Cleaning toys - dyed wood and loofah/luffa

[clarousel]

Hi all,

I'm planning to DIY some loofah toys.

How do you clean loofah? Would it be the same as any other toy?

Also I've read a few threads about cleaning toys but no one has mentioned dyed wood toys. They tend to bleed at the slightest bit of moisture so what's the best way to clean them?

 

[Shezbug]

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[Ali]

For my dyed wood toys I just washed them in warm water and then left them to dry fully from the air. I know they bleed but it doesn't do any harm, just the colours are a little less vibrant.

I'm interested to see what others say about the loofah, as I have a toy with a similar material I would like to clean at some point soon!

 

[clarousel]

Don't they bleed and the colours mix up?

Mine are attached to white rope so it looks so horrid I'm trying to avoid dyed wood parts in any future toy purchases but they're so attractive...

I did a quick google and it seems for loofahs you can soak in a solution of baking soda and warm water - 1 cup water to 1 tbsp baking soda. Bleach would damage it over time.

Do correct me if I'm wrong!

 

[Ali]

White rope- the enemy of humans and colour...

 

[taxidermynerd]

In my house, if a toy gets gross and it's not plastic/metal, I just toss it. If I can, I will remove the soiled toy part to try and salvage the rest of the toy.

 

[Mantis64]

Dont know about the dyed toys but my bird seems to think his perch is better to chew than the wood toy that's right in front of his face.lol

 

[DuncanJac]

Hi! Thank you very much for this topic, I found the information I needed

 

[DuncanJac]

Hi! Thank you very much for this topic, I found the information I needed

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