Green Sex Toys: How organic and green are your sex toys?

When you choose organic sheets, prefer maple syrup to white sugar in your green tea and look for organic certification on all items before you make any purchases, it’s important for you to check the organic label on your sex toys too. After all, they are going to be used in your most intimate areas.

Harmful sex toys

Some sex toys contain phthalate and are made using acids to soften the plastic. Phthalates are commonly found in cosmetics, perfumes, medical instruments and even sex toys. Most rubber and jelly sex toys use phthalates to make them soft and flexible. Avoid these harmful sex toys, as they can lead to a wide range of health problems.

Phthalates in sex toys

Your beloved jelly vibrators and rubber toys have been found to cause genital problems such as low semen production and quality in males. Studies on rodents have also revealed some drastic effects of phthalates such as liver, kidney and lung damage as well as hormonal disruption.

Throw out your toxic sex toys

Smell your toy before you take it anywhere near your private parts. If it has a strong rubber or chemical smell, one that reminds you of plastic shower curtains, quickly get rid of it! Contact the manufacturer to enquire if the desired sex toy contains toxic chemicals or instead opt for their selection of safe green sex toys. Always opt for green sex toys that do not contain phthalates.

Green sex toys

Before you sulk and feel deprived of the pleasures of your favourite toy offers, there’s good news. Increased awareness abut the hazards of plasticisers in sex toys has forced many adult toy manufacturers to come up with green sex toys that are not only safe to use but are also environmentally friendly. Some of the safer alternatives for sex toys are:

• Silicone sex toys
• Acrylic sex toys
• Glass sex toys
• Metal sex toys
• Elastomer sex toys

Green sex toys are generally more expensive than other more harmful sex toys, but consider this an investment and money well spent!