Sometimes environmental toxins can come from places, and in places, you least expect. “Many dildos and other sex toys such as vibrators contain a high amount of phthalates, other carcinogenic plasticizers and toxic substances,” states a new report by ten Green Party members in Germany’s parliament.
The substances, which enter the body through mucous membranes, can lead to infertility, hormone imbalances, diabetes and obesity, warn the reps. They’re demanding new laws to make sex toys safer for the 20% of the German population who use them.
