First things first, what exactly are we talking about when we talk about sex toys?
Basically sex toys or erotic toys include the multitude of products designed to stimulate your erogenous zones.
The four main types of sex toys are vibrators, dongs, female stimulators and male stimulators.
Vibrators
are, for the most part, phallic shaped battery powered objects that deliver multi-speed vibrations.
Vibrators are usually made of soft, flexible 'squooshy' materials like jelly or silicone ideal for
inserting into your 'love holes', or hard, slick plastic perfect for all over body massage and direct
clitoral stimulation. Vibrators are perfect for solo play (especially for the ladies) but can also
be used all over your and your partner's bodies to bring heightened arousal and increased pleasure
before and during sex. Your whole body is an erogenous zone - feet, hands, knees, and scalp as well
as nipples and genitals all feel exquisite when stimulated with vibrators.
Dongs or dildos
are non-vibrating phallic objects designed specifically for insertion and come in a huge range of
sizes, colours, shapes, and are made in a huge range of materials. There's bound to be one out there that's
perfectly suited for you. Interesting fact: dildos have been around since the dawn of time. Yep, we've always
known how to pleasure ourselves - the English term 'dildo' can be traced back to the early 1500's and dildos
themselves have been around for much, much longer. For example the Ancient Greeks called them 'olisbos' and made
them out of polished wood or soft leather and archaeologists have suggested that the Ancient Egyptians and early
African tribes had similar "widow's comforters" that were beautifully crafted and highly prized commodities.
Female stimulators
include hand held or hands-free vibrating toys designed to directly stimulate the clitoris,
suction action toys for oral simulation and duo-balls - pairs of balls worn in the vagina which roll around to deliver
constant (and discreet) stimulation.
Male stimulators
include a range of products essentially designed to simulate sexual intercourse such as blow-up dolls,
jelly pussies, and ultra-realistic toy vaginas, as well as toys that simulate oral sex, and erection enhancers which
lengthen and strengthen his erection and heighten his pleasure.