CLEANING & CARE
Five minutes of care, years more wear.
Packers, STPs, and toys don't wear out from use. They wear out from being put away wet, stored touching each other, or cleaned with the wrong stuff. Our cleaners and talc-free powders help the gear you already own last.
Use warm water and a dedicated cleaner. Packer & Toy Cleaner with Aloe Vera is gentle enough for daily use and rinses clean with no film. Cleaning Spray is the quick option between full washes.
The same routine works for packers, STPs, and toys. STPs get one extra step first: flush the channel with warm water until it runs clear.
- Clean after every wear if it's been against skin all day, and always before storage. Rinse STPs through after every use.
- Skip dish soap, alcohol, and scented household cleaners. They dry the surface out, and then it turns tacky and grabs lint.
- Air dry completely before putting it away. Trapped moisture is what makes gear smell.
- Boiling or the dishwasher? Check the product page first. Some silicone handles it and some doesn't, and anything with electronics or mixed materials never does.
Silicone is non-porous and forgiving. It holds up to daily cleaning and outlasts almost anything else in the drawer.
TPR is softer and more lifelike, but it's porous. It needs cleaning more often and turns tacky as it ages. Regular powdering slows that down a lot.
Full routines for both, plus STPs, are in our packer care guide.
- Store pieces separately. Different silicones can react over time and leave permanent marks where they touched. A cotton bag or the original box is enough.
- Keep it out of the sun and away from heat. A windowsill or hot car will soften and warp silicone fast.
- How often to use Packer Renewing Powder: TGS silicone packers and STPs only need it if you like, and before storing for more than a few days. Packers and STPs from other brands need it every day after washing. Foam packers never need it.
- Powder pulls out leftover moisture, stops the tacky feel, and keeps lint and hair off.
Every powder we carry is 100% organic cornstarch and talc-free. Skip regular baby powder. Most of it is talc-based, and ours is made for silicone and TPR, not skin.
