Question by Lucy: how much clorox do i use to disinfect my babys toys?
my baby is finally paying more attention to things around him so i got my daughters old rattles and stuff…so i washed the soft toys in the washer i just want to disinfect the plastic hard toys…but how much do i use?
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Answer by Irritated Lactivist
I honestly would not use bleach on something my child would be putting in his mouth. Nope. I would use a gentle hand soap and some warm water to clean the toys. 
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I would use 1 cap full of bleach per 1-2 gallons of water. This will ensure that the toys are disinfected while making sure your baby doesn’t get sick. Good luck
Use 1 teaspoon of bleach with 2 cups of water.
For all the people saying they wouldn’t use bleach for stuff their kids put in their mouths
Hot soapy water will only wash the surface dirt. It will not kill all the bacteria. Diluted bleach is perfectly fine to use on toys that will go in babies mouths since it evaporates. As long as you let the toy dry before giving it to the baby it is perfectly safe. This is what daycare centres do to disinfect their toys.
Hot soapy water will do the job. I would never use bleach on something that my baby puts in her mouth. That’s how super bugs are created
I would never use bleach for something the kid might put in their mouth. There might be some safe dilution level, but really there are so many more kid-friendly things out there (or just plain steam/hot water) that will not cause problems should they lick them.
Seriously, consult your doctor. I don’t think Clorox bleach is high on the list of things they would recommend for children’s toys.
1/4 cup bleach to a gallon of water. I worked in a daycare and that is what the state regulations had us do. First we washed them with soap and water, then soaked them in bleach, then rinsed and air dried as the directions said. The 3/4 cup bleach recommended on the Clorox site seems like way too much.
http://www.clorox.com/cleaner_home/kids_room/
The site says: Disinfect washable colorfast toys with a solution of 3/4 cup Clorox® Regular-Bleach per gallon of water. Soak for 5 minutes, rinse and air dry.
You can also sanitize toys with hard, nonporous surfaces (or plastic toys) daily by spraying with Clorox® Anywhere® Hard Surface® daily sanitizing spray.