Here's
what the folks at Toys in Babeland
have to say about cleaning your toys:
"Keep
your toys clean with a little soap and warm water. If you want, break
out the hydrogen peroxide for that super clean feeling. Don't submerge
the part of a battery vibe that holds the batteries. Do not submerge
electric vibes at all.
Leather
harnesses can be cleaned with a damp rag, and nylon webbing harnesses
can go in the wash with the rest of your laundry.
Silicone
dils and plugs can be boiled up to 3 minutes, cleaned with a bleach
solution, or run through your dishwasher. For more delicate polymers
stick to warm water and soap, and replace them every so often, as they
are impossible to keep perfectly clean.
Oil
products destroy latex! That means oil-based lubricants, massage oils,
butter, olive oil...anything containing oil. Use only water-based
lubricant with latex."
The
folks at Libida.com
have the following advice, based on the type of material the toy is made
out of:
Silicone:
Vastly superior to rubber or vinyl dildos, silicone warms up quickly,
retains body heat, is non-porous and easy-to-clean. Cleaning:
Run it through the dishwasher or boil it on the stove (3-5 minutes)
and viola! -- your toy is sterilized.
Jellies:
These dildos are made of a translucent, soft, and flexible substance
that looks like it contains air bubbles. Cleaning: This
material is a non-porous form of rubber that can be cleaned with mild
soap and hot water.
Rubber:
Firm, flexible, and often heavy, rubber dildos are porous and often
need more care to clean than the average toy. Cleaning: Rubber
dildos should always be used with condoms, but can be cleaned with
mild soap and water.
Cyberskin:
This material is soft and supple, and looks and feels remarkably like
skin. Cleaning: Rinse with hot water, or disinfect by putting
alcohol onto a cloth and lightly rubbing (avoid soap or harsh
detergents); to keep the silky feel, sprinkle with cornstarch or talc.
Latex:
Use only water-based lubes on latex, as oil-based substances will
break it down. Cleaning: Latex is non-porous and easy to clean.
Vinyl:
Vinyl toys are light in weight, easy to clean, and come in many
different forms and colors. Cleaning: Vinyl products are
non-porous, and can be washed with mild soap and hot water.
If
cleaning seems like too much of a pain and you still want to use your
toy with more than one person, you could always just put a latex condom
(or latex glove, in the case of some larger vibrators) over your toy and
discard the glove or condom when you're done. Rubber dildos are porous
and it isn't really practical to completely sterilize them, so you
should either put condoms on them if you're going to use them with
multiple people or switch to silicone dildos (which can be boiled to
disinfect them, as mentioned above).
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