Therefore, you want to be extra-careful with glass toys, especially when they're all lubed up -- the smoothness and slickness is part of the point, but these suckers are slippery, and they're triple-slippery when they're wet. So keep them well away from hard surfaces -- if you're going to have that passionate scene in the back alley behind your apartment or on the cement floor of your office warehouse, use a different dildo. With glass toys, stick to the bed, or at least a well-carpeted floor. And when you're storing your glass dildo, it's a very good idea to wrap it in a soft cloth or bag, to avoid bumps and bruises in the bedside drawer.

Glass does have some interesting safety advantages, though. The main advantage is that it's not porous, which means it's a whole lot easier to clean and disinfect than a lot of other sex-toy materials. And hard surfaces notwithstanding, it's fairly hard to damage glass; you can soak it in bleach or rubbing alcohol without any ill effects.

But do be aware that not all glass is alike. Some of our glass toys are made of Pyrex or some other temperature-resistant type of glass; but some of them aren't. They can all be warmed or cooled at least somewhat (in fact, one of the fun things about glass toys is its ability to maintain warmth or coolness). But some of our glass toys can be boiled or cleaned in the dishwasher, and some of them can't. So if you want that extra bit of disinfecting security that only comes with very hot water, read the product description carefully for the specific toy you've bought or are planning to buy.

Finally, do not -- repeat, DO NOT -- use any glass object as a sex toy that isn't specifically intended to be used as a sex toy. Ever. Ever, ever, ever. Soda bottles, test tubes, lightbulbs, etc. -- stay the hell away. They're neither smooth enough nor strong enough for sex, as anyone who's worked in an emergency room can verify. Stick with the stuff that's meant to be used in the tender bits, and keep your tender bits happy and safe.

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