Vibrators, cock rings, love balls: Stiftung Warentest checks Sextoys
An old joke on the Internet is: “If the testing were the test vibrators, then “Satisfactory” better than “Good”? Now, finally, there is the Foundation test question is a response to the popular joke. For the current issue of your test booklet, the examiners have tested in fact, sex toys. And so much to the point: Also in this Test Very good,” the highest and “poor “is” the worst grade.
A total of 18 sex toys have examined the goods tester. The colorful Palette ranges from classic vibrators, G-spot vibrators, Rabbit vibrators with a clitoral Stimulator, Strap-on, and clitoral vibrators, to penis rings and love beads. The prices for the devices range from 6.80 euros to 165 euros.
The question as to the greatest joy bringer, the Test does not answer – for this subjective evaluation, interested parties should be based on the numerous experience reports in the network. The tester tested, rather, the health aspect of it. Because of the nature of the thing, it is that sex toys mucous membrane contact. “Harmful substances in toys is nothing,” says Sara Wagner-Leifhelm, a chemist and head of the pollutant-Checks.
Twelve vibrators, three penis rings and three love balls examined by the Stiftung Warentest in the laboratory for contaminants.
Sextoys loaded with pollutants
Since abtörnende result of the laboratory tests: Five products were very heavily loaded with pollutants and were therefore, “deficient”. A Lay-on Vibrator from Big Bordello Toys in the Form of a rubber duck was very strong with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS). These are suspected of causing cancer. Such PAK to the Problem with the love balls Joyballs Secret of the manufacturer Joydivision.
A Vibrator with suction Cup by Doc Johnson was very heavily contaminated with Phenol, which is suspected to cause genetic Defects. And as a couple vibrator device sold by We-Vibe was so high amounts of Nickel that it may not be sold would have the test. Nickel can cause allergies and is also suspected of causing cancer. The strap-on vibrator by Pipedream was in the laboratory in order; since the supplied mask, but was very strong with toxic short-chain chlorinated paraffins and the plasticizer DEHP (may impair fertility), received the product the grade of “Deficient”.
The other bed companions, cut in the pollutant-test “very good”, “good” or at least “satisfactory”. Anyone who wants to, can grin at this point for the last Time kinky.
Source: All the results of the sex toy Tests, you will find cost-free on www.test.de