Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha, and welcome to Steph.
Speaker 1: I never told you a prediction of iHeartRadio. And as
Speaker 1: we record this, we are just now entering the month
Speaker 1: of April twenty twenty four, which is the month of
Speaker 1: the Earth, the environmentalism, that's how I call it. That's
Speaker 1: what I said, month of the months of the Earth.
Speaker 1: And to that end, I was looking back over our
Speaker 1: a very long catalog and I found an episode i'd
Speaker 1: forgotten we'd done about eco friendly sex lives, and I thought,
Speaker 1: you know what, let's bring that one back, So please enjoy. Hey,
Speaker 1: this is.
Speaker 2: Annie and Samantha.
Speaker 1: I welcome to step told you a production of iHeartRadio.
Speaker 1: So a quick content warning for this one. We're not
Speaker 1: going to get it into anything to in depth, but
Speaker 1: we are talking about we're revisiting our conversation around sex
Speaker 1: toys and sex shops. Adult toys, oh yes, adult toys. Yes,
Speaker 1: So just to be aware that that's what we're talking
Speaker 1: about recently. But a while ago, we did an episode
Speaker 1: on sexism at sex toy shops, and no joke. The
Speaker 1: very next day, this huge report came out about environmentally
Speaker 1: friendly sex toys and aids that happens all the time.
Speaker 2: Of course, timestamp thing so people can understand, yes, now
Speaker 2: we know the new information, stop adding us.
Speaker 1: Yes, yes, it's so frustrating though when it half the
Speaker 1: timing is just right. I know, it's like we're on
Speaker 1: we're at the beginning of some wave.
Speaker 2: I don't know. Yeah, so that's what we're going to say,
Speaker 2: even though the content comes out like a week later
Speaker 2: exactly reported.
Speaker 1: But you know exactly, we're ahead of the curves.
Speaker 2: That's what's happening. Yeah.
Speaker 1: But anyway, Yes, we thought we would dig into into
Speaker 1: that because it turns out a lot of the items
Speaker 1: we use in this arena are not the best for
Speaker 1: the environment, and some companies are looking to provide more
Speaker 1: eco friendly alternatives. One of the big issues when it
Speaker 1: comes to the sustainability of sex items is that there's
Speaker 1: no real reusability, like you can't donate it.
Speaker 2: Yeah, after you've used it, that's it.
Speaker 1: I don't if you think about it, no, no, no, no no.
Speaker 1: But there has been a lot of innovation in this field. Nowadays.
Speaker 1: A whole world of more environmentally friendly sex toys and
Speaker 1: items exist, including by a degradable, rechargeable, and solar powered vibraiders,
Speaker 1: vibrators made of recycled materials and a carbon neutral rabbit
Speaker 1: units that separate so that you can replace one section
Speaker 1: of it if it breaks another issue. Sex toys in
Speaker 1: the US aren't really regulated, so products can make claims
Speaker 1: that aren't necessarily true. So do your research. If you
Speaker 1: can fix it instead of throwing it away, do that.
Speaker 1: There are how to's online, and I'll say, if anyone's
Speaker 1: listening to this, then you're like, it just doesn't sound
Speaker 1: like it will be comfortable or good. There are reviews
Speaker 1: out there. They sound some of them sound pretty good.
Speaker 2: I was timpted Amazon reviews. I know we're not necessarily
Speaker 2: we're not sponsored by Amazon, we're not necessarily advocating for Amazon.
Speaker 2: But the reason they they've got through reviews, and those
Speaker 2: are important. Hopefully they're not bought, but I definitely some
Speaker 2: of them are really funny and entertaining itself just saying yes.
Speaker 2: But let's talk about condom. Every year we produce and
Speaker 2: throw away about ten billion Latex condoms. A lot of
Speaker 2: condoms are made with casin ooh, a milk protein, meaning
Speaker 2: they are not vegan friendly. Also, casin is used for meat,
Speaker 2: which okay, On top of that, the rubber used isn't
Speaker 2: always ethically sourced, and the packaging is often not recycled friendly,
Speaker 2: which I've figured out. There's a lot of things that
Speaker 2: I thought could be recyclable and are not, and I'm
Speaker 2: very sad by this. Anyway, some companies have started updating
Speaker 2: the rubber and packaging they used to tackle these issues.
Speaker 1: Yes, and as always like, we're obviously big promoters of
Speaker 1: save sex use a condom, but it is good that
Speaker 1: we're talking about this, right if this is such an
Speaker 1: issue around waste, and I think a lot of people
Speaker 1: don't really think about it, and it's one of those things.
Speaker 1: When I saw the heads one, I was like, oh,
Speaker 1: of course, but I hadn't really thought about it that much.
Speaker 2: What's the solution is? The other part is like, wait, yeah.
Speaker 1: Exactly exactly. So I'm glad there's this push for this
Speaker 1: and that some companies are are stepping up, and you
Speaker 1: can find these lists online. People have compiled lists of
Speaker 1: environmentally friendly, are friendli or sex items, so you can
Speaker 1: definitely find all this information. Lube has gotten in the
Speaker 1: game too, with plant and water based varieties. There are
Speaker 1: recipes for homemade types too. This recently made the realms
Speaker 1: because people were like, it's.
Speaker 2: A big asterisk on this one. Please be careful because
Speaker 2: absolute yeah. No, I did have a friend who got allomed.
Speaker 2: She was so excited and then she was on fire
Speaker 2: for three days. It is said plant based.
Speaker 1: No, yes, that is a great point, like make sure
Speaker 1: test on your body small amounts. Also make sure it
Speaker 1: works with whatever sex item you're using it on, because
Speaker 1: you know some of them aren't compatible. A lot of
Speaker 1: lubes are petroleum based though, so this is a a
Speaker 1: big deal for those in the bdsm kin community. Finding
Speaker 1: non leather products can be a challenge. A few companies
Speaker 1: offering sturdy and comfortable alternatives for a wide range of
Speaker 1: bodies have emerged. Other companies offer imitation silk. There are
Speaker 1: paddles made with sustainability in mind too. All of these
Speaker 1: things are available.
Speaker 2: Recently, a UK health food chain called Holland and Barrett
Speaker 2: introduced a series of vegan friendly vibrators shaped like produce
Speaker 2: from vegan toys. A customer can choose from shapes like banana, chili, corn, eggplant, carrot,
Speaker 2: and cucumber. They are made with a medical grade silicone
Speaker 2: and on their website, so vegan toys claims quote, vegetables
Speaker 2: are healthy, right, that's exactly why we create our products
Speaker 2: in that shape, as orgasms are healthy too and should
Speaker 2: be part of a healthy lifestyle.
Speaker 1: You know what.
Speaker 2: I guess.
Speaker 1: This also made the headlines, as you probably surprised, as
Speaker 1: no one. I think they sold out. I think certain
Speaker 1: certain ones of them sold out.
Speaker 2: There's so many urban legends that follow with those specific
Speaker 2: vegetables and fruits that they decided to use.
Speaker 1: So hm hmm, well, yeah, as always all of this
Speaker 1: stuff like just we want everybody to be healthy and
Speaker 1: have a fun time. We also want to help the
Speaker 1: planet where we can. But do definitely know what you're
Speaker 1: putting in your body, I guess, is what I'm trying
Speaker 1: to say. There are other tips to like avoiding shower
Speaker 1: sex and having sex with the lights off. That's all
Speaker 1: part of this big report on how we can make
Speaker 1: our sex lives more environmentally friendly. If we have sex vibes,
Speaker 1: always make sure you know how to properly upkeep as well.
Speaker 1: And yes, yes, so you can find all this information
Speaker 1: out there if you want to learn more. It has
Speaker 1: been in the news lately, and encourage, yeah, encourage you
Speaker 1: to check it out. If you're interested and as always,
Speaker 1: we would love to hear from you, you can email
Speaker 1: us Atuffanidia mom Stuff at iHeartMedia dot com. You can
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Speaker 1: to our super producer Christina.
Speaker 2: Sorry, Christina, We're so sorry, and thanks to you for listening.
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