You plug your electrode into the wand, and then touch it to the body to transmit electricity across the skin. It also means that modern solid-state devices are likely to be more durable and last longer.Įssentially, a neon wand consists of the main wand handle, and various attachments called electrodes which are made of glass or conductive silicone. This makes it durable and easy to move around without interruption to the flow of electricity. I don’t know enough about electrics to go into the detailed science of how it works (sorry!) but a neon wand is what’s known as a “solid state device” (no moving parts). I’m informed that the sensation is somewhat similar to getting tattooed, but having inkless skin (for now) I couldn’t testify as to the accuracy of this claim. The neon wand, a modern and cheaper alternative to the violet wand (a turn-of-the-century quack “medical” device) is a popular BDSM toy that discharges electricity across the surface of the skin, creating a sensation that can range from a gentle, warming tickle to a sharp, scratchy pain. Let’s go back a step: what is a neon wand? We were lucky that ours (which I bought when I was young and uneducated!) has stayed in one piece and been reasonably safe, but there are all kinds of horror stories such as this one from Ella Scandal: “.when I plugged it in and switched it on, the socket smoked, banged and flashed, then the upstairs electrics tripped out.” Please, please, please buy your electro-sex gear from a reputable sex toy/BDSM gear supplier. Enter the Obsidian Neon Wand Intensity Kit, which was very kindly sent by Stockroom for us to review.Ī word of safety warning: do not, for the love of all that is holy and good in the world, buy a knock-off neon wand from Amazon or Aliexpress or the like. A cheap knock-off neon wand set from Amazon was fine for a while, but we found ourselves craving something more.

In large part, this is because it’s such a pricey kink to get into if you want decent kit. They’re also expensive as hell.) Mr CK and I have a friend who has an amazing electro set-up in his home dungeon (yes, we have the kind of friends who have home dungeons) which we love playing with when we get the opportunity to visit.īut until now, exploring electro-play at home has been difficult for us. ( Have you seen them? They’re *gorgeous*.

Electro play has been an interest of mine ever since I first encountered a restored violet wand at a fetish fair.

Violet wand instruction manual