Hi Reave
Yes, as Lynx says, the slightly tacky feeling of the soft silicon used for the penetrable toys is normal as they all feel this way. The detergent smell might be from the very mild bleach solution in which I soaked the toy prior to boiling it, or it could just be from the plastic bag it came wrapped in. I normally just wash my toys with liquid antibacterial hand soap after use, however, as I was selling the Muzzle I wanted to thoroughly sterilize it, hence the use of very diluted bleach prior to boiling the toy in water.
Just for the avoidance of doubt, there's no problem with immersing the toy in boiling water or using dilute bleach in order to thoroughly clean it. Apparently another option for cleaning it is to put it in the dishwasher, albeit I haven't tried this myself. If you do choose to boil the toy you'll find that it feels a bit less tacky afterwards, although the feeling returns once it's cooled down again. There's more information on how to clean BD toys here on the BD website: https://bad-dragon.com/pages/caresheets
Anyway... hope you enjoy the toy and thanks for letting me know it arrived safely. Thanks too for your input Lynx!
Last edited: May 14, 2019