Proven Methods To Prolong The Life Of Your Sex Toy

Adult Lifestyle Tips To Extend The Life Of Your Sex Toy

You’ve read our guide to buying a new sex toy, now it’s time to find out how to prolong the Life Of Your Sex Toy. Looking after your sex toys is a serious business and will dramatically increase the Life Of Your Toy.

Whilst we have already explored the concept of cleaning your sex toys on a previous page. We’ll rehash that a little here. There are a myriad of other tips and trick that you need to consider in order to ensure that you get the most out of your personal investment.

Your pleasure is not something that should be reckoned with. We certainly do not want to see you in the position of your toy breaking down at a pivotal moment.

For the best instructions – make sure you come down to see us at Adult Lifestyle Centres. We can give you detailed instructions and guidelines about your specific toy. This guide should only be considered to be broad and basic.

Sex Toy Care Guide: Ensuring Safety and Longevity

Smart Choices When Purchasing

When investing in a medical-grade silicone toy, always pair it with water-based lubricants exclusively. This simple habit significantly extends your toy’s lifespan, keeping it feeling like new through countless uses. Silicone-based lubricants and silicone toys create an unfortunate chemical reaction—the lubricant actually begins breaking down the toy surface, resulting in that sticky, tacky feeling nobody wants.

Quality silicone toys represent a worthwhile investment in both pleasure and safety, but proper lubricant selection remains essential to protecting that investment. Keep a dedicated water-based formula on hand specifically for your silicone toys to avoid accidentally grabbing the wrong bottle in the moment.

Understanding Waterproof Claims

As we’ve mentioned previously, the adult product industry lacks standardized regulation. This reality means manufacturers don’t always provide completely accurate information on packaging. When it comes to waterproof claims especially, understanding the specific terminology becomes crucial for both safety and product longevity.

While water-friendly vibrators create fantastic opportunities for shower, bath, or spa play (and make cleaning significantly easier), not all “waterproof” claims offer equal protection. Learning the key differences between waterproof categories helps you make informed decisions about how and where to use your toys safely.

1. Splash-Proof vs. Truly Waterproof

“Splash-proof” indicates limited water resistance—enough to clean with a damp cloth and toy cleaner, but not fully waterproof. Some splash-proof toys can handle brief shower exposure, while others cannot. Unfortunately, this decision often falls to your personal risk tolerance since manufacturer claims vary widely in accuracy.

When evaluating splash-proof toys, carefully inspect for potential water entry points like seams, button areas, or charging ports. Pay particular attention to battery compartments—many splash-proof toys include a small rubber O-ring seal that requires regular inspection. If this seal becomes damaged or deteriorated, the toy loses even its minimal water resistance.

2. Fully Submersible Options

“Submersible” or “fully waterproof” indicates the toy can function while completely underwater. These designs typically feature rechargeable batteries with specialized sealing technology that fully isolates electrical components from water contact.

The most reliable fully submersible toys utilize advanced charging systems like magnetic conductive charging (found in brands like We-Vibe and JimmyJane) where no direct connection points exist for water to penetrate. These truly waterproof designs provide both peace of mind and expanded play possibilities without worrying about water damage.

3. Rechargeable toys

Really are worth the extra few dollars. Unlike when they first came out, rechargeable toys are reliable, quality designed and still powerful. They’re generally made from better quality materials which will last longer. And they’re usually stronger so you can justify the extra cost from the battery costs that you’re saving.

Many rechargeable toys have warranties whereas battery powered toys do not.

4. On the note of batteries

Do not use rechargeable batteries. Rechargeable batteries that you buy from the supermarket are completely different to the batteries that you’ll find in a rechargeable vibrator. You’ll discover that when using rechargeable batteries you’ll lose some of the power from your toy.

5. Still on the topic of batteries

Make sure you remove your batteries from the toy after each use. Unless you’re going to be using it daily (which is unlikely). By leaving the batteries in the toy you’re still leaving a small charge in the toy which can burn out the circuitry, cause the battery to leak, or cause rust and corrosion issues with the toy.

6. Find your old vibrator boring?

Use a warming or cooling lubricant if you would like an added sensation, Silicone based Lubricants such as Pjur offer a range of products designed to either warm, cool, numb, delay ejaculation or improve the comfort levels when using a toy.

7. Always clean your adult toy after use

Make sure that you follow the care and maintenance instructions that are associated with your toy. We’ve mentioned this a few times, but double check to see if your toy needs a particular cleaner or if it’s going to need additional products such as corn starch after cleaning.

Don’t skimp on this bit! Look after your toys and they will be sure to look after you.

8. Toy storage is just as important as cleaning

When it comes to making sure that your toys are clean to use and ensuring that they last. Do not store toys next to each other in a way that they are touching, some materials will react with each other and before you know it, and your favourite toy will be ruined!

Where possible, keep toys in their own carry bags and before storing make sure that they’re completely dry. A good thing to do is to stick them in lint free bags or nylon stockings to protect them from dust and other nasties.

9. Toy inspection.

It is recommended that you do this before using your toy. Closely examine the toy looking for marks or imperfections. Look for cracks, because cracks will be the harbinger of germs, bacteria and potentially nasty infections.

If the toy has an unusual odour, more so than usual, then this is another cause for concern. Products will generally release an odour as they’re breaking down, and this is the sign of something that you most certainly do not want to be putting into your body, same goes for toys with any unusual marks or discolouration spots. If the toy has a battery compartment, open it up and check for rusting or any other marks for concern. If there are any calls for concern, don’t risk it.

Throw it away and get something new. It might be a little tempting, after all this is your favourite toy, but under no circumstances should you use it – did I mention the risk for infections?

10. Versatility.

Think about your toys and what else they can be used for within their safe range.

Dildos with a suction cup are great to use in the shower or bath and can be suctioned to a hard surface?  But did you know that the suction cup could also be used in conjunction with “o” ring and be put into a strap-on harness to become a strap on compatible toy?

By rethinking how a toy can be used, you might be able to prolong its life and increase the enjoyment for all.

Life Of Your Sex Toy