Ok. Not to be antagonistic. But I credit you for your peer review linked article about E. Coli and Salmonella questionable rates of transmission via wood/plastic. I clicked the next peer review linked article though on the same page though and It was a study proving woods importance due to bacterial retention in cheese fermentation of 7 different strands of bacteria. So.
Peer reviewed article results? 50/50 - out of exactly two peer reviewed articles. Because they are both being cited grossly out of context or relevance to safety of anal use of wooden objects unless specially treated or used with precautions.
Unless we’re considering two bacterial strains only, cited in the article linked to show peer reviewed uncertainty of E. Coli and Salmonella transmission re wood vs. “plastic.” Which literally couldn’t possibly be any more vague of a definition of material composition in a scientific peer reviewed abstract. And then those two strains take on a particular relevance when reading the next paragraph.
- I think most anyone would agree though, that anyone who is inserting raw meat (or porous wooden objects that have been around raw meat), anally kind of deserves to get both of those bacterial contaminations. As well as a Darwin Award and a resurrection of 1,000 Dumbest Ways to Die on Spike TV just for that episode alone… That’s basically the definition of natural selection and selective evolution in a very crude, yet fitting way (and contextual way).
So, logically I would like to say we can conclude that those two bacterial strains aren’t going to be the two strains of bacteria in contention when inserting wooden objects anally. Out of the hundreds of thousands that are in existence. Well, I mean, maybe logically, because wooden spoons were referenced and they’re used with food…
So, let’s use common sense here. Body safe sex toys with No pores, that are completely smooth can have bacteria (and mold), grow on them over time with repeated use. That’s the exact reason antibacterial toy cleaners exist. Wood is inherently porous. Period. Regardless of the rare antibacterial woods being used, or probably not.
So. Do you feel comfortable inserting a wooden porous sex toy into your lower intestinal tract? Which is the highest bioavailability absorbency part of your entire body others than your upper intestine (possibly)? Under the assumption that it won’t retain bacteria, (due to its inherently porous property of being…wood)? Versus a non porous body safe sex toy that can still have bacterial retention and mold grow on them?
Well. If that’s how you feel. That’s your choice. It’s definitely not a hygienic practice to pursue though. Doesn’t mean it’ll definitely end in harm, but it’s definitely much more likely to than body safe non porous sex toys, unless you never anti-bacterialize them anyway. And any medical expert would and has said the exact same thing.
I understand that this is how you feel if that’s how you feel. And you’re entitled to feel that way as is anyone else. I’m aware that there are others who feel the same way. However, I’m willing to bet they take at least some precautions to reduce the bacterial retention of…porous wooden objects.
I think it should be noted in a non antagonistic way for someone casually reading, ”There is no peer reviewed link to wood and bacterial retention,” taken grossly out of context. Who then decides to try a wooden spoon as their first “homemade” anal sex toy experience. Or anything wooden for that matter unless it’s been specifically designed to counteract the inherent dangers of woods properties in the highest absorption part of the human body? As referenced by @Peitho ‘s post about competitor wooden dildos biggest obstacle being?
- Is taking a very un/mis-informed chance of permanent internal harm, with no awareness if all they’ve read are “no correlation,” references stated here in this thread. And is unintentionally putting themselves in an unnecessary level of categorically agreed “unsafe sexual practices,” for those very few reasons I’ve mentioned in this post.
And it’s negligent not to make that clear, if they aren’t taking precautions.
I hope the intention of this post is understood not to be a personal attack even though it’s easily understandable to see it that way, because of responses to direct comments, just without the intention to offend or come across as attacking. .
But is read, more as a warning to anyone reading the non contextual comments made. That they should probably do a little bit more research or their own. From a qualified medical source, to understand the chances they are taking before they take a wooden spoon (or anything else wooden) and use it as their first home made anal sex toy after pulling it out of the sink.