Hypoallergenic sex toys allow you to lead an alluring, arousing sex life with yourself and your partners. You have to be careful about the toys you allow into your body, however. Once upon a time, latex and rubber toys were considered the best of the best, but these days, you have endless possibilities, including toys made of hypoallergenic materials.
Glass and steel toys last forever, while silicone products will please you inside and out thanks to their delightful texture. Let’s learn more about the importance of hypoallergenic sex toys.
Hypoallergenic Sex Toys
Clean as a whistle toys made from silicone, stainless steel, or glass, are both exciting for your sex life and healthy for you, too. Toys that are classified as hypoallergenic are generally non-porous. Blocking the build-up of residue and bacteria, non-porous materials are a breeze to clean.
All you have to do is rinse off your toys with a bit of hot water and soap. It helps that plenty of them are waterproof. They won’t get damaged when you wash them, even if they contain batteries.
How To Sanitize Your Sex Toys?
Never underestimate the importance of sanitizing your sex toys before and after every use. When you compile a collection of hypoallergenic toys, you can rest assured that washing them often won’t cause them to break or stop working. Better still, you can use them with full confidence, either by yourself or with a partner.
Silicone also stays cleaner. Glass and metal do too. However, latex toys have a sticky quality. As a result, they tend to attract dirt, dust, stray hairs, and other particles. That’s icky, and nothing you want against your skin or inside of your body.
The Sensual Factor; How does Latex Feel?
Let’s talk some more about how latex feels. Even when latex is relatively clean, there’s nothing sexy about the sensation of a sticky toy. Rubber can feel a little better. But as you’ll see, it’s typically chock full of chemicals, and there’s nothing sexy about those, either.
In contrast, hypoallergenic silicone sex toys are pleasing to the touch. Their surface feels like velvet Many of them have a titillating texture that feels thrilling inside and out. Glass and steel glide smoothly, and they always feel delightfully cool. Whether you select a toy that’s pebbled, ribbed, or smooth, you’ll enjoy playing with it on a regular basis.
None of the Chemicals, All of the Fun
Too many sex toys contain harmful chemicals that have no business in or near your body. Latex, for instance, has phthalates, which come from phthalic acid. Put that in perspective, phthalates are often found in pesticides. To put it further into perspective, they are also found in sex toys and, once, in toys for children.
That doesn’t seem right, does it?
Toy manufacturers have been banned from using phthalates to make toys for children. Not only are they unhealthy, but it’s possible that they pose a risk to reproduction. That’s mainly because their molecules do not bind to plastic, rubber, or latex. Because of that, they tend to get soft and break free from those materials. This leads to the deterioration of jelly, latex, and rubber sex toys.
Can you imagine your sex toy material degrading as you use them?
The phthalates bleed into your body. Talk about a nightmare scenario. Hypoallergenic toys stand in stark contrast. They have no phthalates, ensuring that they’re healthy to use during your most intimate moments. Whether you and your lover use a classic vibrator or experiment with anal play using a wand or a strap-on. You can feel safe knowing that nothing is leaking into your body’s most secret spaces.
Your sex toys will also last longer while upholding their integrity in terms of their materials and structures.
No Allergies During Sexy Time
One of the most important reasons to consider hypoallergenic sex toys is that you won’t stumble across a heretofore hidden allergy at an inopportune time. Latex allergies are common, and there’s no telling what all those phthalates can do. A glass, metal, or silicone toy hides no nasty surprises.
Think beyond latex and rubber. What will you experiment with first—a glass, silicone, or steel sex toy?
Each one has its benefits, and they’re all safe and healthy.
How to Take Care of Sex Toys
Correctly storing and caring for your sex toys is a very important thing to consider when trying to making your sex toys last. We’re not suggesting you should keep them in a temperature-controlled vault. There are some basic points you’ll need to remember in order to prolong the lifetime of any toy. And well as to keep it clean and safe from damage.
How to Store Sex Toys?
Following the correct storage and hygiene steps will keep your long term sex toy investment safe. It doesn’t take to much time. In the long run, you will save your sex toys, if you take care of them properly.
Simply think of all the orgasms you will never have, if your batteries start to leak. Because you have left them in there or if your sex toy turns nasty because you didn’t take a minute to wash it thoroughly.
Taking Care Of Sex Toys Is Really Easy!
Read the manufacturer box:
Always make sure to read the box/user manual before you clean your sex toy! There are many different types of toys that work in many different types of ways. Cleaning and storage instructions can slightly differentiate depending on the type of product they use.
For example, different types of silicone that have a silky-soft feeling and don’t attract dust and fur. They sometimes can’t be used with harsh chemicals as it will erode the material quickly.
Go on the manufacturer’s website:
A lot of high end products have personal websites that you can easily access through the internet. Visit their website and find the helpful guides online. For example, Lelo has a support webpage, a downloadable manual webpage and a commonly asked questions webpage.
Sex Toy Cleaning
If the toy is not water proof don’t soak the sex toy in water. Assuming you have a silicone sex toy, you need to pay special attention to the groove between the silicone portion and the plastic portion and around the buttons.
Really examine the design. Fluids can get trapped, then bacteria can grow on the surface. Ensure your sex toy is clean and hygienic. Simply wash the used areas in soapy water then use the anti-bacterial spray. Leave the sex toy to sit for a couple of minutes. Clean the sex toy down with a soft towel.
If your sex toys are shared:
If you share your toys, then you’ll want to consider the cleaning options.
Sanitize, like boiling for dildos and plugs or 10% bleach solution rinse or alcohol wipe down unless the manufacturer prohibits it.
Even a day-long soak in the rubbing alcohol didn’t do a thing to the material. I have seen other manufacturers specifically warn against it.
Take out any removable batteries:
Remove the batteries so they cannot leak, run down, or otherwise corrode the toy. This will not only protect the toy but also help the batteries last longer!
Make certain your toys are fully dry before you put them into storage to discourage mould and mildew. It is also advised not to use high powered lithium batteries. Sometimes these batteries are too powerful for your toys and will burn out the circuitry. Try and use cheap batteries such as heavy duties or similar.
Store sex toy in a soft pouch:
Keep your sex toys in a clean and dry place.
There are specific adult toy storage boxes but any plastic storage box with vents is ideal for the job. Make sure you keep the chargers with the appropriate toy so they do not get lost.
A clean silk pouch is perfect to keep them together. Some materials aren’t compatible with one another. They might cause melting or discoloration even if stored safely in a dark drawer. If vibrating bullets and eggs are removable, store them individually.
Keep sex toy out of direct heat or light:
Direct daylight and excess heat might cause toys and condoms to soften, discolor, or dry out. Therefore store these things in a cool, dark place like a dresser drawer or trunk.
Extreme cold also can do harm to toys which are not made from acrylic, glass, or silicone polymer. Unless it is a glass, stone or metal toy never refrigerate or freeze your toys. Under no circumstances should you freeze soft materials or condoms.
Remember, if you take care of your sex toy, the sex toy will always take care of you!
Meet Rick, Adultsmart’s owner with 35+ years in the adult industry. A sex blogger, advocate for gender and sexuality equality, offering a diverse product range.
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