Guides

Honest, practical guides from the Paradise team.

What "Medical Grade" Really Means for Sex Toys

What "Medical Grade" Really Means for Sex Toys

"Medical grade" gets stamped on everything, but it means almost nothing on its own. Here's how to read the label and actually pick a body-safe toy.

What "Medical Grade" Really Means for Sex Toys

"Medical grade" gets stamped on everything, but it means almost nothing on its own. Here's how to read the label and actually pick a body-safe toy.

A Beginner's Guide to Butt Plugs

A Beginner's Guide to Butt Plugs

New to butt plugs? Here's the honest, no-blushing beginner's guide to size, materials, safety, and how to actually enjoy it, from someone who spent years behind the counter.

A Beginner's Guide to Butt Plugs

New to butt plugs? Here's the honest, no-blushing beginner's guide to size, materials, safety, and how to actually enjoy it, from someone who spent years behind the counter.

Vulva-Safe Lube: What's Actually Body-Safe Down There

Vulva-Safe Lube: What's Actually Body-Safe Down...

The safest lube for your vulva is water-based or clean silicone that skips glycerin, fragrance, and warming agents. Here's how to read a label and pick body-safe materials, from someone...

Vulva-Safe Lube: What's Actually Body-Safe Down...

The safest lube for your vulva is water-based or clean silicone that skips glycerin, fragrance, and warming agents. Here's how to read a label and pick body-safe materials, from someone...

Introducing a Toy Into the Bedroom: A Couples' Guide

Introducing a Toy Into the Bedroom: A Couples' ...

How to bring a toy into the bedroom without the awkward. A former shop clerk's honest playbook for the talk, the pick, and the first try.

Introducing a Toy Into the Bedroom: A Couples' ...

How to bring a toy into the bedroom without the awkward. A former shop clerk's honest playbook for the talk, the pick, and the first try.

Sex Toy Care 101: How to Clean, Store & Last

Sex Toy Care 101: How to Clean, Store & Last

A former intimacy-shop clerk walks you through cleaning, drying, and storing your toys so they stay body-safe and last for years. No jargon, no shame.

Sex Toy Care 101: How to Clean, Store & Last

A former intimacy-shop clerk walks you through cleaning, drying, and storing your toys so they stay body-safe and last for years. No jargon, no shame.

How to Clean a Vibrator: A Simple, Safe Guide

How to Clean a Vibrator: A Simple, Safe Guide

The honest, no-shame guide to cleaning your vibrator the right way, by material, so it stays safe, quiet, and lasts for years.

How to Clean a Vibrator: A Simple, Safe Guide

The honest, no-shame guide to cleaning your vibrator the right way, by material, so it stays safe, quiet, and lasts for years.