Best anal vibrator for beginners

Anal vibrators open up a world of orgasmic possibilities, allowing bodies of any gender to give or receive unimaginable pleasure. If you’re curious about going backstage, whether it’s during a solo or partnered session, ensure you get the most fun out of the experience with our advice for beginners on choosing and using your anal vibrator.

What is a butt plug?

Before we get to anal vibrators, let’s start with the basics: what is a butt plug? A butt plug is a sex toy designed to be inserted into the anus, but not completely! Part of the butt plug must remain outside of your body so it can be easily retrieved, otherwise it can become stuck or travel too far inside. So, butt plugs – actually all anal toys – must have a wide, flared base or handle for safety reasons.

Butt plugs come in different shapes and sizes, and the most basic, traditional type looks like a raindrop. Imagine a tapered tip and wide bulb (the raindrop) on top of a narrow neck with a flared circular base. Here’s why it matters…

The anus has two rings of muscle, known as anal sphincters. After the butt plug is inserted into the anus, with the flared base remaining outside your body, the narrow neck lets your anal sphincters relax while holding your sex toy safely in place. In other words, you don’t need to squeeze the muscles to keep the toy there and provided the base is wide enough, it won’t get sucked inside you.

Why use a butt plug?

Butt plugs are a versatile sex toy that can be used during solo masturbation, foreplay, oral sex or the lead-up to anal penetration by a partner. Butt plugs can be worn during vaginal penetration by a partner or another sex toy. Some designs can also be worn discreetly by any gender underneath clothing in public.

Using a butt plug can be pleasurable from the word go. That’s because the anus has many nerve endings that make it sensitive to stimulation. Once inserted, the bulbous shape provides a feeling of fullness that offers pleasure without requiring you to move your sex toy back and forth. In fact, butt plugs are meant to stay in place until playtime in that area is over.

The fact a butt plug stays comfortably in place has the added benefit of letting you focus on other pleasure zones. For example, a butt plug can stimulate the prostate or back wall of the vagina. If you climax while wearing a butt plug, the sensations can become even more intense because your pelvic floor muscles which contract during orgasm now have the sex toy to squeeze against.

What is an anal vibrator?

An anal vibrator is a sex toy that delivers back and forth moving stimulation – in other words, vibration – using a motor. Think of anal vibrators as an umbrella term that includes vibrating butt plugs. Some anal vibrators are also butt plugs while others are not. Vibration is just one feature that a butt plug may or may not offer.

How to use an anal vibrator

Preparation is a must for any type of anal play whether it’s solo or partnered, with or without an anal sex toy. So, get ready to go backstage with our advice for beginners on using your anal vibrator:

Tip 1: Prepare your sex toy

Read the packaging and user manual for your anal vibrator, and carefully follow the directions. Ensure you fully charge and sanitize your anal vibrator before first use.

Tip 2: Prepare your mind

Think about what you want from your anal play experience and get in the mindset you need to enjoy it.

Tip 3: Prepare your body

Practice good hygiene by cleaning your anal area or using the toilet 30-60 minutes before your session. For a deeper clean you may want to do an enema 1-2 hours in advance. Alternatively, you may want to freshen up with a hypoallergenic baby wipe ahead of a spontaneous session.

Tip 4: Prepare your scene

Gather your essentials, putting water-based lubricant at the top of the list. You may want to have clean tissues and a towel nearby too. Numbing cream may sound helpful but the risk is that you will be unable to notice pain or injuries until it wears off. So, we consider it safer to learn to have safe anal play without numbing products.

Tip 5: Start your warmup

Make it easier for your mind and body to relax into the session by doing something that you enjoy or find arousing. For example, you could have a warm bath, meditate, light candles, listen to music or watch porn. You may want to have a sensual massage with a partner or engage in dirty talk.

Tip 6: Get comfortable solo

If you intend to use your anal vibrator with a partner, you may want to have a go on your own first. Experiment with different bodily positions and vibration modes and intensities. Once you feel ready, then progress to partnered play.

Tip 7: Lube up

Apply enough water-based lubricant to your anal vibrator and/or inside your anus. You may want to lubricate a finger and rub around your anal opening before using your sex toy.

Tip 8: Take it slowly

Gently insert your sex toy until the bulb is past your internal sphincter muscle and it should slip into place. Don’t force it. Instead, focus on breathing and move the angle of your anal vibrator and shimmy your hips until it feels comfortable. If you’re in a partnered situation, don’t surprise them and vice versa. Don’t go for it without asking and receiving fully informed and unpressured consent.

Tip 9: Be aware and communicate

Pay attention to how your anal vibrator feels, and whether you need to apply more lubricant, slow down, change position, adjust vibration settings or stop altogether. If you are playing with a partner, ensure there’s open communication between you, starting with boundaries for the session and then giving feedback during the session.

Tip 10: Practice after-care

To remove your anal vibrator, hold the flared base and exhale as you slowly pull it out. Then, look after yourself and a partner you may have been with by going over what you liked about the session and want more of. If there are negatives, make your comments constructive and finish with positives. Clean your play area, sex toy and butt, which may feel sore. Do what makes you and your partner feel good.

What’s the best anal vibrator for beginners?

When it comes to beginner’s anal vibrators, our advice is to start small, especially if you’re new to backdoor play in general.

SVAKOM Jordan is ideal for adults buying their first anal vibrator because it’s shaped similarly to a traditional butt plug and its sextech features offer countless options to customize sessions in solo and partnered scenarios.

Jordan is more cylindrical than a teardrop-shaped butt plug but has all the important design elements to ensure comfort and safety. The slim firm shaft has a tapered head that is cushioned to make it gentler on your body while the narrow neck and flared space keep it safely in place. The shaft is made from body-safe silicone with angled ribs that provide extra stimulation especially if you turn the shaft while inserting it.

Now for the action! Jordan offers different intensities of thrusting, vibrating and combined modes. That means you can enjoy it as a static plug, vibrator or thrusting sex simulator. In fact, Jordan also comes with SVAKOM Intelligent Mode that mimics sex rhythms with automatic changes in pattern and intensity.

Changing modes is easy via a button on the sex toy or the remote control magnetically attached to the base. As you change modes, lights on the base progress through a spectacular rainbow of colors.

For more play options, pair Jordan with the SVAKOM App in seconds. You’ll be able to get bonus modes, create your own, and text chat, video call or share control with a partner at any distance.

Additional features include USB-recharging, a battery indicator display and a travel lock. Jordan is also waterproof for easy cleaning and aquatic fun in the shower or bath.

Enjoy you ride

When it comes to anal play with sex toys, use only high-quality body-safe adult products specifically designed for this purpose. Whatever your experience level backstage, our advice is the same: slower, wetter and safer is better.