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How to store silicone sex toys

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:59:59 -0800

We need suggestions on how to safely and cleanly store silicone sex toys. With standard plastic sex toys we have always stored them in a bedside drawer just tossed in (after being washed of course) or sometimes a duffel bag. But after finding out about the germs and cancer risk caused by normal plastic toys (porous) we have upgraded to safe, sterile silicone and glass only.

But for those who don't know...silicone toys can't touch in storage. Fir reasons beyond my small brain's lack of comprehending molecular science, if two silicone toys touch for an extended period if time...they melt. It's happened to us and the rest is..disturbing.

Well we just got some new silicone toys and aren't sure how to store them in a manner that is convenient (I.e. Not one toy per bedroom drawer) and also won't cause them to melt. The glass toys come in nice padded bags, but nit the silicone. I've thought of wrapping them in a handtowel fir storage but I fear that may leave residue.

Suggestions??

Whoops! I used the wrong silicone sealant.

tomble — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:00:19 -0800

I used silicone sealant in a situation where it will be immersed in water. On later inspection of the tube, it says, 'not suitable for permanent immersion'. What will happen to it? I used it when attaching the outlet to a domestic water tank, and some of the silicone is inside the tank, around the internal seal part.

The seal is good without the silicone, I used silicone to make sure it would be super extra watertight.

This water is not being consumed, it's for garden watering and toilet flushing.

The silicone in question is a 'roof and gutter sealant'. Why is one silicone suitable for immersion, and not another?

Silicone smell in condo

fantasticninety — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:48:41 -0800

What is the cause of the slightly silicone/leathery/car interior smell in my condo? I've just moved into a condo. The building is about 20 years old, but everything has been redone inside within the last two or three years.

When I walk in the condo, there's a slight smell of silicone or leather. It smells sort of like when you sit in a new car. The only thing in the condo at this point is a "bonded" leather couch, which may be the cause of the smell as I don't remember there being this smell beforehand, but when I go up to the couch I can't locate it. To be honest, I can't find any area of the condo that has this smell more than in other areas.

Is there a way of locating the source of the smell? Do air purifiers or filters work in these situations? Could it be the paint? The fridge?

What's my best next action in this instance?

Thanks so much for any help.

Sharing a sex toy w/o spreading HPV?

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:58:51 -0800

What precautions should my partner and I take if we want to share a silicone sex toy without spreading HPV between us? What we've been able to find on the web suggest that HPV can be spread by sharing toys, but doesn't give much practical advice on what to do about it. (For various reasons, the other means of transmission aren't an issue for us right now.) Tips?

Silicone cupcake liners arent nonstick

darsh — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:49:00 -0800

I just recieved a set of silicone cupcake liners, v silimar to these , and tried them out yesterday. However, the cupcakes wouldn't come out in one piece - every single one broke and crumbled when I tried to release it. Does anyone know how to prevent baked goods from sticking to these things?

Best kind of bakeware material?

riffola — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:45:48 -0800

For a jack of all trades bakeware, what is the best material? Ceramic, Metal (aluminium), Glass (Pyrex), or Silicone?

ID these silicone promotional items!

wtdoor — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:52:37 -0800

A friend in Austria sent us these silicone ... things in a Christmas package. They're clearly promotional items for this castle near Salzburg. Are they just random knickknacks, or do they have some other use?

Need silicone stretchy food covers

Joleta — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:34:01 -0800

Help me find these reusable silicone food covers. I bought a set at a street market when I was in Italy last September. I thought they were pricey at 10 euros a set, but now I wish I'd bought half a dozen sets or more. I want another set for myself and several for gifts. If I take a bowl of salad to a potluck, everyone wants to know where I got the stretchy covers. The covers are stamped "Cover Flex" and seem to be exactly the ones in the linked store. I'd even order them from the UK (gulp...euro exchange!...gulp...shipping!) but they're out of stock. I can't find them at any other online store and haven't seen them in the U.S.