Tantus
The material benchmark everyone else is measured against
Tantus was the company that brought body-safe silicone sex toys to mainstream America, and three decades on it is still the one with the least to hide. It pours its own formula of 100% ultra-premium silicone, states that the formula has been through a full toxicology panel for use in the human body, uses only non-toxic FDA-approved pigments, and has the results quality-controlled by a third-party verification body. Most of the range — anything moulded open-faced, which is most of the dildos and plugs — is hand-poured in North America from its base in Nevada, and the company is upfront that some lines are produced externally from the same vetted, third-party-inspected silicone. Every toy is boilable, bleachable, non-staining and dishwasher safe, which is a sentence no other brand on this page can write. The catch is that Tantus is a silicone company rather than an electronics company: the vibration is removable battery bullets, and it feels like it. Buy Tantus for the things that go inside you and buy someone else's motor.
Pros
- +100% ultra-premium silicone, its own formula
- +Boilable, bleachable and dishwasher safe — genuinely sterilisable
- +Third-party quality verification and a published toxicology panel
- +Hand-poured in North America on most of the range
Cons
- −Motors are basic — removable battery bullets, no app anything
- −Site and photography feel older than the product