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How to use a butt plug

What is a butt plug?

Butt plug is an anal sex toy designed to be inserted in the anus and worn for sexual stimulation for men and women. Butt plugs come in wide array of sizes, shapes, material and colors to meet any taste.

Basically, all butt plugs have a flared base to prevent this sex toy from slipping inside the rectum. The shape of a butt plug with a smaller tip and wider near the base is made to help butt plug match the contours of the anus stay better in place.

These anal sex toys are available in different materials like relatively soft jelly, silicone, plastic, hard metal and glass. Hard materials of butt plugs add weightiness and smoothness while soft materials are more flexible in use.

Butt plug can also vibrate or inflate, adding even more intense sensations for anal pleasure.

How to use a butt plug

Butt plugs are ideal for masturbation as well as for different kinds of anal play. They can widen your sex repertoire and make your sex life varied and exciting, bringing in most intimate issues and contributing to more open communication.

Solo play

Butt plug is unmatched to be used on your own as they give a pleasant feeling of fullness.

• The design of a butt plug allows a good stimulation of male prostate, located in the front wall of the rectum.
• Butt plug can be used to stay inside rectum for prolonged period of time from 30 minutes to several hours while you can move around and enjoy pleasant stimulation. But it is advisable to reapply lubricant every hour as it may dry out and butt plug retrieval would be a bit uncomfortable.
• If you want some movement inside your anus you may try a vibrating butt plug can provide even better stimulation or move it in out for extra pleasure.

Couple's play

Butt plugs are often used in couple's play as they boost all your sensations and bring in some variety when exploring new sexual practices.

• A man can insert a butt plug while engaging in vaginal sex thus enjoying backdoor pleasure during penetration. It can also be used for double penetration If used by a woman during vaginal sex , intensifying her sensations.
• A butt plug is a good sex toy to start exploring anal sex, preparing your anus for your lover's penis. The shape of a butt plugs allows more comfortable experience, gradually relaxing your sphincter muscles for further anal penetration.

Tips to use butt plug

1. Use a lot of lubricant to allow smooth penetration of the butt plug in the anus. Keep in mind that anus can not lubricate naturally and you need to provide enough lubrication to avoid small injures and ensure pleasant sensations.
2. Use water-based lubricants and special anal lubricants with butt plug to make sure they are compatible with the material of the sex toy.
3. Try to be relaxed when inserting a butt plug. The sphincters in your anus automatically contract making insertion less comfortable.
4. Choose a sex position like kneeling with your butt up or lying on your back with your legs up to widen your anus for smooth insertion. You may also masturbate to arouse yourself and get relaxed for anal penetration.
5. Do not use butt plug for vaginal sex if you already inserted it in the anus as you may pass bacteria to vagina. Better put on a condom on a butt plug to make cleaning easier.
6. If you use a butt plug of heavier materials like stainless steel of glass, make sure it stays in place as these sex toy may slip off if you cough due to extremely smooth surface and heaviness.