DIY Sex Toys: When It's a Good Idea (and When It Isn't)

Certain sex toys should always be purchased from a store, even though you might save a few dollars or enjoy using your handicrafting abilities.

A significant portion of the past two years has been spent at home by many of us, and judging by the rise in website traffic, many of you are trying out new sexual experiences.

You might even think about making your sex toys while on these trips. However, some sex toys should always be purchased from a store, even though it could be tempting to try to save a few dollars or enjoy using your handicraft talents.

However, how can you distinguish between safe DIY sex gadgets and those that could harm you or your playmates?

We're going to go over the different whens and when-not-tos of creating handmade sex toys, so buckle up, move your tray tables to the upright position, and keep your arms and legs inside the car:

Ask Yourself: Where Am I Going With This?

How and where your toy will be utilized is the first important question you need to ask before gathering your supplies.

Because the hazards are significantly less and your alternatives are considerably greater when considering something that will be applied to a person rather than inside them.

Therefore, let's begin by discussing the specific reasons why introducing a foreign object into the human body—whether orally, anally, vaginally, or through any other hole—can be problematic, if not hazardous.

Even though individuals have been putting various objects into their orifices for as long as there have been orifices, employing the incorrect substance or form might have detrimental effects.

And by "serious," we mean exposure to potentially fatal carcinogens, allergic responses, ripping with subsequent significant blood loss, toxic shock syndrome, life-threatening infections, neurological damage, and more.

Stated differently, you should never create your own insertable sex devices. For a period. Sentence completion.

Furthermore, there is essentially no risk of anything negative happening when playing with sex toys these days because manufacturers have spent decades—and hundreds of millions of dollars—perfecting their goods.

Do you still want to try it? Ask any hospital emergency department employee or EMT before you do. They will likely tell you story after story about people who thought it was a good idea to shove this, that, or the other into themselves.

What About 3D Printing?

In the not-too-distant future, we'll likely be able to press a button or gently ask Siri and Alexa's grandchild, and before you can say, "Gosh, I'm horny," a sultry, sexy sex toy will emerge that is ready, willing, and able for you to use vigorously.

However, today is not tomorrow. Additionally, despite the testimony of a Reddit user, even with a state-of-the-art 3D printer, the technology is far from safe for producing sex toys at home.

This involves creating a mold with a printer into which silicon would be poured. Call us conservative, but with the ease with which you can pick up non-reactive, professionally-made, why risk an ER visit for a Maker or Instructables dildo or butt plug?

Alright, so if creating your insertable sex toy isn't a brilliant idea, then can you sate your need to build sex toys at home?

On, Not In

The best course of action is to attempt creating toys for the external body, such as pads for spanking and clothespins for nipple play, in addition to other BDSM mainstays.

However, these kinds of handcrafted toys have additional risks, besides many of the ones we've already discussed concerning insertable devices.

However, if you pay close attention to the materials and finishes, you may avoid most of these.

For example, avoid using water-based, non-Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) stains and non-exotic, untreated wood when discussing paddles.

In the meantime, you can enjoy adjusting and changing clothespins to suit your artistic tastes. Adjust their systems, add weights, and they are nearly ideal for playing with homemade sex toys.

Canes, light-striking toys, or paddles can be fun to make and use. Classic or not, bamboo is not advised due to its propensity to splinter, which will almost always result in unanticipated and unsanitary blood splattering.

It is less likely to occur if you use a non-VOC dyed dowel and cover it with non-reactive tape.

Additionally, remember that wooden toys, whether store-bought or handmade, cannot be thoroughly sterilized; therefore, you should never share them with others. (For this reason, it is typical for dominants to possess multiple paddles, canes, or other handmade toys that are carefully constructed and given to people they have used them on.)

Bondage Is A No-No

Bondage gear ought to be on our list of items that should never be manufactured at home when it comes to BDSM.

Bondage is a hazardous pastime, as we at Kinkly have stated time and time again. Using equipment that hasn't been created, constructed, and refined by a highly qualified practitioner is a recipe for trouble, including the potential for death or lifelong injury.

Making Your Fun

Can sex toys be made? Of course! Feel free to attempt making paddles, canes, clothespins, and other items in a relatively safe environment.

If not, there are many high-quality, well-engineered, and extensively tested sex toy manufacturers in the world that produce goods that are more effective than anything you could make in your garage.

Therefore, do yourself and the people you play with a favor by sticking to body-safe sex devices.