The variety of sex toys is surprising. Sex toys vary from purely male or purely female adult toys to toys that can be used by both sexes. There are also some sex toys that may also be classified as sex aids or marital aids.

The Purpose Of Sex Toys

Some adult toys aid the man’s erection, stimulate the feminine genitals to become more sensitive or provide a different feel to ‘normal’ sex. Other sex toys offer an ‘environment’ for variations in sex, for instance so called orgy bed linens. Sometimes they are used to help somebody who has difficulty with unaided sex to accomplish sexual satisfaction. However most sex toys provide a new way to directly stimulate the female or male genitals to attain sexual satisfaction.

Using sex toys can provide new experiences and variation in the sexual experience. Additionally, it may give a fantasy element for enhancing or revitalising a relationship.

The usual expectation is that a sex toy provides direct stimulation of the genitals in foreplay and/or during sexual activity or as a means to obtain orgasm through only the stimulation supplied by the sex toy.

Types of Sex Toys

Vibrating Sex Toys

Probably the most popular adult toys are ‘vibrators’ which, as the name suggests, provide stimulation of the genitals using vibration. They are mainly utilized to stimulate the clitoris, but may also be used to stimulate any other section of the female body or that of a man’s.

The simplest of these are pencil or wand shaped (though normally thicker than a pencil). They often have an internal battery (or two) which powers a little electric motor. Sometimes the battery power and controller are external and linked to the vibrator by way of a wire. This motor is fitted with a little, out of balance, weight attached to the shaft. As this weight rotates it throws the motor and vibrator right into a small circular movement which in turn causes the vibration you feel.

With a vibrator that has a controller, because the power is increased the speed of the motor increases sufficient reason for it both the rate and strength of vibration. Both strength and rate of vibration effects how stimulating you discover the sex toy. The best effect is probably not as strong and as fast as you possibly can. The optimum settings may change as your amount of excitement builds. sex toy To get the best results it is worth buying a vibrator which is controllable.

Different vibrators will have different characteristics and you may well find you like one combination much more than another as well as your preference may even vary depending on which part of your system you are stimulating.

More recently electronic vibrator controllers have appeared which provide not only the static control of power/speed but also permit you to select patterns of power pulses and surges. These can be quite effective.

There are also other vibrating sex toys such as butterfly stimulators and vibrating penis rings.

Other Powered Sex Toys

There are some sex toys that use other ways to supply mechanical stimulation. These usually depend on a motor that makes the masturbator continually change its shape which gives a sort of rotational movement or makes it move back and forth. The back and forth movements are occasionally powered by an air pump rather than a motor. The movements have been used to create, for instance, mechanical licking tongues, vibrators that ‘penetrate’ the vagina and mouth simulators to give a man a ‘blow job’.

On a bigger scale and many more expensive, there are ‘sex machines’ that incorporate thrusting and vibrating dildos.

Combination Sex Toys

So far we have covered vibrating, moving and thrusting sex toys. Because you can have guessed they are all offered in a bewildering selection of combinations.

A common combination in lots of ‘Rabbit Style’ vibrators is clitoral stimulation using vibrations and vaginal stimulation using movement and sometimes a thrusting motion as well.

Many adult toys add varying textures to their surfaces; a dildo or vibrator may have ridges or soft spikes or a rippled shape.

Sensation Change Sex Toys

Some sex toys instead of provide vibrating or moving stimulation, change the feel of sex.

For instance there are a variety of sleeves to put on the penis to supply different sensations for both partners while engaged in penetrative sex.

You can find rings that squeeze the base of the penis and/or tighten the scrotum that assist the man’s erection and also changes his sensations. There are penis extenders and thickeners which may provide a man’s partner greater sensations during penetration.

There are a wide selection of lubricants that may significantly change the feel of sex.

There are PVC and Polyurethane bed sheets that are water and oil proof which you can use for slippery or messy sex.

Why Use A Sex Toy?

A good question is: why do people use a masturbator? Surely fingers, tongues, penises, clitorises and vaginas etc all provide great sexual stimulation and enjoyment.

Well, apart from therapeutic uses (eg erection assistance), sex toys can drive the imagination (being taken by a machine), provide variety (new ways to do old things), vary the stimulating effects in otherwise normal sex (penis sleeves) plus some can provide experiences extremely hard with ‘normal body parts’ (particularly vibrating adult toys and electro-stimulation).

Where To Start

For those who have not tried a sex toy before and don’t yet have an idea of what you might like, try among the simpler vibrators first. Almost certainly you will benefit from the experience and then begin to wonder what other delights are available with more sophisticated vibrators and other sex toys …