We are making changes to our Sexual Health Category to serve you better.  It should be online again soon.

Have you checked out our Sex Toys for Beginners category lately?  We’ve reworked it and added new categories and cool new sex toys.  We think you’ll appreciate the easy shopping, and you’ll find the perfect toy to get you experiencing a whole new world of adult play time.

You have the necessary parts.  Why not get the tools to fine tune your sexual engine and get the most out of your play time, either alone or with a partner?

B4 Play Body Wipes

We’re introducing a new category to our lineup this week: Sexual Health.  Now, many of our products are specifically designed for sexual health (and many are just for fun when you’re feeling naughty), but we wanted to put a one stop shopping place on the site for you, when you just need to resupply for your next play session or on other products that are essential to your sexual health and well being.

Do you need some high quality condoms for a big weekend coming up? Is your toy cleaner supply running low?  Are you looking for a new pelvic exerciser?  Do you want to maintain prostate health with regular prostate massage? Or has your recent foray into back door play left you with a need for an anal cleansing product?  We stock a wide array of products like this for customers, but this category will give you a quick stop to order what you need and get back to what’s important, namely, enjoying your sex life!

This category contains the following:

- High quality condoms

- Toy cleaners and personal cleansing products

- Pelvic exercisers

- Prostate massagers (studies show that regular ejaculation keeps the prostate healthy)

- Enemas and Anal Douches

If you have ideas for categories, or additions to categories on Sextoys.com, drop us a line at experts@sextoys.com .  If we use your idea, we’ll send you a token of our appreciation (of the naughty variety!).

We’d like to thank Rocks Off, who makes some excellent sex toys, and who also gave us a bundle of goodies.   We have Rocks Off products on discount for a limited time, so take the opportunity to get great savings on great sex toys now. Last week, we gave the goodies away to several of our Twitter followers (You can follow us on Twitter for information and cool giveaways).  Oh, and remember to also follow the ever generous Ginger Leigh as well!  She gave away some Rocks Off products last week on Twitter too.  Congratulations to these cool Tweets who won cool sex toys from us:

@UrNaughtyAngel
@Naughtymawrev
@Ruthifred
@TruePleasures
@mistress_kay
@TheVieuxCarre
@ChicaPrize

And thanks to some cool Retweeters as well:

@JR_Oneal
@RebeccaAmmon
@LolaHedoOnline
@WetPlatinumMan

Hope to see you all in the Twitterverse.

Of all the reasons most fetish enthusiasts cite for liking a collar, “sexy” is rarely – if ever – thrown in.  But a sexy collar can add another dimension to the dominant/submissive relationship that heightens the intensity of play time.  Let’s face it, in a scene, the submissive has very few accessories that can embellish his or her body.  A gorgeous collar may be the ticket to make that perfect look we all seek.

The Pink Bound Leather Collar by Kinklab is a great match for people who like their submissives to look as sexy as possible.  Here’s the official description:

“Collar your slave in elegant style, and let her look her best with this sexy pink leather collar for fetish play.

Lightweight and durable, this beautiful leather collar performs admirably without looking like a repurposed pet collar.

Sleek, clean lines are accented with a central leather thong that glides through the front dee ring and secures the fit through the loop and slot closure. The smaller dee ring only extends a 1/2in up from the collar, making it perfect for ribbon style or snap hook style leashes and leads.

Adjustable in half inches from 12in to 18inches, this bondage collar will fit most wearers.

Color: Pink
Type: Bondage Collar
Material: Leather
Length: 19inches
Width: 2in Adjustable From: 12in – 18in
Closure: Loop and Slot Special Features: Smaller Dee Ring, Adjustable ”

And if you like your fetish play to be a little more traditional, check out the Spiked Bondage Collar by Ruff Doggie.

We’ll be giving away great Rocks Off products on Twitter throughout the week.  Check us out on our Twitter page for a chance to win!  Also, remember that you can get a 25% discount on all Rocks Off products right now on Sextoys.com.

A very rude boy

Every guy on the planet should at least once in his life experience a prostate massage.  Some guys will not like it, but I believe the majority would love it.  I’ve tried almost 30 different prostate massagers at this point, and the latest in my line of conquest is the Rude Boy by Rocks Off.  It sports some interesting features and has some novel ideas, worthy of further exploration.

First, let’s get to the point – or shaft – about which most guys spend the most consideration first.  I am by no means a “size queen,” but I also don’t want a test of the strength of my sphincter to hold a toy in while I’m concentrating on getting Captain Happy an eruption via the south slope.  That is to say, a prostate orgasm requires focus on the pleasure, and the last thing I want is the instrument of bliss sliding out every time I flinch.

The Rude Boy falls into the “just right” category on that front.  It is neither too large, nor too small, and I wasn’t worried about keeping things in place for the duration.

Now, the savants among those of us possessing a Y chromosome also appreciate quality in a prostate massager.  Right out of the box, the Rude Boy has no irritating stench, thanks to its superior materials (see also: Medical Grade, The Joy of using).  For those concerned with post eruption environmental hazards, this cheeky sex toy cleans up in a snap.

Reasonable guys will also want more information on the nubs that are designed to “tap the old taint.”  This is, as a point of fact, the most effective argument for the use of the Rude Boy.  Those nubs, with the bullet humming away right underneath them, are like the pillars of heaven, turning one’s crotch into an erogenous zone nearly as intense as a Roman bath-house after a bottle of wine!  Yes, your perineum will thank you for the experience (no, it really doesn’t talk, but you get the idea).

For the retiring sorts who like their orgasms in solitude, the bullet is whisper quiet, but powerful enough to keep one satisfied.

But it wouldn’t be fair to lavish praise on such a cheeky addition to the stable, without picking a few nits along the way (in hopes that a design team is reading this closely).  The largest nit is the length of the curvature of this toy.  By my best anal estimation, the tip misses the bull’s eye by a full inch or more.  Tighten it up lads and save some money on raw materials.  I was able to accomplish the massage, but it came at the price of disappointing my perineum for a few minutes.

However, the first miss was – to be entirely honest – painful.  To my knowledge, no researcher has discovered the orgasmic benefits of colonic massage.

The smaller nit is that the bullet didn’t carry the vibration all the way up the shaft.  I’d drop a few more dollars for a larger bullet down there (wouldn’t have any choice, my perineum would hold me at gunpoint to do it).  The lack of vibration at the top meant more work, which was mildly disappointing, since I was engaged in other mental activities at the moment.

So, while these nits didn’t allow the Rude Boy to crack (pun intended) my top five, it made a respectable showing.  And remember, each body is unique, so you may find this prostate massager hits your spot.  The only way to find out is to try it.  Like I said before, the perineum massage alone on this model warrants the investment.

Good luck, and may your eruption also bring a halt to air travel over Europe!

A good favorite!

It’s Friday and we feel lucky, so we’re going with the number 7, even though there are a few other minor issues we could mention here.  But we wanted to get a few items out on the table that haven’t been there before in this blog.  Sex toys are great additions to the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen or wherever else you want to use them in private.  That said, we also want you to enjoy them, and enjoyment can hinge on avoiding these common problems.

1. This one is for the guys out there (that means you, sitting there stewing over your partner’s favorite dildo).  NEVER, ever, compare your pride and joy with your partner’s favorite playmate.  The “Duh Factor” on this one is immense, but it bears discussing.  Unless you were chosen by a picture showing you in the Full Monty, your partner wanted you for reasons other than the length or girth of captain happy.  Let your partner have her or his fun and roll with it.  That dildo or vibrator is a pleasure instrument, not a measuring stick!

2. Fantasy is NOT reality.  Even the most experienced players know that there is a time and place for everything.  Trying to recreate a special moment in a moment that isn’t so special (think 6:30 AM, prior to the first coffee), is a recipe for disaster.  Sex toys are great when your partner is in the mood, but they don’t fit in every time.  Don’t blame the tools, if you’re attempting to use them when the job isn’t called for.

3. Keep what works, discard the rest.  Think about it, you don’t keep eating food that you don’t like in hope that it will taste better next time.  The same rule applies to your sex toys and erogenous zones.  I’ve tossed out at least $1,000 worth of toys, lubes and other items because they didn’t work for me (yes, I actually paid for them – they weren’t perks).  How many bad meals have you sat through?  It’s not that big of a deal to spend some bucks and decide that something doesn’t work.  If you look at it as an investment in finding what does work, you are on your way.

4. Revisiting tools, always make sure that you have everything you need.  You’ve invested time and energy to meet someone who shares your proclivities.  Then, just when everything comes together, you forgot the condoms?  Have you lost your mind?  Nope, you are simply unprepared.  Don’t let that happen.

5. One last thing on tools, always use the right tools for the right jobs.  If a sex toy isn’t designed for anal play, don’t use it there.  If you are going to try out the large dildo, have the right amount of lube on hand (or wherever else you need it). Make sure that your sex toy is safe around water before you take the pleasure bath – and know the difference between splash proof and waterproof.  Your sex toys are only as good as you want if you use them properly.

6. Modification is not good with sex toys!  Some people have had serious injuries because they attempted to change their sex toys.  And, by the way, we hear tons of talk about homemade sex toys.  For some people, that’s possible.  But like anything else, the rest of us would do far better buying a professionally designed sex toy.  The fact is, most of us should avoid the nightmare of a poorly functioning or poorly designed sex toy.

7. Keep realistic expectations.  A sex toy can’t replace a loving relationship (though it can enhance one).  And a sex toy isn’t supposed to.  Enjoy your toys, but don’t expect them to give you everything you need.

As most of you know, we love our sex toys.  Keep these issues in mind and you can avoid most mistakes.  And always be ready to experiment.  You never know when you might discover a whole new avenue of pleasure!

If you’ve read our blog for a while,  you know that we’re big fans of masturbation and orgasms.  Both are healthy and normal activities for human beings.  Our website offers sex toys, like the Monkey Spanker, that help people to enjoy both.  We also get excited when we find research that supports the health benefits (and in this case, reproductive benefits) of masturbation.

The Monkey Spanker

Scientific American’s Jesse Bering has a great post on why humans are so good at masturbating (Hat Tip to the Reverend Monkeyspank), and why, contrary to what you may believe, masturbation is a healthy part of the reproductive cycle.  Wait!  Masturbation helps men to be more effective in reproduction?

You betcha! Here’s Bering’s documentation:

“When it comes to sex, we put this capacity to very good—or at least, very frequent—use. In a now-classic, pre-Internet-porn (I’ll get to that later on) study  by British evolutionary biologists Robin Baker and Mark Bellis, male university students were found to masturbate to ejaculation about every 72 hours, and “on the majority of occasions, their last masturbation is within 48 hours of their next in-pair copulation.” If they’re not having intercourse every day, that is to say, men tend to pleasure themselves to completion no more than two days prior to having actual sex.

Baker and Bellis’s quite logical argument for this seemingly counterintuitive state of affairs (after all, shouldn’t men try to stock up as much sperm as possible in their testes rather than spill their seeds so wastefully in a rather infertile swath of toilet paper or a dirty sock?) is that because there is a “shelf-life” for sperm cells – they remain viable for only 5-7 days after production – and because adult human males manufacture a whopping 3 million sperm per day, masturbation is an evolved strategy for shedding old sperm while making room for new, fitter sperm. It’s quality over quantity.”

I won’t recite the entire article here – you really should read it – but I will say that Bering’s research is thorough and entertaining.  Monkeys don’t spank it very often, you know. It turns out that humans have an edge (no pun intended) when it comes to masturbating.  What is it?  Imagine all the possibilities.

So those women who are looking for a new addition to the family, maybe it’s time to let your partner do his thing.  We can provide him a huge supply of sex toys for men to help him along his way.

(Editor’s note: This post has been updated to correct the wording to reflect Aneros being the plaintiff and not the defendant in the lawsuit.)

Aneros SGX, male prostate stimulator

One of the great lines SexToys.com is proud to carry are the prostate massagers by Aneros. Interestingly enough this wonderful and popular toy was originally designed as a medical device, but quickly caught on as a sex toy. Now the manufacturer now uses two distinctly separate branding strategies to market it to two different groups of consumers.

But as of late the company has brought a lawsuit against a British company, Libertybelle, regarding Libertybelle’s possible patent infringement. The inventor of the Aneros product line feels that other company’s knock-offs have cheapened his products worth and also calls in to question their safety if they are not manufactured well. Libertybelle’s attorneys call into question whether the original patents for Aneros were specific enough, or even patentable.

The Houston Chronicle ran a piece Inventor pursues sex toy battle in court covering the case.

This disagreement between sex toy manufacturers from different countries will continue to play out in American courts.

But in the meantime feel free to experience what over a half a billion people have found out.

Peridise Beginner Set

The Aneros is extremely versatile in a variety of ways. In this area we tell you about all the benefits the Aneros provides.

The Aneros Prostate Stimulator provides a wide variety of benefits for men. Women also receive great secondary benefits as well because their men’s sexual performance can increase dramatically with consistent use of the Aneros.

The Aneros is absolutely incredible for men during solo sessions. A man can teach himself to have a wide variety of sexual sensations when using the Aneros culminating in the ultimate pleasure that is the Super-O.

In addition, due to its patented hands-free design, the Aneros can also be used to great effect during traditional intercourse and oral sex for more intense, stronger penile orgasms. It’s a great way to increase the intimacy between a man and woman.

At its roots, the Aneros promotes prostate health by increasing blood flow and relieving congestion in the prostate area. Prostate massage has long been documented as an effective alternative means of maintaining a healthy prostate. A healthier prostate means better sex.

A little open-mindedness and a quality toy can go a long way in increasing the pleasure of a male orgasm. There’s some simple ways on how to have fun with prostate massage. Aneros offers a wide range of products to help be harder, last longer and have better control! What more could you ask for?