Guides

They are all body safe. They also feel nothing like each other. What each one is actually like to hold and use, and which suits what you are after.

Water based, silicone and oil, what each is safe with, and the pairing that will quietly ruin the toy you just bought. Plus how much, which is more than you are using.

The five minutes afterwards decide whether you still own it in two years. How to wash each material, where to keep it, and the four things that actually kill toys.

A lovely gift when it has been invited and a genuinely awful one when it has not. How to tell the difference, and what to choose when you get it right.

Nobody hands you a guide to this, so here is one. Five decisions in the order that actually matters, the one safety rule that is not up for discussion, and permission to ignore anything with twenty settings.

The shopping takes ten minutes. The sentence takes three weeks. What to say, when to say it, and what to do if the answer is no.

It comes down to one property. How to tell from a product page, which lubricant is safe with what, and how to look after it.