When talking about the cleaning of Stuffed animals, the friends around were even surprised: Ah, the toys still need to be washed, don't you just throw them away? The plush toy is soft, and the cartoon is more vivid. It can accompany us when we are lonely, and can comfort our lonely mood. My family's toys are all reluctant to throw away, after all, they have emotions when we get along, unless they are completely damaged and cannot be repaired.
Why wash stuffed animals
During the process of using dolls, dust and bacteria will accumulate on the toys over time. If the Stuffed toy is not cleaned for a long time, it will become a hotbed for bacteria to breed. This will pose a risk to our health.
Let's first understand why stuffed animals are prone to bacteria, so that we can better deal with this risk and ensure our health.
Most stuffed toy are made of polyester fiber, usually soft medium long hair. There are a lot of dust in the air, which is well-known to us. When these dust fall on the plush, it will hide on the fabric. Of course, don't overlook that bacteria on pets at home can also contaminate toys.
During the process of playing with toys, children may experience prolonged contact with the toys and sweat on their hands. Some babies even bite stuffed animals with their mouths. Sweat and saliva are both sticky, not only adsorbing dust, but also providing a moist and suitable environment for bacterial reproduction.
These bacteria may enter children's respiratory tract, causing respiratory infections, resulting in symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, itchy skin, and even diarrhea.
From this we can draw a conclusion that it is very important to clean Stuffed animals regularly.
How to keep stuffed animals clean?
Regular cleaning: both newly purchased toys and plush toy that children have been playing with should be cleaned regularly.
Appropriate water temperature: Wash with laundry detergent and a water temperature above 30 ° C, and then dry in the sun.
Pay attention to the soaking time: a long time of soaking will lead to the decay of stuffed animals. Normally, the same day of soaking should be cleaned to avoid a long time of soaking.
Regular inspection: children often put stuffed animals in their mouths, sometimes pulling, and plushies will have holes during play. Regular inspection is necessary to find the damage as soon as possible and repair it with needle and thread, so as to avoid overflow of fillers and ensure the normal cleaning of plushies.
Analyze the normal way to play Stuffed animals with children: don't put it in your mouth, and avoid playing plush toy when sweating is serious, which can ensure the health of stuffed toy.
Regular mite removal and disinfection: You can first use a vacuum cleaner to remove dust from the surface of toys, which can effectively reduce mites on the surface of plush toys and expose them to sunlight, effectively killing bacteria and mites. If there is an ultraviolet lamp at home, it can also be used for irradiation and sterilization.
Precautions before deciding to wash stuffed animals
Attention to color: Our family normally buys various Stuffed animals for children, which leads to a variety of different colors. We should distinguish between dark toys and light toys like washing clothes, and then wash them in batches to prevent dark colors from dyeing light plush toy.
Please read the cleaning label: most stuffed animals are made of polyester fiber, which can be washed by hand or machine normally, and detergent is not so particular. Of course, it is not ruled out that some more exquisite products will use materials such as silk, wool, and wool to make toy accessories, clothing, and other accessories. Read the washing label on the plushies before cleaning. Different materials use different cleaning methods.
Choose the right detergent: It is OK to use detergent or detergent to wash clothes in normal life, but be careful not to use bleach, which will change the color of your Stuffed toy and make them less beautiful. So don't use bleach!
Steps of wash stuffed animals
In order to help you better master the cleaning method of stuffed animals, we have sorted out the steps for wash stuffed animals. I think it will be very helpful for you to clean plush toys.
Preparation: Prepare stuffed animals, detergent, cleaning brush, clean cloth or absorbent paper to be cleaned.
Clean up oil stains or particularly dirty parts first: When children play, they will inevitably stain the parts with plush play with oil stains, or a piece of dirt is particularly dirty. At this time, we should focus on cleaning first.
Soaking: prepare warm water between 30 ° and 50 °, add proper amount of soap or detergent, put the stuffed animals to be cleaned, and soak for more than 20 minutes.
Hand washing is preferred: hand washing is the best choice for cleaning stuffed animals, because we can intuitively see which side of the plushies is dirty. After focused cleaning, targeted cleaning can also be done for some places that are easy to hide dirt. Another advantage of hand washing is that the water temperature can be controlled well, and the stuffed animals can be cleaned with the cleaning brush prepared before. Of course, we can't use too much force, or the Stuffed toy will be damaged.
Rinsing: Rinsing is necessary to remove the detergent residue on the surface of stuffed animals and in the filler. Wipe the area where there are still stains with a clean cloth or absorbent paper and try to remove them.
Natural drying: We can gently squeeze out some water, but in order to ensure the shape of stuffed animals and restore them to their original appearance, the best way is to use natural drying, and then dry them in the sun for an afternoon. They will be fluffy. We do not recommend using an electric hair dryer for accelerated drying here.
Cleaning method for lazy people: For stuffed animals made of general materials, which are made of polyester fiber, this kind of plushies can be easily handled. After being treated with oil stains, they can be directly thrown into the washing machine. After being washed at a temperature of about 30 °, they can be rinsed twice. If your washing machine has a drying function, you will smell the smell of sunlight after directly drying. Of course, it should be noted that the special materials mentioned earlier, such as silk, plush toys with long hair, and woolen clothes, cannot be directly thrown into the washing machine. Different cleaning methods must be used for different materials.
Follow our steps to wash stuffed animals, which can not only effectively prevent the breeding of bacteria, but also extend the use of plushies. After all, these are toys that you or your children like! Let's have them for a longer time.
