https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 20:02:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-a-used-foam-playmat#post-1688679 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 10:23:14 +0000 Honeydew 1688679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok good to know. I think, I might just chuck the whole thing and learn my lesson on you get what you pay for.</p> <p>Thanks for the advice ladies!!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-a-used-foam-playmat#post-1688594 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 09:48:36 +0000 septca 1688594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would probably toss it and buy a new one (ours was only $30 for 4x12' on Amazon and I love it), because those foam mats trap all kinds of grime and germs. </p> <p>(I am normally all-in for used and hand-me-downs, but some things I would rather have new.)</p> <p>FWIW, I mop our foam mats with hot water and vinegar when I am doing the rest of the floors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-a-used-foam-playmat#post-1688575 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 09:45:44 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1688575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would take it outside, scrub with dish soap, blast it with a high pressure hose, and see how it fares. </p> <p>We hit ours with a hefty dose of Lysol cleaner, then plain vinegar to disinfect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-a-used-foam-playmat#post-1688538 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 09:38:43 +0000 looch 1688538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would try a scrub brush with diluted dish soap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-a-used-foam-playmat#post-1688531 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 09:37:29 +0000 stargal 1688531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Spraying then down with the hose with a high pressure nozzle? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-a-used-foam-playmat#post-1688498 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 09:31:47 +0000 Smurfette 1688498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would throw it out! But I am lazy.</p> <p>Have you tried throwing in the tub and letting them soak? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-a-used-foam-playmat#post-1688491 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 09:30:42 +0000 Honeydew 1688491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My cheapskate self saw on a local mom's swap/sale site a foam playmat. I purchased it for $10 bucks... great deal right? I didn't ask too many questions because I'm too trusting because it is a fellow mom site (hitting myself over the head). When I picked the mat up it was package really nicely in a crate and barrel bag. </p> <p>I got home and there is fur.... everywhere on the mats. I tried washing one tile to see if that is easy to remove... and that was a pain and it still had fur embedded in the foam. I tried the lint brush and that helped a little, but it took about 15 min to clean one tile.</p> <p>Is there a good way to remove fur and dirt on the foam playmats? Or should I just chalk this up as a loss and just chuck the whole thing in the trash. TIA! </p>