Re: Need help with keeping STARband clean

August 6, 2004

Hi there, my daughter has been in a Star band for almost 6 weeks now

and I know what you are talking about, I don't think there is

anything you can really do b/c you can't use powder or lotion, we

use the 91% alcohol too, we do take the band off if she is eating

really messy meal. We have the brown spots too, I think it's just

dirt from sweating, thats all I can think of b/c it won't come off.

But I know the smell you are talking about for sure, I hate it, I go

to kiss her and gag! It seems to come out more when she sweats.

Whatever that foam is inside it holds everything in, you just can't

clean it. Sorry I wish I could have been more help but we are in the

same boat! I guess maybe ask your ortho, maybe he/she will have some

sugg. Take care!

KAtie Mom to Abbey Star Banded 6/22

> I'm new here... just found this site through another plagio

message

> board. My name is Cherie and my son, Xander, will be one year old

> next week! He started wearing the STARband on July 20, 2004 (I

> know, late start... long story!). In the beginning, there was

LOTS

> of sweating, which I have read is very normal. Now, he's adjusted

> pretty well to wearing it 23 hours a day and the sweating has gone

> down considerably. I'm now struggling with keeping his band

clean.

> We wash Xander's hair daily and clean the helmet with 91% alcohol

> daily, but there are brownish smudges that I can't seem to get off

> (which I thought was mold at first) and the smell is pretty bad at

> times ( " vinegary " is the only word I can think of to explain it).

> We put the helmet in the sun to dry after washing last Saturday

and

> that worked pretty well, but it's been very rainy/cloudy here with

> thunderstorms almost every day, so the sun hasn't come out to play

> in a while. Is there anything else I can do to keep the helmet

> clean and odor-free? Any tips on getting the brown smudges off?

> Can I use the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser? Thanks in advance for any

> help!!!

>

> Cherie

August 6, 2004

Cherie..

Hi there. My son wears the Doc band and we did go through the stinky

head stage, but I have gotten rid of it. I'm a clean freak...Anyway,

I clean it everyday and Connor's noggin too..LOL!! I use the 91%

alcohol and a toothbrush...Just poor a little alcohol in the band

and swish around and then scrub w/tooth brush. Then I use the blow

dryer on " low " to dry it. Don't use the blow dryer on " high heat " ,

it will melt and mishape the band. ALso one more thing...you canget

a higher concentration of alcohol at your pharmacy, I think it's 98%

or 99% but you have to ask the pharmisist for it cause they do not

sell it over the counter..Hope this helps you out..Oh one more

thing, to get the noggin smellin nice, you use Loriels Kids shampoo,

it comes in fruity sents and the sent lasts a long time....

& Connor in GA, by way of NY NJ & CT

Brachy / 6.5 mos / Doc BAnd 7-14-04

> I'm new here... just found this site through another plagio

message

> board. My name is Cherie and my son, Xander, will be one year old

> next week! He started wearing the STARband on July 20, 2004 (I

> know, late start... long story!). In the beginning, there was

LOTS

> of sweating, which I have read is very normal. Now, he's adjusted

> pretty well to wearing it 23 hours a day and the sweating has gone

> down considerably. I'm now struggling with keeping his band

clean.

> We wash Xander's hair daily and clean the helmet with 91% alcohol

> daily, but there are brownish smudges that I can't seem to get off

> (which I thought was mold at first) and the smell is pretty bad at

> times ( " vinegary " is the only word I can think of to explain it).

> We put the helmet in the sun to dry after washing last Saturday

and

> that worked pretty well, but it's been very rainy/cloudy here with

> thunderstorms almost every day, so the sun hasn't come out to play

> in a while. Is there anything else I can do to keep the helmet

> clean and odor-free? Any tips on getting the brown smudges off?

> Can I use the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser? Thanks in advance for any

> help!!!

>

> Cherie

August 6, 2004

Are you talking about stains inside or outside the band? If inside,

you can't keep it pristine white. Skin cells will slough off the

baby's head and embed themselves in the foam. You can scrub the

helmet with rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush, washcloth, or jumbo

cotton ball, but you'll still end up with discoloration on the

inside. The other day Peanut ran at me to hug my knees just as I was

trying to feed him a spoonful of yogurt. He got strawberry yogurt all

down the inside of the helmet!

As for that Dumpster smell, if you don't have sunshine, try a

hairdryer. Scrub it well, dry it on low or medium heat, and make sure

it is fully dry before you put it back on.

If the stains are on the outside, I don't know what to tell ya. When

Peanut's helmet was white, everything rubbed off with rubbing

alcohol. Then I painted it, so if it gets really dirty or scratched I

just repaint.

Hope this helps,

, 20 mos, tort, DOC Band 5/7

> I'm new here... just found this site through another plagio message

> board. My name is Cherie and my son, Xander, will be one year old

> next week! He started wearing the STARband on July 20, 2004 (I

> know, late start... long story!). In the beginning, there was LOTS

> of sweating, which I have read is very normal. Now, he's adjusted

> pretty well to wearing it 23 hours a day and the sweating has gone

> down considerably. I'm now struggling with keeping his band

clean.

> We wash Xander's hair daily and clean the helmet with 91% alcohol

> daily, but there are brownish smudges that I can't seem to get off

> (which I thought was mold at first) and the smell is pretty bad at

> times ( " vinegary " is the only word I can think of to explain it).

> We put the helmet in the sun to dry after washing last Saturday and

> that worked pretty well, but it's been very rainy/cloudy here with

> thunderstorms almost every day, so the sun hasn't come out to play

> in a while. Is there anything else I can do to keep the helmet

> clean and odor-free? Any tips on getting the brown smudges off?

> Can I use the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser? Thanks in advance for any

> help!!!

>

> Cherie

August 6, 2004

Hi Cherie!! I just had to HI! My name is Sherryl and my son's name

is Zander! LOL We actually started out spelling his name Xander,

but switched it when we realized that everyone was assumming it was

spelled with a Z.

Zander just got his STARband 2 weeks ago today. We have the same

brown spot problem. I've noticed that our brown spots are always in

the spots that the ortho files down at each visit. I've scrubbed

and scrubbed those spots and they're just not coming clean. We also

have the smell issues. I've found that taking off the helmet once

in the morning and once before bed to clean (as well as cleaning

Zander's head) has really kept the stink under control. We scrub it

with 91% alcohol and a washcloth.

Good luck to you and your Xander! Great to meet you!!

Sherryl

Mommy to Zander~02/03/04

Plagio/Bossing/Mild Tort

STARband 7/04

>

> > I'm new here... just found this site through another plagio

> message

> > board. My name is Cherie and my son, Xander, will be one year

old

> > next week! He started wearing the STARband on July 20, 2004 (I

> > know, late start... long story!). In the beginning, there was

> LOTS

> > of sweating, which I have read is very normal. Now, he's

adjusted

> > pretty well to wearing it 23 hours a day and the sweating has

gone

> > down considerably. I'm now struggling with keeping his band

> clean.

> > We wash Xander's hair daily and clean the helmet with 91%

alcohol

> > daily, but there are brownish smudges that I can't seem to get

off

> > (which I thought was mold at first) and the smell is pretty bad

at

> > times ( " vinegary " is the only word I can think of to explain

it).

> > We put the helmet in the sun to dry after washing last Saturday

> and

> > that worked pretty well, but it's been very rainy/cloudy here

with

> > thunderstorms almost every day, so the sun hasn't come out to

play

> > in a while. Is there anything else I can do to keep the helmet

> > clean and odor-free? Any tips on getting the brown smudges

off?

> > Can I use the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser? Thanks in advance for any

> > help!!!

> >

> > Cherie

August 7, 2004

Hi

I will agree with what said. Your yellowish browninsh area's

are going to be there. That is just the old skin coming off. We had

them around the ears, and neck area. The best thing is the high

percent alc, and heavy duty scrubbing. We had rough cotton 4 by 4s,

and my hubby's thumb. lol

Good luck

We also took the band off about 2ce a day to dry my daughter's head,

and the band

Sandy WIllow's Mom