kerijo7 asked:
Its like a soap scum or calcium or something. im not sure. is there something i can soak them in. i dont wanna let my daughter play with them because they’re dirty. what is that stuff anyway?
Rolf
Its like a soap scum or calcium or something. im not sure. is there something i can soak them in. i dont wanna let my daughter play with them because they’re dirty. what is that stuff anyway?
Rolf
May 6th, 2007 - 1:44 pm
Try a Magic Eraser. I got one and it truly IS magic. I use it on everything now. It gets coffee and tea stains off the insides of mugs effortlessly too.
May 9th, 2007 - 7:34 am
It’s soap scum. You should be able to take it off by bathing it in vinegar water and using a nylon net scrubby.
It won’t hurt her.
May 11th, 2007 - 2:11 am
Soak them in white vinegar. It does a great job of cleaning soap scum.
May 14th, 2007 - 1:36 am
It probably is just soap scum.
What I’ve always done with my kids bath toys (especially the hollow ones that water collects inside of) is to bleach treat them for a few hours ( throw ‘em in the sink, fill it up with as much hot water a needed to cover all toys, pour in about two-thirds of a cup of bleach). Then, rinse them, soak them for an hour in plain water, rinse them out again, scrub them well with plain dish soap and water, rinse one more time, and air dry.
The whole process seems to kill the mold that can build up in the toys, and it also makes them look clean!
May 16th, 2007 - 7:00 am
vinegar.
It is probably a combination of soapscum and minerals from the water.
May 17th, 2007 - 11:20 pm
A vinegar wash should work. While you’re at it you might want to scrub the bathtub and get it sparkly clean again too. If that doesn’t help, try sticking them in the top rack of the dishwasher. That’s what I do.