Is there a way to avoid the black stuff inside bath toys?

Question

You know the toys were you can squeeze the water out of? Almost every toy we have spews black bacteria type stuff out among the water. It's gross. After the kids' bath I always try to empty the toys water out so it doesn't fester there but still, everytime there is the same junk. Any simple cleaning tips on that?

Answer 1

Please don't use Chlorine Bleach! Chlorine is a toxic substance, and so are the by-products of Chlorine. I would recommend trying a powder type bleach (like Oxy Clean). Suck up some mixed in solution and shake. Squeeze out as much as you can and rinse. After each bath, try to squeeze out all of the water you can. You should only have to use the Oxy once a week or so. Here is a link about some of the concerns of Chlorine Bleach. Good Luck!

Answer 2

I would get rid of those kind of toys. Matter of fact, I think just one or two small toys at a time would suffice. But, don't use any that can get water inside. Also, wash the small toys after each bath and put them someplace dry.

Answer 3

run water in your sink and pour some bleach in it, then one by one squeeze the toys down into the water and let go slowly, thhis will fill them with the bleeach water. let them set awhile and then shake them really well squeeze the water out, this breaks the mold loose and empties it out, then in a clean sink of water with bleach, repeat the process, and just squirt them back out, if you'll do this once a week, it'll keep the mold out of the toys.

Answer 4

soak them in bleach water after every bath. to begin with, throw out all the old toys and start with new. save a netted bag (like an onion bag) and hang them to dry.

you need about half a cup of bleach to a gallon of water for the soak. squirt out all the bath water you can and suck up the bleach water and shake the toy to get it all around inside. don't rinse them afterwards, just squirt them out and hang them to dry.

better yet get toys that don't let any water inside!

best wishes,
cryllie

Answer 5

confident it particularly is mildew. I often throw them away too, yet while it particularly is a real well-liked I placed a mix of bleach and water interior the sink with the drain plugged and get the toy crammed with bleachy water and squirt it returned out. Repeat quite a few cases, and this ought to quickly do away with the black, nonetheless it particularly is going again with time of direction.

Answer 6

take them out to dry squeezy hole down onto a towel and then every week put them into a bowl to soak of 1 part clorox to 3 parts water....this mixture is mild enough that if kids were to stick the toys in their mouth after they were dry it won't hurt them....

Answer 7

OMG MY SONS BATH TOYS HAVE THAT JUNK IN THEM THE BEST WAY TO STOP IT IS TO DRIP DRY THE TOYS MAKE SURE ALL THE WATER IS OUT OF THEM I EVEN TOWEL DRY THEM THAT IS GROSS I KNOW I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD THAT PROBLEM...

Answer 8

you could probably squeeze some bleach water into them and repeat until they are flushed out.

Answer 9

we just toss them...but on occasion i have used bleach to clean them...its mold and tiles with mildew remover works great

Answer 10

Toss them.
I'd cut a LARGE hole in any new ones to ensure they dry out completely.