The truth about "sterilizing"?

Contributor: Miss Cinnamon Miss Cinnamon
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Actually having a specific section for safety and cleaning procedures and such sounds like a great idea. I would give my full support for this.
I like the idea of having all this information summed up and placed in an informational article or a guide as well. It's so easy for good information like this to be "lost" in the forums after a month or two.
04/09/2010
Contributor: NarcissisticLust NarcissisticLust
Providing an article with thorough and scientific information about cleaning different materials would be such a wonderful resource! Also, discussing the difference between "sterilize," "sanitize," or "disinfect" along with what can kill bacteria versus viruses would help clean up a lot of miscommunication. It would be great to see information on products sold as toy cleaners also.
09/28/2011
Contributor: Owl Identified Owl Identified
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Actually having a specific section for safety and cleaning procedures and such sounds like a great idea. I would give my full support for this.
I would be willing to co-write a section like this with a couple of the brainiacs in this thread? Would anyone else want to do this with me? It could be done in a scholarly way, complete with citations that people could check out if they were curious? It could be attached the the Review Program Guidelines or somewhere like that so new users could have quick access to cleaning information? This would also save mentors and editors a lot of time. I'm not sure who to talk to in terms of admin to get clearance for this kind of project, but it wouldn't be terribly time consuming if a few of us put our heads together and it would save a lot of time in the future!
09/28/2011
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
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Originally posted by Sammi
What happens at a high altitude? Do you just have to lengthen the time?
You need pressure for absolute 220 degrees or above of boiling. No matter how long you boil things are high altitude, it will not reach 220 (sea level open kettle boiling temperature)

Longer time may or may not kill most microbes. Some only die at or near boiling, which is reached too low to kill some microbes at high altitudes. In that situation, a chemical cleanser PLUS boiling may be helpful. Of course, you can't boil or autoclave toys with electronic parts. I would recommend 10% bleach solution, or a hospital cleanser with bleach called Dispatch, or Cavacide (the stuff that makes doctor's offices smell so sexy.)

Dispatch, which is a specialized 10% bleach spray claims with proof: Germicidal Efficacy: 30 Seconds: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). One Minute: Acinetobacter baumannii, Avian Influenza A, Canine Parvovirus, Enterobacter aerogenes, Escherichia coli ESBL, Feline Panleukopenia Virus, Hepatitis A Virus (HAV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-2), Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1), Influenza A Virus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Norovirus, Poliovirus Type 1 (Mahoney), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Rhinovirus, Rotavirus, Salmonella enterica (formerly choleraesuis), Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Trichophyton mentagrophytes (Athlete’s Foot Fungus), Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE)

Cavacide claims with proof synergistic combination of alcohol and quaternary ammonium. It is a convenient ready-to-use intermediate-level disinfectant which is effective against tuberculosis, viruses (hydrophilic and lipophilic), bacteria (including MRSA and VRE) and fungi.
09/28/2011
Contributor: LQ LQ
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Originally posted by Owl Identified
I would be willing to co-write a section like this with a couple of the brainiacs in this thread? Would anyone else want to do this with me? It could be done in a scholarly way, complete with citations that people could check out if they were ... more
Sounds like a great idea to me. Don't think I personally am of much help, as my knowledge is way out of date & sketchy, but I certainly hope you can get some people together to write something up. Thank you for the work!
09/28/2011
Contributor: Eucaly Eucaly
Certain "bugs" also die when outside of a human body for a certain amount of time. So, even if bleach did not kill it, for a silicone/glass/non-por ous toy a combination of bleach and then setting the toy aside for a certain number of days before a new user should work.
10/04/2011
Contributor: LadyRelentless LadyRelentless
I'm bumping this thread up, because I think it's wonderfulf and should be read by more people!
12/16/2012
Contributor: Mikemanz Mikemanz
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Originally posted by P'Gell
You need pressure for absolute 220 degrees or above of boiling. No matter how long you boil things are high altitude, it will not reach 220 (sea level open kettle boiling temperature)

Longer time may or may not kill most microbes. Some only ... more
btw, boiling point of water at sea level is 212 F
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