How to Disinfect Baby Toys With a Home Remedy

All baby toys should be cleaned and sanitized periodically, because babies put toys in their mouths to discover their world through taste, texture and shape. Other babies may chew on toys to ease the pain of teething. Although household bleach or other strong cleaners are often the substance of choice for sanitizing baby toys, some parents prefer to clean toys using non-chemical methods. Washing toys is especially critically when a when child has been ill.

General purpose or heavy duty laundry detergent
White vinegar
Dish rack

Instructions

- 1
  Launder washable stuffed toys in your washing machine, with the machine set on the hottest setting. Use a general purpose or heavy duty laundry detergent.
- 2
  Place just-washed stuffed toys in the dryer. Dry the toys thoroughly, using the dryer's hottest setting. The hot water and heat of the dryer will kill most of the germs, as well as dust mites.
- 3
  Wash hard plastic toys or bath toys in the kitchen sink or bathtub, using a mixture of equal parts white vinegar and hot water. Use a brush to scrub hard-to-reach places or badly soiled toys. Allow the toys to air dry on a dish rack.
- 4
  Wipe plastic baby books with pure, white vinegar. Rinse the books with hot water.

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