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Sanitizing Toys

ashleyvictoriaashleyvictoria member
edited January 2015 in October 2014 Moms
What's your preferred method(s) of sanitizing toys? I have a lot of hand-me-down toys and now that LO is getting big enough to play with them (aka stick them in his mouth) soon, I'm thinking about how I'm going to sanitize them. Rattles, Oballs, etc. Bleach, vinegar, boiling water.... Which works best and what is the quickest and easiest way to do it? Any STMs have any tricks/tips?

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  • VirginialeighVirginialeigh member
    When I worked at the preschool we used bleach and water, but sometimes the water would get into the toys and if you didn't get it all out it would mold. I've been using microwave steam bags.

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    Virginialeigh said:

    When I worked at the preschool we used bleach and water, but sometimes the water would get into the toys and if you didn't get it all out it would mold. I've been using microwave steam bags.

    Yeah I am worried about getting water in them. The steam bags are a good idea.
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  • golfingdarwinfishgolfingdarwinfish member
    I have a fear of plastics and will not put plastic toys in steam bags.  I've stocked up on toy cleaning wipes and will use those or soapy water.
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  • 2goingon32goingon3 member
    Dishwasher!
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  • starybstaryb member
    Baby dish soap and water. I don't know if it's any different from regular dish soap but it says "baby" on it and it specifically says its good for toys so we use it on them. Haven't gotten any hand me downs yet but we use it on the toys that have open packaging.

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  • RockyNFrankieRockyNFrankie member
    ashleyvictoria said:

    Virginialeigh said:

    When I worked at the preschool we used bleach and water, but sometimes the water would get into the toys and if you didn't get it all out it would mold. I've been using microwave steam bags.

    Yeah I am worried about getting water in them. The steam bags are a good idea.
    Be careful with this. I wanted to clean some toys that another child was playing with before DS was able to play with them and I figured I would just throw them in the sanitizer bag... Well they melted all over everything!
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  • MuffinMom14MuffinMom14 member
    I have some 7th Generation spray that came in a set. But to be honest I will probably forget.
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  • angeltennis3angeltennis3 member
    Pure plastic toys that didn't have places water could get into I ran through the dishwasher. Other stuff I have some babyganics toy cleaning spray that I used to wipe down the toys. Soft stuff I just throw in the laundry machine.
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  • ashleyvictoriaashleyvictoria member
    RockyNFrankie said:

    ashleyvictoria said:

    Virginialeigh said:

    When I worked at the preschool we used bleach and water, but sometimes the water would get into the toys and if you didn't get it all out it would mold. I've been using microwave steam bags.

    Yeah I am worried about getting water in them. The steam bags are a good idea.
    Be careful with this. I wanted to clean some toys that another child was playing with before DS was able to play with them and I figured I would just throw them in the sanitizer bag... Well they melted all over everything!
    Eeek....thanks for the warning!
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  • cmac6186cmac6186 member
    Would it be wrong to use adult toy cleaner spray on baby toys? :-?
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  • hippohathippohat member
    To do a bunch of water tight toys at once I did a bleach wash in the bathtub. Just be sure to rinse them really well if you use bleach. For one or two I just hand wash with hot soapy water, no special soap. I use Method spray on larger items.

    If you use Clorox wipes make sure you rinse or wipe down with water before its played with!
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  • JJsMumJJsMum member
    theresat858 said:

    I've never sanitized a toy..

    Pretty much this. If i get used toys, I'll give them a wipe down with a Clorox wipe and then rinse with a wet paper towel. As far as toys in our home, I have once, and only because DS#1 puked on them.
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  • BKLizBKLiz member
    I plan to use star San --- it's the sanitizer used in home brewing so we have tons of it. It's food grade and doesn't get rinsed off. Spray snd you're done.
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  • hecklethecklet member
    BKLiz said:

    I plan to use star San --- it's the sanitizer used in home brewing so we have tons of it. It's food grade and doesn't get rinsed off. Spray snd you're done.


    Genius!.... We will always have this on hand as long as my DH is willing to share
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