Care & Cleaning

The unglamorous part that protects everything else. How to clean, store, and maintain your toys so they stay safe and last, explained simply and without the guilt trip.


Samples of medical-grade silicone, borosilicate glass, stainless steel and ABS plastic, illustrating body-safe toy materials

Body-Safe Materials: What “Medical-Grade Silicone” Actually Means

EROSSA Editorial · September 26, 2026 · 6 mins read

There is no regulatory body that certifies intimate products as body-safe. No mandatory testing, no standard definition, no authority checking whether a claim on a box is true. In most jurisdictions these products are classified as novelties, which places them outside the framework governing anything else that touches mucous membrane. This means the phrases used […]

Frosted glass lubricant bottles on marble, illustrating a guide to which lubricant works with which toy material

Which Lubricant for Which Toy: A Compatibility Guide

EROSSA Editorial · August 29, 2026 · 5 mins read

Most people buy a lubricant based on price, scent, or whatever the shop had. Then they use it with everything they own, and wonder why a favourite toy developed a tacky surface after a few months, or why a condom failed when nothing seemed unusual. Lubricant compatibility isn’t a marketing concern. It’s chemistry, and getting […]

Editorial banner for the EROSSA guide to cleaning intimate products, showing a burgundy cleaner bottle on cream linen

Toy Care 101: Why Cleaning Properly Actually Matters

EROSSA Editorial · July 25, 2026 · 7 mins read

It’s the step almost everyone skips, or does halfway, or thinks about only after something’s already gone wrong. Cleaning intimate products doesn’t come with the same built-in reminder system as,…

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