Babies aged 2-3 always like to chew on toys, and disinfection and sterilization must be paid attention to!
Children aged 0-3 do not have enough motivation, and the way they know the world is usually "eat" - almost everything in the room has been sucked by them, but the most frequently flipped brand is Their favorite toy!
Toys were originally the only companions for children's happy childhood, but correspondingly, they are also more likely to bring germs into the body, increasing the risk of infection.
It is not difficult for careful parents to think that when the baby is sucking the toy, the bacteria on the toy will directly enter the baby's mouth. Although these bacteria are harmless to the baby's body in the short term, when the bacteria continue to multiply and the number and concentration of bacteria and viruses per unit area or unit volume accumulate to a certain extent, it will undoubtedly pose a threat to the children's health.
If the toy is unsanitary, the baby can easily get sick from bacteria and viruses.
Not afraid to scare you, Baba Mama said that the test data of bacteriologists showed that after giving the sterilized toys to the baby for 10 days, the number of bacterial colonies on plastic toys was nearly 3,000, and the number of wooden toys was nearly 5,000. There are more than 20,000 plush toys, which is a terrible number.
Dr. Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, suggested that parents should thoroughly clean and sterilize all of their baby's toys once a month, especially plastic toys for 2-3-year-old babies who have the strongest oral desire. Disinfection and sterilization once a week, UV sterilization is recommended before entry.
So how to clean and sterilize baby's toys? Toys of different materials require different cleaning and disinfection methods.
plastic toys
Almost every baby will have a plastic toy similar to a little yellow duck. This kind of plastic toy is brightly colored and is the most favorite kind of toy for babies to put in their mouths. When cleaning plastic toys, it is recommended to use a clean brush, dip in baby bottle cleaner, clean the surface of the toy, pay attention to the dead corners and crevices of the toy to brush several times. Then rinse the toy with plenty of warm water to remove stains and foam, and dry in the sun.
Toys such as building blocks and toy Trojan horses are not easy to clean because they are made of natural wood. Never immerse them in water, as this may deform the toy, become moldy after absorbing water, and endanger the baby's health
The correct approach should be to wipe with clean non-woven fabric dipped in soapy water, rinse with fast flowing water, dry, and then disinfect and sterilize with an ultraviolet sterilizer.
plush toy
Toys such as plush and weaving look cute and cute, but they have the most hidden bacteria.
Cleaning plush toys is usually divided into two steps: first, add children's professional laundry detergent, wash the plush toys, and then expose them to the sun, take them back, and then use an ultraviolet sterilizer for secondary disinfection and sterilization.