Committed to Quality
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Why are We Are Committed to Quality Trudeau said that the government has no business in the bedroom. We disagree. When it comes to an issue of safety, the government must step in. Since it hasn’t, a few stores across North America, including ourselves, have made a commitment to only carry safe products. However, we can’t do it alone. It is far more difficult to source a safe product line, but we believe that, as our customers demand better products (and let their friends know about the difference), the industry will begin to self-regulate and create higher quality toys and lubes. Health Canada is proposing a ban on phthalates in children’s toys but there are no plans to regulate adult toys. We believe that, when used in the vaginal canal which has a thin, permeable membrane, phthalates pose a significant risk. This is why we choose to be a phthalate free store.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/nr-cp/_2009/2009_96bk1-eng.php We select products that are made from body safe materials, for example 100% medical grade silicone, elastomers (the material used to make pacemakers), stainless steel, and glass. The sex toy industry in North American is estimated to have more than $1.5 billion in annual sales, but goes almost completely unregulated. One of the largest problems with sex toys is phthalates which can leach through the thin membranes of the vaginal canal. While some argue there has been a lack of conclusive evidence, phthalates have been linked to a number of health issues[no comma necessary] including cancer and infertility. Phthalates are extremely prevalent in sex toys, particularly jelly-type toys. A 2006 Greenpeace study showed that flexible sex toys contained extremely high amounts of phthalates, up to half the weight of the articles themselves, yet there has been little reaction to this by the industry as a whole. The full report can be read here. We encourage you to see the article written by CBC’s Market Place. http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/health/sexshow_2001/sex_toys.html (Google: CBC bad vibrations) Chemicals Found By CBC Marketplace in Sex Toys Toluene Cyclohexanone Tetrahydrofuran Diethylhexyl Phthalates Alkane 1-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidinone Phenol Trimethylphosphite Dimethylformamide Dimethyl phosphate
Aggregate Exposures to Phthaltes in Humans A groundbreaking report commissioned by Health Care Without Harm with in-depth, yet still accessible, information. (Google: aggregate exposure phthaltes)
In Utero Exposure to Di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate and Duration of Human Pregnancy The aim of this study was to evaluate prenatal exposure to DEHP and/or MEHP and its possible biologic effects. We also encourage our customers to be aware of those in the industry who are either intentionally or unintentionally selling low quality toys labeled as silicone. It is important to understand that, by law, a product that contains 10% silicone can be labeled as “silicone”. That means that 90% of the product is … we don’t know … but we would tell you that they shouldn’t go in women’s intimate places. Our products are 100% silicone or elastomer. These are the same materials used to make pacemakers and other devices housed inside the human body!
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