Which type of toy materials may not be sterilized? And, if you don't mind my curiousity, why can't they?
Toys and Sterilization
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Anything porous like jelly, because bacteria can hide deeper into the material. Technically, they could be sterilized if you were to take extreme measures, but most people don't keep laboratory equipment in their homes.
Originally posted by
CSEA
Which type of toy materials may not be sterilized? And, if you don't mind my curiousity, why can't they?
Also, jelly would melt if boiled.
01/11/2011
For the most part the "nonsterilizable" materials are materials that would degrade if exposed to common sterilization techniques. The porous materials cannot be effectively chemically sterilized because of the problem of bacteria getting into them, but other materials would melt or degrade if exposed to heat or sterilization agents (many plastics fall into this category). Toys with mechanical components can also be damaged by the sterilization environment, so even though your vibrator may be silicone sterilization possibilities are limited (they can generally be effectively sanitized with bleach-water, though).
Some other limited items are metals, as stainless steel and aluminum can be attacked by bleach solutions (boiling works, and for stainless you can dip and rinse in bleach)
If you have a high-power gamma ray source then most objects can be sterilized, even if they are porous or not resistant to heat, but that's your only choice for some of them and the equipment is usually difficult to come by.
Some other limited items are metals, as stainless steel and aluminum can be attacked by bleach solutions (boiling works, and for stainless you can dip and rinse in bleach)
If you have a high-power gamma ray source then most objects can be sterilized, even if they are porous or not resistant to heat, but that's your only choice for some of them and the equipment is usually difficult to come by.
01/11/2011
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How can I avoid the obvious Bruce Banner joke now?
Originally posted by
ScottA
For the most part the "nonsterilizable" materials are materials that would degrade if exposed to common sterilization techniques. The porous materials cannot be effectively chemically sterilized because of the problem of bacteria getting
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For the most part the "nonsterilizable" materials are materials that would degrade if exposed to common sterilization techniques. The porous materials cannot be effectively chemically sterilized because of the problem of bacteria getting into them, but other materials would melt or degrade if exposed to heat or sterilization agents (many plastics fall into this category). Toys with mechanical components can also be damaged by the sterilization environment, so even though your vibrator may be silicone sterilization possibilities are limited (they can generally be effectively sanitized with bleach-water, though).
Some other limited items are metals, as stainless steel and aluminum can be attacked by bleach solutions (boiling works, and for stainless you can dip and rinse in bleach)
If you have a high-power gamma ray source then most objects can be sterilized, even if they are porous or not resistant to heat, but that's your only choice for some of them and the equipment is usually difficult to come by. less
Some other limited items are metals, as stainless steel and aluminum can be attacked by bleach solutions (boiling works, and for stainless you can dip and rinse in bleach)
If you have a high-power gamma ray source then most objects can be sterilized, even if they are porous or not resistant to heat, but that's your only choice for some of them and the equipment is usually difficult to come by. less
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You can't, you might as well just make it.
Originally posted by
ToyGeek
How can I avoid the obvious Bruce Banner joke now?
Great question!
01/11/2011
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I tried to sterilize a Sil-a-Gel dildo with gamma rays and look what happened:
Originally posted by
ToyGeek
How can I avoid the obvious Bruce Banner joke now?
01/11/2011
Anything porous is not sterilizable. Anything Eden Fantasys rates a 10 on the material safety scale is the absolute easiest to clean and best for sterilizing.
Hehe Kindred, you make me giggle.
Hehe Kindred, you make me giggle.
01/11/2011
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Way to make the Banner joke!
Originally posted by
Kindred
I tried to sterilize a Sil-a-Gel dildo with gamma rays and look what happened:
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