How to Clean and Sanitize a High Chair

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It’s easy to clean and sanitize your baby’s high chair, with or without bleach. For a bleach-free solution, use our Free & Clear line of products that’s safe around kids, food and pets!*

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It’s easier than you might think to safely clean and sanitize high chair surfaces. While disinfecting bleach is always a great option, our bleach-free Clorox® Free & Clear product line is safe to use around kids, food and pets.* And it kills 99.9% of bacteria and viruses when used as directed, making it a great disinfecting option for high chairs and other baby items.

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Cleaning with bleach

What you need

Steps to sanitize a high chair with bleach 

  1. Pre-clean the high chair tray

    Remove the tray from the chair and use the sponge and the dish detergent to wash it with hot soapy water, then rinse with clean water. Set the tray aside, and then rinse the sponge and set it with the tray.

    Tip

    Wipe down the rest of the chair with the sponge to remove obvious food at the same time you clean the tray.

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  2. Make the bleach sanitizing solution 

    Measure 1 gallon of water (16 cups) into the plastic dishpan, then add 2 teaspoons Clorox® Disinfecting Bleach.

    Tip

    Bleach and water solutions used for sanitizing must be made fresh daily.

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  3. Sanitize the high chair

    Use the sponge to wipe the high chair tray and the high chair with the bleach and water solution, reapplying as needed so the surfaces stay wet.

    Tip

    To sanitize, surfaces must stay wet for 2 minutes.

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  4. Air dry

    There is no rinsing step when sanitizing food-contact surfaces, including high chairs. Just let the tray and the chair air dry before use.

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Cleaning with Free & Clear

What you need

Steps to clean and sanitize a high chair with Free & Clear

  1. Pre-clean the high chair

    Hold Clorox® Free & Clear Multi-Surface Spray Cleaner 6-8 inches from the surface and spray onto the high chair, then wipe clean with a paper towel. Or you can wipe the high chair clean with Clorox® Free & Clear Compostable Cleaning Wipes.

  2. Sanitize the high chair

    Hold Clorox® Free & Clear Disinfecting Mist 6-8 inches away from the surface and spray the high chair until thoroughly wet.

    Tip

    Surface must remain visibly wet for 1 minute to sanitize, or 2 minutes to disinfect.

  3. Allow to dry

    Treated surfaces will air dry in a few minutes, or they can be wiped dry with a paper towel.

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    When used as directed.