Introduction Open your bedside drawer. Pull out the oldest sex toy you own. Do you know what it’s made of? If you bought it at a gas station, a sex shop that doesn’t specialize in body-safe products, or an Amazon listing under $15, the honest answer is: probably not. And the company that sold it […]
Introduction In 2018, a Danish consumer agency tested 44 sex toys purchased from European retailers. They found phthalates — a class of chemical plasticizers linked to hormone disruption, reproductive damage, and developmental issues — in 6 of them. These were products sold legally, in a regulated market, by recognizable brands. The sex toy industry is […]
Introduction Here are things I have been asked in a professional capacity: “Will my vibrator make me unable to orgasm with a partner?”“Can I get addicted to it?”“Is it true that women who use toys are compensating for something?”“My friend said if I use a strong vibrator I’ll lose feeling down there forever.” These are […]
