Smells on Silicone?

I had the same thing happen with my Ryder plug. To finally get rid of the smell on my plug I boiled it for 10 minutes then left it sitting out to air for 2-5 days. I use a condom on it sometimes now, just to avoid the hassle of the smell issue. My Ryder is the only silicone toy I've ever had hold onto a smell. Both the Ryder and the Leo are made by great companies, so I would assume they would be 100% pure silicone like advertised. I've wondered if my Ryder was a little bit of a defective one, as no one else has reported issues with a lingering butt sex smell with theirs. I don't know about it being actually sterile though, as if sterile it should not have a scent at all...but I'm no expert on this. I'll be following this thread for sure. less

No, you aren't wrong. Silicone should not retain a smell. It's non porous so anything that gets on it should come off and not hide in the material. Yeah.....you already know that..... I'm not sure why it's smelly though..... My zing from tantus did that once but, I boiled it for....forever it seems, then bleached it and then had to let it air out because it smelled of bleach and silicone but, the butt smell did go away.... I would suggest boiling it like there's no tomorrow and maybe even just soaking it in bleach for just as long before you pitched it........ less

Thanks for clarifying this. I hate to throw it away- its my partner's favorite. But the ass smell- well- it smells like ass. No one wants an ass smell filled sex toy drawer.
I'll take your advice and just try boiling for hours. Time to bust out the big pot. less

What else are you using to clean your Silk?

Since oil-soluble molecules tend to stick to silicone, you'll want to try something that can clean off oil. I'd go with dishwashing detergent first, followed by some mechanic's hand cleaner (not containing pumice, just the "Goop" type stuff). Perhaps some rubbing alcohol might work, too. less

Oh, you're getting confused by two very similar words. Adsorb and Absorb are different.

*Red straightens out her labcoat*

Adsorb is the physical process where a liquid or gas accumulates in a later of molecules or atoms on a surface. It results from electrostatic forces. Long story short, the "ass scent" is a bunch of organic molecules stuck to the surface of the silicone because silicone is "fatty and greasy" (while being, of course, not fatty or geasy because it's silicone instead) and is therefore a lot more attractive to the "ass scent" molecules than rinse water. Silicone does not support microbial life at all, please don't believe that. It enjoys widespread use in medical applications because it is INERT.

Absorb (note the "B") would be bad. Absorbing implies that something is entering something else - gasses mixing into liquids, asprin moving into our bloodstream after we swallow it....etc. If ass scent were absorbing into your dildo, I would be worried about stuff from the dildo absorbing into you, more than anything else. This is the issue with plastic toys and pthalates, essentially.

Boiling it will work, I think. Proper sterilization (medical/lab level) is way more involved than what a dishwasher does, you can get closest at home with no specialized equiptment by boiling for like 30 mins. Give that a shot, good luck! less

Has anyone found other solutions to this besides shampoo, baking soda or Febreeze?

Since the problem is organic compounds adsorbing to the silicone, wouldn't rubbing a little oil (e.g., cooking oil) on the toy separate the organic compounds from the silicone? And then just remove the oil with soap and water. less