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ORIGINAL: MadamnX

Re: Are clorox wipes safe to clean vibrators, dildos, butt plugs, etc?

Each person must understand that there are RELATIVE degrees of cleanliness as they apply to various kinds of contaminants.

Emersion {in the cleaner} or sponge cleaning - sounds a wiser judgement, concerning surfaces that are not flat , due to ridges and cracks in the products where bacteria, virusus will tend to harbor.

{{ Elegant..expressed a Very Important distinction: "When usued as Directed !" }}-

For vibrators, dildo's, butt plugs {in addition to the use of a condom !} I clean with "Crew Neutral NA" -{ a germicide and disinfectant} - it kills the follwing on hard non-porous inanimate surfaces in the presence of organic soil {10% blood serum}:
 

Bacteria:

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus aureus

Salmonella choleraesuis Campylobacter fetus

Enterobacter aerogenes Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli 0157:H7 Klebsiella pneumoniae

Listeria monocytogenes Micrococcus sedentarius

Proteus mirabilis Salmonella choleraesuis,

Salmonella typhi (formerly known as Salmonella schottmuelleri)

Shigella sonnei Staphylococcus species

Shigella dysenteriae Escherichia coli (Tetracycline resistant)

Enterococcus faecalis Streptococcus pneumoniae

(resistant to Vancomycin [VRE]) (resistant to Penicillin [PRSP])

Staphylococcus aureus

(resistant to Methicillin [MRSA])

Viruses:

HBV (Hepatitis B Virus)

HCV* {Hepatitus C Virus}

Herpes simplex Type 1

HIV-1 (AIDS virus)**

Influenza Type A2 (Hong Kong)

Herpes simplex Type 2

 
{It's relatively expensive - estimated w/ tax - $40 per bottle}