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The Barely Body-Safe Standard
Four rulesNo exceptionsPublished so you can check
Barely · The standard
Published, not implied
The Barely body safe standard.
We say every product meets a published standard. This is the standard. If a product cannot meet all four rules below, we do not sell it.
The four rules
What a product has to clear.
1
Non porous materials only
Every surface intended for body contact is medical grade silicone, ABS plastic, borosilicate glass, or stainless steel. Porous surfaces cannot be fully cleaned, which is a hygiene issue rather than a preference.
Excluded outright: TPE, TPR, jelly rubber and soft PVC.
2
Full material disclosure
The body contact material is named plainly on every product page. If we cannot state what something is made of, it does not go on the shelf.
Not acceptable as a description: silicone blend, body safe material, premium composite.
3
Sanitisable in normal use
Every product can be cleaned properly with soap and warm water, and we tell you which items can go further than that. Care instructions are provided for each product rather than left to guesswork.
4
Safe by design
Design safety is a requirement, not a feature we charge extra for.
Which means: anything intended for anal use has a flared base, restraints have a quick release, and rechargeable products use sealed, purpose built charging.
What this standard is not
We would rather be precise than impressive.
- Not a government certification. There is no regulator that certifies intimate products as body safe. This is our own purchasing standard.
- Not a medical claim. These are wellness products, not medical devices. They are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any condition.
- Not a marketing phrase. "Body safe" has no legal definition, which is exactly why the novelty loophole exists, and exactly why we published this.
Accountability
Hold us to it.
A standard nobody can check is just marketing. So here is what happens if we fail one of our own rules.
- Material not stated on a listing? Tell us. We correct the listing or remove the product.
- Description does not match what arrived? Tell us. We refund you, and the listing gets fixed or pulled.
- No forms, no argument. One email is enough, and an educator reads it.
Related reading
If you want the detail behind the rules.
Barely
Every product in the range clears this standard.
Twenty three pieces, not two thousand. The rest did not make it.
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