Baking Soda: Bath Toys
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Bath Toys
Asked by J.B. from Kansas City
on June 27, 2007
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So, my son's bath toys are getting kinda icky and I am not sure of the best way to clean them. I have heard that you can use a bleach and water mixture and have them ...
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- I fill my kitchen sink with a mixture of warm water and vinegar. The solution cleans the toys, gets rid of soap scum and is non-toxic.
- Hey J., There was a study on 20/20 or dateline (one of those shows), that studied cleaning bath toys. Even when soaked in bleach water the squirt toys still had a lar...
- I use the bleach method and i just make sure that i wash them out really really well. i will even take a dark towel and swirt water out of them onto it to see if it d...
Cleaning of Bath Toys
Asked by S.S. from Spokane
on April 8, 2009
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Random question but has anyone noticed how bath toys can get that grimy feeling to them after a while? Can anyone tell me how I should be cleaning the bath toys and h...
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- I wash them by hand with liquid dishwasher detergent and a sponge or towel.
- I've washed many toys, bath and otherwise, in the dishwasher. One of the toys played music and I hesitated but when it was dry the music played on. I've washed man...
- The dishwasher is a safe and easy way to clean any plastic toys, be they bath or regular toys. With that said, filling the kitchen sink with hot water and about 2 tab...
Cleaning Bath Toys
Asked by ❤.M. from Los Angeles
on October 25, 2011
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How do you clean your bath toys?
I have tried rinsing the soap off after every bath but they don't seem to get rid of the soap scum.
I've started dumping soapy wa...
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- I Washed them in the dishwasher.
- I used Shaklee's Basic G. It is much safer than bleach and kills more germs/viruses. I also use their cleansers so there is never soap scum. These products are ve...
- I periodically fill the tub with hot water and bleach and let the bath toys soak, then use a scrub brush on them. Cleans the toys & the tub at the same time.
Cleaning Bath Toys
Asked by J.H. from New York
on December 10, 2009
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I have a big problem with mildew on our bath toys. I usually just throw them out after a few months, but I would rather get rid of it. I have a bunch of foam shapes ...
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- - most toys are NOT dishwasher safe. They may look OK when they come out, but it is not a good idea. Furthermore, if they are toys like rubber ducks then there is stil...
- I tried washing some plastic toys in the dishwasher once and a strong plastic smell came out of the steam when I opened the door. NOT safe. I recommend using Hydrogen ...
- i don't know about foam shapes, but i tend to give my daughter's bath toy a hydrogen peroxide or bleach bath each month. just soak in a small container filled with a ...
Cleaning Bath Toys
Asked by S.B. from Columbus
on March 4, 2008
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Does anyone have a suggestion on the best way to clean bathtub toys. My son loves playing with toys in the tub but it seems they always have mildew inside. We have avo...
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- I got rid of all the toys that are squeeky or you can squeeze.....they all hold bacteria inside....the black and even clear mold/bacteria can cause boyles on their lit...
- Hi S.! I stopped using those toys completely the first time they felt slimey. I now buy the tub crayons and that keeps my daughter busy for the entire time.
- We use Shaklee's Basic H to clean everything. It's great on the toys and as with all our products, it's non toxic.(Oprah has featured our Get Clean Products on her sho...
Cleaning Toys...
Asked by M.N. from Chicago
on December 14, 2007
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What is the best cleaner fr the gyms and toys in the play room? Im scared of our little one ingesting harmful cleaners. Any help would be greatly apreciated....
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- M., I have just recently become a representative to a cosmetic and skin care company that sells only natural and organic products. They do sell a household cleaner. ...
- I think anything that touches a child's mouth should be with a cleaner that is non-toxic. My favoite is one part vinegar and one part water. Vinegar is a mild disinfec...
- I purchased several spray bottles and this is mainly what I use for toys or general cleaning: 1. vinegar/water mix 2. dish soap/water mix 3. simple green/water I...
Cleaning Water Squirt Toys
Asked by R.J. from Washington DC
on September 6, 2009
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My son has a few rubber ducks and squirt toys (like little animals, trains the kind you just squeeze). Sometimes if water gets left in them for awhile it develops this...
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- Hi, R. - Sol-U-Mel kills mold, mildew, and spores. Perfect for this type of situation!
- Try a little bleach water or a vinegar water rinse. With bleach, look at the label for the solution- it's probably only a few tablespoons of bleach to a quart of wate...
- It is probably a mold developing inside the toy. We have this problem too. What I do is soak the toys in a water/bleach mixture. Be sure to suck some of the water into...
Deep Cleaning the House? Favorite Tools or Solutions?
Asked by J.T. from Phoenix
on January 3, 2012
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Im trying to deep clean my house...I just got an awsome steam mop for xmas and we have a carpet cleaner...was wondering what other tools you use or have found very hel...
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- I have found that mops, either the original type or the Swiffer type, never seem to clean that well. It's either dealing with dirty water or the others that I can nev...
- Vinegar and Baking Soda are my two favorites. I use them for almost everything.
- For baseboards and that grout that the mop never reaches, I use baking soda and water with a toothbrush. For dirty walls, you can't go wrong with vinegar water and a d...
Bath Toy Funk!
Asked by J.B. from San Diego
on July 27, 2008
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my son's squishy bath toys (the little animals like duckies and whales and stuff by infantino - the ones that squirt water) have gotten some kind of fish tank algae fu...
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- Put them in the dishwasher and if that doesn't do the trick...start new...
- The last thing you want to see your son do is squeeze that water into his mouth. Throw them away and get new ones. When you are done with bath time, squeeze the wate...
- Oh, I know that problem. What we usually do is soak them in a bucket of bleach & hot water, and after they've been soaking a while, I squeeze them to bring the water i...
Getting Rid of Smoke Smell- Ideas?
Asked by B.R. from York
on March 17, 2010
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I just got a huge amount of big chunky plastic blocks second hand for my baby to play with. The price was right, but unfortunately, they smell like cigar smoke. Obvi...
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- I hope you'll save chlorine bleach for a last, desperate move, because it's damaging the environment. In the wastewater stream it comes into contact with paper and oth...
- Not sure if this has been mentioned, but baking soda has done wonders for getting rid of our odors. I would dump at least 1/2 cup in with your cleaning solution. Goo...
- Not sure if this will work or not but I know that when I used to sell Tupperware I would tell the guests at a party to put newspaper in the container (you want just ne...
