How to Clean Your High Chair in One Simple Step (Crazy But True!)

Parents who own the ANTILOP high chair from Scandanavian retailer IKEA get excited!

Did you realise the high chair is dishwasher safe? Seriously! Actually we are sure that other brands are most likely dishwasher safe too. Why have we never considered that before?

One mum shared her findings on Kidspot, pointing out that the legs can’t go in the dishwasher though. So take them off first.

“The seat and the table are made from polypropylene, a plastic that is commonly used across the globe for many, many purposes including a range of household items like packaging, appliances and more. It is rated as safe for the top rack in the dishwasher.”

Kidspot asked IKEA what they thought of putting the ANTILOP chair and table top in the dishwasher, the company pointed to the official care instructions – wipe clean with a mild soapy solution and wipe dry with a clean cloth.

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What other little tricks do you have up your sleeve for those annoying little household chores?

Share your comments below.

20 Comments

- - ChiWren said
  - 01 Sep 2024
    10:58 pm
I did this with my ingenuity chair, so amazing. I use a nuna zaaz now and it’s unfortunately too big to fit in the dishwasher, tragic!!

- - meedee said
  - 25 Jun 2022
    10:12 am
Well blow me down….how awesome is that?

- - ella12 said
  - 30 Dec 2019
    10:21 pm
Good to know. Thanks for sharing.

- - rovermum said
  - 04 Sep 2019
    1:14 pm
OMG, this is amazing. I can’t believe how much of my life was spent cleaning my son’s high chair and inner cushioning. We also put a plastic mat underneath it so I didn’t have to clean the floor so often. Geez, things have come a long way.

- - DaffyD said
  - 04 Sep 2019
    11:25 am
I wish I could shove the whole thing in the dishwasher most night!

- - Ellen said
  - 04 Sep 2019
    3:47 am
Our highchair doesn’t fit in the dish washer. I happy to wipe it and give it every now and then a good scrub.

- - deb_gs said
  - 03 Sep 2019
    2:17 pm
I thought that the way to clean the table is to LICK it! (The chair not so much, wiping works). This is the easiest highchair to clean.

- - mom360699 said
  - 03 Sep 2019
    11:05 am
Not that hard to wipe – takes up a lot of room in the dishwasher!

- - mom140193 said
  - 03 Sep 2019
    7:42 am
I got these chairs because of how easy they are to clean. And no not in the dishwasher! Simply wipe off & done. Really couldn’t be bothered and don’t see the need to put it in the dishwasher??

- - littlehandsofmine said
  - 03 Sep 2019
    6:44 am
It’s actually not that hard to wipe it clean.

It’s so easy to clean this high chair.

- - mom101628 said
  - 02 Sep 2019
    10:49 pm
I put as much as possible in my dishwasher.

- - shanika said
  - 02 Sep 2019
    9:29 pm
This is great news for busy mums.

- - ~Loui~ said
  - 02 Sep 2019
    9:17 pm
We put ours in the shower or under the hose. It seems a bit chunky and awkward for the dishwasher.

- - our.little.t.house said
  - 02 Sep 2019
    8:19 pm
I just sit it in the shower and blast it. The hot water gives it a good clean and it’s super easy

- - rnash02 said
  - 29 Aug 2019
    1:40 pm
I take it outside and hose it off

- - mom290396 said
  - 28 Aug 2019
    9:40 pm
I had the amazing feed-n-read high chair. It too said dishwasher safe. But it never fit in the dishwasher. I used to either hose it down outside or would put it in the bath for a proper scrub. Also used to pull it apart, screws and all to scrub it!

- - mom152736 said
  - 28 Aug 2019
    9:07 pm
I used to wash the seat very often. Cleanliness is important.

- - Ellen said
  - 02 Apr 2018
    3:49 am
We haven a wooden high chair and the seat doesn’t come easily off. I keep it by a good scrub daily.

- - ella12 said
  - 28 Mar 2018
    4:13 pm
I think the disinfectant wipes would be much easier.

- - mom90758 said
  - 23 Mar 2018
    1:18 pm
Oh, that’s lovely! It surely helps parents a lot!!!
In the dishwasher you can also put Lego pieces.