 Because of the severity of an Insex shoot and the likelihood of visible marks, mainstream pornographic actresses normally did not work for the website due to the recovery time each shoot would require afterward.The majority of models were local women who answered an anonymous ad in a newspaper, although a small percentage of women had previous modeling or BDSM experience.Some women stated that they were not interested in BDSM sexually, but rather saw it as a physical and mental challenge that allowed them to test their abilities.