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How to clean toys
Question, how to erase soft toys, is relevant for most moms. After all, in the rooms of most children, regardless of gender, there is usually at least a couple of teddy bears or rabbits. Kids play with them, take them to the street, and at night sleep in an embrace. Of course, the things with which karapuzy so often contact, you need to take care especially carefully. But you need to know the features of washing such products. After all, if in the process of cleaning up spoil your child's favorite thing, then without offense and bitter tears it will not do.
Why you need to erase toys
Regularly washing soft or plastic toys is very important. With products made of plastic everything is quite simple: they can be lowered into a basin with a soapy solution, and then rinsed under running water. Music can simply wipe with a cloth. Soft toys require more thorough cleansing, because they attract and accumulate dust. No wonder they are called dust collectors.
Things with which a child often deals, it is important to keep it clean. Dust can provoke an allergic reaction. The baby will have a runny nose or even a cough, often there are rashes on the body. If you do not take any measures, then the allergy can lead to bronchial asthma or other serious illnesses.
If you clean the toys too seldom, dust mites can start in them. The risk of developing allergies in both children and adults increases with this. Ticks also often appear in carpets and pillows, which should be remembered when decorating a children's room.
In addition, toys often need washing for more simple reasons. Kids can shed their compote on them, try to feed with semolina porridge, take them to the sandbox. Mom has to correct the consequences. Wash soft products should be at least every 3 months, as well as pollution.
How to determine how to clean
Choose a method of cleaning soft toys is not so simple. Of course, they can be placed in the drum of a washing machine and run it. But not for all products, this method is acceptable. If you do not take into account the features of toys, then the probability after the completion of the washing process is not a nice bear, but a deformed and shedding something. In some cases, you can even spoil the machine. To avoid this, you need to choose the best method of cleaning, paying attention to the following nuances.
- Size. A huge bear can not be put into a washing machine, and it's not easy to dry it. Hence, you will have to apply a dry cleaning.
- Additional elements. Some toys have their eyes, spouts, ornaments unreliable. Perhaps, they will need to be cut off or whipped during the washing time, and then sew back. If such details are glued, then water can harm them.
- Filler. For soft toys use a variety of fillers - cotton wool, sintepon, sawdust. There are also anti-stress toys with granules or balls. All these materials react differently to moisture, some products can be washed in a typewriter or manually into a pelvis, others from water fall and form lumps.
- Electronic mechanism. Musical and various interactive toys have special mechanisms and power supplies, through which they can move and make sounds. Before washing, the toy must be stripped and the electronics removed from it.
- Material. The toy can be made of fabric, fur, wool. Due to the action of moisture, some materials stretch, lose shape, molt.
Washing toys in the washing machine and manually
Knowing the features of toys, it will be possible to determine whether they can be washed in a typewriter. Most products are made from fabrics that tolerate moisture well. Such fillers, like sintepon and foam rubber, also withstand washing, without deforming. Usually the recommendations for washing are indicated by the manufacturer on the label, so it must be studied.
It is recommended to check the integrity of the joints before erasing toys. If there are holes, they should be sewn. During the washing process, the seams can finally disperse, and the filler can fall out. The magazine "Miss Purity" recommends placing plush items in a special bag for washing.
Next, you need to determine the mode of washing. The optimal option is a mode for delicate things, it is the most sparing, so that toys will return to their small master in safety and integrity. The temperature should be set at 30 degrees. From machine spin it is better to refuse. But extra rinsing will not be superfluous. The powder should be used the same as for washing the child's clothes. Means specially designed for children are well suited to any things with which the baby is constantly in contact.
After that you can turn on the machine. When the cycle is completed, the toys should be slightly wrung out. It is also allowed to use a terry towel that absorbs moisture well. Then they should be dried, hung on a clothesline or spread out on a dryer. It is important to remember that knitted woolen toys must be dried exclusively in a horizontal position, spreading them on a flat surface. Wool easily changes shape, stretches under the weight of water, so the thing will be hopelessly damaged. If there is a possibility, then to dry such products is in the open air.
Advice
For washing soft toys it is better to use liquid or gel detergents, as they are better washed out.
In cases where machine washing is not too convenient, you can wash toys manually. Of course, you need to make sure that they are not afraid of moisture. Such a method of cleaning is suitable for products in which the decorative elements are not sufficiently secured. Hand washing is more gentle, so they will not come off.
For manual washing, simply add a baby powder, soap or shampoo to the bowl with water, then immerse the toy in it. If necessary, rub with a brush. After this, rinse thoroughly and dry.
Wet and Dry Cleaning
However, not all toys can be immersed in water. In cases where the filler is susceptible to moisture or there are mechanisms that can not be removed, external cleaning is carried out. It can be wet or dry.
Before cleaning the product, it is recommended to vacuum it to remove some of the dust. Then you need to prepare a soapy solution, for this any hypoallergenic remedy is suitable. It must be beaten in water to make a dense foam. It is necessary to sponge it and spread it over the surface of the toy. The amount of foam should not be too large to not wet the filler. After this, the foam should be washed off with a sponge or a cloth made of microfiber moistened with clean water.
To make the product particularly soft to the touch, a small amount of conditioner can be diluted with water and sprayed with a spray gun. Then you can start drying, it is convenient to use a hairdryer. If the toy has a long pile or is made of fur, then it should be combed with a brush. Next, the thing should be taken out to fresh air - and the sun's rays and frost will do her good.
For some toys, even minimal exposure to moisture can be fatal. In such cases, use a dry cleaning.
- Depending on the size, one or more items are placed in a large plastic bag.
- Snacks of starch or baking soda at a rate of half a glass for a medium-sized product.
- Package tie up and for some time shake.
- Remove the products and clean them with a soft brush.
Soda or starch excellently absorb soiling, so the thing becomes clean.
How to wash musical toys
Musical toys often cause difficulties when washing. In fact, it's easy to clean them. In most cases, it is possible to extract an electronic mechanism. He can hide in a special pocket, sewn on the back or belly of a bear or a rabbit. Get it, and then put it back you can without problems.
If the mechanism is hidden inside, then finger-feel the filler and determine the place where exactly the electronics are located. Then you need to carefully break the seam and remove the mechanism. It is important to sweep the seam so that it does not break off during the washing process. Now the thing can be put in a machine or washed by hand, dried, then the seam should be ripped again, put the mechanism in place, and then properly sewed. At this point, you can change the batteries.
If you can not get the electronic mechanism, then the product is cleaned with soda or sponge with foam.
Cleaning large toys
Large toys often do not please mothers. They take up a lot of space, and it's not that easy to clean them, because they do not fit into the washing machine. But children like these toys very much. Therefore, you need to know how to bring the plush friends into the proper state.
If you need a thorough cleansing, you can rasporot toy at the seams and get filler. Then, decompose the product itself and the filler into different bags and wash in the machine. Dry it, then stuff it again and sew it up. Thus, it is possible to carry out a high-quality cleaning, but there is a risk of not returning the original look to the product.
Therefore, much more often toys of large sizes are cleaned, wiping with a soapy sponge, or using soda. Put in a package they are unlikely to work, so that soda is simply rubbed into the surface of the product, and then cleaned. It is convenient to do this with a vacuum cleaner. Power should be set at a minimum, so as not to tear off the eyes and other additional elements. Brush should be chosen for soft furniture.
How to erase anti-stress toys with balls
In antistress toys, polystyrene balls are usually used as a filler. They can be large or small, but in any case they tolerate moisture well. Therefore, it is possible to wash soft toys with a similar filler in a washing machine. The main condition: the thing needs to be put in a special bag for washing. Sometimes the seam does not withstand washing - and the balls fall asleep. They can get behind the drum or clog the drain hole. To not have to call a repairman for washing machines, it is worth taking care of precautions.
If necessary, replace the filler with a new one. It is sold in stores that offer various products for creativity.
As in the case of other products, attention should be paid to the label. Sometimes these toys use other materials that deteriorate from water. Then you need to use a dry brush.
How to get rid of dust mites
It is necessary to know that normal washing cleans from dust and dirt, but not from dust mites. They die only at very low or, conversely, high temperatures. There are two ways to get rid of them.
- Wash at temperatures above 60 degrees. If there is a suspicion that the toy is infected with ticks, you need to set the temperature above the average. True, we must remember that not all products are able to withstand such treatment.
- Freezing. At temperatures below zero, mites also die. Products can be wrapped in a bag and left overnight in the freezer. In winter, you can hang them out the window. Thus it will be possible to clear even the larger thing.
This treatment is especially important for old products. After it, the toys will be safe for kids.
Wash children's toys should be done regularly. Proper care is needed not only to maintain a neat appearance. This is important for the health of the baby.
