Phthalates in sex toys: A word from our industry sponsors

AVN Novelty Business Magazine, which is the second most recent addition to growing number of properties belonging to Adult Video News, has an interesting overview of the phthalates in sex toys controversy in its the most recent issue. The article offers its own interpretation of the arguments on both sides, but more importantly, it gives us the voices of the industry which have been mostly silent as sex shops and bloggers have been trying to raise the issue of sex toy materials and saftey.

Both Doc Johnson and California Exotic Novelties promise to be phthalate-free in the future. Although as with retailer Adam and Eve, we'll have to wait to see if they follow through on their promises (and wait to find out what inexpensive fast-curing materials they come up with to replace jelly rubber). The article also documents the well known but rarely discussed fact that most manufacturers can't even say for certain what's in their jelly rubber mixes.

There's also a helpful chart with industry product material names, how to tell what's what, and how to clean and care for them. All in all it's a good article and an encouraging sign from the new magazine which, if it keeps up writing about what retailers and consumers actually want to know about, has the potential to be much more than just another glossy advertisment for its corporate sponsors.

Read more - AVN Novelty Buisness Magazine Examines Sex Toy Materials

Previously - What’s more dangerous, your sex toy, or your sex toy industry? ; Sex Toys Contain Dangerous Chemicals, but Are They Dangerous? ; Greenpeace UK Urges Ban on Toxic Sex Toys