Toy Safety

The adult toy industry is largely unregulated, so we believe in being specific about the materials we use rather than relying on the term "body safe" alone.

All Desert Island Toys products are made from platinum cure silicone, a material known for being body-safe, non-porous, and hypoallergenic. We specifically source our silicone from Smooth-On, a company which has had its platinum cure silicone formulations tested by an independent lab for skin safety per the OECD TG 439 certification method (this is a method for testing for human skin safety without animal testing).

Platinum cure silicone is the standard material used in medical and food-grade applications. Unlike tin cure silicone, it doesn't degrade quickly over time, and unlike vinyl or "jelly rubber" blends often used in cheaper toys, it contains no plasticizers/phthalates and can be fully sterilized.

And while we're on the topic of cheaper toys, we'll acknowledge that our toys (like other platinum cure silicone makers' toys) are not going to be the cheapest toys available to you. Platinum (a precious metal) is involved in the chemical reaction which fully cross-links the silicone polymers leading to its non-porous nature. It's a premium material, and it does come with a premium cost, but when properly taken care of these toys should last decades if not a lifetime (manufacturers estimate 20-45 years). See our Toy Care Guide for more details.

Our toys are coloured/pigmented in one of two ways:

  1. Our "flat" pigments are another Smooth-On product specifically made for pigmenting silicone, and also lab tested as skin safe certified with no animal testing.
  2. Our other pigments are cosmetic-grade mica sourced from ethical suppliers. What does that mean? It means we only use mica which:
  • Is approved for cosmetic use on both lips and eyes
  • Comes from suppliers who ensure that child labour is not involved in the mining, factory work, transportation, sourcing, or any other work involved in the process of the making of the mica product.
  • Is not tested on animals.

Each toy is degassed before curing to remove air bubbles, and every toy is poured by hand.

We want you to feel good about the products you are putting in or on your body, and we want to feel good knowing that the toys we sell you are safe. You can count on us never to compromise on your safety.