Domination & submission _ the BDSM relationship handbook ( PDFDrive )

When it comes to safety, irritants can be as safe or as dangerous as their potential
for misuse. You should attempt to differentiate between the water-soluble
substances and the oil-based irritants. That way, you know best how to remove
them if they become excessively painful or begin to cause tissue damage.
Certain oils, such as pepper oil, cinnamon oil, clove oil, and mentholated oil can
cause significant damage to sensitive tissues if used in concentrated form or left
on for too long. When using an irritant for play for the first time, you should test
it out in diluted form, preferably first on normal healthy skin, then abraded or
sensitive skin, and lastly on exterior then interior mucous membranes. Many
irritants have a specific counter-agent that immediately counteracts its effects.
One example is using boric acid to immediate counteract the effects of hot
peppers. Do a little research to learn if the irritant you plan on using has a
counteracting agent. For the ones that don’t, it might be a good idea to keep
some soapy lukewarm water and a washcloth nearby, just in case the irritant
needs to be removed very quickly. No one who is screaming her safe word
along with, “Get it off me now!” wants to hear you say, “I might have a bucket
somewhere in the garage, let me go see.”
Speaking of soap and water, I highly recommend that you wash your hands
thoroughly after handling irritants like hot peppers, wasabi or Tabasco sauce.
It’s terribly easy to forget where those fingers have been before absent-mindedly
wiping your eyes with them; a mistake that would not only be an epic buzzkill,
but could seriously undermine any credibility as a Top that you might have had.
Finally, you should be cognizant of any allergies your bottom might have,
including food allergies. It might be tempting, for example, to assume that a
food allergy would only be a problem if the substance is eaten; however an
allergic reaction can often be triggered by exposure of the substance to the
mucous membranes.
Cupping
Cupping, like coin-striping and acupuncture, is another Asian therapeutic
practice that has recently been adopted by the BDSM culture and become
immensely popular. The practice, which has been around for thousands of years,
involves the use of cups in which a partial vacuum is produced by heat, flame, or
suction in order to draw a ball of the subject’s flesh up into the cup. The
procedure is most often performed on the subject’s back; however, it can be
done to just about any fleshy part of the body. Quite often, the subject’s entire