Comments on: Hidden Filth & PVC in Bath Toys

By: Midwestern Housewife

Midwestern Housewife — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:24:23 +0000

I was going to tell you about a tub toy the kids love, that we got at Babies R Us…and then realized it was a Boon toy!

LOL.

Our kids love the water bugs and net!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:37:15 +0000

Thanks Elenita! Yes the Original Rubber Duck and a few other PVC free bath toys are available at The Soft Landing (love!) but I was trying to list out toys that didn't have a hole in the bottom such as the Boon Ducks.

By: Elenita

Elenita — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:09:51 +0000

The Original Rubber Duck (made by Rich Frog in Spain) is an all-natural rubber duck with no harmful ingredients. The Soft Landing, as well as many other places, including Amazon sell it. It does have a hole in the bottom, but it is nice to know it is not PVC, etc. They even have an XL size.

By: neva| manilamommy

neva| manilamommy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:47:58 +0000

thanks so much for this! my son plays with his shampoo bottle but we still keep toys in our bathroom. i think they all need to spend a whole day out in the sun tomorrow then!

By: Mena

Mena — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:42:02 +0000

Thanks for the response. I will contact the company tomorrow! Also, don’t forget to check (if you have one) the bath faucet cover. My rubber one had some nasty black moldy small spots on the bottom of it! I cut out the entire bottom area and the other part is sitting in bleach water right now.

By: Donna At Newborn cloth diapers

Donna At Newborn cloth diapers — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:03:49 +0000

Okay that’s nasty I try and clean my baby’s toys but I have never even thought that the bath toys may be dirty, It just never clicked bath and dirty together, I think I’ll try the stainless steel soap dishes like that other poster said.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:38:07 +0000

According to Amazon they are phthalate free foam pieces – but if you are truly concerned I would contact the company directly and ask whether they are PVC and phthalate free. 1-800-666-ALEX

By: Mena

Mena — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:26:06 +0000

Are the Alex Bath Toys safe to use? How do you find this information? These are what we have and my kids love them. Thank you!

By: A

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:51:41 +0000

We do too use BPA-free containers in the tub. My son loves to play with those. I use different colors each time. But I’d like to try the Boon one some time, they are a bit pricey.

By: missy @ it's almost naptime

missy @ it's almost naptime — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:54:42 +0000

Good grief.

And let’s not even get started on the fact that kids frequently DRINK THE BATH WATER…

By: Leona

Leona — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:37:19 +0000

Thank you for the information! I am going through the tub toys now with a garbage bag…

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:50:09 +0000

We use BPA free water bottles in the tub, to pour and play with…the Container Store has them in a rainbow of colors…

By: Victoria

Victoria — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:14:32 +0000

I’m a fan of Boon too! We have BOB the Odd Duck, the Bath Scrubbles, & Splat.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:29:57 +0000

Thanks Gerti! I agree with you completely… we can’t and shouldn’t avoid all germs and bacteria. Exposure is good for us. But excessive exposure from a fecal contaminated bath toy is a bit much (They found excessive amounts of fecal bacteria inside those bath squirties). A tip about the toilet flushing… I once read that flushing with the lid closed reduces the spread of toilet bacteria although does not eliminate it. I don’t think it’s a scare tactic so much as just a fact of life. But I don’t think people realize where all that bacteria actually comes from.

We’re not all going to expire from flushing the toilet though haha… we’ll all be fine!

By: gerti

gerti — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:06:43 +0000

We use empty bubble bath bottles. My son loves them and by the time they start to get nasty the next one´s empty and replaces the one before.
My favorite sentence in your post is “To me that’s worse than some exposure to e. coli.” though. There will always be germs and bacteria around your child. You can´t completely avoid them or you´d be constantly wiping off everything which I think is ridiculous, too. I stopped using those squirty toys as well but we should not have to worry about germs flushing your toilet may spread. This is just another of those scare tactics. Just keep your bathroom clean as always and I am sure we´ll all be fine.
Thanks for the tip with the dishwasher though. I have never thought about putting bath toys in there.