Most "silicone" c-rings, especially if they come in a pack, are likely not true and pure silicone. They can say "silicone" because it contains some, but it is usually a TPR-silicone blend, to make them more stretchy. These CAN sometimes react, depending on the other materials blended.

Lillie, this is because Tantus truly uses 100% pure silicone. As mentioned, other toys are not always (hardly ever unless it's a luxury toy) 100% silicone. The thing is, when we review and the product's material is labeled silicone, we choose to go ahead and say "don't let it be in direct contact with other silicone toys" because most companies won't ever reveal that the toy has more than just silicone. And we can't always decipher what really is in the toy since the manufacturer chose to call it 100% pure silicone, so we just throw in the word of caution that it is labeled silicone and shouldn't be stored with other silicone.

I say this because MOST toys labeled silicone are not ever 100% silicone. I don't think any of cal exotics are -- maybe the newer ones -- Cal Ex will even write "100% pure silicone" on A JELLY toy! Crazy. It's sad, but we really have the manufacturers to blame.

I have stored Snuggle Puss next to a 100% pure silicone toy and never had issues, but as soon as I put my Cal Ex clitoral toy in there -- that was supposedly 100% silicone, but actually 100% JELLY -- it did warp and change shapes.

So I think most of us give the warning like we do because it's better safe than sorry and it's just a way to throw caution out there since with most manufacturers, there's such a high possibility that their toy isn't really pure, 100%.

Yeah, I had TPR melt into a piece of cloth once. I've also had them pick up ink from magazines they've been set on - this was before I learned the differences between materials.

I actually have one of the cheap Doc Johnson "original" that were re-done in silicone and I performed the flame test. IT PASSED. It wouldn't pass if it weren't 100% silicone.

So yeah. It's possible.

"It is not difficult to distinguish the difference between a jelly or PVC based toy and silicone. No company in the United States of America is allowed to term their silicone products as medical grade. "

Yes they are. It's unregulated, they can say whatever they want.

There is also "food grade" silicone, which is just as good (used to make your kitchen products) and will pass the flame test.

Fair enough, that should have been worded as "no can say their products are FDA-approved medical grade silicone".

The silicone would have to undergo a battery of tests regulated by the FDA in order to be labeled as such. They also have to be manufactured in white rooms. There are also shipping regulations to prevent contamination. As sex toys are sold as novelties only, the hoops a company would have to go through to get that kind of certification aren't worth it.

If a company is touting medical-grade silicone then buyer should certainly beware (unless they have the certification on their website and a picture of their sterile labs). Otherwise, it's hog-wash.

There is body-safe silicone and there is food-grade silicone in toys but none of it is, technically medical grade, because they aren't manufactured in sterile environments (sterile is not synonymous with clean).

Which is a little confusing for those not aware of the process, because technically platinum silicone is medical grade IF it's manufactured in a white room, and shipped in sterilized, hermetically-sealed packages by people in white coats and hairnets.

Blending silicone with jelly materials causes the substance to become unstable, you couldn't get a solid toy out of a combination like this. It would never make it to the packaging phase.

There's a lot of misinformation out there on the web. We're glad to see that you're attempting to correct one misconception out there.

I have the same problem with Cal Exotics!
It said plastic and it was really Jelly with some plastic in it.
Here's my post:
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