whatsfumbler:

Just a few tips on cleaning and storing sex toys:

1. Toys should be cleaned before AND after each use.
2. “Softskin”, soft plastic, jelly rubber, elastomer, and silicone/elastomer blends are porous. Silicone on it’s own is non-porous. 
3. Boiling for 5 minutes will disinfect toys that can be heated. Never heat a toy with a battery inside.
4. Use anti-bacterial soap to kill bacteria in toys that cannot boil (or you simply don’t want to boil). The ingredient that kills bacterial, triclosan or triclocarbon, requires that you leave the soap on for at least two minutes. Just let your toys soak, rinse off and air dry.
5. Do not use heat to dry or clean nylon harnesses or bondage gear — they melt.
6. Do not boil waterproof vibrators, even without batteries. They are not heat proof.

Storage:

1. Remove batteries to prevent leaks and run-down.
2. Store toys dry and clean to discourage mold.
3. Wrap each toy in soft cloth to separate them (some materials will corrode others). You can use tee-shirts, socks, pretty much whatever, just don’t put corroding toys in/around genitals.

(via utopianfallopian)