Ever wondered, what is the point of a butt plug? Maybe you’ve pondered what does a butt plug do? Or perhaps you just want to discover butt plug benefits? This blog is about sharing everything we know about butt plugs. As well as, sharing our top tips for getting the most from these arousing anal sex toys.
Table of Contents
- Understanding the Basic Function of a Butt Plug
- The Varied Benefits of Using a Butt Plug
- Key Considerations Before Using a Butt Plug
- Step-By-Step Guide on How to Insert a Butt Plug
- Exploring Different Types of Butt Plugs
- Common Misconceptions About Butt Plugs
- How to Safely Use a Butt Plug During Sex
- Enhancing Your Experience: Tips and Tricks
Understanding the Basic Function of a Butt Plug
The beautiful butt plug is unlike many other sex toys. Different, because they are designed to remain in place during any sexual activity. So many of our favourite adult toys move in and out of the body during play, but a butt plug simply goes in and stays put until you are done.
The main purpose of these anal plugs is to deliver sensation. Providing an exciting feeling of fullness, these uncomplicated toys apply pleasurable pressure to prostates (for those with a penis), and the A-spot (for those with a vagina). In turn, this pressure helps to enhance the buzz felt during solo play, couples play, oral sex and sexual intercourse.
Regardless of gender, wearing a butt plug during sex will heighten the experience. Orgasmic contractions culminate around a the plug to improve both the strength and duration of your climax.
The Varied Benefits of Using a Butt Plug
Using a butt plug brings many benefits to the bedroom including:
- The ability to bring about anal orgasms
- Stimulation of the P-spot for those people with a penis
- Stimulation of the A spot for those people with a vagina
- Stretching the anus in preparation of anal sex or anal play
- Amplifying sexual stimulation
- Extending the length and intensity of orgasms
- Butt plugs are hands free meaning your hands are free to roam elsewhere or tag team with other sex toys
- Butt plugs stay in regardless of your position meaning you can use them standing up, sitting down, lying down or standing on your head if you’re feeling adventurous
- When a butt plug is inserted, it reduces the amount of space in the pelvis. This can make the vagina feel tighter for you and your partner.
Key Considerations Before Using a Butt Plug
Before jumping in, it’s helpful to consider a few key points. These considerations can help to guide you to choose the right butt plug for your needs. In turn this will ensure you get the most enjoyment from your new toy.
- Choose a butt plug appropriate to your level of experience. If you are a newbie, start small.
- Look for a tapered tip to help with insertion.
- A good butt plug will have a wide base to prevent the toy from going in too far.
- Do you want your plug to have additional features such as vibrations or app control?
- Does your plug need to be waterproof?
- Ensure you have plenty of anal lube, and is it compatible with your chosen plug?
Step-by-Step Guide on How to Insert a Butt Plug
Butt plugs are uncomplicated but inserting them for the first time may be a little daunting. Here is our guide to inserting a butt plug with as little fuss as possible.
- Get aroused. Being aroused will help to relax the anal muscles creating less resistance making insertion much easier.
- Use lashings of anal lube The anus is not self-lubricating, meaning the delicate tissues could be hurt if there is too much friction or jarring.
- Get in position. On your back, on your side or bending over are all ideal.
- Press the tip of the plug against your anus before gradually increasing pressure to guide the butt plug inside. It can help to gently push your anus out at the same time. This makes more room for the plug and insertion can be easier.
- Take your time, go slowly and don’t rush.
Beginners may need to take the plug in and out again several times before it goes in fully, or before it feels comfortable. This is perfectly normal. Stay calm, relaxed and patient.
Remember, you don’t need to take the whole plug to begin with. Just take as much or as little as feels good.
Exploring Different Types of Butt Plugs
Just like all of us, butt plugs come in all shapes and sizes. Their vast variety might make choosing one almost daunting. So, here’s a rundown of the different orgasmic options on offer:
Vibrating Butt Plugs
All the fun and fullness of a butt plug with the extra thrill of vibrations. Many vibrating butt plugs will have multiple settings enabling the user to select a mode to meet their mood.
Non Vibrating Butt Plugs
Straightforward pleasure providers; these butt plugs are simple in everyway but pack a punch in the pleasure department.
Large Butt Plugs
Larger butt plugs offer the more experienced players a sensual challenge, pushing the boundaries to excite and tease.
Glass Butt Plugs
Atheistically appealing, glass butt plugs are often highly ornate and attractive. Sleek, firm, and temperature-responsive, they offer another dimension of sensation.
Metal Butt Plugs
Often weightier than other plugs, metal butt plugs provide smooth but more intense sensations. Also temperature-responsive, these plugs bring additional thrills plus they are a cinch to clean being non-porous.
Jewelled Butt Plugs
Bringing glamour and sparkle to the bedroom, jewelled butt plugs are the perfect accessory to any hot date night.
Tail Butt Plugs
Indulge in a little naughty role play and bring those furry fantasies to life. Alternatively, tail butt plugs double up as excellent ticklers. Run them gently across any sweet spot and awaken the skin to increase sexual tension and anticipation.
Common Misconceptions About Butt Plugs
When it comes to all things anal there are plenty of myths trying to dissuade us from adventuring into anal adventures. Myths such as:
- Only gay men like anal play.
- People with a vagina don’t enjoy anal sex.
- Butt plugs are going to hurt.
- Using anal toys will make you poop.
- Using butt plugs means you’re agreeing to anal sex.
- Anal play is dirty.
Let us set the record straight. None of the above are true. Sexual preferences vary from person to person, but anyone can get pleasure from butt plugs regardless of their sexual orientation, or their gender.
Butt plugs shouldn’t hurt. If they do, then you are doing it wrong.
Using plugs doesn’t mean you’re agreeing to anal sex
You’re not going to poop. It might feel like you will because you are stimulating many of those nerves used when you clear your bowels. But trust us on this one, you won’t.
Anal play is not dirty, unless of course you want it to be. But that’s a whole different kink for another time and another blog. Anal play can be a very intimate and sensual experience that allows us to explore ourselves and each other further.
How to Safely Use a Butt Plug During Sex
We all know that safe sex is the best sex and using a butt plug during sex is no different. To ensure absolute safety you and your partner need to have a few fundamentals in place.
- Talk to your partner. Communicate openly and honesty about what you are comfortable with.
- Agree boundaries before you begin.
- Have a safe word.
- Never allow yourself to be manipulated into doing anything you don’t want to do.
- Use a butt plug that is suitable for your comfort levels.
- Ensure you have plenty of anal lube to hand.
- If you experience any pain, stop immediately.
- Never share butt plugs.
- Never use numbing products. These can give a false sense of comfort and mask any tell tail signs that all is not well leading to potential injury.
Enhancing Your Experience: Tips and Tricks
Hopefully you’ve got a hold of the basics when it comes to what a butt plug does and how it works. So before we leave you to your backdoor bliss let us share a few final tips and tricks to getting the most from your plug.
Preparation is key. Going to the toilet an hour or even two, before play, douching and taking a long hot shower will all help to relax both the mind and the body. Consider douching to flush the anal passage clean.
Trust your feelings and listen to your body. If something doesn’t feel enjoyable or comfortable, then stop.
If you are looking to accommodate larger toys try a butt plug trainer kit. These butt plug kits contain graduating plugs that will stretch you gradually helping you transition from smaller to larger toys.
Longer butt plugs suit those with a penis as they will better stimulate the prostate.
Consider wearing your butt plugs for other sexual acts such as oral sex, masturbation, or BDSM.
Using a glass or metal butt plug enables you to experiment with temperature play bringing a further layer of sensation to play.