Safe sex toys revisited

A while back we posted about sex toys that could be cancerous. And soon after, considering we saw that you seemed to be interested in that subject, we posted about toys that were safe and where you could get them.

Like most things there is always more to learn about the safety of your sex toys, both in terms of chemicals and handling. Violet Blue is a sex columnist, blogger, author and podcaster of all things sex. (A note to parents, her site does contain some nudity, you must be 18 to enter.) She’s posted extensively on the subject.

Here are a few products she lists as unsafe “at any speed”:

Toys and cleaners that contain Nonoxynol-9. that detergent was once advertised as an HIV preventative. Don’t believe the hype. It will only abrade your cervix or rectum. More data on N-9 and it’s history can be found here.

Shrink Creams are another no-no based

on her research. The notion, in case I need to explain, is to tighten or shrink the vagina. Violet Blue writes that no scientific evaluating has been done on the products. Their basic ingredient isalum. Alum, much like the stuff you may use to fight perspiration, prompts the skin to hold water, thus causing the membranes of the vagina to swell. One of her biggest concern with the creams is what they potentially do to the cervix. Remember, all sorts of stuff cause cervical cancer. No analyzing means no proof either way.

There’s much more to her list of do’s and don’ts. I’ll write about just one more.

Jelly rubber is the ultimate in unknown materials. Violet Blue says these are sometimes called jel-lee, latex jelly, softskin, Cyberskin or Futurotic. One thing they aren’t is knowable. whether you want safety stick with silicone or hard plastic. Remember that silicone is always opaque.  

[Source] Sea Stachura

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