Hello, and welcome to My Sex Toy Guide! Our publication began in Tim and Sandra Larson’s living room back in 2016 when they decided to put their decades of experience and multiple degrees to good use.
Since then, the My Sex Toy Guide team has expanded to include ten relationship and sexuality experts, all of whom specialize in their own realm of sexual expertise and personal preference. Whether you’re married, single, gay, straight, vanilla, an experienced kinkster, or anything in between, you’ll find content here that will help you explore your fetishes (or lack thereof) with much-needed knowledge and the safest and high-rated products available today.
Our Mission
The My Sex Toy Guide team is on a mission to empower everyone, solo and couple, to enhance their intimate lives. Whether through pleasurable adult products or encouraging confidence to embrace your personal sexual preferences, we’re here to help our readers close the gap between boring, run-of-the-mill sex and earth-shattering orgasms.
We believe in promoting open and honest conversations about sexual well-being in a world that would rather silence anyone seeking to expand their sexual horizons. We fight against sex-shaming by breaking down taboos and fostering a community that encourages making informed choices and embracing long-silenced desires.
Our mission is to be your trusted resource, that you can depend on to provide a wealth of expertise and unbiased insights that contribute to a healthier, happier, and more satisfying sex life.
Our Values
It’s not hard to guess that, above all, we value sexual exploration and creating an intimate life that feels adventurous, fulfilling, and most importantly, pleasurable. Finding new ways to help our readers achieve just that is at the top of our list of priorities.
We also believe that everyone deserves to have an awesome sex life, regardless of age, gender, relationship status, or sexual orientation. For that reason, we employ a diverse team of sexual experts, to ensure that the products we recommend are a good fit for a range of body shapes and sizes, and sexual preferences.
Our Review Process
Each year, our team of experts reviews dozens of the highest-rated adult products available through our favorite sex toy retailers. Since we believe that there’s no limit to the amount of fun you can have in the bedroom, we’re open to testing anything and everything (as long it doesn’t compromise our safety) and because of this, you’ll find reviews for everything from virtual reality porn to clit vibrators to chastity cages.
Since writing our first review all the way back in 2016, we’ve reviewed 200+ toys. As you might expect, this has allowed us to hone our reviewing process, coming up with an essentially infallible procedure which we will dive into in greater detail below.
1. How We Pick Products
When starting a new round of testing, we start by deciding on a product (app-controlled butt plugs, for example) and then browse through our favorite sex toy retailers and online forums to uncover any fan favorites. We sometimes submit surveys to other sexuality experts or even on forums. Our readers are also great detectives and always inform us if there’s something that we should include in our test schedule. Thank you, everyone!
In addition to tracking down toys of various sizes, so we can satisfy everything from beginners to size queens, we’re also on the hunt for toys and accessories that offer unique values. When it comes to adult products, we know that everyone enjoys different flavors, and we aim to cater to every palette possible.
2. How We Test Products
After deciding on our favorite products, the real work begins! At this point, we distribute our top picks to our sex experts, who are then tasked with personally testing each of the toys. Hard work, but somebody’s gotta do it!
Our team consists of unique body shapes and sizes and includes both men and women where applicable. Involving a wide variety of testers helps to ensure that each of our recommended products is beloved by all, and not simply suited for a single anatomy.
3. How We Rate Products
For each of our reviews, we define several categories that we feel are a good fit for that particular product. These are usually “Best Overall”, “Budget Pick”, “App-Controlled Pick”, etc. Sometimes we also add in niche categories like “Best For Size Queens”. “Most Inclusive”, etc.
After that, we define the test criteria which we use to score each of the products. This allows us to gather quantifiable results and ensure that every product gets a fair trial.
For example, app-controlled butt plugs score brownie points for infallible connectivity, while monster dildos that don’t deliver on girth and density are immediately removed from the running. We cover all bases!
Each of the products we test earns a rating out of 100 based on relevant test criteria. These ratings are then weighted using our proprietary algorithm to calculate the final average score which we use to to rank them in the respective category
Fan Favorites
Interested to see what adult products have managed to make their way into the My Sex Toy Guide Hall of Fame? Here are some of our most beloved toy reviews.
- https://mysextoyguide.com/fleshlight-reviews/
- https://mysextoyguide.com/best-sex-doll-reviews/
- https://mysextoyguide.com/homemade-sex-toys-for-men/
- https://mysextoyguide.com/best-sex-machines/
- https://www.mysextoyguide.com/best-automatic-male-masturbator/
- https://www.mysextoyguide.com/most-realistic-dildo/
Affiliate Disclosure
My Sex Toy Guide participates in affiliate marketing programs, which, simply put, means that we sometimes receive a commission on products purchased through our reviews—at no extra cost to you, of course.
However, in no way do these commissions impact our review process or the decision to recommend certain products to our readers. We pride ourselves on providing unbiased information that adheres to industry standards.
Working At My Sex Toy Guide
Here at My Sex Toy Guide, we believe that it takes a village. Every individual involved in our product reviews, from manufacturer to consumer, as well as our online community (including readers like you), is essential to our continued success.
For that reason, we’re always open to expanding our team. If you think your passion for sexual wellness would make you a valued member of the My Sex Toy Guide team, we would love to hear from you!
We’re currently on the hunt for candidates for human resources, web designers, and product testers. If you think you could be a good fit, please apply here.
Meet The Team
We have a dedicated team of product testers, creative professionals, designers, editors, marketers, and researchers responsible for developing and implementing our ideas. They come from all walks of life with different backgrounds, sexuality, or gender identities. But what’s bringing us together is the motivation to provide the absolute best sexuality and relationship content on the Internet. Let’s meet them!
Tim Larson (CEO & Co-Founder)
Tim is from Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he lives with his wife, Sandra. In 2016 he founded My Sex Toy Guide, where he and a team of experts write about relationships, LGBTQ topics, and other sexuality issues. Tim’s expertise is male sex toys, especially Fleshlights and Onaholes, and he has tested close to a hundred products. His father is Japanese, and Tim worked as an English teacher in Japan throughout his twenties, where he gained extensive knowledge of Japanese sex toys, subcultures, and Shibari. He has been featured in Vice.com, and MensHealth, among other things. See all of Tim’s posts.
Email: [email protected]
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Sandra Larson (Editor-In-Chief & Co-Founder)
Sandra is originally from Chicago but is now living in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with her husband, Tim. She studied nursing and sexual health and is one of the world’s top 50 sexologists. She has been featured in Men’s Health, Wedding Wire, InsideHook, ThriveGlobal, and Focus On Disability, among other things. See all of Sandra’s posts here.
Email: [email protected]
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Niki Davis-Fainbloom (Social Psychology Educator)
Niki Davis-Fainbloom is a New York-based sex educator, researcher, and coach. Her work uses up-to-date research, humor, and practical advice to assist people in developing the skills needed for healthier and more satisfying relationships. She has been featured in over 30 publications, including Cosmopolitan, Everyday Health, Pornhub, Mind Body Green, and Refinery29. In addition, she has facilitated over 500 sexual education workshops at locations across the globe, including Planned Parenthood, New York University, and the United Nations. See all of Niki’s posts here.
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Tabitha Britt (Freelance Editor & Journalist)
Tabitha Britt is a freelance editor and journalist. She’s also the founding editor-in-chief of DO YOU ENDO, a digital magazine for individuals with endometriosis by individuals with endometriosis. Whenever she’s not writing, you can find her walking her pup Biscuit, browsing the net for shoes, or chowing down at one of her favorite restaurants. Her byline is featured in a variety of publications, including Insider, YourTango, O.School, and Sexual Being. See all of Tabitha’s posts here.
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Rachel Sommer, Ph.D. (Clinical Sexologist)
Rachel holds a degree in Gender, Sexuality, and Society from the University of Houston, and her focus is on LGBTQ+ and BIPOC issues. Originally from Texas, she loves sushi, white wine, and spending time with her partner Jessica. She has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Yahoo, Women’s Health, Healthline, Editorialist, Glamour, MindBodyGreen, and more. See all of Rachel’s posts here.
Email: [email protected]
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Hakima Tantrika (Tantra Teacher)
Hakima Tantrika is a relationship coach, writer, and educator. She is also a Tantra teacher and has embodied the essence of Tantra for the past ten years. From Asia to South America, she has traveled the world and dedicated herself to the extensive study of Tantric cosmo-vision. Today, her life’s mission is to teach men and women how to navigate the realm of relationships based on Tantra teachings. See all of Hakima’s posts here.
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Angela Kempf (Sexual Health Writer)
Angela Kempf is a Denver-based writer whose sexual health writings have been published in a number of notable online publications. In addition, she enjoys B movies, yoga, traveling, and puns. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s usually on the hunt for the best tacos in town. See all of Angela’s posts here.
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M.Christian (Technology Writer)
M.Christian loves nothing better than exploring the intersections of sex and technology. A highly regarded erotica writer, they have six novels, 12 collections, 100+ short stories, and 25 anthologies to their name. Their non-fiction regularly appears on sites like Kinkly, Tickle.Life, Sexpert, Queer Majority, Killing Kittens, Sex for Every Body, Future of Sex, and dozens more on topics like BDSM safety, sexual education, senior sexuality concerns, queer and gender issues, as well as reviewing numerous sextech products and adult entertainment sites. See all of M.Christian’s posts here.
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Rhiannon John (Sexologist)
Rhiannon is a sexologist and writer based in Brooklyn, NY, whose research interest lies in women’s health, women’s pleasure, and pornography. Originally from Australia, Rhiannon has been featured in a number of publications, including Future of Sex, and Eagle Leather, among others. See all of Rhiannon’s posts here.
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Shane Davis (LGBTQ Contributor)
Shane is our lovely LGBTQ writer from San Francisco. He loves tapas, red wines, and hiking Bay Area trails with his husband, Jake. See all of Shane’s posts here.
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