Essential Safety Tips to Keep in Mind When Using Sex Toys
Sex toys are an excellent addition to your sex life both with a partner and when solo. However, with the new sex toy comes other health concerns to keep in mind. Ones that may directly impact your sexual health when using them. Here we outline the vital tips to help you use sex toys safely.
Clean Your Toys When You Use Them
To keep toys from accumulating bacteria, you need to clean them after every use. If you never wash your bed sheets, you may risk developing acne, infection, and skin irritation. Not cleaning sex toys has a similar effect on your genitals. If you live with family or roommates, you can sneak them to the shower and wash them. Use gentle disinfecting soap or specialty wipes. Also, you can use a dishwasher when the toys are of glass, metal, or silicone and don’t use batteries.
Avoid Sharing Sex Toys
In an ideal situation, when you perfectly clean your sex toy after or before use, partners can share them without issues. However, in the real world, your partner may not wash them perfectly after they are done. This could be because they don’t know how to clean them or aren’t used to sex toys. In such cases, you become vulnerable to bacteria and potentially to STIs. The only time you can share sex toys is when your partner is free of STIs, you trust you’re the only partner and trust they’ll wash the toys thoroughly every time they use it.
Use Them As Intended By Manufacturers
To ensure you keep safe when using your sex toy, you shouldn’t get too crazy with how you use them. For instance, when using the butt plug, keep its lip outside your body and keep it from slipping inside you. When using vibrators, you shouldn’t try sticking the wrong end into you. And also, depending on the vibrator size, avoid sticking to the wrong whole. If you aren’t sure how the toy works, review manufacturer toy guides, and if there’s room to experiment, avoid overdoing it.
Use Condoms
If you need to share toys with partners, condoms are a viable option. All you should do is cover the toys with a condom before use. While it’s a solid workaround due to the constant need for new condoms, it should be a temporary option. But sure comes in handy when necessary and, most importantly, keeps you safe with every use.
If you follow the above tips, you’ll ensure that you get yourself off in a fun and safe way. Thanks for reading.…
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