Toxic toys

Well, true to my word, I trundled off the other day after the last post & went in search of some new sex toys. Specifically I wanted to get a new butt plug as my old one was a bit irritating. In terms of the crap that it is made of irritating my skin & bits. Have you smelt sex toys? Before use I mean - they smell so chemically and quite yuck. Like the new gumboots I just bought our son. I've had to put them outside the rubber smell is soooo bad. Surely that shit can't be good for you? I googled some info on sex toys & their composition & found that most of the stuff they're made of IS bad for you. Especially for shoving inside - our female bits certainly don't need to be doused in chemicals which can be quite easily absorbed by the body. I discovered that in particular, phthalate is bad; so bad it has been banned in Europe. And yet they still make sex toys with them and sell them here. Errr, right. So it's important to find phthalate-free toys if you want to look after yourself. And in particular ones made of silicone.

Anyway, off I went to the other side of town to go to a adult shop mega-store. And because I was too chicken to go anywhere too local in the off-chance I see someone I know. Extremely unlikely I know, but I guess I still get embarrassed by all this (much to my annoyance). So I went in & it was bigger than others I've been to, but not THAT big, oh well. I was the only person there. Good & bad really as I stick out like a sore thumb! The sales guy was quite young & cute - dammit! He asked if I wanted help but I said no & prompty found the anal play section. I had a good look & because of my self-consciousness & lust stupidly managed to forget that I was trying to find 'safe' toys & just picked out another butt plug and some more beads (both pink). I'm trying to find beads bigger than the ones I have now, but not too big. And ones that aren't on a string which gets stuff stuck to it (yuck) but instead is all made of the same material.

So I got those 2 and went to the counter and he asked if I needed any lube (no) or anti-bacterial solution. Hmmm, yes maybe I do (I'm quite into hygiene despite my propensity for anal sex) so I got some of that too. About $65 all up.

As I was paying I spotted behind the counter on display a new toy I'd seen on adultshop and wildsecrets (where I've bought toys & porn from before) call the We-vibe. For some reason I pictured it to be bigger but it's actually quite small. And fucking pricey!! $230!! Whoa! I enquired about it and he eagerly whipped it out and demonstrated it to me (well, as much as you can in a shop!). Of course, IT is made of top-grade silicone. He let me have a hold & play turning it on and off and said the woman can actually wear it during sex and it's amazing. Hmmm. So I got home and googled it and shit, it DOES sound amazing! I want one!!! But at that price, I'll have to wait for more government stimulus money. That'll definitely stimulate my economy! *Tacky joke alert* !

I drove home thinking I had about 1/2 hour to try the new plug before picking up son from school. I opened the package and was immediately hit by that same awful toxic chemcial smell. Uh-oh. I lubed it up and began and oh my God it fucking hurt! The stinging was almost immediate - what had I done?? Wasted my money on MORE fucking stupid toxic toys. Because I was desperate and embarrassed I rushed out & got what I could. I tried to persist but it stung & burned so much it was ridiculous. I stopped and tidied up but my God it was still hurting. Panicking, I saw I only had about 15 mins til I had to go to school - but I could barely walk! Shit, shit, shit. Bloody toys! I calmed down & waited a bit and found it died down pretty quick. Thank God. But that was it - NO MORE toxic toys for my female body. I have now ditched said new toys plus a couple of old ones & kept 2 I know don't hurt. A waste of money in one sense, but at least now I've learnt my lesson.

That evening I jumped on the net and did some serious research (I love to research!). I googled silicone sex toys and to my sheers delight and surprise I found a great Aussie site and business which makes ONLY medical-grade silicone sex toys!! And it was created by 2 women who realised how toxic most sex toys were. Hallelujah!! So I had a thorough search on Down Under Toys and with the little money I had left bought a small butt plug to try. Can't wait!! I was ecstatic. What great entrepreneurial women. And a local invention too! They said the company actually started in NZ before moving here, but local all the same. Yay for smart women. I told N all about it and he's happy I'm happy. I'm sure he doesn't want me to be soaking up toxic chemcials either, all in the name of having a good time. So now I'm patiently waiting for Easter to be over and to receive my super silicone sex toy. And I also found out on the FAQ corner of the site that it's wise to use water-based lube with silicone toys. My clever N had read something about this last year so when he asked if I knew anything about it, I was able to research that and find our more useful info. Being in-the-know is rather important to have a really good time I'm discovering.

Yay for girlpower!