The Smell of Sil-a-Gel

How come 200 dollar cologne does not linger as long as sila gel. ????


I keep all my sila gel separately wrapped in bounty paper towels in their own airtight container in their own plastic drawer, just like sovineer nuclear reactor waste from Chernobyl plant.

I've never used it. What does the stuff smell like?

Or bury deep in the yard and hope the lawn does not die.

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to let everyone know that Sil-A-Gel is an ingredient that we add to all of our PVC material during the manufacturing stage. It is not a material unto itself. It is anti-bacterial, cadmium and latex free and utilizes ingredients that are on the FDA Safe Ingredient List....that is where the SIL stands for. This was not meant to trick anybody into thinking that this was a silicone product. If you have a product that really smells terrible, we are very sorry. The smell of rubber can be off putting to some people, but it shouldn't be worse than that. At the end of the day these are rubber based products. If you have any questions for me, pls do not hesitate to ask. Thanks, Chad

Thanks to Chad for the information! I've had the same smell issue with several PVC products, and Sir, I hate to say it, but I've found nothing that makes that smell go away. Sometimes it's not as bad, but just when I think it's fading, it's back.

I just recently got a new toy with a PVC piece on it and to my knowledge, there is no Sil-A-Gel in it, but it's got the smell. I can't smell it unless I put my nose to the surface of the toy, unlike some toys that have been in closed drawers and still managed to stink up my entire room!

My advice is to keep it in an airtight container, away from everything else or, as Mischa's Amusements suggested, bury it in the yard!

Baking soda is good at absorbing smells and lifting certain kinds of stains from leather. This link (link) has some methods for removing odors from leather. They were intended for things like old leather jackets, but there's no reason why they shouldn't work on your leathers.

... all the more reason to replace your toys with real silicone. I'm glad to see that DJ is finally coming out with their Platinum silicone line, and Tantus has already been doing this for years. As far as the couple of sil-a-gel things I have, I keep them in their original plastic packaging when not in use, and that keeps the scent tamed for the most part.

... and I just checked the package that my DJ sil-a-gel Anal Twist came in, and it claims that it's "odorless" - that's just patently false, and we all know it.

We appreciate all of the feedback on Sil-a-Gel. To clarify, Sil-a-Gel is an antibacterial additive that can be added to any material (Silicone, PVC, TPR, TPE, etc.) Sil-a-Gel itself is odorless, hence the Sil-a-Gel box on the packaging that states (All new Sil-a-Gel formula, Anti-bacterial non-toxic formula, latex-free, cadmium free, odorless). We understand that the statements on the package about Sil-a-gel may have been mistaken as a description of the actual product as whole. We are now in the process of revising the Sil-a-Gel box to remove the word "odorless" on our PVC items. Yes, PVC by nature has an odor. Letting the item air out does make the odor a little less intense. Unfortunatly, the odor cannot be washed off or soaked out. For odorless toys, Silicone, glass or hard plastic is your best bet. TPR and TPE toys also can be found that have a mild scent to odorless. Hope this helps.

I just bought a sil-a-gel toy and it smelled really bad for about a day and a half, but after letting it air out in an open room the smell is almost completely gone.
Since I really like the type of sensations sil-a-gel toys can give, I don't mind putting up with the smell that's left.

If the "anti-bacterial" chemical is embedded in the toy during manufacturing, I can't see that it would be possible to totally eradicate the smell.

From what I have learned, toys that smell usually have something to hide, like phtalates, plastic, vinyl and softeners and are often not body friendly at all.

We've gotten rid of all our toys that stink (literally) and no longer buy vinyl, rubber and absolutely no latex or soft jelly rubber. (We have one HARD jelly toy that has no odor and I actually though it was acrylic. Evidently there is no softeners in it, so we have kept it and us it occasionally.) Wasteful? Maybe, but if it prevents illness or cancer or gagging on the smell, I'm not going to keep and use a dangerous toy, just to "prevent waste." My body is NOT a land fill and I try to treat it with respect. Toys that stink don't respect my body, so out they go.

And WHY would the prefix "SIL" be included in the name of an ingredient if there is NO silicone in it? I don't like that at all.

Just to clarify, Sil-a-Gel is Doc Johnson's name for our antibacterial formula that we add to all kinds of materials here in the US. It's a small percentage of the toy. The "Sil" in Sil-a-gel has nothing to do with Silicone.

Sil-a-gel itself has no smell. It is the material that Sil-a-gel is added to that may or may not have a smell. It is simply an added bonus to purchasing Doc Johnson items that are made in the US as it enable the material itself to fight bacteria left behind.

It is completly up to the consumer if they want a PVC toy that naturally will have an odor or to choose a Silicone, TPR, or TPE toy that has no odor. Because of the different price points of these materials, PVC is usually the more popular item as it is more affordable. We recognize the demand for scent free toys, hence our recent release of our Platinum Silicone line in all of our best selling shapes.

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Phthalates- We are now a non-phthalate facility, meaning all of our Made in the USA materials including PVC, TPE, TPE and Silicone are non-phthalate.