Silicone materials have gradually become the mainstream material in the manufacture of adult sex toys. At present, silicone has replaced most plastics and PVC, also has seized a part of the market of TPE and TPR materials sex toys, for example, sex dolls, pocket pussy, etc.
As experienced adult toys manufacturers, we will summarize the quality grades of the silicone materials, to help you better understand it.
The quality grade of silicone can be divided into four levels: ordinary-grade silicone; industrial-grade silicone; food-grade silicone; and medical-grade silicone.
1. Ordinary grade silicone
This raw material price is relatively low. It is the most used silicone grade in the manufacture of our daily necessities. This type of product has low material requirements and low environmental protection requirements. Common products include our mobile phone cases, anti-slip mats, etc.
2. Industrial grade silicone
This level of silicone material mainly uses the stable chemical properties of silicone, which has high-temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, and insulation properties. It is mainly used to produce some products that are used for a long time in harsh environments, such as auto parts, electronic devices, pipe seals, etc.
3. Food-grade silicone
This grade of silicone is non-toxic, odorless, and high-temperature resistant. It is mainly used to produce products that come into contact with food. The products must pass strict food safety standards and will not cause any harm to health. due to this characterization, Food-grade silicone is mass-used to produce sex toys.
All of our adult toys that enter the body, such as vibrator sex toys, are mostly made of this grade of silicone.
The price of food-grade silicone is much more expensive than ordinary silicone. Food-grade silicone does not need to add auxiliary materials such as vulcanizers during the product molding process, and it is directly sealed and molded.
4. Medical-grade silicone
This grade of silicone is mainly used in the medical field. Medical-grade silicone must pass medical-grade certification and biocompatibility reports. Its safety level is higher than that of food-grade silicone and can come into contact with human blood. Due to its excellent biocompatibility and stability, medical-grade silicone products can reduce the risk of infection and improve medical effects. For example, medical catheters, respiratory masks, orthopedic devices, etc.
Related questions:
1. Many adult toy manufacturers claim that their products are made of liquid silicone. What is liquid silicone?
Liquid silicone and solid silicone are classified according to the form of silicone. In general, solid silicone is the ordinary-grade silicone we mentioned above, and liquid silicone is food-grade silicone. It’s just a different name. When producing some dildo products, the production process is a reverse molding process, and the products need to be cast, dried, and formed, so liquid silicone is the best fit.
2. Some sex doll manufacturers claim that their products are made of platinum silicone. What is platinum silicone?
Platinum silicone is the manufacturer’s publicity for the quality of its raw materials. From our communication with the manufacturer, we learned that the platinum silicone advertised by the manufacturer is the two grades of food-grade silicone and medical-grade silicone. Of course, we won’t use medical-grade silicone, so platinum silicone is food-grade silicone. It’s just a different name for publicity.
3. Since medical-grade silicone has higher safety performance than food-grade silicone, why doesn’t sex toy manufacturing use medical-grade silicone?
First, the safety level of food-grade silicone has completely reached the material standard of body safety. The safety level of medical grade is redundant and wasteful for the production of adult sex toys. Secondly, the cost of medical-grade silicone material is almost twice that of food-grade material, and the market cannot accept such a high price.
4. Are all of the sex toys in the market made of food-grade silicone?
Most of the adult toys on the market are food-grade silicone, but some products with particularly low prices need to be vigilant, because some small factories will use some inferior silicone materials for high profits and price advantages in market competition, and these products pose a risk to the health of end users. This is also the significance of BlueRabbit’s establishment of a high-quality sex toy supply chain. Our supply chain ensures that every silicone product is made of food-grade silicone.
5. Why are most sex dolls made of TPE instead of silicone?
Most of the cost of sex dolls is concentrated on raw materials. A sex doll weighs about 40kg. if It is made of silicone, which is very expensive and difficult to sell in the market. Secondly, TPE material is softer than silicone material, more like human skin, and has a better touch feeling.
Summary
Silicone is the best raw material for sex toy manufacturing. but only food-grade silicone is specific for sex toys. and even more, food-grade silicone raw materials also have many different brands. so a good reputation supplier is very important for quality control. BlueRabbit sex toy supplies all have FDA certification of the silicone materials.
