Washing your toys and sheets.....how often

Contributor: usmcwife99 usmcwife99
I know its probably a good idea to wash some of your toys everytime before and after you use them. Not to meantion change the bed sheets everytime after you have sex.


Ok, but thats in a perfect world(or so I think). I know ive failed many times of washing my toys everytime. Same with my bed sheets ile lay there at night and my one dog were like whatever spot my partner had a orgasm on/by/dripped a little. Needless to say the sheets arent necisarly dirty as in you can see it but its still there for dogs to smell. Not to the human nose thoe.
Answers (public voting - your screen name will appear in the results):
My toys are washed everytime before and after use
Sir , MuffysPinguLove , Darling Jen , Red Vinyl Kitty , Miss B Haven , Sammi , fatesrelease , kck , buzzvibe , littlelady13 , Waterfall , Midway through , Jenna.J.Ross , Valyn , removedacnt , Liz2 , ~LaUr3n~ , Alan & Michele , darthkitt3n , jdloelo , The Curious Couple , Mr. & Mrs. Peg , BabyL0ve , fabidefabi
24
My toys are washed after each use
P'Gell , JPito , Horny & Holy , Kayla , Sammi , AU , Dusk , Jimbo Jones , El-Jaro , ToyTimeTim , Pleasure Piratess , joja , Envy , SexyySarah , Alicia , OhMy! , Misfit Momma , Yoda , ScottA , Gallowraven , pinkzombie , Kim! , ZenaidaMacroura , potstickers , The Curious Couple , null , Halfthere , indiglo , Ninja Wolf , froggiemoma , FaerieLove
31
My toys are used 2-5 times without washing
sexysweetieshan
1
My toys are used 6-10 times before washing
My toys dont get washed ever....maybe once a year if that
My partner insists on the toys being clean
MuffysPinguLove , Darling Jen , fatesrelease , El-Jaro , SexyySarah , OhMy!
6
My partner doesnt care if the toys have been sanitized or not
Sir , Sammi , ZenaidaMacroura , null
4
My partner cleans the toys
Sir , El-Jaro , sexysweetieshan
3
I clean the toys
Sir , Miss B Haven , Sammi , fatesrelease , AU , El-Jaro , ToyTimeTim , joja , Envy , buzzvibe , SexyySarah , Alicia , Waterfall , Misfit Momma , Jenna.J.Ross , Valyn , Gallowraven , Kim! , ZenaidaMacroura , The Curious Couple , null , Mr. & Mrs. Peg , froggiemoma , FaerieLove
24
We both clean the toys, no certian one does it.
MuffysPinguLove , Darling Jen , Kayla , AU , Jimbo Jones , kck , El-Jaro , OhMy! , ScottA , removedacnt , Liz2 , ~LaUr3n~ , Alan & Michele , darthkitt3n
14
The bed sheets are washed after we have sexual acts in the bed
JPito , Gallowraven , fabidefabi
3
The bed sheets are washed every week or so
P'Gell , JPito , MuffysPinguLove , Darling Jen , Red Vinyl Kitty , Horny & Holy , Kayla , Miss B Haven , Sammi , AU , Dusk , Jimbo Jones , kck , El-Jaro , ToyTimeTim , Pleasure Piratess , buzzvibe , SexyySarah , Alicia , littlelady13 , OhMy! , Misfit Momma , Midway through , Jenna.J.Ross , Jenn (aka kissmykitty) , Valyn , ScottA , removedacnt , Liz2 , ~LaUr3n~ , Alan & Michele , pinkzombie , Kim! , darthkitt3n , ZenaidaMacroura , potstickers , The Curious Couple , indiglo , BabyL0ve , Ninja Wolf , froggiemoma , FaerieLove
42
Why should I bother ide do it again the next night, no reall medical risks if they go a while without being washed
usmcwife99 , Halfthere
2
and of course other
Sir , fatesrelease , AU , ToyTimeTim , Envy , Misfit Momma , null , Mr. & Mrs. Peg
8
Total votes: 162 (56 voters)
Poll is closed
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Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
We wash the toys after EVERY use. The sheets? We have sex once or twice a DAY. I'm NOT changing sheets THAT often! Once a week or so is fine. If there's a mess, then I change them sooner.

Dogs are not allowed on the bed OR in the bedroom.
07/30/2010
Contributor: JPito JPito
Quote:
Originally posted by usmcwife99
I know its probably a good idea to wash some of your toys everytime before and after you use them. Not to meantion change the bed sheets everytime after you have sex.


Ok, but thats in a perfect world(or so I think). I know ive failed many ... more
I always wash my toys right after using them. Not doing so seems... really squicky and unhygienic to me. :S

As for bedsheets, my boyfriend is a total germaphobe. He prefers new sheets after we have sex; he requires new sheets if it was particularly sweaty sex. I, on the other hand, really couldn't care less.
07/30/2010
Contributor: PonyPlay PonyPlay
I wash my sheets about every month after my period cause they get really gross after I go on the rage. So about once a month for sheets.
07/30/2010
Contributor: Sir Sir
I do not wash the sheets after sex. No friggin' way, I'd need to wash them too often. That's whacko. I wash them every few weeks, and that's reasonable then.

Toys are washed before and after use. Most times.
07/30/2010
Contributor: Red Vinyl Kitty Red Vinyl Kitty
We wash the sheets once a week unless we happen to make a really big mess, which is pretty rare - but if we *had* to then we would wash them sooner.

We wash the toys before and after. We probably would not wash them before if we did not have cats. Hair tends to stick to a lot of the toys though. In general, I think washing a toy when you're done with it is enough you have a special reason. (Love those cats, but come on now! lol)
07/30/2010
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
We wash our toys after every use. Whoever's toy it is (male/female) is the one to wash it. Our sheets get washed regularly - regardless of sex.
07/30/2010
Contributor: Miss B Haven Miss B Haven
I wash our toys before and after use. We have a cat as well but the real problem is the dust. We live in the desert so no matter how much we dust the house or how tight the toys are wrapped they still get dirty.

We wash the bedding on a regular basis, regardless of sex. Others have said it best, that is Way too much washing
07/30/2010
Contributor: Sammi Sammi
It depends on the toy and how it's stored as to whether it's before and after or just after for us.
Sheets? Saturday is sheet day
07/30/2010
Contributor: AU AU
Depending on the toy, I will sometimes wash before, always after. Some toys I will occasionally sanitize with whatever I can sanitize it with. I'm not super careful (it's just me and Him using them), but I like to keep things pretty clean.

The bed...I should probably clean it more often. If we've been especially active, I will wash once a week, and if we're in a dry spell, less frequently.

Our house has been described as being so clean that you could lick the floors, but it's still not clean enough for me (No, I don't have OCD!). I am pretty sensitive to the smells of unwashed sheets and clothes, my partner, thankfully, not so much.

I think I have an itch to wash some bedclothes now! I just got more detergent, too!
07/30/2010
Contributor: usmcwife99 usmcwife99
I guess I dont know how to vote........

When ime in my period Ile wash my toys each time.

If I use it anally I wash it each time.

If there used only vaginally and not in my period I wash them every 2-5 times

The bed sheets, well they gets washed wenever I think about it. I dont think about it often thoe, so probaly every month.
07/30/2010
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
I didn't see the votes for who washes the toys. I am always awake after sex, so more often I do it. But, often enough, it's whoever goes into the bathroom first after sex. We both have to pee right away, so who ever gets up first washes the toys.

Once in a great while it gets put off until morning, but that is usually if we "lose" one, like the lost butt plug last week. I couldn't find it when I washed the rest of the toys, mentioned it to him, after we made love again the next morning, and he found it on the floor. He washed it WELL after that.

I was thinking about the sheets while doing laundry today. I'd have to 1)get up after evening sex, 2)strip bed with LARGE sleeping man in it, 3)put clean sheets on bed, with LARGE sleeping man in it 4)go into basement and start laundry late at night 5)and THEN do the whole thing again in the morning, when we have sex again. I don't have that much time, energy or money for detergent or fabric softener, and think of the WATER we'd waste. Once a week is great.
07/30/2010
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Other- I insist that they are clean.

We use a shirt or something under us to keep things clean. Very rare that we have to change the sheets this way. The weather has more to do with changing the sheets than sex. HAHA
07/31/2010
Contributor: Envy Envy
I wash my toys after every use and i wash bed sheets once a month. I have a Liberator throe so no worries about me dirtying anything.

Besides I shower at night, so there should be no reason for my bed to be dirty except from natural sweating--no dirt though.
07/31/2010
Contributor: SexyySarah SexyySarah
I wash the toys after every use and I wash sheets every week or so, that depends of course on how wild be get in there! lol
07/31/2010
Contributor: Alicia Alicia
I wash the toys after every use definitely and before using sometimes. Certain toys I don't feel the need to wash before hand, but I always wash them after no matter what. If it was used solo then whoever used it would be cleaning their own stuff up, if we use it together I normally wash them I guess because I know where they all go. Our bedroom lately has looked like a toy store has exploded after sex with dildos and vibes all over the place (we've been trying new things lol) and I gather them all up and wash them and then toss them back onto the bed from the bathroom door and then once they're all washed I go back and put them all in their boxes. If Mike was doing that he'd be there forever trying to figure out what goes where.

Sheets I do no change each time we have sex, my water bill would be enormous if I did that! I usually change sheets every week or two. Ideally I do it once a week but well, I have three kids so not many things go ideally regarding housework!
07/31/2010
Contributor: Misfit Momma Misfit Momma
I rinse the toys before use if they need it, I clean them after every use though. It's rare I could just leave them by the bed so I wouldn't want to put them away without cleaning..The sheets? Maybe once a month unless they happen to have a stain from my husband spilling food or drink on them
07/31/2010
Contributor: Midway through Midway through
I wash toys after every use, it keeps them safe and the material will last longer. Plus, you don't want germs growing on it. Keep in mind, bacteria can multiply by billions in only a few hours.

That aside, my bedding gets washed often anyway because I have 3 dogs that sleep with me.
07/31/2010
Contributor: TheSexista TheSexista
Quote:
Originally posted by usmcwife99
I know its probably a good idea to wash some of your toys everytime before and after you use them. Not to meantion change the bed sheets everytime after you have sex.


Ok, but thats in a perfect world(or so I think). I know ive failed many ... more
I always wash before and after use!
08/01/2010
Contributor: ScottA ScottA
Toys after use, before use only if needed. Bedding weekly or as needed.

I figure a little dust or lint is OK for me anally, there's plenty of junk up there anyway, my wife tends to be a bit cleaner for vaginal use (makes sense).
08/01/2010
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
Short funny story. This morning My Man and I were going at it, and he almost always pulls out to Come, or comes somewhere other than during PIV sex. (It's our form of birth control.) He pulled out, and did this funny little wiggle, and I'm thinking "What the hell is he doing?" (because he usually just dumps it on my belly or neck, which I like, but often some just......dribbles around) And he says, "I didn't want to mess up the clean sheets."

Aw, so cute. I put clean, crisp, snow white high thread count sheets on the bed yesterday, and it was just SO nice for him just not to NOTICE, but to not want to get semen on them the first day. I told him it wasn't necessary (I made a big enough wet spot myself) but it was just so sweet of him.

After several decades of living together, you really appreciate little things like that.

HE NOTICED! And cared. AW.
08/01/2010
Contributor: Gallowraven Gallowraven
toys are cleaned after every use. The sheets...well, we throw an old comforter on the bed, so nothing gets on the satin sheets. It gets washed as needed. We have a separate comforter for sleeping.
08/02/2010
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
We almost always have a "date night" on Saturdays. So we tend to wash the toys that night and the bedding on Sundays.
08/02/2010
Contributor: Liz2 Liz2
I got into the habit of washing toys before, (even though most are in zip lock bags) and after use. But sometimes I will just grab an extra toy during solo play w/o washing it first.
08/02/2010
Contributor: ~LaUr3n~ ~LaUr3n~
Toys are washed before and after each use and on random times without even being used.

The sheets...meh not so often.
08/02/2010
Contributor: pinkzombie pinkzombie
Quote:
Originally posted by usmcwife99
I know its probably a good idea to wash some of your toys everytime before and after you use them. Not to meantion change the bed sheets everytime after you have sex.


Ok, but thats in a perfect world(or so I think). I know ive failed many ... more
Always wash the toys after almost immediately. Sheets washed once a week or so depending on activity. Counters washed after also
11/22/2010
Contributor: Kim! Kim!
If I haven't used the toy in awhile then I use it before use. However, I tend to get stuck on favorites for awhile so there's a good chance that it has been used within the last day or two and washed after that use.

Sheets get washed when they've lost that feeling that they're clean or sooner. Or maybe that feeling is my imagination. Either way it's every weekish.
11/22/2010
Contributor: darthkitt3n darthkitt3n
We usually just wash the toys right after using them, though if it is something that's been sitting for a while, I'll clean it off before use.

My sheets get washed every week to every two weeks, depending on how busy I am. If we get a small spot on them right after I have washed them, I just get a damp wash cloth with some laundry soap and spot-clean them.
11/22/2010
Contributor: null null
Although I wash my toys after every use, it takes me entirely too long to wash sheets. I don't sleep on them every night, we rotate rooms, but still, a very long time...
08/31/2011
Contributor: Mr. & Mrs. Peg Mr. & Mrs. Peg
I always wash toys before and after use. Toys we share are sterilized after use. The sheets don't get washed after every sex act, but more than once every few weeks.
08/31/2011