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Cleaning second hand baby toys
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Steam cleaner. Works a treat on teddies etc too
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Most baby toys can be cleaned properly with hot soapy water.0
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BitterAndTwisted wrote: »Most things can be cleaned properly with hot soapy water. Don't feel the need to slosh disinfectant around as it's not really necessary unless you suspect the toys are bemerded or contaminated in some way
Is that a word of French origin, by any chance? What a fab word!0 -
I agree with this to use dishwasher to wash the toy.Lotus-eater wrote: »Most baby toys will survive the dishwasher, or a sink of soapy water. It's not that difficult.
That would be safe for the children.0 -
I used to use Milton to clean plastic toys.0
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Toys such as lego can go in a pillow case or wash bag tied tightly and put in the washing machine - Lego especially comes up a treat!0
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moomoomama27 wrote: »I used to use Milton to clean plastic toys.
yup I've used milton too - works a treat!0 -
I was told to put unwashable soft toys in the freezer for 24 hours. The temperature will kill any germs.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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If things look grubby I can understand the desire to spruce them up in a sink of hot soapy water. It's worth remembering though, that grubby doesn't indicate germs - you can't see germs. They're everywhere. Toys aren't packaged in a sterile environment and they'll be as much bacteria on a new toy as there will a used one."Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.0
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fluffnutter wrote: »If things look grubby I can understand the desire to spruce them up in a sink of hot soapy water. It's worth remembering though, that grubby doesn't indicate germs - you can't see germs. They're everywhere. Toys aren't packaged in a sterile environment and they'll be as much bacteria on a new toy as there will a used one.
Good post , I was wondering what people thought their kids could catch through playing with toys !Vuja De - the feeling you'll be here later0
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