If you haven’t already discovered the myriad of sex toys available to women, I say: Treat yourself to a stroll around an online women’s sex toy shop and pick up a little something for yourself.

Toys can help promote blood flow to the clitoris (and its 10,000 nerve endings) and add to your sexual responses and enjoyment—with or without a partner. Indeed, for many women, sex toys are a “best friend.” Every day new and improved toys are created and marketed, but because the sex toy store industry is unregulated by the government, it’s a little bit like the Wild West out there, which is why it’s important to make sure that the toys you buy are safe and free of toxic chemicals such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or phthalates. Also, you want to make sure that your sex toys are not causing trauma to any parts of your vagina (or anus). Always, always wash your toys with warm water and soap in between using. Lastly, sex toys, much like toothbrushes, are not meant to be shared!

My favorite tried and true online shop—what I deem to be the F.A.O. Schwartz of sex toys—is www.goodvibrations.com. Take a “stroll.” You won’t be disappointed.