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Care and Maintenance of your toy

November 18th, 2008 · Sex Toy Care, sex toys

Sex Toy Care & Maintenance
With all of the different types of sex toys available, and newer, more lifelike materials continuously being created, figuring out how to best take care of your sex toy can be a bit confusing. Though honestly, even if your personal treasure trove consists of one simple slimline vibrator, you’d still like to extend its life as long as possible, right?

Maintaining Your Sex Toys
Maintenance involves many things, but taking these few quick and easy steps will ensure the best performance from your toys, and the most pleasurable experience for you!

Before Use
As soon as you receive your new adult product(s), go down this checklist:

• Inspect your sex toy for imperfections, including rough seams (you may be able to file down very small seams with a fingernail file), discoloration (which may be an expected part of the manufacturing process or indicate extreme temperature exposure), or tears in softer materials such as jelly and realistic materials.
• Check for cracks in acrylic, glass, and plastic toys or plastic pieces of toys (battery packs, handles, etc.)
• Insert fresh batteries to make sure the toy works properly; see the product directions for a battery diagram if insertion is unclear

Using the Right Lubricant
Choosing the correct sexual lube is key to keeping your sex toy in the best shape possible, and it makes every experience more enjoyable.

Just remember these simple tips:

• Water-based lubricant may be used with any sex toy.
• While silicone lubricants are perfect for use with a partner, a silicone lubricant should never be used with silicone sex toys, nor should it be used on any realistic material (CyberskinTM, FuturoticTM, NeoSkinÆ, FauxskinTM, Soft TouchTM, UltraSkin).
• Never use an oil-based lube or petroleum jelly on any toy that will come into contact with or be inserted into the vagina (may increase risk of vaginal infections), or with anything made of rubber/latex, including latex condoms (will disintegrate latex).

Tips for Sharing Sex Toys
If you share your sex toys with a partner, or want to switch between anal and vaginal use, even on yourself, you must thoroughly clean the toy to avoid infection, and to avoid introducing bacteria into the vagina. The best way to avoid bacteria transmission is to use a condom over the toy and change it whenever the toy is used for different partners or orifices. This method is hygienic, fast, and extends the life of your toys by protecting the material!

Proper Storage of Sex Toys
At the very least, be sure you have a place for your toys that keeps them separate, cool, and dry, away from pets (and kids) and protected from dirt and dust. And always remove the batteries before storing.

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