Of all the different safety scissors currently available, my team and I agree the highest-scoring and safest is Lovehoney’s Ouch! Bondage Safety Scissors. Made from premium grade stainless steel so it can not just be easily cleaned but completely sterilized, these shears can slice through practically anything, be it a thin cloth all the way to many types of bondage rope. If you have a pair of these always ready, you and your partner can get out of any BDSM-related problem in less than a second.
Test Winner: Lovehoney’s Ouch!
Lovehoney’s Ouch! Bondage Safety Scissors got the highest rating in our review. Crafted by BDSM experts from stainless steel and fitted with a serrated edge, they are a must for anyone interested in bondage. Discount code MSTG15 for 15% off!
Budget: The Stockroom Curve Tip
We were thrilled to discover these high-scoring ones from the legendary BDSM toy craftspeople at The Stockroom. Only they could have created these well-made and comfortable emergency shears and then sold them for $5.95 a pair.
Beginner: Temptasia Safety Scissors
If you’re new to the sensual delights of bondage, you should buy a pair of Temptasia Bondage Safety Scissors. as they are a great introduction to the first rule of BDSM: safety should always be the beginning, middle, and end of every bondage scene.
Table Of Contents
- Why You Should Trust Us
- How We Picked The Products
- Everything We Tested
- 1. Lovehoney’s Ouch! Bondage Safety Scissors: Overall Test Winner!
- 2. The Stockroom’s Curve Tip Surgeon’s Scissors: Budget Pick!
- 3. Temptasia Bondage Safety Scissors: Beginner-Friendly
- What Are Safety Shears?
- How To Use Safety Shears?
- How To Clean Safety Shears?
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Primary Sources
Why You Should Trust Us
Hi, I am M.Christian. With more than thirty-five years in the kink community under my, of course, leather belt, I know the most important thing about BDSM isn’t if it’s hot or not but whether it’s as safe as it can possibly be. BDSM players like myself and my product testers also know that when it comes to bondage safety, everyone—from novices to highly respected Shibari experts—should have a pair of safety scissors.
But picking the three best sometimes isn’t as easy as it first sounds, which is why I called on my team of kinky experts in addition to a carefully selected group of clinical sexologists, sex educators, and BDSM aficionados to help me separate the only good from the highest-quality.
How We Picked The Products
My testing team and I put a lot of effort into selecting the best BDSM toys, whether they’re whips, canes, ropes, forceps, or what we’re here for—safety shears. In the process, we’ve put together a very effective, five-point system you can also use when purchasing your own. But before getting into that, here are well-defined quantitative metrics we employed to pick our review samples:
- Manufacture: More than anything, we limited our selection process to companies known and respected by the BDSM community. The Stockroom, Lovehoney, and SheVibe have stellar reputations for producing many of the highest-scoring, most pleasurable, and well-made sex toys we’ve ever enjoyed trying out.
- Material: The next factor we considered was what SheVibe, Lovehoney, or The Stockroom chose to make their emergency shears out of. From stainless steel to durable plastic, they always picked the right material to make their products durable, comfortable, and especially safe for whoever is using them and those on the receiving end of them.
- Design: Yet another excellent reason for only looking at BDSM gear from scene-approved manufacturers like SheVibe, The Stockroom, or Lovehoney is they each have several decades of hands-on experience using and designing their products. It’s why we always found every one of their shears to be the pinnacle of BDSM equipment design.
- Safety: More than anything else, Lovehoney, The Stockroom, and SheVibe know everything they design must, first and foremost, be as safe as possible. It’s no less true for emergency shears, which my testers and I agreed was the most essential tool every kinkster should own.
- Versatility: Rounding up our criteria, I awarded a few extra points to BDSM shears, which could cut through a wide range of fabrics and materials because no one wants to have a bunch of gear when one can handle practically everything.
I began my search for the best safety shears with the twenty best-selling ones, which was reduced to ten after my team of sex toy testers reviewed them. During testing, we rated each of the toys based on the criteria listed above starting from 0% (Worst) to 100% (Best). Each score was calculated using different weighted metrics depending on what we deemed most important. The majority of the total rating comes from Manufacture (30%) and Material (30%). After that comes Safety (15%), Design (15%), and Versatility (10%)
From there, I asked my carefully selected panel of clinical sexologists, BDSM experts, and sex educators what they thought of them. Armed with their feedback, I narrowed the final candidates down to five. Lastly, I scoured the Internet to see how well or not these finalists were reviewed—giving me these three highest-scoring BDSM shears.
Everything We Tested
In this chapter, you can see a comparison table with all the products we tested. As you can see, each row has the test criteria our team used during the testing. To make our testing process even more transparent, we also included the raw test data so you can see how the products performed with each test criteria.
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| Name | Lovehoney | Stockroom | Temptasia |
| Category | Best Overall | Budget | Beginner |
| Average Rating | 95% | 93% | 90% |
| Design | 96% | 91% | 94% |
| Manufacture | 93% | 94% | 90% |
| Safety | 94% | 95% | 92% |
| Versatility | 92% | 92% | 93% |
| Price & Value | 95% | 96% | 93% |
| Price Tag | $16.99 | $6.95 | $9.99 |
| Material | Steel | Steel | Steel & Plastic |
| Measurements | 7.5″ In Length | 1.75" Long Blade | 6.5″ In Length |
| Color | Black | Silver | Black & Silver |
1. Lovehoney’s Ouch! Bondage Safety Scissors: Overall Test Winner!
Why I Love Lovehoney’s Ouch! Bondage Safety Scissors:
As I just said, more than any other shears my testers and I looked at, the only one we universally felt hit every single crucial mark was Lovehoney’s Ouch! Bondage Safety Scissors. Crafted by experienced BDSM experts from high-grade stainless steel and fitted with a serrated edge, they are a must-own for anyone even remotely interested in bondage play activities.
Making them even more impressive, we agreed their ergonomic design made them nearly effortless to use, which, combined with their lightweight, can cut precious seconds from using them to cut through nearly every type and style of bondage rope imaginable.
Minor Issues I Found During Testing:
The only, and I mean the only, thing we didn’t like about Lovehoney’s Ouch! only came in black. You may not think that’s barely worth noting, but trust me when I say nothing’s worse than trying to find a black pair of safety shears in a dark dungeon or playspace—let alone at the bottom of a playbag filled with dozens of other, similarly black, toys.
That said, we still feel Lovehoney’s Ouch! are the safest and most effective safety shears. Just wrap some bright, ideally highly reflected, tape around their handles to make them stand out.
Why Lovehoney’s Ouch! Is The Best Safety Shears:
My entire sex toy testing team and I voted these emergency shears to be the top scoring highest ranking, and they are far above every other manufacturer for ease of use, cutting power, comfort, and durability. Lovehoney’s Ouch! are one of those toys we strongly feel should—no, they must be owned by every kinkster, no matter if they are interested in bondage play.
In fact, I’d even go so far as to suggest you should buy not one, not two, but four or five of them. That way, you can always have a pair at the ready, which can mean the difference between a bad time and a far worse one when talking about bondage safety.
But there’s lots more to admire about these high-ranking BDSM shears from Lovehoney:
- Manufacture: The most important thing about high-quality BDSM safety scissors is how well or not they’re made. After all, poorly constructed ones might either take too long to cut through leather or rope or, heaven forbid, break just when they’re needed the most. Fortunately, Lovehoney knows how to make safety shears that can take a licking and keep on cutting. My testes and I tried our best to break or damage them but to no avail: the highest possible praise anyone can give to safety shears!
- Material: Stainless steel is rightly considered by many in the BDSM community to be the only choice for safety shears. Exceptionally tough, simple to maintain, and easy to clean, Lovehoney’s Ouch! does all that and more while only costing $16.99 a pair.
- Design: It’s clear Lovehoney put a lot of thought into crafting their Ouch! Scissors are as comfortable as they are remarkably effective at slicing through practically every bondage-related material.
- Safety: A good product should also be safe to use, something Lovehoney’s Ouch! is fully capable of. My team and I put them through their paces and, to our respect and delight, discovered they could cut through everyone while never injuring or irritating the person we were using them on.
- Versatility: We also agreed that Lovehoney’s Ouch! is great for slicing through not only bondage materials like thin leather or rope but can handle a wide variety of clothing, including thick denim or latex.
Features:
- Material: Stainless Steel
- Measurements: These Emergency Shears Are 7.5″ Long.
- Colors: Black
Pros:
- They are perfect for novices as well as bondage experts.
- Lovehoney’s Ouch! can easily and comfortably cut through most materials.
- Lovehoney’s Ouch! is ideally suited for many different kink-related activities.
Cons:
- They only come in black, which might make them difficult to find in an emergency.
2. The Stockroom’s Curve Tip Surgeon’s Scissors: Budget Pick!
Why I Love The Stockroom’s Curve Tip Surgeon’s Scissors:
Because you should never have just a pair of BDSM safety scissors, it’s important to find high-ranking ones that are expertly crafted, professionally made, and affordable. My testers and I were thrilled to discover these high-scoring ones from the legendary BDSM toy craftspeople at The Stockroom. Only they could have created these exceptionally well-made and remarkably comfortable emergency shears and then sold them for as little as $5.95 a pair.
You didn’t read that wrong; you can get five pairs of The Stockroom’s Curve Tip Surgeon’s Scissors for less than $30. That way, you can always have a set at hand in case your bondage scene should happen to go wrong or at least somewhat sideways.
Minor Issues I Found During Testing:
While my sex toy testing team and I agreed The Stockroom’s Curve Tip is top-scoring in every way finely crafted emergency shears should be, we also thought their handles were a bit too long and too small.
However, once we got used to them—which didn’t take very long—we found we could use them as fast and deftly as all the other products on this list.
Why Stockroom’s Curve Tip Surgeon’s Scissors is our budget pick:
There’s much to like and perhaps even love about these highly-ranked, affordable emergency scissors. From their sturdy, stainless steel construction to their amazing durability, they blew our collective minds away—more than earning them their place on our list.
Though there are plenty of other equally excellent reasons why The Stockroom’s Curve Tip Surgeon’s Scissors is on our list:
- Manufacture: Proving yet again The Stockroom more than deserves its stellar reputation for crafting many of the top-ranked BDSM toys ever, their Curve Tip Surgeon’s Scissors are precisely engineered to cut through most materials with ease.
- Material: The Stockroom’s use of quality steel also helps demonstrate why the kink community rightfully considers them the top-scoring, highest-quality makers of BDSM equipment in the world today.
- Safety: Built to cope with nearly every type of rope, cloth, or anything that might also be used to restrain someone, The Stockroom’s Curve Tip Surgeon’s Scissors make quick work of all sorts of bondage materials faster than you can say “these are great safety shears.”
Features:
- Material: Stainless Steel
- Measurements: They A One And Three Quarters Inch Long Blade.
- Colors: Silver
Pros:
- They only cost $6.95 a pair.
- Stockroom’s Curve Tip is forged from high-quality steel.
- Comfortable and quick to use.
Cons:
- Some people may find the small handles uncomfortable.
3. Temptasia Bondage Safety Scissors: Beginner-Friendly
Why I Love Temptasia Bondage Safety Scissors:
If you’re new to the sexual and sensual delights of bondage, you should first buy a pair of Temptasia Bondage Safety Scissors. Why, you may ask? Well, as my team of sex toy testers and I were pleased to discover, they are a great introduction to the first rule of BDSM: safety should always be the beginning, middle, and end of every bondage scene. Never put anyone into anything unless you can get them out in less than a few seconds.
And what better way to do that than with a set of Temptasia Bondage Safety Scissors? Made from premium stainless steel and equipped with both a pair of plastic handles and a matching extra-safe tip, they are what every bondage beginner should always have at the ready.
Minor Issues I Found During Testing:
Honestly, my testers and I couldn’t find anything we didn’t like about Temptasia. When push comes to shove, I guess they could be available in various colors. But like with Lovehoney’s Ouch! Shears, you can always wrap them in bright tape to see them better.
Why Temptasia Bondage Safety Scissors Are The Most Beginner-Friendly:
All in all, my sex toy testers, in addition to my carefully selected group of clinical sexologists, BDSM experts, and qualified sex educators, unanimously gave Temptasia a high mark for brilliantly balancing affordability with the highest-ranked quality manufacturing we’ve ever found.
Put all that together, and Temptasia is the only choice for bondage novices—and is also a great choice for those already familiar with the joys and delights of bondage. But all those thoroughly excellent points barely scratch the surface of why we chose it as our beginner pick:
- Manufacture: However often or hard we used Temptasia, it never showed any signs of breaking or failing to cut through many of the thickest, toughest, and most sturdy bondage materials we could find: high praise indeed and another point in Temptasia’s favor.
- Safety: Further cementing these shears as a fine choice for bondage novices and solidly pacing them as one of the highest-scoring ones we’ve tested is how safe they are to use. To put it another way, these top-ranked safety shears won’t injure you and your partner, and that is why it’s here on our list.
Features:
- Material: Stainless Steel, Plastic
- Measurements: These Safety Shears Are 6.5″ In Length And 2.5″ Wide.
- Colors: Black And Silver
Pros:
- There are no better emergency shears for bondage beginners than Temptasia.
- They sell for just $9.99.
- These safety scissors are extremely comfortable to use.
Cons:
- They only come in black and silver.
What Are Safety Shears?
Safety Shears are uniquely designed scissors to quickly and safely cut through clothing for emergency medical personnel to have greater access to an injured person’s body [2]. In the BDSM community, they are standard equipment, particularly to get someone out of bondage in an emergency. Most bondage shears in the scene aren’t made but are the same types used by doctors and nurses.
How To Use Safety Shears?
More than anything, you should always—and I mean always—be prepared to get your safety shears out at the first sign of trouble. It doesn’t matter if your partner is wearing a thousand-dollar piece of fetish wear; if they are distressed, use your shears to cut them free. I say this because if you hesitate for just a minute or two, it can often mean the difference between them being uncomfortable or seriously injured [3].
It’s why many bondage experts always have a pair hanging from a cord around their necks or attached to their belts. I even heard famous Shibari masters say they don’t do anything unless they can not just see but immediately feel where their emergency shears are. To use most BDSM safety scissors, slide the dull end under whatever you intend to cut.
Note: Another way to err to the side of safety is performing bondage positions that you know like the back of your hand. If you don’t know any, here are some bondage positions you can try with your partner.
Once you have your shears positioned correctly, squeeze their grips firmly. Sometimes, it may take a couple of tries, but well-made shears should be able to slice through nearly every material in one go. If it’s thin enough for clothing, you can sometimes just slide the shears without applying pressure. But only do this if you’ve tested yours out. Otherwise, you may waste valuable seconds instead of repeatedly squeezing the grips.
How To Clean Safety Shears?
To ensure your safety shears won’t injure yourself or your partner, do not attempt to clean them unless you’ve checked with their manufacturer to see how to maintain them properly. Remember, solid steel shears can be sterilized by placing them in hot water. However, do not boil a model that is fitted with rubber or plastic parts. Though it might be tempting, I don’t advise using alcohol when cleaning yours as there’s too great a chance some will accidentally remain.
For your other toys that are less sensitive to cleaning, you can try some of the BDSM toy cleaning tips in this guide.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How Does Safety Shears Work?
Safety shears are built so their lower blade won’t pierce a person’s skin. It’s why, in the hands of an expert, emergency shears can slice through a person’s clothing or certain kinds of leather bondage gear and even most bondage ropes in a fraction of a second.
How To Make Safety Shears?
Under no circumstances should you or anyone else attempt to make your own BDSM shears. Because they are an essential part of every BDSM scene, you never want to do anything to compromise their efficiency, like building a pair that may unexpectedly break or, worse of all, harm the person you’re attempting to use them on [1].
Can Safety Shears Go On A Plane?
According to airline regulations, you can only bring safety scissors on board unless they are in a carry-on bag and if the largest blade is less than 4″ in length. Instead of potentially having yours confiscated, it’s probably best to place them in your checked baggage and not bring them onto the plane with you.
Primary Sources
1. Rope-topia. Safety Cutters
2. Rope365. Safety
3. Medium. The Art of Using Trauma Shears and How to Choose the Best (January 2017)
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