Welcome to May! The greatest month of the year, and not just because the sun has arrived: May is Masturbation Month! Which, for wankers like us, means we have an excuse to share with you some top anal masturbation tips. If you want to spend time exploring your body and experimenting with new ways to wank, this blog post is for you!
## What is anal masturbation?
Anal masturbation is any and all masturbation that involves your butt in some way. You may be using a finger to penetrate yourself while you wank, or using a butt plug, dildo or other anal sex toy to stimulate your prostate while you masturbate. In this guide to anal masturbation, we’ll run through a few possible options, but let’s start with the health and safety briefing…
## Anal play safety tips
There are two golden rules when you’re engaging in any form of anal play – whether solo anal masturbation or anal stimulation with a partner.
Rule 1: what goes up must come down. You’ve probably heard stories about people being admitted to hospital with various household objects stuck in their bums, and we’re sorry to say that not all of these are urban legends. In fact, there’s a website – [Radiopaedia](https://radiopaedia.org/articles/rectal-foreign-bodies) – where radiologists collect X-rays of some of the unusual items people have got stuck inside themselves. So before you embark on your anal masturbation orgy, make sure that if you are inserting anything into you it’s safe to go inside your body.
Any anal sex toy must have a flared base (like a butt plug) or other mechanism you can use to easily remove it (like the large, round hoop often found at the end of anal beads). The aim of the base is to prevent the toy from being pulled up into your anus and getting lodged there.
Rule 2: lube is your new best friend. Lubricant makes anal masturbation far safer and more enjoyable. Choose your favourite lube according to your play: if you’re playing with silicone toys, you’ll want a water-based lube, whereas if you’re using your fingers you can go for any kind of lubricant that you like. This isn’t the case for anal sex with condoms, where you should avoid any oil-based lubes as they can degrade the latex in condoms.
