The six firmness bands, and how to read them
What Medium Firm, Standard, Xtra Tough, Toughest and XXT mean on a CANAY label, and which one a child needs.
Four guides
Handbook
Everything on this site that is not a product page. What the bands mean, how the four shapes differ, how to wash one and when to throw it out.
Sticks, hand-held pieces, tubes and coils
The four shapes we make, what each one is for, and how to choose between them once the firmness is settled.
Washing, freezing, and knowing when to bin one
How to clean CANAY silicone, which pieces take cold, and the signs that a chew has reached the end of its life.
Safety notes worth reading twice
Choking, strangulation, supervision, and the limits of what a chew tool is. Written for the CANAY range specifically.
Questions people ask before buying
What does Xtra Tough actually mean?
It is our name for one of our silicone densities, printed in brackets at the end of the product name. On this site it is level three of six. There is no published durometer figure behind it, so the ladder is only useful inside our own range.
My child chewed through an Xtra Tough stick. What next?
One step up, which is Toughest. Two products sit there, a five pack of sticks and a hand held set. Above that we only have XXT, and XXT is sold only as a necklace.
Are the hollow tubes and the sticks interchangeable?
No. A hollow tube collapses under pressure and a stick resists it. The tubes are our teething line, and a school age child with a strong bite will open one up in days.
Can these go in the freezer?
The straight and X hollow tubes, yes. The solid chews, no. We do not test them cold and hard silicone out of a freezer is unpleasant against teeth.
Is the silicone food grade?
Yes, across the range: no BPA, no PVC, no lead, no phthalates, no latex. The hollow tube line is third party tested as well.
Why do the hardest products have the lowest ratings?
Because of who buys them. Toughest and XXT get bought by people whose children destroy everything, and they get judged on how long they survived. The soft teething tubes get bought for a job they do easily. That gap shows up as roughly half a star and we would rather explain it than hide it.
Where do I actually buy one?
On the listing our retail partner runs. Every button here opens it in a new tab, and the payment, the delivery and any return happen there under their terms. There is no checkout on this site.
How current are the prices?
They were read from the product feed when this page was built. Prices move without notice, so the number on the listing is the one that counts.
How does the one year replacement work?
Several of our hand held sets carry it: if the piece is chewed through inside a year, we replace it. Start the claim from the listing you bought from, since that is where the order lives.
My child is not autistic. Is this the wrong range?
No. Our listings lean on autism, ADHD and SPD because that is where people search, but children chew for plenty of reasons, including teething, anxiety and plain habit. A chew tool does not require a diagnosis.