You’ll need:

1 Cup Water

1 Cup Distilled White Vinegar

Using a 1:1 ratio, stir together the distilled white vinegar and water for the easiest, most cost efficient, cleaning solution ever. Keep it in a bottle and just spray a little on a clean rag and then wipe down any surfaces the baby regularly uses, such as play mats or toys.  The vinegar smell dissipates after drying and leaves no residue behind.

Some parents choose to use a bleach solution thinking it has a higher germ kill count (depending on which study you look up, that isn’t necessarily so), and that’s okay if it’s what you want but before you choose that route give some thought to the toxicity.

Not only does bleach have the potential to ruin clothing and carpet but it is harsh enough, with repeated use, to peel the skin off your hands; as any former restaurant dishwasher (Yo!) can tell you.  Plus, you can in no way ingest bleach without harming yourself whereas we ingest vinegar almost every day in things like salad dressings, marinades, potato chips, sauces, pickles, ketchup, mustard and mayo.  Some people even take it as a supplement!  Point being, vinegar is a handy product to keep under the kitchen sink!