7 Chastity Belt Basics And Beginner’s Guide For The Curious

Any BDSM device should be safe and consensual. Chastity belts are not the scary kinds you might have come across that were used in medieval times.

Chastity belts design can be used to exert punishment, but it has nothing to do with pain. For those who were greatly curious about these products and want to try them for BDSM bedroom plays, this article should inform and alleviate all concerns on the safety, sanity, and effectiveness of the devices. Herein you will find a complete beginners guide to chastity devices.

Beginner's Guide to Chastity Devices

A Beginners guide to using steel chastity belts

Best Chastity Belts

The following are seven basics of chastity belts:

Chastity belt basics

Materials

The material a manufacturer uses could either affect you directly based on chaffing, friction, or skin reaction; or affect the device’s general efficiency.

Most common materials used in making sex toys include silicone, titanium, stainless steel, ABS plastics, polycarbonate, and leather.

Leather and wood are high maintenance due to their porous nature. This means if they are not well-sterilized, and may provide a conducive environment for growth, such as fungi. Also, depending on the design and maker, if not well polished, they may result in skin wear and tear due to friction.

Silicone is the most appropriate material to use. Stainless steel is also considerable, except some unscrupulous people may plate it over another material. Always aim for 100% stainless steel, silicone, or polycarbonate. Additionally, ensure that the toy you settle for is not manufactured using a material that your skin is sensitive to. This articles gives you a beginners guide to using steel chastity belts with care and safety.

The Belt Designs

You are not likely to find a lot of scattered chastity belt designs out there. There's a standard design for some of the best chastity belts with a U-shaped strap that goes between the legs of the female wearer. This is the universal design across the industry, except for some occasional scattered cases where the designer incorporates leg straps and some with wider back sections to prevent anal stimulation. Otherwise, the models on the market are quite straightforward.

Chastity belts for males have to include smaller tweaks to allow room for the testes and the penis. With these components, one ought to consider the various sizes required. This variable does not, however, limit the manufacturer's imagination. Some make these belts with plates to compress and lock in the male genitalia. Meanwhile, you might find others with rings that go around the scrotum and others with molded cases or tubes that can be locked into place.

Essentially, most chastity belts come with a lock and key. Some may, however, come with a loop attached in place of a lock. These are meant for those people who wish to use the belts without the control feature.

A proper fit

Always ensure that what you have is a proper fit. Keep in mind that comfort highly depends on this basic requirement. Most importantly, ensure the belt does not restrict blood flow or cause friction.

As we earlier stated, chastity belts are not torture devices. If you want to punish your partner during sexual play, try mounting their sexual tension and still deny them gratification.

Extra add-ons

Chastity belts may come alongside other BDSM play toys. How and what you use them depends on the specific functions. Here are the most common extras:

Timers

Some belts come with lock timers. Here, there is a countdown until the individual becomes free. Some come with a box where you place the key after locking the belt. The box has a timer and will only open to expose the key once the countdown is over.

Harnesses

Some belts may come with extended harnesses to other body parts such as the neck or limbs. These extensions form collars and restraints, respectively.

Other sex toys

You may purchase your product alongside dildos, butt plugs, and urethral rods, which can be attached to the chastity belt.

Electro-stimulation

Some can be enhanced to enable this feature.

Safe, sober, sane, and consensual

Before engaging in BDSM with someone, the general assumption is that you know the person and trust them. If so, then you know if the individual is responsible enough not to lose the key, is sane enough not to overdo it, and is sober not to jeopardize your safety.

The BDSM rules of engagement are used to regulate and maintain the integrity of the play. For instance, you cannot engage in BDSM without consenting to it. That would be a straight disregard of one's safety and betrayal of their trust.

When to use

Tease and denial

You can use these devices to deny your partner sexual gratification by teasing and restricting them from masturbating. For example, locking your partner’s genitals and constantly teasing them by sending nude pictures and videos.

Control

The keyholder is the dominant and, therefore, one with power. BDSM is all about power shifting. The one with the key gets to call the shots.

Arousal

Strapping on the device with other add-ons as you continue with your daily activities may be one of the best arousing and erotic forms of foreplay.

BDSM games

The above occasions where you get to use the belt are all forms of BDSM.

The Bottom Line

Chastity belts are not torture devices. They are worn for erotic and pleasurable sexual plays and should not be tolerated if they provide anything less. Take the belt off immediately you start feeling pain or discomfort.

Always shop for items that are in sync with your body in terms of the material used, the size, design, and price.