the svelte looking bottles online at
www.lifefactory.com.
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