Silicone is the most reliable, safe, health-smart soft material used for toys. Our Vixen and Tantus Silicone toys are made of 100% Ultra-Premium Platinum quality silicone. They not only get home alive, but with a little care they can last a lifetime. You can be assured that a toy from either Vixen or Tantus is a toy that is safe to be used!
Silicone is hygienic. No open pores to harbor bacteria. Silicone is hypoallergenic. It has no reaction to chemistry of the body, 100% silicone toys are completely inert. They don't alter pH balance, or cause a reaction to the body's natural chemistry. Silicone is phthalate free. You can recognize a toy with phthalates by the smell (if you can smell a toy, it is leaching chemicals.)
Toys made of "jelly" and other mystery materials use phthalates as plasticizers to soften an otherwise hard material. Most bodies react to phthalates as an allergy. With inflammation, rashes and discharge-mimicking a yeast infection. Phthalates are also endocrine disruptors; they interfere with normal animal hormonal systems effectively supplementing a person's estrogen. They are also respiratory inhibitors.
Silicone is easy to clean. Silicone can be boiled or bleached; they're even dishwasher safe. We recommend antibacterial dishwashing soap. Our toys are completely safe up to 600° F. The reason for "no silicone lube on silicone toys". Silicone lubricant may bond to the toy. This isn't true for all silicone toys-it depends on the purity of the silicone toy and the purity of the lubricant. If you wish to test your silicone toy with silicone lube use the bottom of the flanged base and do a test square.