How to wash child’s stuffed toys and make them germs-free?

June 30, 2022

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Stuffed toys are always the favorite toys of all children. Kids like to play with those stuffed toys, drag them, roll on floors, share with other, bite them and even sleep with them.
Regular cleaning and proper sanitation of stuffed toys is always necessary for your child health.

How to clean and disinfect your kids’ stuffed toys?

For most of the stuffed animals, you can use washing machine, easy right. Other need manual hand-wash. Whereas, some toys carrying electronic parts inside should be handled properly. Spot cleaning is effective for those un-washable toys.
Use kid friendly sanitizer to make your toys bacteria free. Child skin is always sensitive to harsh chemicals, only use disinfectant those are friendly for kids as well as for toys.

How to wash stuffed toys in washing machine?

Firstly make sure your stuffed toy is machine washable, you can check the manufacturing tag to confirm.

1. Use vacuum cleaner to make it dust free. Go gently so you do not detach any fur or hair.
2. Remove outer clothing and other removal parts. You can wash them separately.
3. Put your doll inside a mesh laundry bag to protect from hustling.
4. Apply washing detergent and run the machine at minimum cycle along with cool water.
5. After laundry is completed, take out from laundry bag and let air dry. You can use a hair dryer to speedup drying.

How to wash stuffed toys by hands?

If you toy is fragile or does not fit on washing machine then you need to wash it manually by your hands.

1. Prepare a bucket large enough to sink your toys.
2. Fill the bucket with cold water and add a tablespoon of laundry detergent. Mix it well.
3. Soak the toy in detergent solution and squeeze them gently to remove any stains.
4. Rinse it well with cool running water. Gently rub the fur to take out cleaning residue but do not wring.
5. Let air dry completely from inside and outside. After the fur dries, your doll comes back to its original loving shape.

How to wash stuffed toys containing electronic box?

Spot cleaning is effective for washing toys containing musical and electronic components inside.

1. Use a sponge and soap water to wipe stains by gently rubbing over filthy area.
2. You can use a toothbrush to scrub and remove tough stains.
3. Rinse the cleaning area to remove stains and cleaner but be careful not to seep water inside music box.
4. let air dry.

Deodorizing and sanitizing your stuffed toys.

Use baking soda to remove odor form your flurry toy.
Apply baking soda all over the surface then insert stuffed toy inside a plastic bag. Close the bag and shake it well. Let the powder absorb bad smell for an hour.
Finally, takeout toy from the bag and shake well to remove powder. You can also use vacuum cleaner to remove any remaining baking soda.
But what if you can’t clear all powder and your kid wants to play immediately?
No worries, we have a solution that can deodorize and sanitize your babies hugging partner just in a blink of an eye.
Meau, a neutral electrolyzed water has strong power to deactivate any kind of bacteria and remove various odor.
Meau is non-toxic and cause no-harm to toys and babies therefore, you can use with no-worries.