Be careful with the Plastic Stuff ladies.. A lot of the cheaper dildos leach Chemicals that have been known to cause cervical cancer. If you are going to use one use a condom on it. (...)
It is not a question of the price/costs.
Every material that is
soft plastic and contains (also) PVC is risky. This may be different for PE/PP based soft toys, but only as long the plasticizers and other additives (dye, etc.) in the toy are also body-safe. i wouldn`t bet on that in most cases though. ;(
When in doubt, it is recommendable to always use condoms with soft plastic toys!
Also (...) make wonderful Silicone Toy. A bit pricey but can be sterilized in Boiling water or the dishwasher. (...)
More precisely, they can be sterilized
in boiling water, as most silicone can be exposed to temperatures up to 130 °C (~ = 266 °F). They can also be
cleaned in a dishwasher; they
cannot, however, be
sterilized in a dishwasher, because a dishwasher simply doesn`t produce enough heat to do so (at most about ~ 65 °C / ~ 150 °F and
not the ~ 95 °C / ~ 200 °F that would be needed for sterilization
).
Be aware that even after
cleaning a toy will
not be (completely) free from bacteria. (But for the most part it`ll do.
)
Silicone toys also are nonporous so they don't have pores that trap bacteria and other germs. (...)
Silicone may also be porous. In fact every
soft silicone toy is. Although good quality silicone toys are only porous "from the inside" (like the Emmenthal cheese
) and non-porous on the outside/surface. High quality silicone products are often pricey and labeled "high quality silicone", or "platinum silicone" sometimes.
But know that some low quality
soft silicone products can also be porous and hence absorb bacteria and myces just like the
soft plastics do.
