dildos are bad for your genitals

Sex toys can be made of many different materials, some more porous than others.

Jelly rubber, for example, is very porous so you’re normally advised to wear a condom over the toy when you use it.

Some forms of crystal are harder and less porous, but unless you’re spending hundreds (if not thousands) of pounds on one which has been specially finished then tested for hardness and porosity, you’re possibly getting something which could be highly detrimental to your sexual health.

Pores in sex toys mean that there are a multitude of miniscule holes where bacteria can hide and multiply. Not only can they harbour harmful bacteria, but also mould and micro-organisms.

They can’t be sanitised in the same way body-safe and non-porous materials can, so even if you wipe your yoni wand with sex toy cleaner after use, it may never get fully clean.

The aftermath could be a nasty recurring case of thrush, or something as sinister as Toxic Shock Syndrome if you use porous toys which are kept in the vagina for a longer time

There’s no regulation around these products because they’re usually sold as massagers rather than sex toys, and often sold on platforms like Etsy where normal people are free to sell items as long as they’re not on the prohibited list.