14 Best Vibrators for Women How to Choose a Sex Toy
Phthalates have come under fire for their potential to affect human health (the scientific jury is still out vibrators, according to the CDC) but in the name of “better safe than sorry,” you can easily find sex toys that are phthalate-free. This is any vibrator designed specifically to make the outside of your body feel incredible. People typically use them on their clitoris, labia, and vulva, but you can try them for external stimulation on any part of your body you like.
A little butt stimulation feels incredible because of all the nerve endings packed in your anus, and vibrators can help get that buzz on. Sex toys are excellent for increasing intensity, adding variety to your play, and relaxing your body prior to anal sex. We consulted sex experts and educators to get their thoughts on the best anal vibrators (and how to choose one that’s right for you). Perfect for either solo or partnered play, our Le Wand winner is a great option if you want to enjoy intense orgasms through clitoral stimulation.
The same goes for the phallus—the erectile tissue goes deep into your body, and stimulating it with a vibrator can provide a new and exhilarating experience. For vibrators, you want them to be made with 100 percent platinum-cured silicone and/or ABS plastic. Hard glossy plastic is OK for parts that don’t touch your genitals, but platinum silicone is nonporous, easy to clean, and body-safe. Unlike lesser grades of silicone , platinum silicone doesn’t give off any weird smells or compounds that may be unpleasant or even harmful to your genitals. That’s because it’s chemically different from other kinds of silicone. Surgical steel (also called 316 stainless steel), and borosilicate glass are just as body-safe, durable, and nonporous but less common in vibrators and more common in dildos.
It has eight different vibration settings that you can cycle through via the controls on the handle. They’re somewhat small, so I found myself fumbling with them a bit in the beginning. But once I knew where the buttons were, this issue was easily corrected.
All in all, I like it and I’m going to use it, but the people who absolutely should buy one are those who run sex clubs and dungeons. As far as I see it, sitting on the machine feels inherently kinky, and this can only be enhanced by exhibitionism or BDSM, so the perfect place to use one may be at a sex party or a kink meet-up. If you can spare the cash and want a literal sex machine in your home, definitely buy a Motorbunny Buck. I feel like a badass having one, even if I do have to awkwardly explain its presence to my cat sitter. If you want to go big and bold and can afford it, it’s worth the cost — and you deserve the orgasms.