Toy covers - toy covers discontinued by Cal Exotics - review by Holly Wood

Made just like a condom, but out of thicker latex material, these toy covers are awesome! While you probably won't want to (or need to) use them with your hypoallergenic toys unless you're solely doing it for the easy cleanup value, they make it very handy to cover other materials that you may be sensitive to (jellies, senso-stuff, anything ending in -gel or -jel, woods, any other type of material you may have a reaction with).

Again, just like a condom, they come in little wrappers, all individually packed. Each package has a tiny tear-away notch cut in the side to make them easier to open, although with my fingernails, I found that grabbing with my teeth was sadly the easiest way to get leverage on the tiny wrapper.

To use, simply place the toy cover over the top of your vibrator or dildo and roll the rounded sheath downward to the base or as far as the toy cover will go.

Larger toys will still fit these, as they are quite stretchy and stronger than your average condom due to their thickness, however, extreme sized toys will not work (3" across or larger) because they aren't nearly as stretchy as a traditional, thin condom. The largest toy I used with these was approximately 9" total length and 2 3/4" in diameter. Anything larger, I'm sure, would have caused the toy cover to burst, as it began looking and feeling a bit strained. I actually feared not having enough lubricant on the cover would cause it to catch skin and snap inside me (and therefore, liberally lubed that sucker up prior to use!).

Because of the thicker latex material and the fact that it's not in use as a condom for male on female intercourse, I used a silicone based lubricant with it while in the shower - primarily for experimentation and review purposes, since both of the toys were already beyond their intended lifespans. While I used the toys rigorously for a long period of time with the silicone lube, I didn't have any leakage issues, nor did I notice any weak spots, discolorations, or even microtears in the latex sheath upon close inspection afterwards. These things are seriously strong!

As for cleanup? Seriously... just peel that sucker off. You don't have to be careful about it, nothing's going to spill from the insides of these, just peel so that it flips inside-out and toss in the trash! I tend to toss them in the box they came in so that they're not so readily seen if I have guests, but I suppose if you're single and live alone, just toss unabashedly, or wrap in some toilet paper before you toss them... that part is really up to you!

Just a few are a great investment, but it'd be fantastic if they came in packs of 12 or 24 (or 36!), just like prophylactics do!

I found a great use for these was also to use with non-waterproof toys in several ways. I had a few that I really loved, but after a recent move to a new home, found the only place that they could be used undetected was in the shower... and the toys were not waterproof. But the toy covers ARE!

The first toy was a rare, moveable foreskin dildo, which unfortunately has LONG been discontinued and I can't find a replacement for anywhere! It's rotating multi-speed control at the bottom was 100% NOT waterproof, but it was one of those toys that had been around for quite some time - and in actuality, was in use FAR too long for hygiene purposes - so it was well beyond time to be retired anyway. Experimenting, I put a toy cover on the vibe backwards, starting from the speed dial, and rolled it as far up the dildo portion of the vibrator as I could. I then took a second toy cover, pulled the faux foreskin back, and rolled it on, all the way to the end of the foreskin area. I then pulled the foreskin back to the top, along with the cover pressed against the material, and then continued to roll the toy cover down until it rolled over the upside-down cover. I ran it under the sink, testing it before anything else, and no matter how hot I made the water nor how hard I ran it at the area where the two covers met, not a drop of water got through. My experimentation ended up making the entire vibrator not only waterproof, but actually gave more slip to the moveable foreskin portion of the vibe so that it smoothly moved back and forth (which it actually had a lot of problems with prior!). Because of it's successful Frankenstein-like test-run in the shower, I have extended the lifespan of one of my favorite toys by close to another year already, and I can't be any more excited because of it! In other news, I still can't find a replacement, so I'll HAVE to continue buying toy covers!

The second toy I used it with in the shower was a smaller, also-non-waterproof pocket rocket style toy. Instead of using two small toy covers in the manner that I used on the moveable foreskin toy, I instead used a standard sized one. I unrolled it all the way, dropped the rocket toy into it, squeezed tight to remove as much air as possible, and tied the end in a knot. Not even a drop of water was able to get it, therefore rendering my formerly-non-waterproof toy able to be used in the shower now! Hooray for innovation!