Choosing a Sex Toy

To the first time buyer the vast array of sex toys to choose from may seem overwhelming. They are made to aid or enhance pleasure during sexual activity either alone or with a partner. Here is a brief guide to the products on offer to help you to a more Turned On and exciting sex life:

• Penis shaped
• Many different types, materials, shapes, sizes and colour
• Multi speed controllers
• Attachments on some for stimulating clitoris or anus
• Battery powered

• Stimulator vibrates up against clitoris
• Little balls spin in the shaft
• Shaft changes shape as the balls spin
• Penis head squirms back and forth
• Battery powered

• Bullet or Egg shaped casing
• Can be inserted into vagina
• Attached by wire to multi speed controller
• Wireless versions available
• Battery powered

• Same technology as bullet vibe but egg like in shape
• Larger than a bullet vibrator - stronger vibes
• Often covered in a Jelly or Latex sleeve for easy vaginal insertion
• Variety of sizes
• Now available cordless
• Remote control key fob for easy activation
• Battery powered

• Two balls attached by short wire to place inside vagina
• Balls contain mini vibrators
• Variable speed control
• Battery powered

• Hand held or strap on harnesses
• Non vibrating
• Penis shaped
• Available in Rubber, Silicone
• Available in realistic Cyberskin

• For Double penetration
• Use alone or with a partner

• Dildo with the addition of a bullet vibrator inside the toy
• Jelly or Rubber ones are better conductors of vibrations than Cyberskin models
• Battery powered

• Five or more graduated beads on a string for anal insertion
• For slow removal at point of orgasm for maximum intensity
• Also made in metal or latex covered
• Some have weights or liquid inside to increase stimulation

• Made from one piece of silicone rubber
• Tapered balls
• Flexible shaft semi-rigid for greater penetration and ease of use

• Designed to stay in your ass
• Cone shaped or tapered with wide base for ease of removal
• Essential to use with lubrication
• Available in many different sizes, shapes, colours and textures
• Choose between hard plastic, rubber, silicone jelly, vibrating (battery powered) or non vibrating

• Encircles the base of penis or scrotum
• Made of metal, leather or rubber
• Keep penis hard, prolongs erections
• Available in jelly or silicone

• Vibrating bullets inside ring
• Clitoral stimulation from attachments
• Jelly and silicone
• Battery powered

• Enlarges penis by engorging with blood
• Aids erections
• Recreational varieties include bullet vibrators for fast orgasm
• Automatic stroking / masturbator
• Battery powered

• Water based - do not stain - can be fruit flavoured - safe for use with latex and barrier control contraceptive methods - can be re-moistened with a drop of water
• Oil based – made from natural products, vegetable oils, nut oils etc. - can stain fabrics - safe for use with the vagina - NOT SUITABLE for latex - NEVER USE WITH CONDOMS, DIAPHRAGMS, OR CAPS – most common of these oils is Baby Oil
• Silicone based – Similar to water based lubricants but are completely waterproof, ideal for underwater use and Anal Sex, retains lubricant qualities longer, highly concentrated so a little goes a long way, Will NOT HARM LATEX. However DO NOT USE WITH SILICONE SEX TOYS as this can harm the toys
• Petroleum based – made from petroleum jelly, mineral oil or petrolatum. E.g. Vaseline. NEVER USE WITH CONDOMS, DIAPHRAGMS OR CAPS as this will render them useless. Can stain fabrics. Good for penis masturbation.

• Always keep your toys clean
• Make sure that after washing you use a quality Sex Toy Cleaner to clean and disinfect the item
• Wrap in clean cloth and put in toy bag until the next use

• Vaginal Douches – for vaginal cleansing before or after intercourse
• Enema Syringes – to cleanse the anal area before anal penetration