How to Clean a Butt Plug

Using a sex toy can be so very pleasurable and exciting, but you need to pay special attention to cleanliness. So, here our experts will discuss how to clean a butt plug and how to prepare for anal play with ease. We’ll discuss all the particulars about cleaning butt plugs, but also how to properly store a butt plug to keep it clean, safe, and ready for you.

What Is a Butt Plug?

A butt plug is a sex toy designed to be inserted in the butt to provide sexual pleasure. These are short and have a particular conical body, a narrow neck, and a flared base that sits outside the rectum. These come in various sizes, with different features, and are made from various materials. The material the butt plug is made from is critical to cleaning it, which we’ll cover at length below.

When it comes to cleaning butt plugs, you need to know how your butt plug is made and the material it is made from. Basically, you have waterproof, splashproof, and non-waterproof butt plugs.

• Waterproof butt plugs – it means your butt plug can be safely submerged in water without any risk of damaging the interior workings. It is often referred to as IPX7 for vibrating butt plugs, but non-vibrating glass, metal, and silicone butt plugs are naturally waterproof.
• Splashproof butt plugs – if your butt plug is rated as splashproof, it means you can quickly rinse it under running water but not submerge it in water for longer. You can find butt plugs with the IPX5 rating or butt plugs referred to as splashproof.
• Non-waterproof – it means your butt plug is not waterproof and should not be cleaned under water.

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How to Clean Butt Plugs?

You can clean a butt plug by wiping it away with an antibacterial wipe, wash it with soap and water, and you can boil some models. Here is how to clean a butt plug based on the construction method and materials these are made:

How to Clean Glass Butt Plugs?

Cleaning glass butt plugs is one of the easiest things you can do, as glass is non-porous, body-safe, and effortless to clean. You can wash a glass butt plug with soap and water or use any sex toy cleaner to sanitize it. However, you can also boil a glass butt plug to ensure it is squeaky clean, as glass can withstand the extreme temperature during boiling, and you can even place a glass butt plug in the dishwasher. The same tehnique can be applied to metal butt plugs, as these are also non-porous and effortless to clean.

How to Clean Silicone Butt Plugs?

Silicone is very easy to clean and maintain, especially the non-vibrating silicone butt plugs. Cleaning a non-vibrating silicone butt plug is straightforward, as you can wash it with soap and water or use a sex toy cleaner to clean it. However, the non-vibrating silicone butt plugs can also be boiled for deep sterilization and can be placed in the dishwasher on a quick cycle.

How to Clean a Vibrating Silicone Butt Plug?

Cleaning the vibrating silicone butt plugs requires you to check the waterproof rating that you can find in our product description or check the label on the butt plug package. If you have a waterproof silicone butt plug, you can freely wash it with soap and warm water or use your go-to sex toy cleaner. Please note that you can’t boil silicone motorized/vibrating butt plugs, as the warm water will destroy the inner mechanism.

How to Clean Tail Butt Plugs?

The tail butt plugs are a popular choice among people with animal fetishes, as these feature a butt plug onto which a tail attaches. Cleaning these is more challenging, especially if the tail section is non-removable. If the tail section is removable, you can remove it from the butt plug and wash the butt plug separately.

If the tail section is made from natural animal fur, you can’t wash it with regular soap and water. Instead, you need to gently wipe it with a damp towel and dry it with a hairdryer on low heat. If the tail is made from faux fur, then you can carefully wash it with soap and water and hang it to dry or pat it with a towel and dry it with a hairdryer.

How to Clean Inflatable Butt Plugs?

The inflatable butt plugs require you to be careful when cleaning them to prevent water from entering the inflation mechanism. You can use a sex toy cleaning spray to clean the inflatable butt plug, or you can carefully wash it with soap and water. Be careful not to let water inside the plug, as it can have an adverse effect in the long run.

How to Clean Porous Butt Plugs?

If you have a butt plug made from a porous material like TPE/TPR, Cyberskin, rubber, or jelly, then you need to be extra careful with cleaning. These are porous materials that have tiny pores on the surface where bacteria and residue can get trapped and cause harm.

Washing a porous butt plug with soap and water or using a sex toy cleaner is the way to go with these toys, but you need to be extra diligent. Create a thick lather and wash the entire butt plug with it, and rinse it thoroughly. You can also use a disinfecting solution like a 5% bleach solution or 3% hydrogen peroxide to ensure you get a clean toy.

However, we recommend you always use a condom with a butt plug made from porous materials, as the condom will protect the porous material from getting in contact with bacteria or other residue.

How to Store Clean Butt Plugs?

After you clean your butt plug, you need to store it in a clean, safe place. We recommend you use a proper sex toy storage bag to store your clean butt plug and ensure it will always be ready for you. Also, storing it in a safe, clean place will protect it from getting into contact with dirt or other sex toys, so when you feel in the mood to use your butt plug, you can simply rinse it with water, and it will be ready to go.

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Boil & Sterilize Sex Toys

Boiling is an excellent way to deep-clean sex toys, but this only works on non-motorized glass, metal, and silicone sex toys. Before you boil an anal sex toy, you need to wipe it or wash it to remove all residue, and then you can lower it in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes. Have tongs handy, as the toy will be very hot, and you need to leave it to cool down and air dry. For more info, please check out our complete guide on how to boil sex toys.

Wash in Dishwasher

Washing your anal sex toys in the dishwasher is a viable option only for glass, metal, and silicone sex toys. Don’t place motorized sex toys in the dishwasher, as the heat and pressure will surely damage them. For this method, rinse your toys, put them on the upper dishwasher rack without any other dishes inside, and use a fast cycle without any detergent or rinse agents, as the toys need only a few minutes to be cleaned, and the warm water will do the trick.

Removing Smell from Anal Toys

Sometimes, you may notice some of your anal toys like anal beads have a distinct smell to them, which may be due to improper cleaning, or the material itself. If this is the case, you must do a deep cleaning of your toy. As we noted above, you can take soap and some water, create a lather that you apply to your waterproof sex toy, and leave it on for a few hours, letting it dissolve the smelly components. Afterward, rinse it with warm water and leave it to dry; the smell should be gone.

If your porous anal sex toys become smelly, we recommend you stop using them, as this means harmful bacteria and fungi have invaded the pores. Sometimes, you can use a mild bleach solution to remove the smell, but the best option is to put a condom on the sex toy before inserting it in your bum. We also advise you to practice anal douching as a way to cleanse your rectum from bacteria and residue so that you can have a more enjoyable anal play experience.

Make sure you clean your butt plugs before and after every use. We advise you to use specialized sex toy storage bags for storage so you can have your butt plug ready to go when the mood strikes. Remember to have condoms handy for the times you want to experiment and wish to protect your health and your sex toys.

We hope you learned how to clean your different butt plugs, and we invite you to browse our blog for more helpful information on choosing and using various sex toys. Please check out our sex toy store, where we carry a fantastic offer of anal toys, butt plugs, male toys, vibrators, dildos, and everything else you need for better sex.

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