Self-isolation got you down? Don’t worry, here are some tips and tricks so you can bring sex back into your life- safely.

Any solo artist who has experienced a bit of a dry spell can tell you- sex toys for women save lives, or at minimum save sanity. However, up until now, that statement was probably a bit of a hyperbole. An embellishment for sure, but still something that rang true for anyone that needed a small boost in the self-love department. Besides that fact that vibrators are awesome for a lot of things- like improving nether region circulation, tissue health, and can even help protect you against certain cancers, as masturbation tends to help women become much more comfortable with how it all works, look, and feels down there. Sex toys and their amazing abilities don’t stop there.

Something that has never been so apparent. To be completely honest- it’s probably rare that any of us looked toward our bedside-table drawer and its contents as any sort of “must have or might die” situation, despite the way it may have felt at times. However now, amidst a global pandemic, battling a virus that is still so new, scientists are scrambling to come up with decent and authentic guidelines on how we should best conduct ourselves- our buzzing buddies have never seemed so relevant. This comes after months of shelter-in-place, self-isolation, or as most put it- lockdown rules have been in effect the world over. Making it next to impossible to hop on tinder and find some company for the evening. Or worse, for those that work in the industry, like so many other, COVID has near completely destroyed their line of income. Requiring everyone to get creative.

COIVD-19 and Sex

While researchers and scientists aren’t quite sure whether or not the coronavirus can be sexually transmitted, they do know that it is shared amongst people via close contact and respiratory droplets- so it stands to reason that it can be transmitted via sex, just in a bit of an atypical way.

See, “sexual transmission” usually refers to diseases that are transmitted through penetrative sex, via personal fluids and blood- where covid is spread through respiratory droplets- meaning that you can get it from your partner, not by the good old fashion P to V (or P to M, P to A, V to M… you get the point), but instead from things like kissing or breathing heavily. Which is what makes traditional sex acts a bit more risky in these times. However, thanks to companies like Ella Paradis and your local adult sex shop- you can help mitigate these risks by using sex toys, a bit of new technologies, and a lot of creative energy. Which can actually lead to some pretty awesome sex.

Positions and Sex Toys for Women That Can Help Prevent Spread

For sex workers, singles, or anyone who finds themselves outside of a monogamous, one on one, cohabitating relationship- sex toys like vibrators can actually get your sex life back on track without endangering your actual life. Outside of these helpful additions, there are a few precautions that can also help mitigate the spread.

• Ask your partner if they’ve recently experienced symptoms.
• If you’re a sex worker, or are expecting new partners- you should both get tested for COVID-19 (alongside a standard STD/STI test) and share your results.
• Wash our hands often and well.
• Wear a mask and avoid kissing.
• Employ condoms, dental dams, and (yes, doctor!) gloves
• Skip the rimming for now.

Try these measures out, and throw in a few positions that increase the distance between you and your partners face. Snag a copy of the Kamasutra and study up on the wild and wonderful alternative to missionary that you have always been curious to try.

DIY From Home Dating

If these measures sound a bit too drastic for you, you already live with your partner, or you’re down to try some “dating at a distance”- you’re in luck! Science has already suggested that your safest sex partner is the consenting adult that live under your roof. So for those of you that live together and are feeling frisky- no need to hold back! For the rest of us, there has been a boom in “sexy zoom parties”, sexting, and using certain types of social media messaging apps (Snapchat- it’s your time again) to create some carnal knowledge at a distance.

Even good old fashioned phone sex is starting to go vogue again. The common thread amongst all of these activities is that they can easily be enhanced with adult sex toys. As an added bonus, if you’re unsure how to get started, there are roughly a million (okay maybe that’s a bit of a stretch- but many) articles dedicated to teaching you how to be video chat savvy and tech sexy. Giving us all a moment to hone some less than average skills and indulge in some playful fantasy, all while staying safe in times of COVID and uncertainty.