With metal, glass and wood the only consideration would be physical damage (scratch and dent). Silicone is also fairly impervious to any damage beyond physical cutting, but the softer the silicone the more unlinked molecules there are, and therefore the more likely problems might happen (which is why the soft silicones, such as VixSkin and O2, are best kept on their own).

Between the three there should be no reactions, unless a toy has a sharp edge that could cut the silicone (but in that case you probably shouldn't use the toy). I think the silicone warning is more targeted towards other toys that might be adversely affected by the silicone or the very soft real-feel ones.

I store silicone, wood and glass together with no problems, and many people store silicone in metal cases with no problems. They're all good, non-troublemaking materials. less

I keep examining my silicone toys (some of which have plastic on them, like my LELO vibrators) that are inside my box with metal and wood toys. So far, there have been no marks on anything.

I think the cautions in the industry against storing silicone toys with other silicone toys stems from the possibility that the silicone is not 100% pure. When you are storing silicone toys of questionable quality with medical grade silicone toys, if a toy that is NOT 100% silicone is stored by a 100% silicone product or products, it can begin to undergo a chemical reaction, damaging not only itself but its neighbors.

I feel like the brands that I am keeping together -- LELO, Tantus, FunFactory, Jollies, and Big Teaze (the Dai-Do has a silicone band around it) -- are all reputable enough manufacturers that I can trust that the silicone is pure and will not react with other silicone.

Aside from being careful to not allow my metal toys to rub loosely together (thereby running the risk of scratching them), the only drawback that I have experienced in storing them this way is that the silicone toys pick up lint a bit more, even inside the toy box, than they did when I had them individually stored in toy pouches.

But I have found that the pros of this storage system far outweigh the cons. I try to give my toys a quick wash before use anyway (even though I washed them before I put them away). The biggest benefit is reclaiming the storage space taken up inside my toy case by having every single toy individually stored inside a pouch. Because my toy pouches took up so much volume, once I freed my toys from them I found I was able to fit more toys inside my toy case. Plus, I can see ALL of my toys at a glance now, which is very, very, very convenient and gratifying! less

Soft silicone also needs more care so it doesn't dent. There's a slight chance that it could bond with other soft silicones, but I think the big issue is dents.

If you do accidentaly melt a jelly toy onto a silicone toy don't give up. Silicone is wonderfully resilient, so you can try many solvents without damaging it. Something should take off the jelly. less

No need to panic The color bleeding problem Carrie Ann described is only possible if the toy box or bag is lined (so if it's just a plain wooden drawer with no lining, it's fine). If your drawer or toy box has a colored lining that could possibly bleed onto your toys, just lightly line the box OVER the original lining with old clothing, preferably worn cotton items. I don't trust the cleanliness of the drawers at my dorms, so I line the bottom of a drawer with old cotton pants and sweaters--things that have been washed a LOT and have faded colors. I leave my silicone toys in there without any additional protection and they do fine. No color bleeding problems so far.

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Unfortunately, my toy case is lined -- with a black foamy material of some sort on the bottom portion and a purple velveteen material on the upper portion. Maybe the foamy material is safe, but I have reservations about the velveteen material!

Perhaps I should tuck the toys in the top part in plastic bags (or back in their pouches) and, for the larger bottom portion, I could perhaps put down aluminum foil to line the divided segments, just in case. Of course, aluminum foil won't look too pretty -- but it sure beats discolored toys and I could still see all my toys at a glance that way! less

Nope. Tried bleach. Tried boiling in bleach water. Tried Oxyclean. Tried goo gone. I'm over it now, figure I don't see the toys once they're being used but I was FURIOUS at first - cuz the main problem toy was my brand new, pink and white Rascal O2

It looks bruised!

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