Temperature play – playing with cold and warm sensations! 🧊🔥

Playing with temperature, also known as temperature play, is very common in the BDSM scene. But this game is certainly not only for kinksters – anyone can try it! Are you curious about a cold yet steamy sexual experience? Read on.

Temperature Play – a little warm-up

Temperature play sounds very exciting, but what is it? Simply put, temperature play is a technique where you play with hot and cold temperatures to stimulate the skin. The skin is your body’s largest erogenous zone, and nerve cells react to every slight change in temperature. In the right setting, this form of play can be a wonderful warm-up for a very hot (or cool 😉 ) experience.

How does it work with the nerve cells?

When your skin comes into contact with a cold or hot object, your neuroreceptors are stimulated. Your skin becomes more sensitive, and every touch is experienced more intensely. This can boost any arousal to the max! The experience can be further intensified by blocking one of the senses, for example with an eye mask. This will sharpen the other senses even more.

“When your skin comes into contact with a cold or hot object, the neuroreceptors are stimulated. Your skin becomes more sensitive, and every touch is experienced more intensely.”

The best spots for temperature play

Focus on your partner’s erogenous zones. We recommend starting with the chest, belly or back. You never know how your partner will react to this kind of intense sensation, so it’s better to start with areas that have a little resistance and that are not too sensitive.

If this goes well, you can gently start touching the nipples. Move the cold (or warm) object around the nipples and move it across each nipple. Keep an eye on how your partner reacts to this. Do they like it? Make your way further down, for instance towards the inside of the thighs. The penis or vulva should be touched last.

Also read: Discover your erogenous zones!

How do you start?

Be aware of what you use for this kind of play. Never use the first candle you randomly find in your living room and start dripping it on your partner’s thighs. This will land your partner in hospital that very night with some nasty second-degree burns. Always be mindful of the risks, and educate yourself first!

In temperature play, it’s best to start off with cold before experimenting with hot temperatures. We recommend ice cubes as a starting point. They don’t make much of a mess and if you don’t like them, you can simply throw them in the sink.

If you’re curious about playing with candles – this is called wax play – you should use special candles. SM candles have a lower melting point and do not get as hot as your ordinary household candle.

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  Sensual Hot Wax Candles - 3 pcs
  Easytoys Fetish Collection
  £12.99 £8.99
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  Japanese Drip Candles - 3 Pack
  Doc Johnson
  £12.99

Heating and cooling your sex toys

Did you know that some sex toys can be cooled down or warmed up? Glass and metal sex toys are excellent for this. Sex toys that work with batteries or a motor should never be warmed up, as you might damage them.

Cooling your toys

Don’t try to cool your sex toys by putting them in the freezer. You don’t want frozen objects to come into contact with the skin. You’ve probably seen the image of someone with their tongue stuck to a lamppost. Getting your genitals stuck is the last thing you want.

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  Glass Dildo No. 5
  Gildo
  £38.99 £25.99
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  Njoy Pure Wand
  njoy
  £135.99

“Whatever you do, never try to cool your sex toy using your freezer or freezer compartment in the fridge. You don’t want frozen objects to come into contact with your skin.”

You can put your glass or metal dildo in the fridge before foreplay. The feeling of an ice-cold sex toy running over your nipples and clitoris is very stimulating.

Heating up your toys

Are you more into hot sex? Just like cooling them works perfectly, glass and metal objects lend themselves very well to a hot temperature play session. These toys should not be heated in a microwave or oven! A quick dip under a hot tap or a few minutes in a bowl of hot water should provide endless tingling sensations. Try new things and see what works for you!

What are your experiences with temperature play? Share it with us in a comment!