How long do viruses surive on sex toys?

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Bleach is commonly used as a disinfectant. Wiping an item down with a bleach solution, and then letting it dry, should take care of your worries.

@lilstu Bleach is powerful stuff!

But is bleach all the same in all countries? I mean what if the bleach in America is different from the bleach in Europe?
Do I need a certain strength or concentration? And do you need to wear glasses and gloves to protect yourself?

Anytime you handle a corrosive chemical (like acid, bleach, or drain cleaner) you want to be careful not to get it on you. Safety glasses and proper gloves are a good idea.

But if bleach is corrosive then will it not also damage glass dildos?

Btw, I emailed the company which makes the glass dildos and asked them wether I can disinfect them with medical disinfectant and these
idiots didnt even reply. This doesn't make a good impression. Why wouldnt they reply?Do they have something to hide?

I just thought of something.

In a youtube video the chick said you can boil the dildos.

Would boiling them also kill viruses like HIV etc? I wonder if this has been tested and if yes how long and how hot you'd have to boil an object.

I think boiling would be effective, but you might have to boil for ten minutes.

Why exactly 10 minutes? I mean do we clearly know how long you'd have to boil something to kill viruses?

I also read on a website that you could rub the glass dildos with bleach but this website was only a website which sells these toys it's not
the manufacturer. Now I'm not sure what would be best. Bleach, medical disinfectants or boiling.

My concern is what if I for example soak the glass dildo in alcohol or bleach or boil it and then the surface somehow gets damaged or absorbs
the chemicals and when I then stick it in my ass it could leech chemicals. I don't know how likely this is.

Boiling works be denaturing proteins, and some proteins take some minutes to denature, so 10 minutes to make sure.

I think they would all work fine, so it's a matter of convenience. Glass surfaces won't absorb any significant amount of chemicals.

The risk of sharing sex toys (e.g. dildos, butt plugs and other objects meant to be inserted into the rectum and/or vagina) varies according to whether they are covered with condoms, and whether they are properly cleaned (i.e., disinfected) between use with different partners. Sex toys come into direct contact with rectal and/or vaginal mucosal membranes, which can both transmit HIV and are susceptible to infection. Shared an uncleaned dildo or other toy can transfer infectious fluids from someone infected to an uninfected person, and poses a high transmission risk.

If sex toys are used with new, clean condoms for each partner, or are properly cleaned (i.e., disinfected) before use by the uninfected partner, they pose a negligible risk of that using the same condom with both partners is effectively the same as not using one at all.

There is zero risk attached to using sex toys if they are not shared. However, sex toys are often used before or after other sexual activities. As with fingering, fisting and other forms of play, any tissue damage or inflammation that results from sex toy use can affect the risk of infection during other activities. (Links Omitted - Roc)