http://208.78.243.206/2006/09/08/greenpeace-ban-phthalates-in-sex-toys/ We're a feisty, feminist bunch, and we like to talk about sex! Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:49:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://208.78.243.206/2006/09/08/greenpeace-ban-phthalates-in-sex-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-4560 Babeland’s Blog» Blog Archive » Phthalates Update Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:27:42 +0000 http://blog.babeland.com/2006/09/08/greenpeace-ban-phthalates-in-sex-toys/#comment-4560 [...] The web is just spinning with news about Greenpeace’s request to the European Union to ban phthalates in sex toys. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the words “sex toys” said in so many news sources at once. [...] [...] The web is just spinning with news about Greenpeace’s request to the European Union to ban phthalates in sex toys. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the words “sex toys” said in so many news sources at once. [...]

]]> http://208.78.243.206/2006/09/08/greenpeace-ban-phthalates-in-sex-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-4501 Carnie Sun, 10 Sep 2006 23:13:32 +0000 http://blog.babeland.com/2006/09/08/greenpeace-ban-phthalates-in-sex-toys/#comment-4501 I have just made my first purchase of toys from another online site, that ships out of California, near where I live. Fortunately they have a generous return policy, for store credit, and refund if items are defective (some of the others I saw are no returns, and I don't know your policy as I just found this site while doing a Google to find the Greenpeace article again). Then within a day of me receiving and testing my new items, I see the Greenpeace thing on Yahoo. I notice that story didn't even stay up a day. Leave it to our federal government to protect the children and dogs, and leave the darn stuff in the adult toys! Now I want to return whatever has this material in it, as I'm a very chemically sensitive person, and yes, I didn't like the chemical smell of some of the items that arrived. Some of them did not have this smell however. I'm planning to contact them tomorrow so I can return anything with phthalates. I was a little worried (and still am) that they won't be so knowledgable about the products as to know which ones contain it and which ones don't. The Greenpeace article made it sound like most do. I would like to see a more comprehensive listing of those that are safe in the sense of being phthalate-free. I see that you have listed 3 items above, Blueberry, Laya, and Lumina Wand. Are those the only ones you carry? Is the "chemical smell" a good indicator that the toy DOES contain phthalates. Because they all smelled a bit "plasticy" but some just knocked you over and gave me a headache because of the odor. One of the more expensive things ordered was a Hitachi Magic Wand, with the regular (blue) and the red (jelly) attachments. Is that one safe at least? I am writing this to you as well as them because this is the only online toy shop/site that I have seen so far that has already posted a response to the Greenpeace article, and has a page about the toy materials/content. The others do not. So I figure you know what you are dealing with. Please post a more comprehensive listing for those of us "sensitive persons", it would be greatly appreciated, as the others are not doing it. You can beat them to the punch, and you would have my future business. Thanks in advance. I have just made my first purchase of toys from another online site, that ships out of California, near where I live. Fortunately they have a generous return policy, for store credit, and refund if items are defective (some of the others I saw are no returns, and I don’t know your policy as I just found this site while doing a Google to find the Greenpeace article again). Then within a day of me receiving and testing my new items, I see the Greenpeace thing on Yahoo. I notice that story didn’t even stay up a day. Leave it to our federal government to protect the children and dogs, and leave the darn stuff in the adult toys! Now I want to return whatever has this material in it, as I’m a very chemically sensitive person, and yes, I didn’t like the chemical smell of some of the items that arrived. Some of them did not have this smell however. I’m planning to contact them tomorrow so I can return anything with phthalates. I was a little worried (and still am) that they won’t be so knowledgable about the products as to know which ones contain it and which ones don’t. The Greenpeace article made it sound like most do. I would like to see a more comprehensive listing of those that are safe in the sense of being phthalate-free. I see that you have listed 3 items above, Blueberry, Laya, and Lumina Wand. Are those the only ones you carry? Is the “chemical smell” a good indicator that the toy DOES contain phthalates. Because they all smelled a bit “plasticy” but some just knocked you over and gave me a headache because of the odor. One of the more expensive things ordered was a Hitachi Magic Wand, with the regular (blue) and the red (jelly) attachments. Is that one safe at least? I am writing this to you as well as them because this is the only online toy shop/site that I have seen so far that has already posted a response to the Greenpeace article, and has a page about the toy materials/content. The others do not. So I figure you know what you are dealing with. Please post a more comprehensive listing for those of us “sensitive persons”, it would be greatly appreciated, as the others are not doing it. You can beat them to the punch, and you would have my future business. Thanks in advance.

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