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Education, Guides January 12, 2016

Sex Toy Material Guide

Since the sex toy industry is completely unregulated, trying to find a good, body-safe toy without prior knowledge about materials can be like navigating a minefield. One wrong move and you can easily make yourself sick or irritate your genitals, and nobody wants that…

Education, Guides, Safer Sex December 11, 2015

Condoms + Sex Toys?

One adage I see promoted frequently by sex educators is that you should be using condoms with your sex toys. This isn’t necessarily bad advice! But there are some important caveats that need to be addressed before you start wrapping up your dildos.

Education, Guides November 7, 2015

LUBE SCIENCE

Around 6 months ago I made a video going over the different types of sex lubricants and their uses. I talked a little bit about questionable ingredients in that video, but today I want to really get into the science-y side of lubricant safety, specifically the issues of osmolality and pH…

Education October 10, 2015

Fetish Fears?

Hello! I got a message the other day from a viewer who said: “I was wondering if you could talk about fetishes and if they’re okay. I have a strong fetish for wedgies. Giving and getting wedgies turns me on more than anything else. How would I bring this concept up to a partner?” …

Education, Guides, Safer Sex September 26, 2015

5 Things That Break Down Condoms

Latex condoms are one of the most widely used methods of contraception, and definitely the most widely available. They’re awesome at preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and you may have heard that they’re 98% effective if used correctly…

Biology, Education July 4, 2015

Vaginal Discharge

One topic that is rarely ever covered in US sex education is vaginal discharge, which is mind-boggling to me given that it’s an important bodily phenomenon that happens to everyone born with a vagina. Since it’s such a normal process and can contain important information about our health and menstrual cycles, why doesn’t anybody talk about it? …