Why Use Personal Lubricants?

Firstly, to alleviate dryness and reduce pain. Insufficient foreplay, stress in females, vaginal inflammation, or other reasons can lead to inadequate natural lubrication during sexual intercourse, resulting in discomfort and pain.

Secondly, using lubricating jelly makes it easier for both partners to engage in sexual activities, reducing friction and resistance. This smoother experience allows for deeper intimacy and enhances enjoyment for both parties.

Enhancing intimacy and sexual pleasure—lubricating jelly are indispensable!

Finally, lubricants can be used when females use various sex toys, males masturbate excessively, or during same-sex encounters.

However, although lubricants work miraculously, if females encounter vaginal dryness issues, it's best to first identify the cause and see if it can be resolved. After all, it's just an auxiliary tool! There are many types of lubricants, and choosing the right one requires a lot of research.

Oil-based lubricants such as olive oil, Vaseline, and shower gel are convenient and easy to obtain, suitable for massage, foreplay, and masturbation, but they are not easy to clean, can damage latex condoms, leading to contraceptive failure, and may also cause vaginal infections. They are currently phased out of the market.

Silicone-based lubricants are long-lasting and insoluble in water, making them essential for anal sex and sex in water, mainly composed of silicone resin, similar to silicone but cannot be used with silicone sex toys.

Water-based lubricants are natural, hygienic, and easy to clean, can come into close contact with toys, and are cheaper than silicone-based lubricants, but they evaporate easily and need to be reapplied continuously (edible and warming lubricants are water-based).

Hybrid lubricants combine the advantages of silicone-based and water-based lubricants, allowing you to indulge yourself~

Water-based lubricants are the easiest to wash off. Basically, just rinsing the external genitalia and other skin surfaces with water is sufficient, and there's no need to rinse the vagina, as it evaporates and needs to be replenished during use.

Silicone-based lubricants are not recommended for vaginal use, as they are difficult to wash off and insoluble in water, making them suitable for bathroom play and anal sex, but require thorough cleaning with body wash or soap.

Many people might say, "I can just use saliva; I don't need lubricants."

Saliva can be considered the oldest natural lubricant and is generally safe in most cases. However, using saliva as a lubricant is not advisable.

If one party has recently developed oral herpes, bacteria and viruses in saliva can be transmitted to the other party's genital area. Although the virus that causes oral herpes entering the private area may not necessarily cause obvious symptoms, it can easily spread and proliferate and may cause infection when immunity is compromised.

Therefore, for safety reasons, it's better to use a lubricant that is closest to reproductive cells~

Why do females experience vaginal dryness?

1. In sexual activity, insufficient foreplay, rushing into the main act, can lead to female insufficient sexual arousal, resulting in vaginal dryness, affecting the quality of sexual life. It's mainly necessary to ensure sufficient foreplay, fully stimulate female sexual desire before engaging in sexual intercourse, and avoid being too hasty.

2. For women over 35 years old, if there are frequent menstrual irregularities for a period of time, it may indicate hormonal imbalance, which can also lead to reduced vaginal secretions.

3. For some individuals, long-term regular use of contraceptives may cause vaginal dryness as a side effect of the progesterone in the medication, depriving female sexual life of vitality.

4. Work and life stress can cause decreased sexual desire, delayed sexual arousal, and vaginal dryness.

5. Many women believe that vaginal discharge is dirty and often repeatedly perform deep vaginal cleaning. However, such excessive cleaning prevents the vagina from retaining its natural secretions and beneficial bacteria, resulting in vaginal dryness.

6. In addition to vaginal dryness, if females also have angular cheilitis, dry skin, and peeling, it indicates an unbalanced diet, especially a lack of vitamin B2.

7. If suffering from vaginitis, the vaginal mucosa will become congested during sexual activity, leading to reduced secretion.