The magazine is more commonly known for its recipes and consumer tests of cakes and kitchen gadgets like kettles and toasters
Housewives' favourite Good Housekeeping has published its most comprehensive research into sex toys.
The best-selling women’s monthly magazine asked hundreds of women to put 27 sex aids through their pulsating paces.
Readers who leaf through its pages for advice on how to rustle up healthy recipes, deal with grumpy teens and cunning shopping tips will be stunned to find a steamy section on sex toys.
And the revelations are not for the faint hearted, as 270 testers aged 31-76 give a full and frank review of each one.
According to the research, almost half of women who took part in the mag’s Tried and Tested study, were left feeling satisfied by the sex toy they used.
More than four in ten said it was easier to achieve sexual pleasure with the aid than relying on a partner to fulfil their needs.
And a quarter said using the object gave them more satisfaction than a fella.
But almost a fifth of women said using a sex toy boosted their love life and led to more nookie with their partner while one in ten admitted it gave them more confidence between the sheets.
The study found more than half of testers already owned a sex toy while the remainder had thought about buying one.
And after two weeks of tests, women said "YES!" to a pebble shaped, £45 Love Honey Desire Vibrator, awarding it top marks of 74 out of 100.
It was named the best for being "small and discreet" as well as "surprisingly quiet for the intense sensations achieved".
And the women voted a £32 Loveheart Vibrator their budget buy, awarding it 67 out of 100.
Good Housekeeping deputy editor Michelle Hather, said: "Vibrators are less taboo and more accessible than ever.
"There are many different options available to choose from which is why the Good Housekeeping Institute has been testing them to find the best on the market so women can make an informed choice."
According to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) figures Good Housekeeping is the nation’s number one women’s mag with a circulation of 404,205, way ahead of its nearest rival Glamour which has 370,012.
(Source: Mirror)
