7 Safe DIY Sex Toys You Can Make At Home

Homemade sex toys, and DIY sex toys can seem a little scary - especially if you've read some truly awful stories about people using household items during sex and suffering the consequences.

Good quality sex toys need to be made from body-safe materials so that you and your vulva are kept in tip top condition. But that doesn't mean DIY and homemade sex toys are totally out of the question - especially as we're aware not everyone can afford to splash out on a vibrator. Stephanie Alys, sex expert and founder of MysteryVibe, explains there are some safe items you can fashion and use as sex toys.

"Recently we’ve seen the use of homemade and DIY sex toys rise as people look for things to increase the intimacy and get sexy at home," Stephanie says. "Cucumbers, hair brushes, mobile phones… these are all things people have experimented with during masturbation. Firstly, I don’t think any of us really want our mobile phone stuck inside us! Secondly - and most importantly - this is very dangerous. Inserting objects like this can upset the natural balances of your vagina and cause all sorts of infections."

Stephanie explains it's absolutely essential to educate ourselves about the importance of body-safe sex toys. It's also super important to take care of our genitals - think what they can do for us after all! "This is not to say there aren’t ways you can have fun at home, with or without your favourite body-safe toy," she explains. Here, Stephanie shows us seven ways to DIY your household items and make safe homemade sex toys.

Homemade and DIY sex toys you can fashion yourself

Feathers

"Tease and titillate your partner with the soft, delicate touch of a feather," Stephanie suggests. "Using feathers during sex is a great way to build anticipation and leave your partner gasping for your touch. Trace your lover’s body with the feather to heighten their sensations, leaving nerve-endings tingling from head-to-toe."

Stephanie also says that if it's more intense pleasure you're after, you can try using a vibrator while your partner teases your neck, nipples and inner thighs with a feather.

Ice cubes

Temperature play can be a really fun way to try out new sensations and increase sensitivity. "Use an ice cube during oral sex, to tease nipples and to create light puddles you can both lick off each other’s bodies," Stephanie says.

"Start by sucking an ice cube, before taking it out and giving your partner oral sex. At the same time, you can use that same ice cube to trace along their inner thighs. This mixture of hot and cold can really blow their mind." Don't forget to take it in turns because trust us, being on the receiving end is amazing.

A tie

If you don't have an old tie knocking around, you could also try a ribbon or a piece of fabric to use as a blindfold. "Shutting one of your senses naturally intensifies the others, which means you’ll be extra receptive to your partner's touch," Stephanie says.

"Blindfolds are a great way to explore power during sex, giving you both a chance to play the dominant role. For lots of us, not being able to see also reduces inhibitions, which means you’ll be less focused on your ‘O face’ and more focused on every movement your partner makes. "Start by kissing their neck before nibbling their nipples and licking every inch of their body. The teasing will drive them wild."

Your shower head

This one might sound as cliché as using your electric toothbrush, but ye olde shower head is much safer. "There’s a reason why masturbating in the bath or shower is so popular. Firstly, you’re already naked… you’re wet and slippery, you’re relaxed and you have some time to yourself," Stephanie says.

"Take the shower head and press it against your clitoris starting from cold to warm. If you have a fancy shower head with different intensity settings - now’s your chance to finally try them out." If you have a waterproof vibrator you can also use this alongside the shower head for double the sensations.

A scarf

A scarf is an item of many talents, apparently. "Ask your partner to tie your wrists together, or to your headboard, and try your own power play scenario," she suggests. "With your hands (and even your feet) tied, you won’t have any say in where your partner touches or squeezes. This will leave you feeling exhilarated, begging them for more." Just be sure to establish your boundaries and safe words before you start playing.

A spatula

"The flexible design of a spatula makes for a very handy spanking tool," Stephanie says. "Simply bend over your partner's lap, or ask them to bend over you, and bite your lip as you prepare for the satisfying sensation of the spatula spanking your bottom.

"If you want to be extra naughty, try using your favourite vibrator at the same time. This combination of pleasurable pain and your pulsating clitoris will quickly become a new favourite."

Food

Some food cupboard and fridge items that you may have can work really well incorporated into your sexual experimentation. "Honey, whipped cream and melted chocolate can give you a completely new experience and, although it's messy, it engages all of your five senses," she says.

"Remember that too much sugar around your vagina can encourage yeast, so keep the food play centred around your lips, nipples, tongue, neck, belly button, toes - whatever you're into."

What people who've invented their own sex toys have to say...

Please do not attempt these unless they're safe tips stated by our expert

"Not a sex toy, per se.... but I once wrapped a fruit roll-up around my bf's cock and sucked till it was all gone. He loved it, and it was tasty, albeit sticky," says Zagarac.

"When I was a teenager, I stuffed some tampons and toilet paper into a condom once. It was convenient and effective, but not particularly original," says Jane Woe.

"Ice cube in your mouth during cunnilingus. Or a blow job but be careful to not let the ice cube touch the penis too much," recommends jpodster.