8 Benefits of Sex Toys to Improve Health and Sexuality

With the popularity of movies like Fifty Shades of Grey and Sex And The City, sex toys have become mainstream and part of popular culture leading most people to think of them as a mere object or device used for sexual stimulation or to enhance sexual pleasure, but sex toys are not just about having a good time. Yeah, everyone is after an earth-shattering intense orgasm and there is nothing wrong about that, all the contrary. 

However, what most people don't know is that in addition to taking care of our sexual needs, adult toys can also enhance our mental health, facilitate a couple's intimacy and improve relationships, among many other benefits.

In this post, we are going to list 8 benefits of sex toys to improve health and sexuality and talk about the importance of experimenting and learning to enjoy them more, but before we jump to the list, let's clear something out of the way in case you have never owned or used a sex toy before and feel intimidated to even think of it.

Never be ashamed of using a sex toy

In fact, you should be proud! Having a sex toy to enjoy healthy and positive sex life is nothing to be ashamed of. At Madame Claude Adult Boutique we strongly believe that both men and women should give sex toys a try, as they help to build a person’s understanding of their body and consequently helps them to be a better lover.

For the first time buyer, walking into a seedy adult store with blacked-out windows and flashing lights blazoning “Adults Only!” can be daunting, but those days are long gone.

Online shopping makes it easier to browse the vast array of toys available in the market, learn what would suit you best according to your personal needs, read product reviews and, foremost, all this from the privacy of your home.

Talking about privacy, most online sex shops ship their products in plain brown boxes and the packages don't show their trading names. The merchant name on your bank statement is also different from the name you see on the storefront online. All this to keep the privacy of its customers and avoid any unnecessary embarrassment with family members or the post office staff in case you need to collect your parcel upon arrival.

Now that we cleared that out of the way, here is the list of 8 benefits of sex toys to improve health and sexuality:

1) Self-awareness

Sex toys allow you to immerse yourself in an unexpected journey to an unknown world. You can better explore our own body, discovering and exploring different erogenous zones and this knowledge of your body is fundamental to healthy sex life.

Knowing your body and what gives you more pleasure makes it easier to communicate these preferences to your partner in open and sincere communication that can only lead to better sex.

2) Body confidence

Exploring and discovering your own pleasure points with a toy can help you understand exactly what turns you on. And knowing your body and what it needs to feel good during sex can boost self-esteem and help you feel more positive about yourself in general. 

3) Anxiety and depression

One common side effect of taking SSRI's for the treatment of anxiety and depression is lack of sex drive. The medical explanation for the reasons women may experience loss of libido or even difficulty in reaching orgasm is the high levels of serotonin that SSRI's keep around in the brain and nervous system to boost emotional regulation that leads to the decrease of sexual drive. Using a sex toy such a vibrator may help increase your libido and make you feel more relaxed. 

In this article, Rachel Brodsky wrote how sex toys helped her to orgasm while she was on a SNRI treatment for anxiety and depression.

4) Improve your relationship

Introducing sex toys in your relationship is a great way to add new elements of excitement, maintain the desire and strengthen the emotional bonds in a long term relationship. Use them to tease as part of foreplay to spice things up or even add extra stimulation during sex. 

From the huge array of buzzing, penetrating, tickling, nuzzling, music-driven, battery-operated, wearable and even controlled via Bluetooth toys, there is certainly something out there that will change things up in a new and exciting way.

Combine something for her and for him, or even accessories such as edible lubricants, massage candles, light BDSM accessories for some kinky fun or some arousal gel, and you will certainly shake things up in the bedroom.

5) Fantasize

Sex toys and accessories you can get in sex shops also help you to develop creativity and stimulate fantasies that are always healthy for sexual and emotional relationships.

Here everything will depend on the creativity and inspiration of each couple.

Everything can serve to “flourish” fantasy, from light bondage apparel to explore something a bit kinky to costumes for roleplay or super sexy and provocative lingerie for a striptease act to your partner.

After the release of the Fifty Shades trilogy, some sex toys and accessories such as whips, blindfolds, restraints and handcuffs started to pop up in popular culture opening up peoples' eyes. It sort of gave the green light for those who always want to be a little more experimental and experience domination and submission. In 2015, online sex shops in Australia recorded a 30% increase in sales volume in the week following the film's release on Valentine's Day.

Remember, fantasy is something that is not real, that exists only in the imagination. So you can play with toys to fulfil your most daring desires with your partner. For example, a couple who has the fantasy of having a threesome can use a vibrator that will play the role of the third person.

Don't be afraid to share your fantasies. It brings couples closer together to explore what their partner likes and share with them their most intimate, spicy and erotic ideas.

6) Get out of a sex rut

Changing the routine and innovating sexually will surprise, arouse greater sexual interest between the couple and also help to keep the relationship alive. It spices up the relationship, increasing complicity and intimacy between you and your partner.

For example, a couple can go out on a dinner date using a toy that the partner can control with a remote control or Bluetooth app. 

We-Vibe, a leading brand of sex toys, designs and manufactures couples and solo vibrators that can be controlled using an app connected to the toy.

Ask your partner to trigger your toy when he or she wants and the toy will vibrate in you giving you a nice stimulation.

One will have the control over the other, which helps to play and fantasize in roles of domination and submission, without even touching, in addition to the fact that you will never know when you will be surprised with a hot and stimulating vibration, trying to disguise the pleasure in front of other people and instigating the desire to return home quickly to end the game.

7) More intense orgasms

In sex shops, you can also find toys and accessories to increase sensitivity in the genital area and to help you achieve more intense orgasms.

Arousal gels and creams are products that contain vasodilating properties that stimulate blood flow to the areas on which they are applied. This is exactly what happens inside your body when you are turned on. Blood flow increases in your body's erogenous zones like the clit or nipples.  

A study conducted at New England Research Institutes in Watertown, Massachusetts, that instructed 500 sexually active heterosexual women, between 18 and 59 years of age, to use arousal gel for a 1-week trial period before completing a 65-question online survey, concluded that 79 per cent of respondents found that the product met or exceeded expectation, while 78 per cent reported increased sensitivity in their genital area, and of these, over 90 per cent believed the gel made their sexual experience better.

Most agreed that the gel enhanced arousal, orgasmic intensity, pleasure and satisfaction during sexual activity.

For some women achieving orgasm during sex can be challenging, as many women can only climax with clitoral stimulation as opposed to penetration. Although the clitoris can be easily stimulated with the hand during penetration, having a vibrator or a strong wand massager pressing the clit will increase the likelihood of achieving a more intense orgasm.

8) Health benefits

The sex toys market has not only been growing year by year, but it has also been innovating, bringing more and more attractive products and mainly it is valuing our sexual health.

Toys from leading brands are being elaborated with high-quality raw material, showing also a concern and care with what is offered to us.

Some contain nourishing, moisturizing, regenerating properties, taking care of our sexual health as well.

In a sex shop, you can find toys to perform Kegel exercises that strengthen the pelvic floor. This will not only help women have a better orgasm but also prevent urinary incontinence in addition to other benefits.

Men with erectile dysfunction can also benefit from these exercises to improve erection and delay ejaculation.

Did you know that in sex therapy many sexologists use some techniques through these exercises that you can do AT HOME using sex toys? Yes, they are also used in a therapeutic way and can be very useful.

Here are only eight of many benefits of using sex toys whether alone or with your partner, but above all, it feels great! Just make sure you shop for good quality toys made of 100% body-safe material and take good care of it to keep it hygienic.

Visit our store to find the most luxurious collection of sex toys in Australia and shop with privacy from the comfort of your home.

Have fun! Play! Allow yourself!

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