Review : Astroglide Personal Lubricant

The Astroglide Personal Lubricant is perhaps the most famous brand-name lubricant that is used the world over. It is manufactured by a Californian company that goes by the name of BioFilm Inc. The lubricant has been popular not just in the consumer market but also has some kind of culture built around it with celebrities and entertainers having spoken in their performances about it.

Everything about the Astroglide Personal Lubricant is quite slick. The shape of the bottle is quite unique and has that curvy runny shape which women associate with the product. The liquid itself is clear, but the bottle is purple in color. However, recently an strawberry version of Astroglide has hit the store shelves; Astroglide Strawberry. This version is meant for women who are looking for a strawberry taste, which the traditional Astroglide was not known for.

The lubricant is not oil-based like some lubricants in the market are; it is water-based. Due to this, the lubricant is recommended for more women than any other. The lubricant doesn’t dry out. Most lubricants do that over long periods of time. However, the Astroglide Personal Lubricant stays slick for a long while. Because of the absence of oil content in it, the lubricant is quite smooth too. It is not greasy or sticky like oil- or gel-based lubricants.

When applied, most women get a feeling of velvety smoothness. The lubricant reduces any uncomfortable friction that is associated with sexual activities, making sex more comfortable and enjoyable. From the point of view of the men too, Astroglide is a winner. The lubricant does not feel sticky or messy to them and because it is made with a water-based formulation, the lubricant appears and feels like the woman’s own natural lubrication to the man. Thus, using this compound can heighten the sexual pleasure for both the participating partners.

The best thing about this product that you will find in most Astroglide reviews is that women vouch for its long-lasting nature. Women say how this product, which looks no different than water, can last for a long time without any problems. To add to that, the feel that Astroglide gives is something that is the full money’s worth.

However, you must remember that Astroglide is not a prescription product in any way, though your physician might recommend it to you for some kinds of problems. There are no health claims from Astroglide whatsoever, but it does contain a slightly acidic nature which is detrimental for the growth of yeast. However, Astroglide does not and is not meant to protect the user from any kinds of infections.

It is very easy to obtain the Astroglide Personal Lubricant because it is available almost everywhere. Your local pharmacy will have a supply of it, and it is also very easily available online. Try it today!

Female Condoms Try to Make a Comeback

While very popular overseas, the Female Condom has never made much of a dent in the US market. The reasons for that are many – women complained that they were noisy, reduced feeling, difficult to correctly insert, uncomfortable, expensive, etc etc etc.

This month, the Female Health Company (FHC), is trying to slowly – but surely – change all of that. They are set to begin distribution of a new female condom to state agencies, non-profit groups, and medical offices. They are ramping up production slowly, seeing how people react and respond to the new product, and then if all goes well, they hope to distribute to retail outlets soon thereafter.

The new female condom – the FC2 – is no longer made out of polyurethane, but rather a new material which should be less noisy and less expensive. Whereas the old female condom could cost as much as $4 each at retail, the new condom should come down significantly on this price.

This new phase of distribution will be critical for the company. If they are able to resolve some of the complaints that hindered distribution of the original female condom, perhaps they will be able to make small inroads into the US retail market. Still, they are far away from any sea change in American’s dislike of the female condom. I believe that could only be addressed by going straight to the US consumer and confronting them directly – a new marketing campaign designed to sell the product to a new generation. This, of course, would take a lot of money, and before they do that they have to make sure they have a product that will sufficiently stand up to the customers’ demands.

Safe Sex Message Needed for Older Generations as Well

Government and media campaigns for condom use are usually geared towards the younger generation in an attempt to prevent teenage pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. What about the more mature generations? Is there any reason to worry about or cater these campaigns to them? According to recent research published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, there is a definite need to worry.
Dr. Catherine Mercer from the Centre for Sexual Health & HIV Research in the University College London and her colleagues made several startling discoveries in their research. The study spanned one year and was surveyed by over 11,000 British women and men. The data reflected that a larger than previously thought percentage of the heterosexual population does not use condoms during sexual activities with new partners. Also, those sexually active men and women in their 30s and 40s that were engaged in sexual activities with partners that differed in age by at least five years were less likely to use condoms. Dr. Mercer states, “To the best of our knowledge this is the first research to take account of all heterosexual partnerships and not just people’s most recent partnerships, which tend to be more established partnerships such as marriages and cohabitations. Our study ensures accurate representation of casual partnerships, which are known to be important in the transmission of STIs. People with large numbers of partners contribute disproportionately to STI transmission in populations.”
With these surprising results, Dr. Mercer and her colleagues feel that there is a definite and urgent need to have condom use campaigns geared to the entire population, not just the younger generations. In this research, where close to 60% of the study were female respondents, those interviewed were asked to answer the questions based on any and all partnerships they experienced within the previous year. The questions focused on the use of condoms during sexual activity, the differences in age in all relationships within that year, and how soon sexual activity began upon beginning the partnership.
Data from the study showed that more men (close to 40%) had non-regular or non-committed partnerships within the year as opposed to women (20%). The men in the study also admitted to have sexual relations sooner upon meeting a new partner. In fact, 20% of men admitted to having sexual relations within one day of first meeting a new partner compared to only 10% of women doing the same. Of all respondents, more than half stated they used condoms the first time they had a sexual encounter with a new partner, but this percentage steadily declined as the ages increased. Of those men and women between the ages of 16 and 19, roughly 68% of both men and women used a condom; however, of the men and women between the ages of 35 and 44, only 38% of the men and 28% of the women used a condom. Dr. Mercer states, “For some people not using condoms may be due to being or trying to become pregnant, but this is a less likely explanation for partnerships described as ‘not regular’, and it is therefore worrying that condom use was reported at last sex in just half of such partnerships. However, of greater concern was our finding that half of new partnerships did not use condoms at first sex, even when this was a non-regular partner, and condoms were not used in one-third of cases when first sex was within 24 hours of first meeting.”