Tips on choosing and using anal sex toys.

Whether the hype about anal sex rising in popularity is true or not, the fact remains that anal sex play and the use of anal sex toys (which includes both internal anal penetration as well as external stimulation of the anus or any part of the ass) is a safe and healthy way to expand your erotic exploration. Anal sex toys focuses on both physical and psychological pleasure that other forms of sex play do not, and for many people anal sex toys opens up new avenues that has an impact on all aspects of their sex lives. For others anal sex toys is something to try but holds no great charms.

A wonderful way to explore anal sex play is through the use of anal sex toys. In theory anal sex toys are used to stimulate the anus, rectum or prostate but any toy that does this is an anal sex toy.

But there are some important safety issues with anal sex toys and I recommend only using anal sex toys that have been designed for anal play and are clearly safe for this kind of play. It’s also important to follow the basic rules of anal sex to make sure you play with your anal sex toys safely.

Here are some basic tips on choosing and using anal sex toys :

If you’re not sure where to start, it’s always best to start small, slow, and with lots of lubricant.

Thicker lubes generally tend to be better for anal play because they stay where you put them better than thinner lubes, which spread more easily.

Many anal sex toys feature a curve designed for prostate stimulation which can also be used for g-spot stimulation.

It’s worth repeating the main safety concern, which is to only use anal sex toys with some sort of flared base or barrier to prevent the whole toy from entering the rectum, and make sure your anal sex toy is smooth and seamless.

Butt plugs Anal sex toys

Butt plugs

, which are also called plugs, and anal plugs are anal sex toys designed to be inserted in the anus, and the design allows them to stay in place. People will often use butt pugs anal sex toys by putting them in and then having other kinds of sex while they are in place, or even leaving them in while they do other non sexual things.

The basic design of a butt pugs begins small at the tip, gets wider as you move down to the base, and then narrows just before the base, with a wide flared bit at the end.

Butt plugs

are usually available in jelly rubber , silicone , acrylic or hard plastic , and metal. There are vibrating butt pugs as well as unplugged-plugs.

Butt plugs don’t have to stay where they are and can be moved around for additional stimulation.

While it can be safe to insert a butt pugs and leave it in for a long period of time, there can be a problem as the lubricant dries up. In particular removing a “dry” butt plug can be painful, and if you don’t replenish the lubricant occasionally it’s possible (although not inevitable) that you could do some harm through tearing.

If you’re interested in anal sex toys a butt pugs that will stay in for longer periods of time, butt pugs that have bulbous heads and longer narrow stems between the head and the base of the toy will stay-put better than regular plugs.

Anal sex toys beads

Anal beads, which are also sometimes called “Thai beads” are traditionally anal sex toys that is a series of balls connected by a cord or string, with a large ring at the other end (to prevent the beads from slipping into the anus and up the rectum). Sometimes the beads start small and get progressively larger, and sometimes they are all the same size.

Anal sex toys that beads play specifically on the sensations of the sphincter muscles. They are inserted (slowly, and with lots of lubricant) and when they are removed they pass along the two sphincter muscles and some people find this to be very pleasurable (some find it irritating and some find it neither good nor bad).

It’s commonly suggested that anal sex toys beads are meant to be inserted during sex play and then pulled out at the point of orgasm.

While this is possible, and might be great, you can also play with anal sex toys that beads any way you like, and getting the perfect orgasm/removal timing can end up being more distracting than anything.

anal sex toys that beads can also be used like other anal sex toys in that they can be inserted and removed at any time, and like plugs, they create a general sensation of fullness when worn and not moved around. Because anal sex toys beads are usually quite bulbous, so when they’re pulled out (or pushed in) the wearer can feel every bump.

I recommend avoiding anal sex toys beads that are connected by a cord, as there are now many safer and long lasting styles of anal beads that are made of silicone rubber or jelly rubber without any string or cord.

Anal sex toys that beads are usually available in jelly rubber , silicone , or hard plastic . There are some vibrating anal sex toys beads models available as well.