My first version of Wild Wiggle (now 5 years ago!) was going to be a health-oriented online sex toy store. Only toys that were good for the body, lubes that didn’t cause yeast infections, etc. It took a wildly (please forgive the pun) different direction, as I’m now almost entirely focused on classes. But there has now been a rise in interest in health-oriented toys. The term “toxic toys” is slowly becoming mainstream, as a way to distinguish those toys that might be damaging.

What are Toxic Toys?

Most manufacturers add chemicals called phthalates, used in PVC plastic, to add flexibility to toys. When you get something that’s really flexible or skin-like, like cyberskin or a jelly toy, it’s probably made with phthalates. (Hint: if your toy smelt bad when you opened the box - especially if it was over-powering - it might be phthalates at work.)

There’s controversy about phthalates, with many people saying they’re toxic, while the manufacturers argue they’re safe. [Read more →]

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Reading a lot of mainstream mags, you’d think the point was to get really good at sex.

Some recent Cosmo headlines … “Decode his passion positions to find out how he thinks and feels … Here’s a how-to on handling his hottest urges … Check these (positions) out and he’ll be yelling, “You go, Cow-Girl!”

The headlines targetted at men are more explicit … “Improve stamina … Rock Hard Erections … How to make love all night.”

You’d think it’s all about getting better at sex, wouldn’t you? With ads like these, no wonder we’re all so worried about performance.

Ready when you are
… Cowboy!”

What if we switched it, so it’s not about getting better at sex, but about enjoying sex more?

You could still find those tingly, yummy, playful places in your partner’s body, all while finding your own whoop-dee-doo, too.

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