Buying your first dildo is an exciting experience but learning how to clean it isn't quite as thrilling. However, with a little practice you'll discover that sex toy maintenance is actually very easy and quick to do!

First, establish what material your dildo is made from. You can find this out by checking the packaging it came in or looking at the product details.

Once you know what material it is, simply check our guide below to find out exactly what you need to do to keep your dildo in tip-top shape.

Most strap-on harness kits have either a hole or an O-ring that you slot the dildo into, and usually come with at least one dildo to start you off. Once you discover the joys of strap-on sex though, you'll be hungry to try dildos in new shapes and sizes - or may be be ready to go bigger.

These are customer favourite harness-compatible dildos:

This guide will give you all the information you need to choose the right dildo to fit your strap-on. And remember, with our generous returns policy you can always check your dildo in your harness at home and if it doesn't fit, just send it back.

With an ever-increasing number of people discovering the pleasure that double-ended dildos can bring to the table (or indeed bed), they are no longer just the toy that makes an obligatory appearance in lesbian porn films. But why exactly do people use double-ended dildos? Let our experts explain all.

Dildos eh? For many they’re the go-to toy of choice for an amazing orgasm.

For others, they’re a mysterious unicorn whose powers have not yet been revealed.

You know lots of them look like real dongs, you know some of them don’t. You know they go inside you… somewhere. But how far does your knowledge go?

From what they’re good for to what they’ll do to your vagina, we respond to most commonly asked dildo queries found in the depths of our forum.

Hold on to your seats, hats, horses, and sex cushions: we're penetrating the world of dildos.

If 'beautiful' is the last word that springs to mind when you think about your sex toy collection, then you probably don't own a glass dildo yet.

Lovehoney has a wide range of glass toys, with a variety of textures and shapes, from glistening beaded dildos to handblown butt plugs.

So no matter what your preferences are and what body parts you have, you'll find a gorgeous glass object to fulfil your desires and add new sensations to foreplay, sex and solo fun.

Our best-selling glass toys:

Here's why you need a glass toy in your life...