Toys, are they silicon?
 

Does anyone know how to tell if a sex toy is silicate based or not? I'm looking at silicon lubes right now, but they're a no-no with the silicon toys, and we can't be ruining those.

hmm.... if it's hard plastic, it's not silicon. other than that, it should say on the packaging... soft stuff... jellies, and rubber, i'd avoid to be cautious.

Just to clear things up:

silicon is a metalloid usually used in the computing industry- if you have silicon lube it is most likely tiny tiny tiny crushed granules of silicon so that they make a paste almost.

silicone on the other hand is a soft rubbery material that could be used for soft toys. Toys are usually made out of plastic, common metals (like aluminum), or silicone- or maybe all three. A silicon lube would probably mess up any soft sex toys you have, and it would generally not be a good idea to put the lube inside you body.

Sorry if you are already aware of the differences between silicon and silicone.

Skier,
Additionally there is silica, most commonly found as sand.... Sorry, I couldn't resist..

some good info on this page:

http://www.blowfish.com/catalog/guides/

there are several good links on this page. Also, their lube section has good info for each product.

was aware of the difference, spelling is not my strong suit ;)

This is slightly off-topic, but lurkette and I have just discovered the Best Lube Ever. It's ID-Glide brand, bought at adamandeve.com. We were using Astroglide, which is ok, but this stuff is way better. It's water-based, but it's thicker, almost a gel. So it stays put and doesn't evaporate as fast. Super good stuff.

Most of the soft plastics will be made of silicone based plastics. Silicone lubricant is an organic silicone derivative and contains no crushed silica.