Punjabi women know the importance of self pleasure, buy the most number of sex toys in India

The sale of sex toys in India is on a rise. Photo: Shutterstock/ IndiaPicture

We are living in the year 2017 and India has gone though a cultural paradigm shift over the last few decades. However, if there's one thing that still remains a taboo is sex. You can't talk about it in public, you are belittled for having it before marriage, and you most definitely can't go around buying sex toys in the market for self pleasure. So, over the years--both men and women--have bought them from shady stores in not-so-conspicuous areas in the city. However, slowly but steadily things are changing.

According to a report published in the Huffington Post, "While India is the sixth most sexually-active country in the world, the sale of sex toys isn't that high. But with more and more bold entrepreneurs entering the sex toy market, the average Indian consumer is buying them online."

A survey conducted by ThatsPersonal, a sexual wellness products website, reveals some interesting data. After analyzing orders placed by 80,000 Indians, it was found that 62% of consumers of sex toys in India are men, whereas 38% are women. Also, women splurge most on intimate massagers, whereas men spend most on lubricants. Not to mention, delay sprays, sexy lingerie, pleasure rings, condoms and 'sexcitement' lotions are some of the hot favourites too.

Women splurge most on intimate massagers, whereas men spend most on lubricants. Photo Courtesy: ThatsPersonal

Interestingly, it is women from Punjab who have bought most sex toys in the last year. "However, unlike the rest of the country, women from the state don't really buy intimate massagers, but 'sexcitement products' like arousal oils. In fact, the highest number of 'sexcitement products' were sold to Punjab women," states a report published in the Huffington Post.

Though, Punjabi women may have bought tons of sex toys, no one can beat people from Gujarat when it comes to kinkiness. Now, before you come all guns blazing at us for suggesting something so blasphemous, you would want to take a look at the products people from the state spend money on.

Though, Punjabi women may have bought tons of sex toys, no one can beat people from Gujarat when it comes to kinkiness. Photo Courtesy: ThatsPersonal

It has been found that sale of sex toys goes up during Navratri and products like adult games, edible lingerie, edible body paints, and pleasure rings are sold the most. The other states that know the importance of sexual pleasure are Uttar Pradesh, which purchases the most number of penis enlargement products and Assam, which buys most number of BDSM products.

Aha! Now, that's pretty interesting.

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