Greengasm: Even Sex Can be Environmentally Friendly

So, you've gone green, not in a Kermit the Frog kind of way but in a save the planet kind of way and you no longer clean with chemical filled cleansers, you bought yourself a hybrid car and even recycle your plastics, but have you gone Eco-friendly between the sheets? How is your sex life impacting the Earth? If you haven't already figured out exactly how to go green in the bedroom here are some good tips for greenwashing your sex life.

Eco-friendly Sex Toys
It may come as a surprise to some environmentalists but sex toys are not environmentally friendly, generally speaking. Many, if not most, adult toys are made from polyvinyl chlorides, known as PVC, that release toxins into the air.

The chemical used to soften the hard plastic is phthalates. Phthalates are currently being investigated for causing cancer, harming the reproductive system as well as harming the planet.

Most sex toys found in ordinary sex shops come with a warning label that reads, "for novelty purposes only." This means they aren't actually manufactured with the intent of being used on one's body. To greenwash your toys purchase toys that are made from glass, metal or silicone. You should also put a condom on your toys if you share them with other people but you should also use them to protect yourself from chemical interaction.

Babeland.com, an online adult sex toy shop recently started selling an "Eco-Sexy Kit in an effort to promote green sex. The kit includes a phthalate free vibrator, massage candles made from soy, an all natural lubricant and all natural condoms. They also have a library of information that explains what different kinds of sex toys are made of.

For a list of green eco-sex toys check out the tree hugger website.

Eco-friendly Bed Sheets
Earth Erotics is an online adult store that sells green eco-friendly sex toys but pride themselves more on their organic cotton sheets. The cotton is organically grown in India on small farms. The owners of Earth Erotics has posted a statement on their website that says, "By purchasing their cotton at a better price per kilo, we help support local and economically sustainable production.."

If you'd like to get a little more adventurous than organic cotton sheets, give bamboo sheets a try. Bamboo sheets are the hottest thing in bedding these days. Bamboo is supposedly one of the softest materials out there, even softer than cotton. It also comes from a resource that renews itself extremely fast so that it does not need pesticides to grow. Bed Bath and Beyond are now selling bamboo sheets in a wide variety of colors.

Underwear is fun to wear if you wear...GreenKnickers?
GreenKnickers eco-undies are an excellent alternative to wearing panties made from synthetic materials. Eco-undies aren't just functional, they are downright sexy. GreenKnickers are made from a cotton and hemp blend that allows the body to breath while still looking hot to trot.

Eco-Porn
The next time you and your significant other sit down to watch a porn movie on the internet, go green. Websites like this one (site name contains explicit name, therefore cannot be named in this article) are on a mission to, well, to have sex to save the planet. They have raised almost $100,000 from paid subscriptions on their website that will be going towards rain forest protection.

Another eco-porn website aimed towards those of the green persuasion is Vegporn.com. Their form of porn is specifically designed for people who only eat plants. A fetish they seem to cater to is eating and sex although there's pretty much anything you can imagine sex and nature-wise.

For more information about the chemicals found in sex toys check out the article Naughty by Nature on the grist website.