It was originally manufactured for relieving tension and relaxing sore muscles; however, it is most known for its use as a sex toy. Japanese company Hitachi listed the device for business in the United States in Sex educator Betty Dodson popularized its use as a vibrator and masturbation aid for women during the sex-positive movement in the late s.
It functions effectively as a clitoral vibrator for reaching orgasm. The wand is 12 inches 30 cm long and weighs 1. Hitachi asserts that its sole intended use is for health care purposes. Hitachi's national sales manager said "we approach the massagers as personal care items The Magic Wand was featured in a episode of Sex and the City.
Hitachi ceased production of the device in because of concerns about having the company name attached to a sex toy. Vibratex persuaded the company to continue manufacturing it under the name "Original Magic Wand", omitting the Hitachi name. In , the company used the name "Magic Wand Original". Academics have researched its use for treatment of female sexual arousal disorder and chronic anorgasmia —a sexual dysfunction in which a person cannot achieve orgasm.
The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology published a study which found self-administered treatment and use of the Magic Wand to be the best method to achieve orgasm. The Magic Wand has alternatively been referred to as the Cadillac or Rolls-Royce of vibrators, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] as well as the mother of all vibrators. Ruth recommended the device to women, and Cosmopolitan magazine reported the Magic Wand was the vibrator most often suggested by sex therapists.
Mobile Magazine readers in voted the Magic Wand "the No. Engadget called the Magic Wand "the most recognizable sex toy on Earth". The device is 30 cm 12 in long and it weighs g 1. Because of the Magic Wand's popularity, various aftermarket attachments with differences in colour, pattern of studs, and material, became available to purchase. The "Gee-Whiz" also referred to as "G-Whiz" is a similar type of attachment used to stimulate the G-spot. The Magic Wand has found great commercial success as a vibrator, a masturbation aid for women.
