silicone-hardness-guide

This video provides a visual impression of our "supersoft," "soft," and "hard" hardness levels. It illustrates the difference in compressibility and deformation of the three materials.

The “ultrasoft” quality, which is missing in the video, is significantly softer than “supersoft”.

💡 What does the video show?

✔ Squeeze test: Illustrates the compression of the different hardnesses with approximately the same finger pressure.
✔ Ring test: Demonstrates how the resistance during penetration is significantly influenced by the hardness of the toy of the same size.
✔ Bending test: Shows that dimensional stability decreases with decreasing hardness .

The following insights can help you with your selection:

• The softer the toy, the easier it is to deform (e.g., squeezing, bending, compressing, or stretching).
• The harder the toy, the more shape-retentive it is, and the more pronounced surface textures (e.g., bumps or ridges) can be felt.
• The thicker the toy (higher volume), the firmer it feels, as more force is needed to deform it.
• The thinner the toy (smaller volume), the softer it feels because it can be deformed with less effort.
• For beginners, larger toys made from softer material are better suited as they are more flexible and offer greater give.

 

Description of our hardness levels:

Ultrasoft

• Extremely soft and flexible, deforms even with light pressure
• Very elastic, can be strongly stretched or pressed without permanently changing its shape
• Skin-like feeling, reminiscent of very soft human tissue

 Supersoft

• Very flexible and stretchy
• Feels almost like human skin or tissue
• Often used for realistic erotic toys, reborn babies or skin-like products

 Soft

• Still elastic, but already a bit firmer
• Often used for silicone masks or flexible body parts
• Pleasantly soft, but more dimensionally stable than very soft silicone

 Hard

• Even more dimensionally stable and less stretchy
• Pleasant feel, similar to flexible rubber or silicone pads
• Typical for medical silicone products, such as soft handles & ergonomic padding
• Withstands greater pressure