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What Makes A Sex Toy Superior?
People worldwide look for the latest sex toy to delight their senses, but many do not know who makes the best sex toys. This article will review some of the top sex toy companies providing information on what makes them safe sexual products that will last. However, first, we will provide education on what to watch out for and avoid.
Consumers of sex toys understand the importance of a quality product. You expect it to last when you spend your hard-earned money on one. Those who have made the mistake of purchasing cheap and poorly made sex toys have found it worth making sure you get a reputable brand from an authorized dealer to avoid knock-offs, shady resellers, and sex toy store scams.
Determining Safety
The most important thing when choosing a sex toy is ensuring that it is body-safe. This means that your sex toy does not contain toxicants like phthalates, BPA, lead, cadmium, and other harmful chemicals. To learn more about what makes a sex toy body-safe, please see our guide: Body Safe Sex Toy Guide.
Determining Quality
In addition to being free of toxins, sex toys should be made with quality components and materials. For example, the silicone used should be platinum cured silicone and, at the very least, a post-baked silicone. To learn more about silicones in sex toys and how they are tested, please see our guide: Silicone Sex Toys: Is Yours Real & Safe?
Many sex toys are made with cheap components and materials. However, there is only one way to determine the quality: researching the sex toy brand. Some brands have much higher quality controls and do independent testing. They may also make their sex toys in their own manufacturing plant, which gives them more control over the quality of the materials and components used.
It matters what brand you buy because many brands don't manufacture their sex toys; rather, they use third-party sex toy manufacturers. This may mean they have no idea what is used to create their products. They are more concerned about what the product looks like and how they can market it to you. Instead of ensuring quality, they just slap on their private label branding and do not do any testing to determine safety.
Many of these companies have websites that seem quite nice and are mainstream and popular, but the reality is that they are all about marketing and image and have no substance when it comes to quality controls. This includes many holistic and health-focused websites that appear to have your health in mind. When you ask them questions about testing and what labs they use or how they determine the quality and safety, they often cannot provide more than just generalized reassurances rather than specifics. For examples, see our guide Fear-based Sex Toy Marketing Hype.
Sex toys are often referred to as adult novelties, but that does not have to do with their quality; rather, it has to do with their classification. To learn more about this, please see our guide: Why Are Sex Toys Called Adult Novelties?
Sex Toy Brands
We have put together the best sex toy brands in the industry for you to search through. All of these brands offer sexual products that are made from body-safe materials that meet or exceed international safety standards set forth by CE, RoHS, REACH, and POP directives. These sex toys are free of phthalates, latex, and lead and are the healthiest sexual products available. Review the Best Sex Toy Brands.