This is why you should always wash bath toys and try to avoid the ones with holes in it.
Rubber bath toys mold.
While this news isn t exactly shocking to anyone who s witnessed a bath time blowout the study also noted that it wasn t just the moisture or that adorable little baby bottom.
Running bath toys through the dishwasher also sanitizes and kills any gunk or mold that may be growing on both the inside and out.
Bath toys that don t trap mold inside if you remember my earlier post about my daugher s moldy bath toys i now boycott any type of bath toy that has a hole in the bottom of it.
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To prevent mold from forming in the first place create a healthy environment for storing your child s bath toys.
No more rubber duckies no more squiriters they just aren t worth the hassle.
While the thought of mold growing inside your little one s cup or bath toys is well gross try not to get too down on yourself because it sneaks up on good parents everywhere.
Not all bath toys are created equal when it comes to remaining mold free and squeaky clean.
A recent study of flexible plastic bath toys found mold and bacteria flourishing after a couple dunks in the tub.
In 2016 parents of young kids were understandably taken aback when two moms posted photos of mold in tommee tippeesippy cup valves on facebook.
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Plug the holes up with glue using a hot glue gun.
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It s so gross to think that this is what our kids were squirting at.
Preventing bath toy mold in the first place at the risk of making your head explode by adding another task to your already ridiculously busy life should you be so inclined there s an easy thing you can do to prevent the mold from forming in the first place.