Some things tickle, some things prickle, and all things can potentially bring a sigh of pleasure.  Once you’ve created a lovely sensual atmosphere, talked about safety, negotiated what you’re each comfortable with, and acclimated yourself with your tools, then you can start to play with some of the sensations these tools bring, using your skills and imagination!  The things you do may prick and tickle, but the goal is always to induce signs of pleasure.

Sensation Play Ideas

There’s a lot to be said for the sensations your body receives once blindfolded.  The following are some ideas on what to play with and then how to utilize some of them in scene to keep the flow …

Heat

Wax (candle, paraffin, not beeswax ~ it gets too hot!)

Hot Water (use an eyedropper)

Hot Breath

Warm Washcloth

The following are for external use only:

     Cayenne Pepper

     Ginger

     Capsicum

     Cinnamon Oil

     Wasabi

     Tiger Balm

Hand Warmers for Skiing

Cold

Ice

Ice Cups (freeze water in small Dixie cups)

Ice Cubes

Once again, external use only:

     Polar Lotion/Icy Hot

     Canned Air Spray

     Menthol

     Listerine or other mouth strips

     Altoids

Pearls

Chain

Knife (blunt side only please!)

Soft

Fur, real or fake (mitts, bits from coats: rabbit, mink)

Feathers

Satin

Silk Scarf

Paint Brushes

Makeup Brush

Silicone Basting Brushes

Artist’s Brushes

Cotton Swab

Flogger

Long Hair

Cornstarch (drop in “plops” on the skin)

Scratchy

Vampire Gloves (leather gloves covered in tiny spikes, available from fetish shops and sex toy retailers ~ be careful about drawing blood unless for single person use)

Wartenberg Wheel

Wool

Forks

Bottle caps

Metal Hair Brushes

Whisks

Toothpicks

Combs

Fingernails

Gravel

Brush (bath brushes, hair brushes, paint brushes)

Pipe cleaners

Loofah

Sponges

Dishwashing Pad

Bath Gloves

Sandpaper

Emery Board

Tingler (copper head massager)

Smooth

Leather

Suede 

Chamois

Rubber Sheeting

Neoprene

Liquid Latex

Glass (you can find glass toys made for body use)

Pyrex

Plastic

Metal, especially stainless steel

Smooth Wood

Wax Paper

Pinchy

Clothespins

Clips

Clamps

Biting

Pinching

Plastic Vise Grips

Alligator Clips

Pickle Tongs

Practice Drumsticks (good for rhythmic body percussion)

Suction

Snakebite Kit

Sucking

Cupping Sets (made for sensual use or acupuncture)

Vibration

Disposable Electric Toothbrushes

Vibrators:

     Bullets

     Rabbit

     Hitachi Magic Wand:  with attachments

Percussion

Canes

Paddles

Hands ~ fists, open palms

Flogging

Rubber Bands (stingy)

Studded Paddle

Crops

Wooden Spoons

Practice or Regular drumsticks

Smell

Essential Oils

Flowers

Pine Branches

Citrus (brightening)

Vanilla (sensual)

Cinnamon (exotic awakening)

Basil (clearing)

Patchouli (sensual)

Taste

Needless to say, external use only:

     Popsicles

     Chocolate

     Honey

     Jam

     Whipped Cream

     Breath Mints

     Flavored Lip Gloss

Excerpted from ‘Bondassage:  Kinky Erotic Massage Tips For Lovers’.  Available HERE