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Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Use only the correct water-based lubricants everytime you use latex condoms

ONE of the most Frequently Asked Questions is: What is the best lubricant available in the Philippines for safer sex?



We recommend EZ Lubricating Jelly, which comes from the makers of Trust Condoms and Frenzy Party Condoms, DKT Philippines. It is available in convenient sachets worth 15 pesos at Watsons Drugstores and some Mercury Drug outlets.

There is also KY Jelly which is available only in expensive tubes. If both are not available, you can use your own saliva. To economize on EZ lubricating jelly, keep a small squirt bottle of clean water ready to help rehydrate when you feel the jelly going dry.

The following are NOT safe to use with latex condoms:

Baby oil
Hand and body lotions
Cooking oil
Mayonnaise
Ice cream
Vaseline
Petroleum jelly
Vegetable lard
Margarine
Butter
Hair conditioner

They all contain fats and oils that create microscopic holes in the condoms and can even render condoms weak enough to tear. These make condoms ineffective in preventing sexually transmitted infections.

You should also avoid soaps and shampoos because they contain caustic substances such as potassium hydroxide and lauryl sulfate. They irritate the anus and the tip of the penis, which makes them raw and vulnerable to entry of HIV and other infective agents.


3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ano naman ang lasa ng lubricant? May different flavors ba ito? Safe ba itong lunukin? PleaSE answer na,man...

5:56 PM  
Blogger Oscar Atadero said...

Hello, salamat sa iyong question.

Karaniwan ang lubricant tulad ng EZ Lubricating Jelly ay neutral ang lasa, para lang siyang tubig.

Ang ingredients ng karaniwang lubricant ay: Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Glucono Delta Lactone, Glycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Methylparaben, Purified Water, Sodium Hydroxide.

Ang mga ingredients na ito ay ligtas, generally, pero may karapatan ka din malaman ang second opinion. Sumangguni ka sa http://www.snoislefoods.coop/pages/body.html para malaman ang mga sinasabing epekto ng mga ingredients na ito sa katawan.

Mas mabuti na hindi mo na lang isubo ang lubricant o kung gagawin mo man ito ay hindi sa malaking qunantity.

May mga manufacturers na sa United States na naglabas ng fruit flavored versions.

Tandaan, mas maraming benefits ang paggamit ng water based lubricants kaysa sa hindi mo ito gamitin.

Okey po? Safer sex lagi!!!

7:14 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

hi! i have a question. water based din ba ung Strawberry flavored condom na product din ng TRUST??

is it safe ba??

8:56 PM  

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