| Intended usageDo you intend to use your sex | | | | companions.PortabilityDo you want to take your |
| toy by yourself or with your partner? Choosing a | | | | vibrator on the road with you or are you planning |
| sex toy and using it together with your partner | | | | on keeping it at home? There are small battery |
| will foster better intimacy, understanding and | | | | powered vibrators such as the Pocket Rocket |
| openness. Some sex toys are used only for solo | | | | which can fit into the palm of your hand.Cleaning |
| play, while some such as love swings can only be | | | | and caring for your Sex ToysSince sex toys are |
| used with a partner.Stimulation preferencePhallic | | | | used on the most sensitive parts of your body, it |
| sex toys can be designed for penetration or | | | | makes sense to keep it well cleaned and cared |
| clitoral stimulation. Some can do both. Women are | | | | for. With a few simple steps, you can prolong the |
| aroused differently and knowing which erogenous | | | | life of your toy.LubricantsWater- and |
| zones stimulate you more can help in choosing the | | | | silicone-based lubricants are safe to use with sex |
| right sex toys. For penetrative stimulation, the | | | | toys. Avoid using oil- or petroleum-based lubricants |
| shaft type vibrators or dildos are a good choice. | | | | as they break down latex material. Vaseline or |
| For clitoral stimulation, we recommend the most | | | | olive oil are for external use only and are great |
| popular rabbit vibrator range. The rabbit range | | | | for massaging. Never use oil-based lubricants for |
| serves a dual purpose, penetration and clitoral | | | | any penetration as they can cause infections if |
| stimulation. The base of the shaft has a bunny | | | | not properly cleaned.CleaningNon-porous materials |
| ear shaped soft like material designed to gently | | | | are smooth and warm water and soap usually |
| massage the clitoris while the shaft is inserted in | | | | does the trick. If needed, silicone sex toys can be |
| the vagina. Rabbit vibrators are the most popular | | | | sterilized by boiling it for 3 to 5 minutes. Porous |
| sex toys the world over and we highly | | | | materials such as cyberskin and rubber require a |
| recommend that you shop around for | | | | bit more care as bacteria can hide within the |
| one.SoundSome sex toys like vibrators can be a | | | | pores. Avoid using soap on cyberskin to maintain |
| bit noisy. You don't want to rouse your neighbors | | | | the texture. Instead, rinse with lots of warm |
| and housemates, do you? For this, you can | | | | water or sterilize with alcohol. It is best air-dried |
| consider variable speed vibrators or vibrators that | | | | and sprinkled with cornstarch or talcum to |
| emit a low level of noise.Material or textureSex | | | | maintain the smooth surface. To keep all your |
| toys generally come in porous or non-porous | | | | toys clean and ready to use, you can also pickup |
| material. Porous materials such as cyberskin are | | | | a care & cleaning kit.CondomsCondoms can be |
| extremely lifelike. They feel very realistic and are | | | | placed over sex toys so it can be safely shared |
| often molded after the real thing. Non-porous | | | | with multiple partners. They also make cleaning |
| materials such as plastic, soft PVC, silicone and | | | | that much easier. Rubber dildos are porous |
| glass are smooth and come in varying textures. | | | | materials which must be sterilized if shared with |
| Either way, they should be used with lots of | | | | multiple partners. Otherwise, use a condom over |
| lubrication. Porous materials will require a bit more | | | | rubber dildos.StoringTry to store sex toys within |
| cleaning as bacteria can grow between the pores. | | | | reach of the bed. Nothing is more frustrating than |
| Water and soap will be enough for non-porous | | | | interrupting foreplay and having to walk across |
| materials.StyleEverybody has a personal | | | | the room to dig out the toy from a secret hidden |
| preference when it comes to color, shape, size, | | | | spot. With that being said, sex toys should be |
| studded or smooth and elongated. It's a matter | | | | stored in protective casing or wrapped in a piece |
| of preference. Choose from a variety of | | | | of cloth, away from prying eyes. There are |
| characteristics including those that glow in the | | | | several novelty items available such as the Hide |
| dark.Wet and dry useAre you planning to use | | | | Your Vibe pillow to discreetly store your sex |
| your toy in the bath? Many people have | | | | toys.Steven consults and provides advice to the |
| discovered how much fun they can have in the | | | | online store which provides various adult toys and |
| bath. Waterproof toys such as the rubber duck | | | | novelty products. |
| or waterproof dildos make good | | | | |