Best Baby Bottles: The ultimate buyers guide | Parent Guide
By far the most commonly used material in baby bottles. Plastic is cheap, lightweight and easily molded into different shapes. Plastic baby bottles wont break if dropped and also don't sweat (That small layer of condensation that forms on the outside of the bottle when you put cold liquids inside).
While parents may warn you that plastic baby bottles contain BPA, this is no longer the case.
FDA has amended its regulations to no longer provide for the use of BPA-based polycarbonate resins in baby bottles and sippy cups.
That is business speak. Simply put; the FDA banned the use of BPA in baby bottles in 2012. Since then all plastic baby bottles sold in the USA have been BPA free.
If you are using old bottle or in doubt then you can determine what plastic your baby bottle is made from by the recycling symbol on the bottom.
- #1, #2, #4 – Polyethylene (safe)
- #5 – Polypropylene (safe)
- #7 – Polycarbonate (unsafe) likely contains BPA
Unfortunately, it's not all roses for plastic baby bottles. Because plastic is the softest of all baby bottle materials it can easily be scratched so be sure to stick to softer bottle brushes and cloths when cleaning. Why don't you want scratches? Bacteria can hide in scratches and can be missed during the cleaning process.
While plastic baby bottles may look smooth the surface actually has tiny little indentations (as shown in the magnified picture above).
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