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What is a Chastity Device?
What is a Chastity Device?
A chastity device is something that is worn around the genitalia in order to prevent intercourse or masturbation. Devices for men are generally more varied and available due to the high demand for them, while there are only a few chastity devices available for women. Men wear chastity cages which make it nearly impossible to have an erection and women wear chastity belts so that they cannot touch their clitoris or be penetrated in any way.
The history behind chastity belts and devices is something that is more myth than fact. Many people believed chastity belts were commonly placed on daughters or wives to preserve their faithfulness while their husband or father (the keyholders of their purity) were away. However, not only have there only been a few chastity belts presented as artifacts, the timeline for when the chastity belt was made and when these cultural stories circulated aren’t the same.
In short, the facts don’t add up.
Most historians doubt that chastity belts ever existed, because everyone knew there was always someone else with a key who could unlock them and a piece of metal wouldn’t stop them. Additionally, construction of a sanitary and comfortable metal garment during the Middle Ages that wouldn’t harm the wearer or cause open wounds that could get infected was challenging. After all, this was an era where most people didn’t even take baths regularly.
At present, the most likely explanation as to where chastity belts originated from is art. The Smithsonian claims that “Chastity Belts are a Myth” and describes humorous art depicting a husband locking the keys on his wife’s belt while a man is waiting in the shadows with another key, soon to make the husband a cuckold. As “life imitates art”, so it could have been with the myth of the chastity belt turning into reality.
From the 18th century until the early 1930’s, masturbation was considered detrimental to a person’s health. Chastity devices were then used as a way to keep wearers from engaging in this activity. By the 1930’s, there was no evidence to suggest a legitimate medical reason to refrain from masturbation and chastity devices were no longer suggested as a solution.
Some 19th century women did wear chastity belts as a form of protection against rape from their bosses or male colleagues. They only wore these belts for short periods of time so it would not risk becoming unsanitary.
In the past century, the purposes and users of chastity devices have changed quite a bit from the 1800’s. In 1981 during a speech by former California State Senator John. G. Schmitz on banning abortion, Gloria Allred handed him a chastity belt to which he called her a “slick, butch lawyeress”. She sued him for libel and settled for $20,000 and an apology. The 1998 race riots against the Chinese in West Java prompted the sale of “rape corsets” to protect women from sexual violence. Lucio Valentini’s fashionable iron chastity belts were published in newspapers worldwide in 2007. That same year in Rajasthan, India, it was revealed that young girls were being forced to wear chastity belts. In 2008, masseuses were required to wear belts in order to prevent the possibility of prostituion in some workplaces.
However, chastity devices have now become commonly employed as part of fetish and fantasy roleplay and are easily found today with more devices crafted for male rather than female chastity.
Why You Need a Chastity Device
Why You Need a Chastity Device
People enjoy chastity devices for a number of reasons. The most popular reason is to have or give up a sense of control. Some use it only during bdsm sessions and others do this for weeks or months and consider it part of their lifestyle.
Beyond keeping the wearer from having intercourse, here are some other popular reasons users of these devices find this experience desirable.
Tease and Denial Chastity can be extremely arousing when used to tease the wearer. A male cannot get an erection and a female cannot touch her clit or insert anything in her vagina. Anyone who wears one cannot masturbate, so whoever has the key to unlock the chastity belt or cage can control orgasms. Teasing a partner into a frenzy of desire and then denying them is a form of edging where their arousal reaches new heights and the resulting orgasm when they’re finally allowed to masturbate or have sex is incredibly intense.
Control Whether for reasons of distrust or pleasure, the keyholder is the only one able to give the wearer release or sex. Many submissives want their control taken away and enjoy offering their pleasure and pain as an act of service. Without the chastity device, they may find themselves masturbating too much or they may find that their orgasm isn’t as satisfying if it isn’t because their Dominant, the keyholder, gives them permission. Being given a command or permission to orgasm is the ultimate form of release for many chastity device wearers.
Selfless Service & Keeping submissives on Task Without the ability to sneak in a self-gratifying orgasm, submissives will be more focused on pleasing and serving their Dominant. Additionally, when a Dominant gives a task to their submissive, they may not actually do the task and just masturbate to the idea of being told what to do. The belt or cage keeps them focused and unable to be “distracted”.
Protection and Safety While some history shows that chastity belts were used to keep females safe from rape, others were used to keep them chaste against their will. The intention is really what defines the experience. Some submissives enjoy wearing the device because it makes them feel owned, desired and protected.
Torture and Humiliation Not being able to masturbate, ejaculate or orgasm can be described as torturous. Many Dominants will have their submissive naked wearing nothing but a chastity device and serve their friends who often humiliate and tease them. While everyone else is enjoying themselves and free to engage in sexual acts, they are forced to watch. This type of humiliation and torture can be highly arousing and lead to an incredibly satisfying release days or weeks later.
Cuckolding. Similar to tease and denial, this takes it further making the one wearing the cage impotent and emasculated, helpless to do anything sexual while they watch two people—generally a well hung man and a woman who is the partner of the cuckold.
Emasculation To emasculate a man means to take away their male role or identity. Many men find that their penis and their virility (ability to get an erection and have a strong sex drive) defines them. Some men feel they are only as useful as their cocks. So, to take away the power their penis signifies changes the psychological as well as the sexual dynamic.
Rekindling Desire in a Relationship In many relationships, the desire for sex can dwindle and couples go through mundane routines. They may masturbate on their own more than they interact sexually with each other. This shifts the relationship by first shifting access to orgasm. By creating a power dynamic that is new, the relationship shifts and becomes more interesting and new. As one partner teases and denies the other, sexual energy that may have been dwindling starts to rekindle again and the resulting release once an orgasm is finally given is satisfying and helps the couple bond. Because orgasms and sex become less accessible, each orgasm becomes a special occasion that connects the partners involved. Additionally, the longer the wearer of the device is kept under lock, the more their thoughts focus on the one with the key, creating a powerful sexual focus on the keyholder.
Stimulation Wearing a chastity device can be frustrating and stimulating. While it inhibits the wearer from touching themself, it brings more awareness to their genitalia and sexual organs. If a man’s cock is locked up, the focus is on their ass and anal penetration/play instead, increasing the sensitivity there. The biggest sex organ in the body is the brain and the erotic fantasy of being freed by the keyholder and allowed release is arousing in and of itself.
Increasing the Libido After being caged up for so long, many wearers find that their bottled-up tension makes them much more horny and aroused. The build up of testosterone in men when they aren’t having sex gives them more energy. Many men redirect that energy into exercising and going to the gym.
To Strengthen the Dominant/submissive Relationship. Giving up control of sexual satisfaction inherently makes the one locked up dependent on the keyholder. They enter into a power dynamic and a psychological dynamic that can help strengthen the D/s (Dominant/submissive) sides in both partners.
Games Some people enjoy playing games with chastity. For example, if a cage has a lock that rattles, they may get excited by playing with how quiet they can keep it or the mind-game it is to wear it at work wondering if anyone knows that they have it on. Others use it as a form of consensual punishment. For example, if a caged submissive forgets to properly greet their Mistress, the Mistress may simply hold up a few fingers indicating how many days will be added to their chastity as punishment for breaking protocol. For those who have to wear a cage for longer periods of time, they begin to wonder if they will ever be able to take it off; the desperation of wanting to please the keyholder takes hold of their minds and fantasies.
Types of Chastity Devices
Types of Chastity Devices
Male Chastity Devices These devices are meant to fit around a flaccid penis and prevent erection or, at the very least, make it very uncomfortable. They also prevent masturbation and sexual intercourse until unlocked. There are some that combine the cock cage with an anal hook inserted in the anus and locked to the cage to prevent anal penetration, as well.
Female Chastity Devices These devices are worn like panties but cover the entrance to the vagina. There are also some that block the entrance to the anus, as well. They prevent penetration for sexual intercourse as well as masturbation.
Chastity Accessories The most common accessories include locks and safes for the locks and keys
Materials & Cleaning
Materials & Cleaning
Silicone: Most preferred sex toy material. Non-porous, easy to clean, long shelf-life.
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To Clean: Remove any bacteria or dirt build up with warm water and antibacterial soap. Boil the cage for 5-10 minutes and then wash with an antibacterial soap.
*Do not use with silicone-based lube.
Leather: Classic and sexy, it will stretch and form around the wearer’s member over time for a perfect fit.
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To Clean: Wipe clean with warm water and mild soap. Remove any dirt or debris by scrubbing it off. Let air dry. Moisturize with saddle soap and mink oil. Spray with antibacterial spray or sterilizing spray.
PU Leather: Vegan, imitation leather. Less porous than leather; easier to clean.
To Clean: Remove any bacteria or dirt build up with mild soap and water. Use an antibacterial spray and wipe clean.
Metal (Chrome, Steel, Aluminum): Non-Porous, easy to clean, compatible with all lube types. Temperature sensitive.
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To Clean: Remove any build up of bacteria from the cage. Soak or boil in a solution of 10% bleach to 90% water for 10 minutes, place in the dishwasher or use warm water and soap. Wipe with a soft cloth.
Plastic:
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To Clean: Wipe off any build up of residue, dirt or bacteria and thoroughly clean with antibacterial soap and warm water. Use a very soft cloth and be careful not to scratch the inside of the device so it doesn’t have any rough spots that might become abrasive to the skin later on. Spray with an antibacterial or sterilizing spray if possible. Then, thoroughly dry.
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