Silicone feeling up other silicone

From Victoria's review of one of the Nexus g/p spot toys:

"You should also be sure not to store it next to or touching other silicone toys. Remember, silicone breaks down silicone."

So...I really think we're going to need some guidance and observation on this (Red...this is right up one of your philosophical alleys).

I found the adsorb/adsorb discussion about silicone and ass smells interesting and, as a customer, very helpful. I had noticed some smell residue, even after bleach cleaning, so was curious to see the discussion on that...and I think we need to add this somehow to the brilliant (peerless, I'd say) consumer education this site provides I think we definitely need to find out about this 'melding' from...well, Red. And Metis and the other top makers of toys.

Personally, I tend to wash and keep all our wonderful silicone inventions in good plastic bags...primarily to keep dust and lint out...but maybe that has been a good thing for precisely the issue raised here.

We need some help here. less

Thanks. In usual storage you shouldn't get dents. Pressed up against other toys shouldn't hurt it unless you have lots of pressure on them and a perforated hard surface...

I love quart sized zip locks for my toys when traveling. Sandwich sized only allow a lone butt plug. less

Thanks. In usual storage you shouldn't get dents. Pressed up against other toys shouldn't hurt it unless you have lots of pressure on them and a perforated hard surface...

I love quart sized zip locks for my toys when traveling. Sandwich sized only allow a lone butt plug. less

I have been conducting a silicone melding experiment, informally, for probably seven years, cause I never worried about it and always let my silicone toys live together in harmony (which is just reinforcing what Metis said, obvs). I have opted to keep my two vix skin toys in bags, cause they just feel more...vulnerable. Plus they get so much hair on them...

Anyways, I'll pose this question to the crowd - do rocks melt into one another? How about hard plastics... That's tongue in cheek, and not exactly the same, of course, but...don't over think silicone, you know? It's not like a cryptic substance that plays by crazy rules.

I *think* the silicone melting fear stems from the word "silicone" being used instead of more specific terms, like "silicone oils" and "silicone polymer". But hey, I'm always open to corrections to my thinking! less

I'm bumping this because I've seen a couple reviews already today that reinforce the "oh noes, silicone cannot touch!" theory and I'm thinking we should probably stop saying that in reviews.

At least as part of the materials/safety info, since there's no real evidence that it's true. We could certainly still give the advice as part of our personal opinion but I'm not sure we can any longer consider it accurate or factual in the actual review. less

I'm bumping this because I've seen a couple reviews already today that reinforce the "oh noes, silicone cannot touch!" theory and I'm thinking we should probably stop saying that in reviews.

At least as part of the materials/safety info, since there's no real evidence that it's true. We could certainly still give the advice as part of our personal opinion but I'm not sure we can any longer consider it accurate or factual in the actual review. less

I'd love to know who's "medical grade silicone" was melting. That's impossible without going up to 600 degrees.

Now if you leave a boiling pot full of dildos on a stove until the water boils out, the element can get hotter than 600 degrees F and the dildos look petrified.

I think the facts have been so elusive. The "silicone" that is melting is probably a TPE or a TPR. They have ZERO silicone in them. less

I'm curious, too.

I store toys from LELO, Tantus, Fun Factory, Jollies, Cal Exotic (couture collection) and Topco (climax silicone) all in the same bags without problems.

I've also done the fire test on all of them, though, so I know they're actually silicone.

I'd love to know which toys are actually doing the melting and denting and other odd things -- mostly so I can avoid them or store them differently if I happened to get one. less

I'd love to know who's "medical grade silicone" was melting. That's impossible without going up to 600 degrees.

Now if you leave a boiling pot full of dildos on a stove until the water boils out, the element can get hotter than 600 degrees F and the dildos look petrified.

I think the facts have been so elusive. The "silicone" that is melting is probably a TPE or a TPR. They have ZERO silicone in them. less

Metis talks about it in her interview. 100% silicone won't sustain a flame, so if you hold a match to it it will depolymerize/decompose into SiO2 just where the flame touches it, but once the flame is removed it stops. Non-silicone or "silicone blend" toys will evidently do some exciting things, though. less

In Australia this year we actually had two "silicone" toys- clearly labeled- that we did the flame test to in front of hundreds of store buyers- the toys instantly flamed up and took the hair off Mikes hand. Luckily there was a big bowl of water right there to douse them with. less

Yeah, I have high quality silicone stuff, but I also have two giant TPR rabbits, so I'm sticking with better safe than sorry. Besides, there is the cleaning factor, as we've both said. And things can get scratched. Melting isn't the only concern at all. less