Sex Toy Glossary - wiki draft

[Calie]

Normally I would agree that it makes sense to work with what’s there but I was trying to be diplomatic.

Some examples:

@Ian_Chimp

An anal douche consists of a bulb that is filled with water and a nozzle that is inserted into the anus. An anal douche allows you to safely introduce warm water into the rectum, helping to prepare yourself and your partner for clean anal play. An anal douche is a must-have hygiene accessory for those interested in anal play.

• should be luke warm water
• no need to reference partner
• not a must have product (some like, some don’t but not an essential)

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Bondage candles are specifically designed with a lower melting point than standard household candles, allowing you to experiment with wax play or temperature play safely. Some bondage candles are even good for massages, with the hot wax turning into a moisturising oil when rubbed into the skin. Bondage candles are great for psychological play as your lover will be expecting a hot burn and not a soothing massage when the candle wax is about to poured onto their naked skin.

Bondage candles and massage candles are not the same thing, yet they are both mentioned here.

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Bondage rope is designed specifically for safely tying people up or tying people to things. Bondage rope is thick enough to prevent knots slipping, yet with very little stretch to ensure that knots don’t accidentally tighten (a characteristic not shared by all rope). The surface of bondage rope is smooth and soft to prevent skin abrasions. Shibari and Kinbaku are elaborate forms of rope bondage, where intricate knots form body pieces that are a work of art in themselves.

Bondage rope is not necessarily smooth and soft.

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A butt plug is a gently tapered sex toy that is inserted into the anus. Butt plugs usually feature a slimmer section at the bottom, to help the anus hold on to the toy, and a flared base for safety. A great first anal sex toy, men and women can both benefit from wearing a butt plug during sex or masturbation. Women often find that wearing a butt plug during sex increases the tightness of their vagina and provide new sensations for their partner.

• Butt plugs aren’t always tapered
• Any gender can wear (not just men and women)
• sex doesn’t necessarily equal PiV
• tightness comment - technically no, just presses against the wall, so doesn’t tighten vagina as such. Horrible stereotype that vaginas have to be super tight and the last sentence can sod right off.

@Ian_Chimp

A clitoral vibrator is designed to be used externally on the clitoris and can feature nubs and textures to give a variety of sensations to your play. Clitoral vibrators are usually extremely powerful as a lot of women find that they need strong vibrations in order to orgasm. Often small and inexpensive, they are a toy box (and handbag and glove box) essential.

• Too generic. Clitoral vibes covers far more than this entry indicates. They might often be small and inexpensive but can also be big and very expensive.
• no toy is an essential (not everyone has a clit, not everyone likes vibration, not everyone likes clit stimulation)
• clit vibes aren’t always “extremely powerful” and just as many women won’t orgasm from strong vibrations.

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Also known as a strapless strap on or vibrating double dildo, a double ended vibrator is usually worn by one partner (often a woman) while the vibrating shaft is used on the other. The advantage over a double ended dildo is that double ended vibrators add extra sensations for the receiver, and some pleasure the giver with vibrations too.

Nope. Double ended vibrators and strapless straps on aren’t the same thing. You can get vibrators that have 2 vibrating parts, one for each partner to enjoy. Lovehoney (as far as I can remember right now), doesn’t sell them.

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Gag

Gags have 3 entries where as speculums and sounds are in the same grouping under medical fetish (which in itself is not a toy)

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Glass Dildo

Why only dildos? (I’m including this as this is the type of entry that’s likely to be left in because they are popular but it makes no sense to only single out dildos in terms of things that can be made from glass)

@Ian_Chimp

Jelly vibrators are made from soft materials that are often coloured to make the vibrator look more attractive. Because the jelly material is less expensive to manufacture, a jelly vibrator is a good choice when you need a cheap sex toy. Jelly rubber vibrators have a porous surface, so should always be used with a condom and stored separately as the materials in different jelly toys can react with each other and melt together.

Personal feelings about it’s inclusion aside (and also see glass dildo comment).

There is no evidence using a condom will do anything to protect the user and as most condoms are coated in silicone lube, it’s likely to damage the toy.

@Ian_Chimp

A remote control vibrator, sometimes known as a knicker vibrator, is a vibrator (usually egg-shaped) that is controlled by a remote control. You simply insert the egg and get ready for the fun to start. Remote control vibrators allow you to put the power in someone else’s hands (or go hands-free if you fancy it!) which makes them a perfect teasing toy for couples.

Theses days, most types of toys have some form of remote or app version so they aren’t usually known as knicker vibes nor are they usually egg shaped.

@Ian_Chimp

Silicone is a superior sex toy material as it’s smooth, quick to warm to body temperature and easy to keep hygienically clean. Most luxury toys are made from silicone, and we sell a wide range of affordable silicone vibrators and silicone dildos. Silicone sex toys should not be used with silicone lube and silicone toys should be stored separately from each other.

Again, see glass dildos. Silicone toys do not have to be stored separately.

@Ian_Chimp

A strap on is the general term for a dildo that is worn by a woman. Strap ons are great lesbian sex toys, or brilliant tools for ‘pegging’ (where a woman uses a strap on to anally penetrate a man). We sell strap-on dildos, strap-on vibrators and even strapless strap ons that are inserted into the vagina for harness-free pegging.

Strap ons aren’t just worn by women.

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A whip is a flexible device with a contact area that is used to inflict pain upon impact with the skin. The most common whips are bull whips (a la Indiana Jones) which were traditionally used for farming to keep cattle under control, horse whips such as riding crops and the longer dressage whips and floggers.

In a bdsm context, a riding crop wouldn’t really be considered as a whip. Those who are new to bdsm might be in for a bit of a shock if they asked someone more experienced to whip them if they went on this entry.

There are other issues and not great entries but you get the point. Generally though, it’s all written through a cishet couples lens (other than a couple of mentions of lesbians in the multiple strap on sections).