Great design, but the small brush does not hold up

The package comes with 2 brushes; a large bottle brush, and a small nipple cleaning brush.

The big bottle brush in the pack is absolutely flawless. It does it's job well, it's very reliable, and well designed.

The small brush is used to clean the valves and the silicon nipples. This is the one that I love and hate! It does a phenomenal job at cleaning, but the problem is that it's rather fragile. Within several washes, the sponge literally falls apart, if you're not especially gentle. Born Free does not sell the small brushes separately. Every time the small brush breaks, you'll end up having to replace both brushes, even though the big bottle brush is practically new. This gets very expensive over time.

[Sunday, October 19, 2008]

Born Free Brushes

I am buying my second set. Mine started to fall apart after over 6 months of use (which is probably too long to keep one of these things) and it's by far, the best brush I've used. And I've tried them all.

[Wednesday, September 17, 2008]

interesting design, but doesn't hold up

Pros:
+ Twist action is interesting
+ No bristles mean no scratching of bottles

Cons:
- Bottle brush is falling apart after just 4 mths for a nursing baby (e.g., not that many bottles!) and the foam section of bottle brush is so wide that it's practically unusable with other brands
- Expensive, especially when you consider how quickly they need to be replaced
- Nipple brush is poorly designed; when inserted into the nipple, the foam slides off to the side leaving just the plastic handle

Bottom line: Don't buy.
Instead: Head to your grocery store's dishwashing aisle and look for a handled scrubby designed for cleaning stemware. It'll be a little wide most likely, but for only $2 you can trim to fit your brand and it'll hold up a lot longer!

[Wednesday, August 20, 2008]

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