In the past, parents often gave babies marshmallow roots to chew on when teething as this had a soothing and calming effect on teething gums to an extent. However, we do not advise anyone to follow instructions from an era when there were no products specially designed to relieve the pain of teething, such as rubbing the gums with a sugar cube or a spoon: these are painful for the baby and can cause further inflammation and irritation.

Amber necklaces have never been proven to be effective against teething pain and represent an unacceptable strangulation hazard to the child. However, using a gum massage gel such as PANSORAL TEETHING GEL is recommended. It is specifically formulated with extracts of chamomile and marshmallow because of its soothing and calming properties.