how do you clean toys?

mommylove · 02-24-2009, 12:16 PM

I have a bunch of toys that need to be cleaned. I've been planning to use my standard spray bottle with cloth & wipe down, but I have to admit, that Clorox commerical about soaking toys to sanitize spoke to my lazy side.

No, I'm not going to use bleach, so I'm wondering what should I use & in what proportions to soak my toys without the chemicals? Vinegar, peroxide, TTO? Soap & water & a sponge?

TIA.

ETA: I also have a bunch of stuffed animals that were given to us used. Dryer only, or washer & dryer?

02-24-2009, 12:29 PM

I wash & dry stuffed animals. Other toys - if it can go in the dishwasher (in other words, no openings/holes & made of plastic) I put it in there. Otherwise I use my standard cleaning cloths, which are just microfiber clothes soaked in diluted all-purpose cleaner (using biokleen at the moment.) Sanitizing isn't a big deal to me - thus, no bleach

- but I do like things to be clean on the surface.

Aisling · 02-24-2009, 12:32 PM

Truly, if it's just us and there's no visible "goo" on the toy, there's not really a reason to sanitize. We're all immune to our own germs, and even if someone has a cold/illness, by the time I get around to sanitizing them, the germs have already died off anyway.

02-24-2009, 12:16 PM	#1
mommylove Rose Garden Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9,120	how do you clean toys? I have a bunch of toys that need to be cleaned. I've been planning to use my standard spray bottle with cloth & wipe down, but I have to admit, that Clorox commerical about soaking toys to sanitize spoke to my lazy side. No, I'm not going to use bleach, so I'm wondering what should I use & in what proportions to soak my toys without the chemicals? Vinegar, peroxide, TTO? Soap & water & a sponge? TIA. ETA: I also have a bunch of stuffed animals that were given to us used. Dryer only, or washer & dryer? __________________

02-24-2009, 12:29 PM	#2
KatieMae Guest Posts: n/a	Re: how do you clean toys? I wash & dry stuffed animals. Other toys - if it can go in the dishwasher (in other words, no openings/holes & made of plastic) I put it in there. Otherwise I use my standard cleaning cloths, which are just microfiber clothes soaked in diluted all-purpose cleaner (using biokleen at the moment.) Sanitizing isn't a big deal to me - thus, no bleach - but I do like things to be clean on the surface.

02-24-2009, 12:32 PM	#3
Aisling Deactivated Even artichokes have hearts! Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 33,230	Re: how do you clean toys? Truly, if it's just us and there's no visible "goo" on the toy, there's not really a reason to sanitize. We're all immune to our own germs, and even if someone has a cold/illness, by the time I get around to sanitizing them, the germs have already died off anyway.

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