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Dec 30, 2008 07:26 PM

washing nursing shoes and/or crocs?


how do you guys wash your shoes? i have crocs..what is safe for them and will kill whatever bugs i've picked up on them?


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from Atheos
Old Dec 30, 2008, 07:32 PM

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Not sure what is safe or recommended but I was my crocs in the washing machine with soap and bleach. The off brand clogs as well.

I do it once a week unless they get soiled. I do tend to buy new ones every 4-6 months though so I am not sure if it causes long term damage.
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from crb613
Old Dec 30, 2008, 09:45 PM

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I don't put mine in the washing machine so I don't know about that. We have bleach wipes at work....I use these quite often. I wipe the tops as well as the bottom of my crocs. I wear shox a lot too and these I put in the washer.
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from sphinx4
Old Dec 31, 2008, 12:39 AM

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You can clean crocs with a bleach/water mix. That'll kill most anything on them, just make sure the room's well ventilated ;-)

If you work in a hospital, the wipes you (might) use to wipe down monitors and other equipment you use for multiple patients work well to clean crocs too
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from DeadHeadRN
Old Dec 31, 2008, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by crb613 View Post
We have bleach wipes at work....I use these quite often. I wipe the tops as well as the bottom of my crocs.
This is what i do except I use the antimicrobial surface wipes if the bleach wipes aren't available. I do this at least everyday when I'm leaving the hospital, if they look dirty I do it whenever I notice during my shift.
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No. 5
from k-t-did
Old Feb 19, 2009, 04:45 PM

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I put my kid's in the dishwasher.
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from sphinx4
Old Feb 20, 2009, 12:37 AM

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Dishwasher... hmm
Sounds like a good idea for your kids' shoes...I hadn't thought of that. I do think I'd be a bit uneasy washing the shoes I wear through isolation rooms with the stuff my family and I eat out of...
Just a thought.
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from k-t-did
Old Feb 20, 2009, 12:08 PM

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Yep, I agree. Nothing with bodily fluids would go where my dishes go, even though I'm sure the heat santizes and kills everything. Too oooogy.
But it works great for kids crocs.
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