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In general, there are two levels of cleaning you can perform. Boiling and a 10% bleach solution will kill the majority of potential pathogens that might be on your toy. Many people will refer to this as sterilization, but it technically isn't. However, it is sufficient for most of our toy needs. It's generally recommend you perform one of these more effective cleaning methods between uses if you share toys or go from anal to vaginal. It's also a good idea to do it every now and then to give your toy a good cleaning.

You can boil multiple silicone toys at once if you have a large enough pot and you don't need to use a different pot for each. Many people recommend storing silicone toys separately because silicone can potentially react with one another. However, many people store silicone toys (100%) together without any problems. You also do not need to clean the pot between uses.

For more routine cleaning, you can simply use soap and water or a toy cleaner. You can use any hand soap to clean your silicone toys. We use one of the liquid in a pump bottle varieties. There is no specific brand you need to use. Anything you can safely wash your hands with will work. It also doesn't have to be unscented, but the silicone may retain some of the fragrance so that may impact what you use. Any soap or toy cleaner that is "antibacterial" typically should be applied and left to stand for a few minutes before rinsing off to allow it to work properly.

You will also read that the top rack of a dishwasher can be used to sterilize toys. This is incorrect. Dishwashers do not reach a temperature close to boiling and is really no different than hand washing.

Hope this has been helpful and you enjoy your new toys!

Thanks ryuson! I didn't about about the rinsing off part. I thought you let it dry with the antibacterial stuff on it.