Why Use a Glass Dildo?

Why use a glass dildo? Well, have you seen glass dildos before? If not, you’re in for an absolute treat! Not only are glass dildos absolutely gorgeous, but they also come with a wide variety of other great benefits that make them fantastic sex toy partners.

Let me walk you through some of those benefits!

Glass Sex Toys Require Minimal Lube

Wouldn’t you know it? Glass dildos are pretty darn slippery! The same properties that make slippery glass knick-knacks extremely prone to accidents are the same properties that make your bedroom toy a fantastic, slippery adventure. With the smallest amount of lube, glass dildos slip and slide pretty much anywhere!

Especially if dryness is a regular problem or you find that silicone dildos tend to absorb some of your own natural lubrication, glass dildos can be a fantastic solution. If your body is sensitive to lubricant, glass dildos can also help that way; they don’t require much lube to reach their peak slipperiness!

Glass Dildos are Great for Temperature Play

Does the idea of a sultry, warm sex toy touching your skin sound amazing? What about the chilly touch of a sex toy when you’ve been sweating it out during the hottest months of the year?

If either of those appeals to you, glass sex toys might be a good fit for you. Just like stainless steel sex toys (which share this same property), glass dildos retain temperature really, really well.

This means you can fill up a bowl of hot (or cold) water and place the dildo in the water. Give it five to ten minutes, and your dildo will come out of that bowl feeling hot or cold; it’s up to you!

Now, that same temperature-retaining quality will cause the dildo to warm/cool to skin temperature as you use it, but the initial touch of heat/chill can feel absolutely amazing on the skin.

(Protip! If you do want to keep enjoying temperature play sensations over and over, feel free to get a second glass sex toy. Keep one on deck in the water while you use the first – and then swap them out! This allows you to continue feeling the temperature play sensations over and over.)

(High-Quality) Glass Dildos are Safe

If you ensure your glass sex toy is a high-quality toy, your toy will be made of Borosilicate glass. Borosilicate glass features at least 5% boric oxide in its composition – which makes it much more resistant to breakage due to temperature changes and handling. (Which, y’know, can be a factor when going from room temperature to sliding it into a hot, tight part of the body)

When most people think about glass, they assume that glass sex toys are made out of the same type of glass that you’d receive if you ordered a glass bottle at a restaurant. Almost everyone has seen one of those bottles (made from soda-lime glass) break – and it easily shatters in a million pieces even if you even look at it the wrong way.

Glass sex toys, on the other hand, are made from an entirely different type of glass. They’re solid (instead of hollow) for sturdier designs – complete with a more-durable type of glass that handles stress better than your average glass soda bottle.

In case anything ever happens, Borosilicate glass doesn’t break into a thousand pieces, either. Its chemical formulation causes it to break into big, large chunks – and about the only way you’re going to cause that is with a drop onto a hard surface.

So, high-quality glass sex toys don’t break inside of you during use, can withstand lots of delicious temperature play, and become deliciously slippery with a bit of lube. Why use a glass dildo? Well, those all sound like a good start to me!

Still, glass is glass. While high-quality glass dildos are safe to use, you still need to remember it’s glass – and don’t go tossing it across the room like a pillow. Ensure you run your hands over the entirety of the glass dildo’s surface to check for sharp edges before every use. Keep it in a padded storage bag – away from any cliffs or table edges.

Glass Sex Toys are Easy to Clean

Those same properties that make glass dildos slippery make them easy to clean. Lube and bodily fluids rinse off your toy in seconds – and it just takes a bit of scrubbing and soap to make it happen. My glass sex toys are (truly) the easiest to clean out of all of the sex toys I own.

Since almost all glass dildos are waterproof (make sure to check with your toy’s manufacturer!), this also means you can soak your glass sex toy after use too. Leave it in a bowl of warm, soapy water for a really thorough clean on those super-textured dildos – or just let it soak for deep cleaning purposes.

However, make sure you keep a firm grip on your glass sex toy! A glass dildo’s biggest archnemesis is cracks or chips – which easily happen if a dildo slips through your hands onto the floor. Wash your glass dildo near the bottom of the sink in case its slippery surface falls through your hands.

Glass Sex Toys are Partially See-Through

While the opacity of your dildo may not matter to the average person, it might matter to someone who’s building their brand and getting Chaturbate templates – AKA anyone making online sex content like photos, videos, or performing on live camsites.

Since most glass toys have a bit of a see-through design, a very small base (if any base at all!), and a slim profile, this makes them the perfect addition when you’re wanting to show someone else all of the details of what you’re doing while you use a dildo. Instead of other sex toy materials that might be bulkier and fully opaque, you get a bit more visibility when using a glass dildo.

The majority of glass sex toys are also slim in size. This is, partially, because the toys have no “plushiness” to them – which means that 1.5″ size really feels like one and a half inches. This, also, may be because of the added heft of glass. If you continue to make thicker and larger glass toys, the weight will go up – which may make them difficult to handhold.

Glass Dildos are Compatible with All Lubes

Unlike silicone dildos, glass sex toys can be used with any type of lube. Does your body prefer silicone-based lubricants – or maybe even oil-based lubes? Glass sex toys can work with the entire spectrum of lubricants without a second thought. While most sex toy materials will limit you to water-based lubes, glass sex toys can meet you where you’re playing – which is awesome in itself.

Especially if vaginal dryness is a regular problem, your sexual health doctor may have encouraged the use of silicone-based lubricants. While silicone dildos may not play nice with that choice, your glass dildo can easily go there!

Glass Dildos Aren’t Realistic

For a lot of people, the idea of using a realistic, flesh-colored dildo isn’t, exactly, appealing. (For others, it’s a perfect masturbation session, though, so you do you!)

Since glass dildos are incapable of achieving the opaque, flesh-colored look and softness of a human penis, most manufacturers don’t even try. This means that the majority of glass dildos don’t look anything like a penis – and this can be a big bonus to some shoppers.

Instead, glass dildos can regularly look like works of art. They can be dichroic – or they can just be a beautiful pastel shade. They can have beautiful floral effects encased in the glass, or they can have swirling colorations.

Why use a glass dildo? Well, they can be just as beautiful to look at as they are to display – and that can be entirely arousing in itself!

Why Use a Glass Dildo? Cramps!

Cramps suck. Whether you’re dealing with painful after-penetration cramps or dealing with the menstrual variety, cramps just suck. You can use a heated pad on your abdomen, but if your body can tolerate penetration, you can also warm things up from the inside with the help of glass dildos.

Remember, glass dildos are fantastic at retaining temperatures and they slide really nicely with minimal slickness. This means that they can be a great fit for gently warming up the body and relieving squeezing muscles from the inside of the body. Simply let your glass dildo soak in hot water for awhile (to retain the warmth), add a bit of lube, and insert!

Glass dildos can also be fantastic as impromptu dilators for this reason. Especially for individuals who use dilators to gently stretch themselves out, the added warmth of a glass dildo (compared to a plastic one) can relieve pain and cramping during the process.

Final Tip: Always Bring a Towel

So, why use a glass dildo? Because they’re awesome – and I hope this article has really opened your eyes to the amazing potential of glass sex toys.

I wanted to leave you with a final tip: if playing with a glass dildo, always bring a towel. Those same properties that make a glass sex toy perfectly slippery can also make them difficult to hold if lube gets into the wrong place.

You can quickly, and easily, fix that with a towel. Wipe off the glass sex toy’s handle, and you’ll have your leverage back.

Updated: May 2023.