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Why Silicone?

Why Silicone?

Silicone is the only soft material that is medical grade quality making it the safest soft sex toy material available. Consider the advantages of using silicone as outlined below.


Silicone is hygienic. No open pours to harbour bacteria.

Silicone is hypoallergenic. It has no reaction to chemistry of the body, unlike the mystery materials that have phthalates to soften them. You can recognize a toy with phthalates by the smell. If you can smell it, it is leaching chemicals. Most bodies react to phthalates as an allergy which may cause inflammation, rashes and discharge mimicking a yeast infection.

Silicone is cleanable. Silicone can be boiled or bleached. Silicone products are even dishwasher safe. Simply put them on the top rack and they will be completely safe up to 600æ F.


The only concern you should have with using silicone is which lubricant to use. It is very important to not use silicone lube on silicone toys. Silicone lubricant may bond to the toy. This isn’t true for all silicone toys, but it’s easier to pass on a hard-fast rule than to take chances ruining a toy. We encourage our customers to use a water-soluble lubricant on any silicone toys.



Why Tantus?

Stag Shop recommends Tantus Silicone, who offer some of the safest, highest quality toys in the industry. Their toys are made of the most reliable health-smart material, and each toy is quality inspected. With a little care, Tantus toys should last a lifetime.

Tantus is an innovator in design and function with a reputation for offering safe and reliable toys. They are constantly striving to move beyond the box— to design toys that work in ways that work for all tastes.

Tantus toy designs are tested to make certain they are comfortable and usable. Because there’s no one toy that fits every body, Tantus offers toys with a variety of diameters, curves, designs and lengths to meet your tastes and desires in dildos, butt plugs and vibrators.

Strap Ons & Kits Whether you’re looking for variety and longevity for her pleasure or prostate stimulation for him, more heterosexual couples are finding fun in the joys of penetration with strap-on sex. Strap-on sex is new, different and offers unique opportunities to spice sex up for all couples.

Stag Shop recommends several strap-on sex toys and kits to offer pleasure penetration for all couples. Consider these recommendations when choosing the strap-on toy that is best suited for you!

A unique and patented toy, the Feeldoe is a strapless strap-on designed to give skin-on-skin contact without breaking continuity of action to adjust straps and buckles. A woman uses her PC muscles to hold it in place with the bulb as the shaft protrudes at a natural angle. The Feeldoe is also great for solo play and the bulb makes a wonderfully ergonomic handle to hold and thrust. The Feeldoe Slim ™ has a 10% reduction in the width and length of the shaft, with the added bonus of vibration. This one was specially designed for heterosexual couples.

The Bend Over Beginner Kit is a high quality starter kit you can grow with. This kit comes complete with small and medium Silk dildos, making this kit easy and safe for beginners. Also included, the velvet vibrating harness by Sportsheets is fully adjustable and machine washable. You can also use the harness with any other harness compatible dildos or vibrators by Tantus.



Anal Toys

You should choose your anal toys carefully according to your specific needs, preferences and experience. You will find our anal toy recommendations below from beginners to more experienced anal players useful when choosing the anal toy best suited for you. Beginners should first use a small toy for anal stimulation. Using smaller toys will ensure a positive first experience. You may consider later upgrades to midsize and larger toys once you feel more comfortable with anal stimulation.

Anal beads come in a variety of sizes for beginners and more experienced anal players. Our Mega Booty Beads anal beads are very slender and allow partners to experiment with anal stimulation gently. Mega Booty Beads anal beads are safe and hygienic with the added option of vibration and no seams.

Anal plugs are perfect for safe anal penetration. The Toy Joy 7 anal plug is a comfortable plug designed to stay in place even during sex and fits comfortably between the cheeks.

Anal play offers great sexual sensation for couples, but using anal toys can be intimidating as you move into new territory. Click here to visit our “Anal Pleasure” section for more information on anal play.



Vibrators

We recommend choosing silicone vibrators because they typically last longer than other vibrators and are safest when properly cleaned and cared for.

Vibrations travel the whole length of the dildo because of the density of silicone. Tantus offer vibrators that are removable from the silicone toy both for cleaning purposes and because vibrators, or anything with moving parts, will wear out.

ProTouch is the ultimate in come-hither accessories. We recommend using a curled finger at a 12 o’clock position to stimulate the g-spot or prostate. The ProTouch
Fairie has subtle curves, a fantasy shape and catches the eye with its fairy dust glitter. She is also harness compatible and when in a harness, the vibrations work both on the giver and the receiver.


Click here to read the Stag Shop's comprehensive guide on vibrators, and let us help you choose a vibrator that's right for you.


There are different grades of silicone and a lot of products that claim to be silicone are mixes of silicone with other materials, often nullifying the wonderful properties that make silicone toys such a find. If you mix silicone with latex it will still cause latex allergies Likewise, if you mix silicone with a phthalate material, you can expect phthalate reactions. Once mixed, these materials don’t clean the same, they don’t last the same - they aren’t the same.

You should research carefully when choosing your silicone toys. The obvious benefits of silicone guarantee a lifetime of pleasure with your toys for all kinds of penetration.
 
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