SAN FRANCISCO — Good Vibrations, a leading adult retailer, is launching its new Ecorotic line of eco-friendly products in time for Earth Day.
"Sex is part of our lives, so any issue that concerns us out of the bedroom has implications inside it: if we recycle, buy local produce, watch our carbon use, and think ecologically in other ways, it makes sense to do the same when we make sexual choices," said Dr. Carol Queen, Good Vibrations' staff sexologist and company spokesperson. "Our well-being and that of the earth are connected, so consider where you can go Ecorotic."
In order to celebrate the launch, Good Vibrations has partnered with Gay.com and BrokeAssGourmet.com to give away collections of green toys and other goodies valued at $500. Customers can simply register at Good Vibrations stores in San Francisco or Brookline, Mass., or online at GoodVibes.com, Gay.com or BrokeAssGourmet.com. Items to be given away include toys, books and personal products from NobEssence, Xhale, njoy, Chronicle Books, Sliquid Organics, Hathor Aphrodesia and LELO.
The Good Vibrations earth-friendly Ecorotic collection offers all-natural and organic products, as well as longer lasting items that have less environmental impact, such as toys made from superior materials and rechargeable vibes. Many sex toys contain phthalates, a plastic softener banned from children's toys, both in the United States and Europe, for toxicity. Good Vibrations believes that if they shouldn't be in children's toys, they shouldn't be in toys for grown-ups either, and in 2007 eliminated all such products from their inventory.
From vendors with fair labor practices to lubes and toys made with natural or vegan ingredients, Good Vibrations hopes to provide its customers healthy products that are as good for the planet as they are for your sex life.
"What makes sex green?" Queen asked. "In the first place, most people have sex in ways that use the earth's resources lightly, with a way smaller carbon footprint than taking a drive."
Good Vibrations suggests that even when you use manufactured toys and products, you do it in a "greener," more healthy and sustainable way, including being a "localvore" in bed as well as at the dinner table, using products that were manufactured and acquired nearby rather than being shipped overseas.
For more information, visit GoodVibes.com.
