Here are some interesting facts you may not know about sex toys.
Did you know that it is illegal to produce sex toys in South Africa, Malaysia and India? That doesn’t necessarily mean you cannot buy or sell sex toys though.
China produces around 70% of all sex toys sold worldwide.
The sex toy industry is worth about 15 million US Dollars in the USA alone estimated to be 52 billion by 2020 with a growth rate of 30%, the worldwide figure can be speculated as 8 fold the US total.
The oldest dildo in existence is reported to have dated back to 30,000 years ago and was discovered in a cave in Germany.
There has been new interest in sex toys from the Christian community as a way of helping abstain from intercourse until after marriage with partners.
Sex toys that are made from vinyl, latex or any combination of these with other plastics like the silicone jelly mix styles are not considered safe for internal use or skin contact and should be used with a condom for safety reasons according to a study at Yale.
Most anal sex toys are now created with a safety grip after an increase in cases of hospitalization from losing these little toys internally.
In ancient Greece they used olisbikolikes also known as “Dildo Breadsticks” going back to 400 B.C.
Different countries favour different styles and colours. In France they prefer light purple and in Belgium they prefer pink however in the USA there is little preference.
Celebrity sex toys exist of porn stars but did you know you can get the entire band “Rammstein” dildos? for that complete groupie experience.
Sex toys are completely outlawed in countries such as Swaziland despite strong calls for legalization to help fight sexual health and rape problems.
Steely Dan the popular band named themselves after a strap-on from the novel Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs.
One of the first vibrators we know about is “Le Tremoussoir” and was invented in 1734 in France.
Vibrators first purpose was to aid in curing hysteria in women, and before that doctors actually used oil and massaged a womans vagina to climax. I can imagine the doctors were displeased when their traditional techniques were no longer required. :/
The rampant rabbit style vibrator was invented in 1983 and the reason for making the rabbit design was because Japanese manufacturers were not legally able to make vibrators. Even in porn today in Japan an erect phallus is blurred/obscured. Strange considering some of the other laws in Nippon.
Sex toys boomed during the recession, which is good evidence to support the argument that sex and masturbation are great ways to relieve stress. While other markets slumped sex toys went through the roof.
While we have a £10k vibrator on here made from gold the most expensive vibrator ever sold was a cool $55k vibrator made using white gold with 117 diamonds embedded (ouch). I guess you would just store it in a cabinet like a fabrege egg.
Did you know it is illegal to own more than six dildos in Texas, which means we would be in big trouble! and in Alabama they are banned from public view in stores.
Bondage sex toys and accessories went up 50% in sales upon the release of 50 Shades of Grey.
A company by the name of “Bad Dragon” manufacture dragon themed dildos aswell as other mythical members and masturbators.
