Playing With Sensation
So, how do you use it exactly? When I posed this question to sex educator Sarah Sloane, who's been coaching sex toy classes at Good Vibrations and Pleasure Chest since 2001, she said, “that’s like asking how do you masturbate or what position do you have sex in: there are endless answers and endless ways.”
Hey, she's right! I've probably used this babe more times than I've cum, and every time has been slightlyyy different.
“The whole point of brining the tool into the bedroom is to boost exploration, excitement, play, and pleasure,” she says. “So using it in any way that enhances the sexual, intimate, or pleasurable experience is fair.” If it's your first time using it with someone, start lightly and slowly increasing pressure. "Use their verbal and non-verbal cues to guide you," says Sloane. Or, have them place their hand on the handle over yours to show you what kind of pressure they like/can handle.
Read: BDSM 101 Tutorial - The Importance of Communication
Personally, during partnered play, I weep (tears of pleasure) when a partner lightly-lightly-lightly rolls it along my neck, back of ears, or scalp with one hand, while holding me in place with another. Sloane’s go-to move is different: “I like to run it up side of a partner's torso from the armpit to the hip bones where there are tons of typically unexplored nerve-endings.”
The inner arm, inner thigh, groin, underside of the knees, underside of the butt (especially after a spanking when the nerves are already enlivened), and feet also hold a lot of pleasure potential, she says, which is why Saynt recommends starting at your partners head and slowly working your way down their body.
Trust, the tool can eroticize even the least sensitive/erotic parts of your partners body. So don’t be surprised if they start quaking, shivering, or even screaming as you roll this diddy along their skin!
Read: Top 6 Underrated Erogenous Zones to Discover
Rolling Solo
Don’t snooze on the wheel during your solo play, either! “Anything that adds to your pleasure and de-centers the vulva and penis is a great addition to your masturbatory repertoire,” says Sloane. (BTW, how great is that phrase ‘mastubratory repetoire'??).
Personally, I’m a big fan of lying on my back and dragging the tool up and down my stomach and in diagonal patterns across my nipples. Pairing those sensations with a low-intensity, hands-free vibrator (like the Moxie by We-Vibe or Stronic Surf by Fun Factory) is a sure-fire way to get me off.
Read: 5 Ways to Spice up Your Sex Life - With Yourself!
Taking Care of Your Wheel
Post-play, you clean the wheel just as you would any other stainless steel or glass toy (like the Njoy Wand or a glass dildo): with warm water and a fragrance- and chemical- free soap, or boiling water. “The toy can act as a vector, transferring bodily fluids or infections from one partner to another,” says Sloane.
In fact, if you have multiple partners you’re going to use the pinwheel with, she suggests having one per partner. “They’re inexpensive enough that you can have multiple,” she says. “I recommend buying one per partner, and then storing each in a different colored tooth-brush travel case to differentiate between them.” In general, this is a great storage tip. Accidentally poking your finger while digging through your sex toy bucket/bin mid-romp for more lube can be a major mood killer.
Even if you’re using wheel on just yourself, Saynt is Team More-Than-One-Wartenberg-Wheel. Why? “Running two or three along one body at a time can really step up your touch play and drive yourself wild.”
The more you know!
