Never store a toy with batteries inside or the contacts will eventually corrode, she explains.
If toys are not submersible or waterproof, Lyons suggests using sanitizer spray instead of running under water.
Five to ten minutes submerged in boiling water is typically enough to sterilize toys, Lyons adds.
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Worst case scenarios of infection aside, an unclean or unwashed sex toy may also just be a turn-off.
So, dont throw it away, use it for storage instead like its made for, Roos says.
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If its not, there could be openings through which water will leak and cause electrical and battery damage.
Dr. Allison also adds that using household cleaning products that arent meant for sex toys can damage them.
Its best to stick with warm water and anti-bacterial soap and/or sex-toy cleaners, she says.
Furthermore, why hide your pleasure?
I encourage people to leave their favorite sex toys on their nightstand, front and center.
And if you must keep them in a messy drawer?
see to it you place your toy in a waterproof wet bag first, she says.
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