Find the right sex toy material for you

Ever wondered what sex toys are made of? Amazingly, they can be made of a variety of different materials. In fact, when you’re choosing a sex toy, it’s no longer a case of simply choosing the right toy for you, but also the right material too.

The material a toy is made of can affect how it will feel when you use it and how good the orgasms will be. If you’re unsure which toy to choose, then here’s a useful guide to 10 of the best sex toy materials.

1. Latex

Latex is widely used as a sex toy material, especially as it can be created to form some super stimulating shapes. Sex toys made from latex tend to feel smooth and be fantastically flexible.

2. Silicone

A popular choice for the luxury and designer sex toy market, silicone produces sex toys that are ultra smooth, firm when required, but also flexible. Silicone toys are often elegantly produced and are chemical-free. A great choice if you can afford it.

3. Elastomer or Elastic Polymer

Modern sex toy

Elastomer or elastic polymer tends to be used in top quality sex toys, as it’s stretchy and flexible. It feels like jelly and can produce some great feeling toys. It doesn’t contain chemicals, like phthalates, and is also latex-free.

4. Smooth Coated Plastic

A classic choice in traditional vibrators and bullets, smooth coated plastic feels smooth, but is also hard. It doesn’t produce flexible toys, but is perfect if you love a good strong vibrator.

5. Metal

Metal is a great material for a sex toy and produces toys that are smooth and rigid. They tend to be cold to touch too, but this can be a good thing!

6. Glass

Glass sex toy

Glass may sound like a strange material for a sex toy, but ultra thick, non-shattering glass produces a surprisingly pleasant toy. Some glass sex toys are even shaped into intriguing, artistic designs. A glass toy feels hard and smooth.

7. Wood

Wood may sound a strange material too, but wood is gaining popularity in the form of eco sex toys. They’re chemical free, may be hand crafted and produced a good strong and exciting sex toy.

8. Ceramic

Ceramic is a relatively new material in the sex toy world, but it’s a popular choice for designer sex toys. It’s safe, strong and hard, plus completely chemical free, and ceramic sex toy serve many needs.

9. Realistic Feel

Some manufacturers specialise in producing toys that feel as natural and realistic as possible. The toys tend to be made from elastomer-type materials, which all fall into the realistic feel material category type.

10. Jelly Rubber

Jelly rubber is a cheap material to use for sex toys, so has helped introduce toys to more people. It feels smooth and rubbery. However, although this used to be a favourite sex toy material, it is gradually becoming less common, as the rubber contains phthlalates, a chemical irritant that some people are allergic to.