Baby-safe cleaning products?
Apr. 26th, 2008 03:03 pmAs a non-baby-enabled individual, I have a question for moms.
My cousin is having a baby, and I've been tasked with getting my nephew's old high chair out of storage and cleaning it up for the new baby. It's kind of nasty - they didn't clean it before putting it away, so it's going to need some serious cleaning to be baby-ready. It's made of wood.
My question is this: what's a good baby-safe disinfectant that can be used on wood without damaging it? I'm a minimalist sort of housekeeper (read: lazy); all I ever use in the kitchen to clean things are bleach and baking soda, so I'm not at all familiar with different cleaning products and disinfectants, let alone ones that are safe for small children. I'm also not sure if Pledge and similar sorts of furniture polish can be used on baby furniture, especially an item that is probably going to spend a lot of time in contact with a baby's mouth.
Advice?
My cousin is having a baby, and I've been tasked with getting my nephew's old high chair out of storage and cleaning it up for the new baby. It's kind of nasty - they didn't clean it before putting it away, so it's going to need some serious cleaning to be baby-ready. It's made of wood.
My question is this: what's a good baby-safe disinfectant that can be used on wood without damaging it? I'm a minimalist sort of housekeeper (read: lazy); all I ever use in the kitchen to clean things are bleach and baking soda, so I'm not at all familiar with different cleaning products and disinfectants, let alone ones that are safe for small children. I'm also not sure if Pledge and similar sorts of furniture polish can be used on baby furniture, especially an item that is probably going to spend a lot of time in contact with a baby's mouth.
Advice?