hubby bought Elijah a giraffe and I wondered if I could wash it - he has already had half of it's face in his mouth, and has spent most of the afternoon happily sucking his ears (bless!) so it's probably too late really, but there's no washing tag on it...it's a soft toy, am I likely to knacker it if I wash it at 40c?

You can hand wash it in a mild soap and let it air dry. Or just take a cloth and spot clean it. When it dries spray it with lysol and let it dry. xxx

what's lysol???

I keep forgetting you guys have different names for the same product. LOL! It's that spray on disinfectant. You can spray pretty much anything with it, if he likes to put stuff in his mouth..just give it another wipe first before handing it back to him. xxx

I might see if I can sneak it away later on

If I wash anything like that and I am not sure, I put it in a pillow case and wash it on a delicate wash

xx

i+just put paige's soft toys in+the+wash with
her clothes. If they are+fluffy then comb its+fur while its+wet and them when its+dry
to stop
it going+Yuck x

I have also washed lots of toys that say 'sponge clean' only and they have all been fine

xx

I just clean with milton wipes if they cant go in the washer

alasdairs nunu is hand wash only but i dunjk all the teddies in the bath and squeeze the life out them and then spin them in the washing machine to get rid og the water and bung them on the radiator and then tumble drier to finish off, then brush. have to do this often cause he sucks the labels on his wee gang and they get quite grotty!! only prob i have is with the glo bear. i have to sponge clean that and i scoot it with fabreeze!

thanks ladies! Hubby gave it an improvised handwash with some non-bio powder yesterday then a rinse in the shower haha it smells a bit better - I might chuck it on a delicate wash later (cos he threw up so much last night I got really paranoid!) and hope the fluff doesn't re-settle in a weird way