17 Black-Owned Sexual Wellness Shops To Have On Your Radar

These Black-owned companies are revolutionizing the sexual wellness industry.

1. Enby is a trans-owned company run by three enby folks who believe all bodies deserve affirmation and pleasure. They focus especially on providing a safer, more comfortable sex toy shopping experience for the queer community.

Enby, @shopenby / instagram.com, @shopenby / instagram.com

Why it's great: This company caters to trans, nonbinary and gender nonconforming communities, making sure they have a safe space to explore sex toys and they prove a well-rounded range of products from both small businesses and major retailers. As a community-focused organization, a portion of their products go to small, underfunded organizations that support queer communities of color. Their shop is organized by collections, including: pleasure, gender-affirming, wellness and "homogoods" (merch and decor).

Check out these products: The Avant hand-crafted dildo collection ($36+) boasting a variation of silicone dildos; the Spareparts Joque Harness ($129) and the specially curated zodiac collections (see Leo season here!). The Fetish Fantasy Magnetic Nipple Clamps ($51) are absolutely gorgeous and on my #musthave list.

Shipping: Discreet shipping and free shipping on purchases $99+ (United States only).

2. Hoelistic, an inclusive and educational adult sex boutique created by Sadea Bryant, a queer, sex-positive femme and sexual assault survivor and advocate.

Hoelistic Shop

Why it's great: Besides having a fantastic name, the company is designed to create a safe retail and educational space for anyone (but especially for black women) who wants to revitalize and/or build a healthy and happy sex life. The shop offers organic wellness products and body-safe sex toys in order to promote "good, clean fun" options to enjoy during your favorite hoe activities.

Check out these products: Not sure where to start? Bryant offers 1:1 consultation services ($20), which include a 30 minute product consult and selection (cost of product not included). Or check out some of the best sellers of 2021, including the Man Wand Starter Stroker ($50, originally $75), a vibrating penis stroker with 10 settings. Also check out the Suckle Rose ($70), an innovative dual purpose toy with a darling rose suction toy on one end and a classic vibe shaft on the other.

Shipping: Orders are processed and shipped within 5–7 business days. Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic there may be shipping and/or processing delays.

3. Feelmore is Oakland's only Black- and queer-owned sex shop known for top-notch customer service that strives to make shoppers feel comfortable talking about sex and asking about sex toys.

Feelmore

Why it's great: Besides selling sex toys, the owner is known for their advocacy and activism on destigmatizing conversations around sex and decriminalizing sex work. Feelmore offers sex toys for all bodies, lingerie, kink gear and wellness products for sexual enhancement.

Check out these products: A faux fur bunny tail butt plug ($29.99) boasting a tapered 1.2-inch diameter for a full feeling with a too-sweet accent to sit between your cheeks. The Vibe Pad ($119.99) designed for grinding and riding with a contoured design. It also has two independent motors and seven vibration modes that can be controlled by remote.

Shipping: Orders ship within 4–5 days.

4. Seduction by Lace is run by a Scorpio and perfect for anyone looking to spice up their self-love or relationships by offering an array of pleasure products, accessories and lingerie.

Seduction by Lace

Why it's great: We love a Scorpio in charge, and Lace, the owner, has always had a passion for "the exotic," which led to her becoming her own boss and creating a retail space for others to indulge in their fantasies, seduction and pleasure.

Check out these products: A best-selling plus-size mesh robe ($25) decorated with Swiss dots and satin trim for an expensive and seductive look. The Erotic Bag ($25.99), which is a specially curated selection of naughty goodies for you to gift a partner or open up whenever you want things to get a little spicy. Or a popular rose-shaped vibrator ($65; only in white) with silicone bristles and 10 vibration modes to tickle your fancy allover.

Shipping: Regular shipping is $8 and 2-day expedited shipping is available for $15.

5. Hart's Desires is the lovechild of Tony and Shani Hart, a couple who have created a store modeled after their own love and adventurous sex life. Their store offers a full-on sensual experience with a range of products from lingerie and high-end sex toys to intimacy consulting.

Hart's Desires

Why it's great: This DC-based sex shop combines entertainment with education, with one of the owners being a certified sexuality coach and sex educator, as well as having a team of trained consultants, to help teach customers how to pleasure themselves (and their partners).

Check out these products: An Inflatable G-Spot Stimulator ($99.99) created with silky silicone and an inflatable bulb that offers customized pleasure alongside 10 vibration settings. A rechargeable and remote-controlled Gladiator Cock Ring ($79.99) that wraps around and delivers 10 powerful vibrations to both the wearer and the receiver. A U-shaped Leah Rabbit Vibrator ($74.99) allowing for deep penetration and external stimulation with 10 vibrating functions and a 3-hour run time.

Shipping: Free shipping on orders over $49 within the contiguous 48 United States, DC, and US Military APO/FPO/DPO addresses (not including stationary and spinning poles).

6. Amina's Pouch is a woman-owned boutique that sells only one thing that we all desperately need: a storage bag for sex toys.

@aminaspouch / Via instagram.com, @aminaspouch / Via instagram.com

Why it's great: Instead of digging through her second-drawer "treasure chest," Traci, the founder of Amina's Pouch, tried and failed to find the perfect solution to sex toy storage. So, she decided to make one that combines luxury and function all in one.

Check out these products: The Ervah ($50) is available in pink and red and offers a discreet solution to storing and traveling with sex toys. The case has a velvet exterior and zip closure. On the inside, there are mesh and concealed pockets, as well as a hidden toy compartment.

Shipping: In-stock items typically are processed and shipped within 1–2 business days.

7. Organic Loven is a woman-owned online retail shop with specially curated collections of sex toys and wellness products, ranging from books and lube to adult subscription boxes and even personal shopping consultations.

Organic Loven

Why it's great: This company carefully curates products designed with body-safe and eco-friendly materials, so customers can be confident in their purchases. Organic Loven offers monthly and quarterly subscription options, allowing users (solo or couples) to explore their fantasies with sustainable and premium-quality products. The Try Me box is monthly, and the Tease Me and Indulge Me box subscriptions are quarterly. If a subscription box seems a little overwhelming for you, don't worry, you can also purchase individual products.

Check out: The three subscription boxes. The Try Me box ($55) includes a variety of sample-sized lubricants, massage oils and stimulants, along with a small sexual wellness book. 

The Tease Me box ($95) includes a body-safe sex toy up to $50, a penis-friendly toy, several travel- to full-size body products, vegan condoms and a sex-positive book. 

Finally, the Indulge Me box ($198) includes the same things as the Tease Me, except the featured sex toy is valued up to $100 — because with this box, you know what you want and you want it now. 

Shipping: Free U.S. shipping for subscription boxes.

8. Lumberjill Leisurecrafts on Etsy offers elegant, hand-crafted wooden dildos and other sex toys. Yup, wooden. But don't worry, the owner tests his own products first and promises you won't get any splinters.

Lumberjill Leisurecrafts / Etsy

Why it's great: Wooden. Sex toys. Need I say more? But honestly, each handcrafted piece is as beautiful as it is efficient, and the selection ranges from dildos and plugs to paddles and statues. The smooth, nontoxic, oil-based finish of the wood is inspired by the likes of porcelain and glass, and "smoother than a well-lotioned Billy Dee Williams in silk pajamas smoking a cuban cigar between sips of Colt 45 in Cloud City." 😳 Not to mention, each sex toy includes a handmade drawstring storage bag and a sample of SpunkLube Hybrid lubricant. But you can use pretty much any lube, although water-based is recommended.

Check out these products: The best-selling 9.25-inch Deja Vuu double-ended dildo ($99.99) with an elegant, rippled shaft to deliver stimulation with each thrust. Or a Handmade Wooden Plug ($59.99) boasting a 1.5 inch width, that's perfect for beginners.

Shipping: Items are shipped 1–3 business days after payment. Custom orders may take up 6–8 weeks for completion and shipping.

9. The Butters Hygienics is a queer-owned, Michigan-based shop that provides hand-crafted, high-quality personal solutions to everything from dry scalps to PMS symptoms. One of the first products created was The Butters Lube, which has since spawned a collection of sexual wellness balms and oils.

The Butters Hygienics Co, @getthebutters / Via instagram.com, @getthebutters / instagram.com

Why it's great: The products created by The Butters are created using simple ingredients and hand-crafted in the owner's kitchen. In true millennial fashion, they want you to be able to afford quality body products that do what the bottles say they do.

Check out these products: The Butters Original Lube ($3+), a vegan, oil-based lubricant enhanced with moisturizing aloe that's safe to use on toys (not latex though)! The Lube Sampler Pack ($40), so you can try out the OG lube, alongside its ultra-thick counterpart Palm Grease with 400 mg CBD and a cocoa butter version of the original (that's also soy and palm free). The PMS* Rescue Cream ($13+) is one of the bestselling products and designed to help alleviate some of the symptoms during that time of the month. Also, the body moisturizers ($12+) have fantastic names, so definitely check them out too!

Shipping: $6 flat rate shipping fee ($7 for expedited shipping) and free shipping for orders over $45 (U.S. only).

Facebook thumbnail image from @getthebutters.

10. New York Toy Collective is a queer-owned retailer that creates high-quality, gender-affirming intimacy toys and products, ranging from packers and binders to dildos and accessories.

New York Toy Collective, @newyorktoycollective / Via instagram.com

Why it's great: New York Toy Collective is the first company to use 3D technology to allow customers to create pleasure products molded after their own bodies. Their tech-savvy innovation has led to a line of body-safe dildos, packers and accessories that help people with gender dysphoria feel better connected to their bodies.

Check out these products: The Shilo Dildo ($159), which is available in eleven colors and designed with body-safe silicone and a posable core, so you can wear it tucked or untucked throughout the day in your favorite strap-on. Sam ($75, originally $94; available in seven colors), a silicone stand-to-pee (STP) packer for Trans, gender non-conforming, gender fluid and gender queer folks. The Love Bump ($49.99), a silicone attachment compatible with a bullet vibrator to add vibrations and a second point of contact during strap-on play or fisting.

Shipping: $5 standard shipping and $12.95 expedited (2-5 days) shipping.

Thumbnail image from @newyorktoycollective.

11. The Honey Pot Co., a line of plant-derived feminine care for anyone with a vulva or vagina that offers everything from foaming washes for down there, menstrual and incontinence products, and even lube.

The Honey Pot Co.

Why it's great: Honey Pot Co.'s products are all cruelty-free and made from herbal ingredients that are non-toxic and free of artificial fragrances. They are gynecologist-recommended, as well as developed and tested by humans with vaginas, so basically experts in the field of vaginas. Most importantly, Honey Pot Co. is available online of course, but also in-stores at Target, Amazon and Wal-Mart, among other retailers.

Check out these products: The Moisturizing Water-Based Lubricant ($13.99), which is made with agave extract and chamomile for a smooth, friction-free ride to pound town. It's also available in an organic strawberry flavor! A menstrual cup ($21.99) if you're looking to have a more sustainable period and aren't bothered by a little mess (meh, it's a good amount of blood). And, a Vulva Bag ($9.99) carrying case, in case you are like me and love anatomical swag and could always use another pouch to carry wellness products.

Shipping: Domestic orders are shipped via UPS SurePost and shipping cost is $6. Orders $50+ are eligible for free shipping. Orders shipping to APO, FPO, DPO, Virgin Islands, Alaska, and Guam will ship via USPS Ground. Typically, orders are processed and shipped within 1–2 business days and take up to 10 business days to be delivered.

12. Kink Crate is a monthly subscription box service for all things kink and BDSM, offering crates for solo users, couples, beginners, and more, as well as individual sex toys and products to purchase.

Kink Crate

Why it's great: Kink Crate was started by husband-and-wife team Karl and Cheyenne Williams, with a goal of supporting and enhancing people's relationship to kink through education and inclusivity. Their subscription boxes are easy to sign up for. Simply choose a crate, pick a subscription plan, and then wait to receive your collection! The crates can be for partner play (penis/penis, penis/vulva or vulva/vulva) or solo play (vulva), and each one is uniquely themed every month.

Check out these products: The Joker's Wild — Solo Vulva ($59.95), which this month includes a flogger, cat bell nipple clamps, black pasties, a mini vibrator, Kink Crate handbook, condoms/dental dams, stickers and candy for a sweet treat afterwards.

The Over The Knee Couples Option Crate ($59.95), which this month includes a faux leather / faux fur paddle, wrist restraints, mini massage candle, candy ball gag, lube, guidebook, condoms/dental dam, stickers and candy.

Shipping: $5 flat rate shipping and free shipping on all orders over $50.

13. B Condoms offers premium-quality and vegan-friendly latex condoms designed for comfort and maximum pleasure.

B Condoms

Why it's great: B Condoms strives to start conversations about health disparities in communities of color concerning HIV/AIDS and STIs. They hope to use their premium-quality condoms to lead discussions that lead to change in communities of color by partnering with non-profit organizations and donating condoms to help reduce STIs, unplanned pregnancy and human trafficking in the Black community.

Check out these products: Classic fit ($11.99+), an ultra-thin and ultra-lubricated condoms created with non-toxic, vegan latex. The PlatinumXL ($12.99) condoms, which are designed for larger penises with the same vegan latex and lubrication as the classic.

14. Ardentley is a woman-owned sexual wellness shop that focuses on providing body-safe sex toys, as well as a digestible and informative approach to sex education.

Ardently

Why it's great: In order to promote healthy and safe pleasure, this shop prioritizes selling body-safe sex toys that are either non-porous or created without harmful chemicals and toxins. The informative and carefully-curated approach to sexual wellness at Ardentley allows shoppers to safely explore different aspects of their pleasure.

Check out these products: Check out this Unicorn Tail butt plug ($72) made of supple silicone with a tapered design for comfort and the eye-catching unicorn tail adds a unique and playful touch. A transparent and girthy Textured Glass Dildo by Icicles ($72) makes a luxurious addition to your collection and satisfies with its 8.5-inch length, textured exterior and heft two pounds weight.

15. Naughty Sinsation Love Shoppe was originally created to provide accessible and affordable options for pleasure, especially for college students, with hopes of removing stigmas around sex and self-pleasure.

Naughty Sinsation Love Shoppe

Why it's great: This shop began with a mission to educate the masses about safe sex and self-pleasure and has become a space that encourages experimentation and discussion for everyone from novice players to longtime lovers.

Check out these products: The Miss Minnie external vibrator ($25) that's remote-controlled and has more than 10 vibration settings for you to explore. Or A Squirrel's World ($45), which will drive you absolutely nutty with its 10 pulsation speeds and unique design.

Shipping: Orders take 3-5 business days for processing and another 3–5 business days for shipping. Customers should receive tracking for orders within 6–10 business days, excluding major holidays.

16. Indulgence Boutique is a woman-owned sex shop based in Philadelphia that offers intimacy coaching, XXXotic home parties, and of course a plethora of pleasure products to explore.

Indulgence Boutique

Why it's great: Yes, you can buy sex toys here. But the real star of the show are the adult entertainment events and XXXotic home parties planned by owner and adult entertainer, CandyGurl. She offers everything from toy demos to adult games and exotic dancers, and works with customers to bring the perfect adult party to life. And while she may sell products during the home parties, there's no commitment for you to sell or buy anything, so you and your guests can simply enjoy the vibes.

Check out these products: If you are in the Philly area (or not, because Indulgence Boutique can also travel to you), I recommend considering hosting an XXXotic Home Party with the shop, of course. If you'd rather keep it simple, check out the Bump-N-Grind Rechargeable Warming Dual Stimulator ($85), a silicone remote-controlled wearable vibrator for solo or partnered play. Or the Key by Jopen Ceres G-Spot vibrator ($79.80), boasting seven intense patterns for you to explore.

Shipping: Shipping times vary by location, but orders are typically processed and shipped within a week and expedited shipping ($8+) is offered at checkout. People local to the Philadelphia area can arrange delivery and/or pick up options through the shop.

17. Sex On The Table is a woman-owned sexual wellness company that focuses on providing millennials with the education resources, pleasure products, and more to manifest and enjoy healthy (and happy) relationships to sexuality, sex, love and relationships.

Sex On The Table

Why it's great: The entire brand is devoted to a millennial audience, which NGL is very cool. Along with selling sex toys and accessories under the brand name "Private Selection by SOTT," Sex On The Table (SOTT) also offers educational seminars and a bi-weekly sex and love podcast for customers to engage with. MoAndra Johnson, a marriage and family therapist and the CEO of SOTT has even been featured on BuzzFeed's Sex & Love vertical for her expertise on relationships.

Check out these products: Because there's no better party than a sex-positive party, check out the Birthday Suit 8-inch dildo ($29.99) decorated with floating confetti inside a semi-transparent design. And also look into the very aesthetically pleasing Pussy Power Playset ($39.99), featuring six interchangeable kegel weights for you to work out your vaginal muscles with flair.

Shipping: Packages are shipped within 1–3 business days of order placement. Sex On The Table offers shipping with USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, and standard shipping typically takes between 5–7 business days.

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