Bondage Guides

Find out how to introduce kinky bondage play to your relationship. Lovehoney's guides reveal what to buy - and what to do with it.

If you're one of the many people who looks at bondage category of Lovehoney as if it's written in an alien language, you're not alone. There are so many tools and terms to get to grips with that even understanding the purpose of some of the equipment can take considerable effort, let alone using it.

Here are the definitions of our bondage categories to provide you with an insight into what the tools we sell are used for.

Read more: Beginner's Guide to Bondage

Bondage is probably the most practiced of fetishes which fall under the umbrella of BDSM. Widely championed as a way to invigorate lagging sex lives, there is a lot to be said for the simple act of restraining your lover.

For those curious about bondage, there can be a wealth of negative connotations to overcome, but in reality bondage is mostly practiced by vanilla lovers looking for a new way to enjoy sexual experiences with their partners. It is soft, sensual and romantic, offering new physical experiences and an intensified feeling of trust and closeness.

Read more: How to Introduce Bondage to Your Relationship

Once you've taken the plunge and tried bondage for the first time, you may decide that it's something you'd like to experiment with further.

There is a world of toys and tools to explore, but you'll need an inventive imagination to go with them to keep your sexy restraint scenarios fresh. By incorporating explorable themes into your bondage play, you can renew the experience again and again.

Read more: Advanced Bedroom Bondage Techniques

If you like to indulge in a little bondage play then you want the reassurance that your bondage sex toys will last for years and years, not just session after session. Whether you love Shibari Japanese rope bondage, chastity play or wearing the tightest, shiniest latex clothing, you need to know how to care for your bondage gear so you can get the most out of it again and again.

Take a look at this guide and all your bondage and BDSM care questions will be answered.

Read more: How to Clean and Store Bondage Gear

BDSM is an all-inclusive term given to any sexual behaviour that might be considered 'kinky'. Pain, physical restraint and servitude would be frowned upon in a non-sexual scenario. In BDSM circles, however, these practices are engaged in with the consent of both people involved for mutual satisfaction and excitement.

Spanking, whipping, tying, binding, scratching - whatever you fancy trying, you can quickly become a sexual tigress and bring out your kinky side with our guide to BDSM and bondage sex toys...

Read more: What is BDSM?