Who should I believe about the safety of phthalates in sex toys?
This is an impossible question to answer. You need to asses the risk for yourself . If you have any concerns you can use condoms on your toys, or you can choose purchase toys that are phthalate-free, which are often better quality.
Why do they use phthalates in sex toys if they are harmful?
There are always research studies that offer different opinions, and other studies have shown that neonatal phthalate exposure has had little effect on children, and the phthalate industry asserts that the level of phthalate exposure utilized in experiments with rodents was so much higher than the level of phthalate exposure incurred by actual people that […]
Do phthalates in sex toys pose a health risk?
There is simply not enough data to answer this question directly. Consider the information regarding phthalates in general. A variety of individuals and research institutions have weighed in and expressed concern ranging from mild to serious. There is a growing body of research that suggests phthalates have a toxic effect, particularly on the male reproductive […]
Do phthaltes make sex toys toxic?
There have been a number of news items recently about “toxic sex toys”, specifically related to the use of phthalates in sex toys. Unfortunately headlines about killer sex toys often fail to give us the information we actually need to make decisions about whether or not we should use sex toys that contain phthalates in […]
Why are phthalates used to manufacture sex toys?
Phthalates soften the rubbers and make sex toys have a soft cushy feel to them. They are used in a wide range of sex toys, but there are many other toys that are phthalate free.
Phthalates In Sex Toys
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