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All Forums > Sex Talk > Sex Talk Forum Page 34 > The wrong dildo material
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dvdmaven
New Member

4 Posts
2/07
Posted - Feb 16 2007 : 2:30PM
Okay, so toys are relatively new to my marraige, and a lot of fun. I picked up a jelly-like dildo about a month ago, and we've used it once with great success. Unfortunately, it has a fairly strong plastic/rubber smell which, to me, is pretty apparent when I open that drawer of the nightstand.

I'd like to find a non-smelly replacement for it, but don't want to end up ordering something that is a similar material. Since I don't know what it is, I don't know what to avoid. I will be replacing a small "beaded" toy with a pyrex for easier cleaning, but the rubbery one probably ought to be relatively soft. It's 1-3/4"x10" and more subtle in appearance (if translucent purple can be considered subtle), which doesn't seem popular without a celebrity name and "lifelike" appearance. It's a toy, not a second penis in the room - call me posessive.

Suggestions for materials I should be looking for? Cost is really no object - we aren't buying lots of toys, and great sex isn't something worth quibbling over $50 for.

lindi
Senior Member

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3205 Posts
9/02
Posted - Feb 16 2007 : 3:08PM
That sick smell is phthalates, and they are toxic. For more info on phthalates and better materials, you can start with this thread, and this one, as well as this one.

There are some suggestions to just cover your toys with a condom, but if you can smell them, you are taking in their molecules. I've reluctantly thrown all my jelly toys away.

dvdmaven
New Member

4 Posts
2/07
Posted - Feb 16 2007 : 3:52PM
Hmmmm...so that's what it is. And it appears the silicone isn't necessarily a safe moniker as not all silicone toys are all-silicone based on the linked threads.

How about other "brand-name" materials? UR3? Any known-safe (and non-smelly) to look for?

Ivory
Sex Object by Proxy

"We all want our time in Hell."
647 Posts
8/04
Posted - Feb 16 2007 : 7:26PM
If the toy is 100% silicone, it will say so on the package. If it just says "silicone", then it is almost certain to be a blend (and therefore, stupid and pointless from a hygienic point of view.)

Here's a link to a shopping thread on the subject: click

If you're looking for toys on-line, ask the retailer who the manufacturer is and whether it's 100% silicone or not, if it doesn't say 100% silicone on the product description.

Edited by - Ivory on 2/16/2007 7:27:29 PM




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