When we google search for name stickers for our kids (or for ourselves ), one of the most popular keyword is “waterproof”. What comes as a surprise though, is that a lot of us really meant to say “dishwasher safe”. So the question is, are these terms the same?
Below is a step-by-step breakdown, how-to guide for you:
Waterproof
Per dictionary.com: impervious to water
Or simply put, under normal circumstances, no damage by water. you can put your stickers into water, and the sticker will remain intact
Dishwasher safe
This one is tricky. While dishwasher uses water, the difference is that it uses HOT Water, as well as soap and rinse aid in their washing cycle
This is important because..
- Hot water is best to remove germs and heavy soil. However, hot water can make normal ink to fade, as well as shrinking/damaging conventional plastic labels
- Soap makes it easy for dirt (and regular particles, like normal inks) to be washable by water, via chemical reactions
- Rinse Aid, on the other hand, actually does NOT damage your stickers / labels.
How do we do that?
This is because Rinse Aid actually makes the water less attached to all materials in the dishwasher; simply put, it makes your sticker more hydrophobic and thus all the hard water will slide right off.
In another word, in order to be dishwasher safe, the stickers needs to be waterproof, high temperature-proof AND soap safe (and no worries to the Rinse Aid)!
What does it mean for our customers?
For name stickers applications to washable items such as water bottles, lunch boxes, you would need both waterproof AND dishwasher safe features.
An easy solution: Compare to other products you may find on the internet, our product is made with superior grade materials that gives you peace of mind.
For instance, feel free to keep your kids’ water bottles in the dishwasher after using in their summer camp all day, know that their names will remain on our name stickers products.
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