Health care is an important aspect of our lives. It becomes even more important when we are sexually active. Health care begins with education. We gain knowledge about health care from parents, books, friends, counselors and health care professionals. But we get careless when it is a matter of sexual health. In today’s world when the danger of sexually transmitted diseases at a rise we need to take extra care when it comes to sex health. Whether we are fore playing or are into serious sexual activity we need to take care about are decisions and actions.

When we talk about sex and sexual health we should not ignore even what we consider just for fun and pleasure. Yes you have got it right! Sex toys are what we should also take into deep consideration as it is a matter of health.

Sex toys are devices that help you stimulate and give you pleasure during sex. There are numerous types of sex toy available that are made from different materials. The entire sex toys have their own advantages and disadvantages. A lot has been said about some of the material being harmful or dangerous. The reason is that these material have never been clinical studied as sex toys and as such it is not possible to make an exact statement.

There are a number of sex toys available in the markets that have used different materials and need to be taken care differently. There are sex toys made of plastic, silicone and latex.

Silicone dildos what are they. Sex toys made from silicone are also available in different range of shapes and sizes that give you a real feel. They are made of soft material that is chemically inert and hypoallergenic. Silicone sex toys are relatively non porous therefore much easier to clean. These toys warm the body and thus give a realistic feeling.

There are sex toys made of plastic. They are usually hard and yet smooth. But there are a few plastic sex toys that have textured shaft. These toys are ideal for creating vibrations and are more intense in hard plastic than in a jelly vibrator. You can clean them easily. You can use soap, rubbing alcohol, bleach. You can boil them in water, or put them on the top shelf of your dishwasher. If the toy is being used by you on your own and are not sharing and not using it vaginally and anally, you don't need to use condoms with silicone toys.

Jelly toys are similar to silicone sex toys. But most of the sex toys are made of latex as they are low cost and less flexible than silicone and jelly.

There are more kinds of sex toys than above that have been designed for sex but all need to be used safely.