Sex Toy Materials
Sex toys are made from several different materials, which
can affect how you use your toys, the price of your toy and
even how you maintain your toy. Before buying a sex toy, you
should research the six basic materials so that you can find the one best suited to your needs. Plastic, Latex, Jelly, Cyberskin,
Silicone and Glass.
Plastic
Sex Toys
Plastic is a popular choice for sex toys, largely because
of its extremely low price. Toys made from plastic tend to be
very basis, no-frills models. Plastic sex toys are very smooth and
sleek. Plastic tends to be excellent for penetration,
providing a firm and fulfilling experience. However, their lack of
flexibility makes them less effective when it comes to clitoral stimulation .
Latex
Sex Toys
This material is one step up from plastic. While still
relatively inexpensive, latex gives the sex toy user many more
options. Latex toys are firm enough for deep penetration but
these have more give and a little more flexibility than
their plastic counterparts. Because latex sex toys have much more
friction than plastic ones, you should always use a lube with them.
Jelly
Sex Toys
Jelly sex toys provide an excellent balance between
usability and cost, making this the material of choice for many
mid-range and luxury sex toys. Jelly is very easy to mold, color
and shape, properties which manufacturers take advantage of whenever
possible. This results in jelly toys numbering among the most
colorful and exotic-looking models, as well as giving
designers a chance to include many special features. Jelly is a
very pliable material that has an overall smooth, soft and even
supple feel to it. Despite their name, jelly sex toys have a
consistency similar to a hard-boiled egg and are very effective at
penetration.
Cyberskin
Sex Toys
Cyberskin sex toys are prized for their highly realistic
feel and appearance. This special material comes very close to
replicating the feel and appearance of human skin, especially after
you hold these toys close to your body to warm them up. Because
of its realistic look and feel, Cyberskin is commonly used in
high-end adult toys and realistic sex toys. It combines the soft
give of jelly with the firmness of latex. Cyberskin toys do require some specialized cleaning.
Silicone
Sex Toys
Silicone is a high quality material that is rapidly
revolutionizing the sex toy industry. Silicone is prized for its
durability as well as its superior hygienic properties. Silicone
can put up with a great deal of stress and hard use while retaining
its original shape and qualities. Silicone tends to be more
expensive because these models are meant to last for years of
intense usage. For the most part, silicone sex toys are soft and
firm and feel very comfortable whether used for penetration or
clitoral stimulation. Silicone is also easy to clean.
Glass
Sex Toys
The numerous benefits of glass sex toys make them highly
appealing to the sex toy connoisseur. Glass toys often have a
special, unique shape and are liberally covered with bumps and
nodules to provide additional stimulation. Some special glass toys
even include vibrators but, the most unique option of glass
is the ability to cool or warm the sex toys for added
stimulation. Provided that the glass toy doesn’t have a
vibrator, you can safely use hot water to warm up your glass sex toy
to a comfortable temperature or you could place your toy
in the freezer or refrigerator to cool your glass sex toy.
On top of all that, these toys are highly durable.
Your glass toy could last for your lifetime with the proper
care. Glass sex toys are also non-porous. As for
cleaning, you can simply throw non-vibrator glass toys in the
dishwasher or a pot of boiling water.
But all of these benefits do have a price.
Glass sex toys are much harder to manufacture than other sex toys,
which does drive up the price. The special features of glass sex toys even mean that
some have to be handmade.
