how to clean the sex toys -you have to know it

 Sex toys have without a doubt redefined what self-pleasure is and has brought immeasurable freedom and control to anyone that uses them. If you have a sex toy then I imagine that you already have developed a great connection with it. Reason being that with time, after all the fun you have with it, you have grown as attached to it as a child is attached to a toy. When it comes to taking care of sex toys, then you have to make sure you do it properly. Since it gives you so much pleasure, it’s only right that you do. A sex toy is not something you store out in the open, no argument there, since there is always going to be a sense of privacy attached to it. What I mean to say is that I imagine if you store your sex toy anywhere, it must be a very safe place. The one thing, however, that you need to realize is that cleaning a sex toy is as important as making sure you store it in a safe place.

 

Before letting you in on all the details about cleaning your sex toys let me share a tip with you. Always make sure to clean your toy before using it after purchase. You are most welcome. Good hygiene is always paramount especially when you want to stay healthy. Failure to properly clean that sex toy that brings you heaven on earth can be damming. I’m sure you must have had of UTIs and how painful they are if left untreated. Well, using sex toys and failing to clean them properly puts you in the same situation and possible risk. A sex toy, if not cleaned will leave you at risk of contracting these infections from all the bacteria that builds up over time when you keep using it and leaving it uncleaned. The effect of this, other that the infections, is that you are more than likely to develop resistance to self-pleasure and I’m sure you do not want anything that could possibly come between you and the pleasure brought about by your sex toy. Fear not though. Buckle up as I explain how you will avoid all that.

 

Now before going into details it is important that you understand that sex toys are made from different materials. Some of the materials that are used for the manufacture of sex toys include; hard plastic, elastomer, TPR, or jelly rubber. Understanding the material that was used to make the sex toy you are using helps a great deal in knowing how to clean it. Over time, however, a recommendation has been made to use toys made of medical-grade silicone as it has come to be a personal favorite for many people. All this materials that are used to make sex toys can hold bacteria, even after being cleaned; making it very crucial to make sure it is done right. It might sound like a lot of work but in reality it is not. It is simply actions you need to take to keep you pleasured and safe from infections. All these precautions have led to toy making companies opting to including instructions on how best to clean the sex toys, having been advised by professionals. You will, however, find that not all toys will come with these instructions and what you want to do in such a scenario is to make sure you do not shy off from asking for directions on cleaning at the location of purchase. Or simply log onto this website where we go dinging for all the details so that you do not have to.

 

Now as I stated earlier sex toys are fun but can be very dangerous if they are not cleaned correctly. The question that this brings is just how often you should clean your sex toys. Now I’m going to give an example with every time you go out for a jog in the morning and come back sweaty thus warranting a bath. The same applies to your sex toys. A lot of dedication is required as you need to make sure you clean your sex toy after every use. The first thing that comes to mind for most people when the word cleaning is mentioned is soap and water right? Reason being it is the most readily available means. The good news is that you can actually use soap and water to clean your sex toys, but you have to make sure you wash them for 20 seconds and ensure that the water is warm. Such cases are in scenarios where the material allows for it, or is recommended. The next step will need to have you dry the sex toy with a clean towel. For those of us that are completely in love with perfection, and opt to use safest methods available then, using specialized sex toy cleaners remains an option for them as well.  The one precaution though is that you need to make sure it is water-based and it is both alcohol and paraben-free. Many people have adapted to using UV light to clean their sex toys. Before adopting this method do keep in mind that UV lights will only disinfect your sex toy rather than removing germs. For this reason you will be required to wipe the sex toy with a clean towel as a precaution.

 

After you have made sure that your sex toy is clean enough and ready for when you need it next, make sure to have a clean place to store it. Do not store your clean sex toy together with other toys that you have used and not cleaned. A sex toy is without a great source of pleasure. Purchasing one should never have you worry about the risk of infections and the only way to avoid this is to make sure you clean them thoroughly. By doing so, you will be taking care of yourself, and making sure your sex toy serves you long enough.

3 People Describe this Amazon Sex Toys Have The Hottest Reviews(3)

 Au natural stimulation is wonderful, but sex toys can do things that people just can't. The sex toy industry is now attracting an impressive $15 billion a year in global sales, and with a plethora of clever products at a range of prices on the market, we're spoiled for choice. This also means that smart shopping can be tricky.

To help you cut through the noise, we're curating a roundup of the top-reviewed sex toys across the Amazon sex toys . We've got you covered with everything from a smooth, pulsating butt plug for both partnered and solo play to the next level waterproof clitoral vibe that packs a surprising punch. Click through to browse some seriously sexy finds, and check back as we continue to add more. Your perfect object of desire is waiting to be discovered.

Welcome to Hype Machine, our hit-list of the top reviewed products across the web — according to a crowd of die-hard shoppers. Call this your 4-star & up only club, with entry granted by our devoted-to-the-goods shop editors.

 

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Better Love Rabbit

What They're Saying: " This rabbit is actually unreal, I’ve had a rampant rabbit before that swivels and I didn’t think this could be much better but BOY this blows it out the water it is literally EXPLOSIVE. Never have I orgasmed like it. Thought I was going to cry it was so good! Get it! Now!." – Evelyn, Ella Paradis reviewer

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"I have several toys, but this is my #1 go-to favorite! The Soraya is delicate when you want it to be and intense when you need to turn it up a notch. I tend to stick with the regular vibrations and not go to the fancy intermittent pulses, but they are available when I need them. The company xinghaoya takes exceptional care of their customers. I have used the warranty twice and both times I have not been disappointed. I have been buying from xinghaoya for over 6 years and I will be a customer for life!" - Jaybird222, reviewer

 

 

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“When worn on a penis at the base of the shaft, the ring will constrict the back-flow of blood to create a harder, longer-lasting erection”

Vibrating Rings

We’ve got an entire guide to penis rings, a small but mighty sex toy that is designed for partner play. When worn on a penis at the base of the shaft, the ring will constrict the back-flow of blood to create a harder, longer-lasting erection. For that reason, one is advised not to wear them for over half-an-hour. Some are made out of jelly, others a harder plastic. Some have textured features designed for clitoral stimulation, or bullet vibrator attachments. All of them are wonderful to-go toys, perfect for throwing in your bag and tossing into the mix during foreplay and sex.

Why Erika Say : do not buy these amazon sex toys

 

Who is Erika

Erika. This is the blog home of my YouTube sex education + sex toy review series The Ins and Outs as well as my general dumping ground for all things sex ed, sex toy, and sex health.

Why does she say that and Where not to buy

Here is a list of sex toy retailers and manufacturers that she doesn't recommend. There are shades of shit here — some of these companies are grossly unethical in her opinion, while others have constant order and shipping problems, etc. As always you’re free to form your own opinions and buy from whomever you’d like.

This article comes from Erika blog

RETAILERS

Adam & Eve – A&E are old school, and not in a good way. Besides selling largely porous and potentially toxic toys, they’re also known for sending customers indiscreet, unwanted catalogs and porn mailers via snail mail. Because they’re so heavily promoted on YouTube, I did a whole video on my issues with the company.

 

EdenFantasys – EF have been fucking over employees and the reviewer community for going on a decade now, but what concerns me most for their customers are the allegations that they’ve sent out used sex toys and their disregard for privacy.

 

A Touch of Glass – What do you get when a creepy UKIP politician starts a glass dildo company and tries to catfish bloggers for nudes and explicit video “reviews”? A baffling shitshow.

 

sexmachines.co.uk – Used appalling, fat-shaming advertising, including making fun of a plus sized blogger who worked with them, and made light of sexual assault. The company posted (and has sometime since deleted) an apology, but their Twitter account continues to be full of misogyny, transphobic slurs, stolen porn.

 

Amazon/eBay/AliExpress/etc. – Basically, when you buy a toy from sites like these, you have no idea what you’re actually going to get. It could be counterfeit, it could be used, and manufacturers may not honor warranty for toys purchased from these sorts of sites.

MANUFACTURERS

Pipedream – Pipedream are The Worst. I cannot overstate how disgusting this company is. Their advertising and products are misogynistic and racist in the most vile ways. They capitalized on a sex crime by releasing a Jennifer Lawrence sex doll based off her stolen nude photos. They steal designs from indie companies, sell tons of porous and potentially toxic junk, and make me fume a little every time I’m reminded that they exist.

 

Bad Dragon – I’m going to state upfront that I have no personal experience with this company. However, there are many, many, many posts on the internet detailing a multitude of issues with them. I recommend you read them and draw your own conclusions.

 

LELO – I’ve had mixed feelings about LELO for a long time, but their Hex Condoms promotion is the final straw for me. A company that claims to care about women partnering with a well-known domestic abuser is unforgivable in my eyes. I’m done. Update: On top of that, the condoms in question are potentially even unsafe.

 

KIIROO – This company has made rape jokes on social media, has treated employees abhorrently and then threatened legal action if they speak out about it, and are just generally gross.

 

Fifi – Fat-shaming, racist, misogynistic advertising. Sexualizing children to market a sex toy. This company’s got it all. Get a Tenga sleeve instead.

 

Mr. Hankey’s Toys – Mr. Hankey runs an exploitative marketing scheme where he encourages customers to upload explicit videos using his products to “tube” porn sites in exchange for the possibility of free dildos. When called out on Twitter, he responded by sexually harassing me.

 

Autoblow/SiliconeStroker – Another company who thinks awful misogynistic douchebro advertising is the way to market sex toys to men. The owner has also threatened and attempted to bribe bloggers to remove negative reviews.

 

Shiri Zinn – Shiri, best known for her Cupcake Vibrator, has censored, stifled, threatened, and apparently doxxed reviewers. Don’t give her your money.

 

Velvet Nest – They make the cutest strap-on harnesses I’ve ever seen. Too bad you may never receive your order. Or an e-mail reply. Or a refund.

 

Vamp Silicone – Their pre-made products are great, and if you see them in a shop I totally recommend them. But some people have had issues with custom orders and dealing with the company directly, so I wouldn’t buy from their own website.

 

Although there are many bad sex toys on the amazon, I have to say that there are many good amazon sex toys that are worth recommending. If you want recommended good or bad sex toy, please comment down.

HOW TO GET FREE SEX TOYS FROM REVIEWER PROGRAMS

 If you have your own sex blog or are thinking about starting one, doing sex toy reviews is a great way to generate traffic and create posts containing affiliate links to generate income. Many sex toy manufacturers and retailers will send bloggers free sex toys in exchange for their unbiased review (Yes, unbiased– you can give a negative review and providers are aware this is always a possibility).

 

Most sex toy review programs require you to already have your own blog and have a little bit of a social media following to be considered. If you’re just starting a blog and don’t feel you have enough traffic yet for a company to send you free sex toys for review, write reviews on items you already own. You can also publish reviews driectly on some retailers websites, like xinghaoya.com  . This will give you a little practice, get some of your writing online, and possibly help you gather some like-minded social media followers.

 

Once you have the green light for a review make sure you both agree on the parameters– you’ll both need to be clear on how long it will take you to publish your review (usually within 1 month is acceptable), if you can use your own affiliate links in your review, if the sponsoring company wants you to include specific links of theirs, etc.

 

It’s also important to remember, reviewing sex toys takes a good deal of time. Between the actual toy testing (I test multiple times over a period of days or weeks), contacting companies, taking photos, writing my review, recording my video review, promotion/social media, and follow up I average 8-10 hours MINIMUM on each review. If it’s complex, requires more research, or there’s a problem, it may take twice as long. Make sure you have the time to devote to doing a thorough job and that you aren’t promising a finished review sooner than you can deliver.  

 

This article is simply a quick sex toy review primer and resource list. If you’re just getting started sex blogging there are lots of other things to consider– should you use a pseudonym, what’s the best platform to host a sex blog on, how much personal information should you divulge in your reviews, how do you deal with companies that are hard to work with or asking you to do something unethical, what are sex toy review best practices, etc, etc, etc. If you haven’t considered these things, you have a bit of studying up to do!

 

For more in that area  Ephipora and JoEllen Notte have some great articles on the nitty-gritty of sex blogging so give them a visit and absorb all you can. Ephipora and JoEllen  Ephipora and JoEllen Notte (The Redhead Bedhead) also offer an online sex blogging class (that I contributed a little bit to!) that is very helpful.

 

Confession– this blog post didn’t start out as a blog post at all! It was intended to be included with my list of affiliates and webmaster resources for sex bloggers. However, when I started writing I realized sex toy reviewing needed a bit more explanation and needed to be its own post. Besides, this way is better for SEO (you’ll learn about that later ;) )

 

Also, if you have any additional sex toy reviewer resources or tips, please share in the comments below :)

3 People Describe this Amazon Sex Toys Have The Hottest Reviews(2)

 Au natural stimulation is wonderful, but sex toys can do things that people just can't. The sex toy industry is now attracting an impressive $15 billion a year in global sales, and with a plethora of clever products at a range of prices on the market, we're spoiled for choice. This also means that smart shopping can be tricky.

To help you cut through the noise, we're curating a roundup of the top-reviewed sex toys across the Amazon sex toys . We've got you covered with everything from a smooth, pulsating butt plug for both partnered and solo play to the next level waterproof clitoral vibe that packs a surprising punch. Click through to browse some seriously sexy finds, and check back as we continue to add more. Your perfect object of desire is waiting to be discovered.

Welcome to Hype Machine, our hit-list of the top reviewed products across the web — according to a crowd of die-hard shoppers. Call this your 4-star & up only club, with entry granted by our devoted-to-the-goods shop editors.

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We-Vibe Melt

What They're Saying: "This handheld god changed my DAILY life! I was breaking every single toy I bought within a week or two. Mostly because I was using it once a day sometimes twice and running it dead each time. Finally sprung for this bad boy and it’s been 4 months not even one issue! In 4 months I’ve not used it for maybe 3 days. It takes HOURS to die and it only takes like 30 min to completely recharge! I’m obsessed! You can control it on the app and see what % your battery is at too! Oh and the Lube they sent with it was fantastic! Just now ran out." - Gabrielle, Amazon review

 

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Bullet vibrator

Ah, the small but mighty “bullet.” This vibrator is beloved for its discretion (it can fit in the palm of your hand) and its straightforward, versatile nature. For those reasons alone, it’s an excellent toy for beginners. We love a bullet for some gentle rectal (note: do not insert) play, and especially as a clitoral toy; try applying it to the clitoral hood (a good move if your clit is extra sensitive) or the clitoris itself (keep in mind: the clitoris extends all the way to the vaginal opening).

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Amazing vibrator

"This little bullet is packed with much punch. Comes with 7 types of patterns and 3 speeds- so plenty of room to explore what works for you, After going through battery powdered bullets- decided to save money and opt for quality- so this bullet is rechargeable! I also like the rose gold like color and dainty Lovehoney logo which lights up when charging and in use. As far as bullets go-personally, think this option is the better one out there- it was also affordable- which is always a plus!" - IB, Lovehoney review