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How to get smell out of baby bottle?

Hubby left a few of my baby's bottles in his car wit a little formula in them for a few days. I cleaned them out and ran them through the dishwasher and sterilized them, but they still have that lingering sour milk smell. How do I get rid of it? I'm afraid to use bleach. These are the hard plastic Soothie bottles.

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  • Erika
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Dishwasher :)

  • Erika
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I know you're afraid to use bleach but its very safe if you do it correctly.

    What I always did was dilute the bleach and let the bottles soak in it for an hour if they weren't too bad, if they had a horrible smell I would let them soak overnight. Run them through the dishwasher and then sterilize them afterwards.

  • 1 decade ago

    exactly what Punchy said!

    The vinegar should take care of it. I run a coffee cup filled with vinegar through my dishwasher once a week to get rid of the sour milk smell in my daughters sippy cups.

  • Me
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Try cleaning them with vinegar and then washing them with dishwashing liquid after. I've done this before too. My son used to throw his bottles in the car floor when he was done. Sometimes I would forget and then find them days later under my seat.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Let them sit with some vinegar in them. Then run them through the dishwasher again and see if that helps. You can also try making a paste of baking soda and water and letting them sit for a few hours, then run them through the dishwasher.

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    Lv 4
    4 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    The smell of sour milk never really comes out of bottles. The best thing to do is through them away and get more. Sorry I cant be more helpful but I have even tried bleach but it doesnt help eather.

  • 1 decade ago

    Try warming up a solution of water and vinigar and shaking it around in the bottle....then wash and re sterilize

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I encountered the same problem but do not attempt to clean them, throw them out. Its not safe to keep plastic bottles in the sun. As far as bleach never use bleach to clean something your baby drinks out of. Would you use bleach to clean you dishes?

  • aljea
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    vinegar gets rid of all smells. Try soaking them in vinegar for a little while

  • dadof2
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    don't be affraid of the bleach do a 10% diluted solution in a large bowl and let them soak overnight. then soak them again in plain water

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