Sharing Sex Toys

Some sex toys are used by couples or groups of people who are intimate together. Therefore, they end up sharing the same toy. There are safe ways to do this and there are genuinely dangerous ways to do this. The thing to keep in mind is that, even though it’s not an animate object, a sex toy is every bit as capable of carrying contaminants as is any body part. With that in mind, it’s easy to see that there are some smart practices you can follow to protect yourself and your partners.

First, using a condom is a great idea. You should change the condom whenever you change the area of the body that the sex toy is being used on or whenever you change from one person to the other. Health gives great information on this.

Cleaning the sex toy is also vital to making certain that it is safe. Not only does this keep the sex toy safe, it can also prolong its life cycle. By keeping it properly cleaned, silicone will last longer and stay soft and other materials will hold up longer, as well. By cleaning, you can be sure that you will get the maximum possible value out of your sex toy.

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Making that Rechargeable Sex Toy Last

If you purchased a sex toy with a charger that plugs into the wall socket, it likely has some sort of a lithium-ion battery in it. These types of batteries are famous for being very long lasting and for being able to take many charges. Some of the things that people believe about these batteries, however, are untrue and may actually make your battery last shorter than it could.

To make the battery in most of these toys last longer, don’t discharge the toy completely. Tech Republic does a good job of explaining why. It should have a little bit of charge left in it when you put it on the charger again. Most of these batteries are very long-lasting before they are completely discharged, so this usually isn’t an issue. This may be counterintuitive for some people, however, as many people have it in their head that recharging a partially discharged battery means that the battery will never fully charge again. This is true for some types of batteries, but not for the types of batteries you’ll generally find in rechargeable sex toys.

If you are using rechargeable batteries that are not built into the sex toy itself, however, make sure you follow the manufacturer’s recommendations as to discharging and recharging the battery.

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