The QK Guide To: Sex Toy Materials
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So, sex toys are made out of a wide variety of things, and some materials are vastly superior to others. I’m sure you could find this information yourself with a little research, but I figured it would be a good resource for everyone to have. As well since most sex toy companies create the products under the classification of novelties in the USA, the materials are not as well regulated as you might think.
Sex Toy Materials From Safest to Least Safe:
Safest:
Silicone: Silicone is inert (meaning it releases no chemicals into you and will have no reactions with your body) and non-porous, meaning icky bacteria can’t crawl in there to live. Bonus points if it’s anti-microbial (meaning it’s not even porous enough for viruses). Silicone can be boiled for 3 minutes, popped in a soap free dishwasher or cleaned in a 10% solution of bleach. It’s a bit more expensive but it’s a fantastic material and one of the ones I recommend most for sex toys. Only use water based lubes with silicone toys (as silicone based lubes will melt the toys), and store each silicone toy separately from other silicone toys (I recommend keeping them in plastic baggies as they tend to attract dust). It’s also hypoallergenic. Basically, silicone is the safest of all soft materials.
Glass (pyrex or tempered glass): Glass is non-porous, can be boiled, and pyrex is resistant to temperature changes and holds a temperature well so it can be used for temperature play. It’s compatible with all types of lubes, and hypoallergenic. Glass toys should be stored in soft padded containers, because although they do not shatter, they can chip or crack if left with other hard toys, and if they become chipped or cracked they should not be used.
Stainless Steel: Non-porous, hypoallergenic, and compatible with all lubes. Stainless steel can be steralized (you can boil it, bleach it (10% bleach, rest water, wash thoroughly with soap and warm water afterwards… as with all bleaching of toys), dishwasher it, and so on), make sure it’s surgical grade and you have a fantastic toy.
Very Safe:
Ceramic: Non-porous, and temperature resistant, compatible with all lubes and hypo-allerenic, less scratch resistant and more fragile than pyrex or tempered glass. Do not use abrasive cleaners. Wash with soap and warm water. Do not boil.
Sterling Silver: Non-porous, compatible with all lubes, naturally somewhat anti-septic. Can be boiled, or bleached.
Aluminium: Compatible with all lubes, non-porous, retains temperatures well. Wash with anti-bacterial soap and warm water. Dry immediately after washing with satin or fine cotton cloth.
Stone: Stone is mildly porous, they contain no artificial chemicals and stone used in sex toys is usually lab grown. They retain temperature well, are compatible with all lubricants (though sand stone is only compatible with water and silicone lubes). Since it’s porous, don’t share these without a condom. You can sterilize it in a 10% bleach 90% water solution, as always, rinse thoroughly and promptly after bleaching. Dry immediately with a soft cotton cloth.
Intramed: Non-porous, hypoallergenic, can be cleaned in a 10% bleach solution, or with soap and warm water. Do not boil. Compatible with silicone and water based lubes. Created by Rocks Off sex toys.
Elastomed: Non-porous, compatible with silicone or water based lubes (but not oil), and it can be washed with anti-bacterial cleaner and warm water.
Lucite (Aka: Acrylic): Non-porous, high density plastic, similar to glass. Wash with warm water and soap, or sex toy cleaner. Compatible with water or silicone based lubes.
Quite Safe:
Plastic: Non-porous, phthalate-free, smooth and firm. Compatible with water, oil, and silicone based lubes. Clean with anti-bacterial soap and warm water, or wiped down with isopropyl alcohol.
Non-Porous TPR: Medical grade, latex free, and compatible with silicone and water based lubes. Should be cleaned with soft soap and warm water.
Elastomer: Elastomer is slightly porous, and cannot be disinfected like silicone, but it is phthalate free, and doesn’t leach any nasty chemicals into your system. You can share these toys if you use condoms (but not if you don’t), and they should be washed with warm water and soap between uses Use with silicone or water based lubes.
Velvet Cote Plastic: Velvety feeling, non-porous. Compatible with water and silicone based lubes. Wash with anti-bacterial soap and warm water, or wipe down with isopropyl alcohol.
Kinda Safe:
Silicone-rubber composites: Somewhat porous, and must be protected with condoms when shared or if used for multiple orifices. Compatible with water based lubes.
Sil-A-Gel: Sil-a-gel is anti-bacterial, but semi-porous, and prone to attracting dust. Can be used with silicone or water based lubricants. It should be protected with condoms and washed with warm water and mild soap before and after every use. It’s also non-toxic, and is free of cadmium and latex.
Superskin: What fleshlights are made out of. Compatible only with water based lubes. Rinse with warm water after use, DO NOT USE SOAP. If it’s very tough to clean use a little isopropyl alcohol, always allow to dry before storing. Dust with corn starch after cleaning, DO NOT USE TALC (which is carcinogenic). Hypo-allergenic. Not to be shared without a condom.
Not Safe:
Rubber: Porous, poisonous, and not good for those with allergies. Clean with soap and warm water, compatible with silicone and water based lubes. Don’t buy rubber toys.
PVC: Compatible with water and silicone based lubes, kinda poisonous, kinda porous. Can’t be disinfected. Not recommended for use without a condom.
Vinyl: Somewhat porous, use a condom, kinda poisonous. Compatible with water or silicone lubes. Wash with warm water and anti-bacterual soap.
Skin like materials (Realskin, cyberskin, UR3, futurotic, softskins, softtouch, futurotic plus, pure skin, trueskin, techno-skin, private touch, sensafirm, passion skin): Extremely porous, use with condoms as they are highly prone to hiding dirt and germs. These are extremely delicate, and some cannot even be washed with soap, but most can be washed with anti-bacterial soap and warm water. After washing most of these should be dusted with corn starch to maintain their texture. Only compatible with water based lubes. Need to be stored in a cool dark place. Fuckin’ divas.
Jelly Rubber (AKA: Jel-Lee, Aquagel, Satan): Contains toxic chemicals which leach into your body if used without a condom. Porous. Compatible with water and silicone based lubes… but evil. Wash with warm water and toy cleaner. Delicate, low end and evil. Do not buy jelly toys.
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So, sex toys are made out of a wide variety of things, and some materials are vastly superior to others. I’m sure you could find this information yourself with a little research, but I figured it would be a good resource for everyone to have. As well since most sex toy companies create the products under the classification of novelties in the USA, the materials are not as well regulated as you might think.
Sex Toy Materials From Safest to Least Safe:
Safest:
Silicone: Silicone is inert (meaning it releases no chemicals into you and will have no reactions with your body) and non-porous, meaning icky bacteria can’t crawl in there to live. Bonus points if it’s anti-microbial (meaning it’s not even porous enough for viruses). Silicone can be boiled for 3 minutes, popped in a soap free dishwasher or cleaned in a 10% solution of bleach. It’s a bit more expensive but it’s a fantastic material and one of the ones I recommend most for sex toys. Only use water based lubes with silicone toys (as silicone based lubes will melt the toys), and store each silicone toy separately from other silicone toys (I recommend keeping them in plastic baggies as they tend to attract dust). It’s also hypoallergenic. Basically, silicone is the safest of all soft materials.
Glass (pyrex or tempered glass): Glass is non-porous, can be boiled, and pyrex is resistant to temperature changes and holds a temperature well so it can be used for temperature play. It’s compatible with all types of lubes, and hypoallergenic. Glass toys should be stored in soft padded containers, because although they do not shatter, they can chip or crack if left with other hard toys, and if they become chipped or cracked they should not be used.
Stainless Steel: Non-porous, hypoallergenic, and compatible with all lubes. Stainless steel can be steralized (you can boil it, bleach it (10% bleach, rest water, wash thoroughly with soap and warm water afterwards… as with all bleaching of toys), dishwasher it, and so on), make sure it’s surgical grade and you have a fantastic toy.
Very Safe:
Ceramic: Non-porous, and temperature resistant, compatible with all lubes and hypo-allerenic, less scratch resistant and more fragile than pyrex or tempered glass. Do not use abrasive cleaners. Wash with soap and warm water. Do not boil.
Sterling Silver: Non-porous, compatible with all lubes, naturally somewhat anti-septic. Can be boiled, or bleached.
Aluminium: Compatible with all lubes, non-porous, retains temperatures well. Wash with anti-bacterial soap and warm water. Dry immediately after washing with satin or fine cotton cloth.
Stone: Stone is mildly porous, they contain no artificial chemicals and stone used in sex toys is usually lab grown. They retain temperature well, are compatible with all lubricants (though sand stone is only compatible with water and silicone lubes). Since it’s porous, don’t share these without a condom. You can sterilize it in a 10% bleach 90% water solution, as always, rinse thoroughly and promptly after bleaching. Dry immediately with a soft cotton cloth.
Intramed: Non-porous, hypoallergenic, can be cleaned in a 10% bleach solution, or with soap and warm water. Do not boil. Compatible with silicone and water based lubes. Created by Rocks Off sex toys.
Elastomed: Non-porous, compatible with silicone or water based lubes (but not oil), and it can be washed with anti-bacterial cleaner and warm water.
Lucite (Aka: Acrylic): Non-porous, high density plastic, similar to glass. Wash with warm water and soap, or sex toy cleaner. Compatible with water or silicone based lubes.
Quite Safe:
Plastic: Non-porous, phthalate-free, smooth and firm. Compatible with water, oil, and silicone based lubes. Clean with anti-bacterial soap and warm water, or wiped down with isopropyl alcohol.
Non-Porous TPR: Medical grade, latex free, and compatible with silicone and water based lubes. Should be cleaned with soft soap and warm water.
Elastomer: Elastomer is slightly porous, and cannot be disinfected like silicone, but it is phthalate free, and doesn’t leach any nasty chemicals into your system. You can share these toys if you use condoms (but not if you don’t), and they should be washed with warm water and soap between uses Use with silicone or water based lubes.
Velvet Cote Plastic: Velvety feeling, non-porous. Compatible with water and silicone based lubes. Wash with anti-bacterial soap and warm water, or wipe down with isopropyl alcohol.
Kinda Safe:
Silicone-rubber composites: Somewhat porous, and must be protected with condoms when shared or if used for multiple orifices. Compatible with water based lubes.
Sil-A-Gel: Sil-a-gel is anti-bacterial, but semi-porous, and prone to attracting dust. Can be used with silicone or water based lubricants. It should be protected with condoms and washed with warm water and mild soap before and after every use. It’s also non-toxic, and is free of cadmium and latex.
Superskin: What fleshlights are made out of. Compatible only with water based lubes. Rinse with warm water after use, DO NOT USE SOAP. If it’s very tough to clean use a little isopropyl alcohol, always allow to dry before storing. Dust with corn starch after cleaning, DO NOT USE TALC (which is carcinogenic). Hypo-allergenic. Not to be shared without a condom.
Not Safe:
Rubber: Porous, poisonous, and not good for those with allergies. Clean with soap and warm water, compatible with silicone and water based lubes. Don’t buy rubber toys.
PVC: Compatible with water and silicone based lubes, kinda poisonous, kinda porous. Can’t be disinfected. Not recommended for use without a condom.
Vinyl: Somewhat porous, use a condom, kinda poisonous. Compatible with water or silicone lubes. Wash with warm water and anti-bacterual soap.
Skin like materials (Realskin, cyberskin, UR3, futurotic, softskins, softtouch, futurotic plus, pure skin, trueskin, techno-skin, private touch, sensafirm, passion skin): Extremely porous, use with condoms as they are highly prone to hiding dirt and germs. These are extremely delicate, and some cannot even be washed with soap, but most can be washed with anti-bacterial soap and warm water. After washing most of these should be dusted with corn starch to maintain their texture. Only compatible with water based lubes. Need to be stored in a cool dark place. Fuckin’ divas.
Jelly Rubber (AKA: Jel-Lee, Aquagel, Satan): Contains toxic chemicals which leach into your body if used without a condom. Porous. Compatible with water and silicone based lubes… but evil. Wash with warm water and toy cleaner. Delicate, low end and evil. Do not buy jelly toys.
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