Pat Davis, president of Passion Parties, a company that sells adult accessories and helps plan sex toys parties, said glass toys were beneficial because they were easy to clean.
“Glass toys can be very pretty, very decorative and very creative,” Davis said. “People even buy them as a decoration piece for their home.”
Davis said glass toys now come with vibrators in them. She said she thought more environmentally conscious consumers could be a reason the glass toys had picked up in popularity.
Shoppers seeking more green options may have helped glass toys become more recognizable, but the health benefits may have also played a factor.
Milton Wendland, second year doctoral student, said the phthalates were a substance used to make the plastic in the toys softer, more pliable and realistic. He said phthalates could cause the plastic to breakdown and could then release toxins into the body and the environment.
“Since phthalates are found in everything from paint to dildos, there is a lot of potential exposure,” Wendland said.
Emily Gertz, environmental journalist in New York City, said vinyl phthalates could cause harm to your health and could cause damage to your reproductive organs. She said not much testing had been done on phthalates.