6 tips to clean your sex toy

• April 24, 2024

Chinese balls, vibrators, dildos, clitoral stimulators ... the limit is the imagination. According to the Obstetrician and Clinical Sexologist, Rocío Guarín, Sex toys are a mechanism through which couples in privacy can innovate, have fun, and live other expressions and bodily and emotional sensations.

However, when talking about sex toys the following questions come to mind: What material is the best? What size? Will my partner like it? But, what happens with the hygienic measures of these playful pieces.

For this reason and for your safety, GetQoralHealth gives you six tips to keep your sex toys clean:

1. Observe the smallest detail. Before acquiring or using any sex toy for the first time it is important to make sure that it is in good condition, that it does not have any defect that could cause you harm.

2. First step. Before the first use you must wash the toy with water and neutral soap, you can also use special soap for the female intimate area, which does not affect the PH nor is too aggressive. This washing should be done on the other occasions, before and after, that you use it.

3. Be careful with the battery. Take into account that toys with vibration that carry batteries should be washed with more care to prevent them from deteriorating, so remove the batteries before cleaning them.

4. Share it When you share the sex toy with someone who is not your regular partner it is important to protect yourself, so you should put a condom, because in the silicone could be bacteria that can cause infections and more serious health problems

5. You use it to stimulate other areas. If you use a dildo anally and vaginally you should protect it with a condom otherwise you could transmit the many bacteria that are in the anus to your vagina, producing an infection.

6. Dry it. After cleaning them, let them dry without using a towel or cloth, it is the best way to guarantee that the material does not get wet before placing it in its cover.

If you use or require a lubricant when using it, try to make it water-based; this in order to avoid damaging the mechanisms of the sex toy.

Everything in the area of ​​sexuality is allowed, just remember that respect, trust and honesty are key.