Comments on: Plastic-free sex, part 1: "reducing friction in relationships"

By: Ms. Grant

Ms. Grant — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:56:11 +0000

My husband and I have been using extra light virgin olive oil as a sexual lubricant regularly for quite some time. It’s cheaper, paraben-free and does not dry as fast as commercial personal lubricants. I have never tried any of the other suggestions above, but I will now!

By: sarah v.

sarah v. — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 02:36:01 +0000

Here’s the study. My fertility doctor told me about it. He said I should stop using regular lubricants and use Preseed or canola oil aka. rapeseed oil. Since Preseed is full of chemy grossness it was an easy choice to use canola oil when we need it. http://www.rmaivf.com/lubricants-and-fertility/

By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:50:32 +0000

Sarah, do you have a link to the study or know who the researchers were and when it was done?

By: sarah v.

sarah v. — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:15:29 +0000

There was a study done using olive oil, coconut, and canola oil as lubricants to see if it inhibited sperm reaching it’s destination. Canola oil was sperm safe and I’m assuming all the oils mentioned in the study are vagina safe or else they wouldn’t have used them in the first place.

By: peajay

peajay — Mon, 09 May 2011 23:56:36 +0000

We have been using just Vitamin E for years. We tried olive oil early on when saliva was giving me infections and had no problems with it, hubby just said he thought it smelled kinda strong and made him want to cook. So I thought of my vitamin E, which comes in a little glass bottle (with an annoying plastic top, which I replaced with a plastic pump top). You don’t need much, so even if you are intimate often, it will last a long time. And it’s healing too – I haven’t had a single infection since.
Bravo for your willingness to tackle any topic, Beth!

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:21:40 +0000

I agree with the silliness of our brainwashing here. The “proper lubes” doctor made me laugh.
I’ve been married for under a year and a half, and we spontaneously have used cooking oil the whole time – starting with olive oil, because it seemed more pure and pristine, somehow, then switching to vegetable oil because it’s so much cheaper, and really, what’s the difference? With veg oil I guess you have to contend with potential GMO corn or soy. But absolutely, hands-down, this is a better choice than the chemicals in commercial lubes. Before our wedding, I was browsing the choices at the pharmacy, and none of them seemed like the kind of thing I’d want near the delicate parts of my body, yknow?

By: Z

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:08:54 +0000

Olive oil has been used by midwives for centuries for aid during crowning, lubricating, and supporting the perineum during labor. I can’t imagine it would cause any problems for sex. And, from personal experience, it never has for us. It’s funny how brain-washed we are in favor of some commercial chemical concoction because it has been “sterilized.”

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By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:28:20 +0000

Hi Sylvia. So far no infections. And we've been using this method for over a year! .-= Beth Terry´s last blog ..8 Reasons Why Personal Changes Matter =-.

By: Digital Scales

Digital Scales — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:01:31 +0000

I wish there was a little more research on the olive oil… I don’t know how safe it is for both parties. I can’t imagine what an infection that might cause!
-Sylvia