Silicone plug is peeling

Hi, I used a silicone plug only twice and its surface started to break. When it is clean and dry, I rub it with my finger and tiny white pieces peel off (the plug is dark blue). Any idea why this is happening? If these pieces are broken silicone, shouldn't they be blue in color? I never used silicone-based lube, but only oil-based (vaseline) that is compatible with silicone. Thanks.

Are you certain the plug is all silicone?

Are you sure that's not vaseline you didn't cleaned up properly?

Happy plugging!

It could be coming from your hands. I have a dark blue nozzle from Silicone Nozzles that was doing something similar to what you describe. Before I lubed it, fine white material would rub off the nozzle which could be washed off. One time, I was wearing a new clean rubber glove and nothing would rub off. I removed the glove & the white stuff would reappear. My conclusion was that it was skin from my hand that was rubbing off onto the nozzle. Try wearing a rubber glove & see if it happens then.

Thank you all for your replies.

Just AI: I will follow your suggestion and use a glove next time. I think you may be right, it can be my skin that causes the little white stuff to appear. Not only it is not the same color as the plug material, but also the more I rub it the more it appears. So the question know is: if the surface of the plug is so rough that behaves like a nail file, will it cause any damage to my rectum?

afternine: I am pretty sure this is not vaseline, I clean it thoroughly after use.

SwitchableSusie: It said so on the box and just confirmed (Blush Novelties, Rump Rimmer) on their website, it's made of "platinum cured silicone". Could this mean not 100% silicone?

The sad thing is that there really aren't any regulations requiring sex toys manufacturers to be honest or safe in making their products. Some are known for outright lies.

I have heard Blush Novelties mentioned as one of the manufacturers that makes less expensive toys that are safe, so I'm not going to immediately say that that is the problem.

Often when non-silicone sex toys start to degrade they get much stickier. Start off using the glove and see what happens.

Silicone has a significant amount of friction. It may not be rough, but it can "grab" things such as loose skin. Don't panic if that's what is happening, just remember to use plenty of lube on sensitive areas just like you always would.

If it's just soft and flaky....like dandruff, it's probably "blooming" where some of the compounding additives migrate to the surface

SwitchableSusie: It said so on the box and just confirmed (Blush Novelties, Rump Rimmer) on their website, it's made of "platinum cured silicone". Could this mean not 100% silicone?

Platinum cured silicone is HIGH QUALITY silicone. Platinum is part of the catalyst that makes silicone polymerize and cure as well as why silicone toys are expensive. My feeling is that toy is NOT made of what it says it is or it is defective.

If it's just soft and flaky....like dandruff, it's probably "blooming" where some of the compounding additives migrate to the surface

And if there are compounding additives then it isn't pure silicone.

Tin-cure silicone isn't as nice as platinum, but it still won't do that.