[Intro Music]
Laci Green: Oh hey babes, let's talk about lube
Lube is my favorite. Number one, top (pause) model. Uh, no.
Top liquid (laughs)
Lube is great it makes everything during sex feel better than it already felt
It can soften your skin, reduce genital irritation and it can change the taste of oral
If you want it to. I don't usually want it to.
There are three main types of lube
Water, Oil and silicone based
You can tell which it is by looking at the la - oh (drops bottle)
By looking at the (giggles) god -- (drops bottle)
By looking at the label
Now each of these types has pros and cons so here's the run down
Water based lube is compatible with all the condoms, all the body parts, it's cheap it doesn't stain
But it dries out the quickest
Now if you're doing the sexy and your water based lube does dry out
Instead of adding more lube, try adding more water to make this kind slippery again
Silicone based lube is compatible with all the body parts, all the condoms
And it lasts longer than water based lube
It's actually my favorite
Sillicone based lube is completely safe it does not get absorbed by the body
It also doesn't stain although you may have to wash the sheets
But let's be real, you probably had to do that any way
It's also great for helping folks with chronic dryness and genital pain
The downside is that it tends to be more expensive and you can't really find it on drug store shelves (shrugs) I haven't
And it can't be used with silicone toys. It will definitely melt them. Because science
Oil breaks condoms and it stains
It can also trap bacteria inside your body which can cause yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis
(Sarcasm) So you know just a lot of great things going on with oil based lube
But it is okay with some hand to penis action
Just make sure it doesn't get in your pee hole
So the take away here is that not all lubes are created equally
And that goes not just for the type of lube, but also for the brand and specific formulation
Commercial Lubes are typically um (makes tsking sound) How to say this? shitty.
My professional opinion is that too many lubes on the shelves are loaded up with a bunch of crap that causes problems
And when I'm using lube, I just wanna have good sex. Not problems
Here are things that you should look out for in your lube
Glycerin! It's in tons of lubes
It acts like a sugar in your body. Which can cause yeast infections
It gave me yeast infections for two years before I figured that one out.
(Sarcastically) Yay.
Polyquaternium compounds. These are found in many formulations of Astroglide as it turns out.
and it's been found by the World Health Organization to increase HIV 1 replication.
Hmm
Propylene Glycol, Parabens, Nonoxinal-9
The ingredient party just goes on and on
I'll put a link in the description so you can read up
The last thing to pay attention to, besides, you know, how it feels when you actually use it
Is a little bit trickier, because this information is NOT listed on the bottle
and that is the osmolality of the lube
A hyposmotic lube will cause your cells to absorb liquid, kind of like lotion
Basically no lubes are hyposmotic though
Hyperosmotic lubes, however, are very common
and depending on how hyperosmotic a given lube is, it can cause your cells to release liquid
drying them out and even causing the cells to die
(Dramatically) Oh no! Please don't die
Not only does this irritate delicate tissues
but it also can make you more susceptible to contracting an STI.
So the World Health Organization suggests using lubes that are no more than 1200 milliosmoles per kilogram
millio... (mumbling) Did I say that right?
Ideal, genital friendly zone is around 285
But some lubes on the shelves go up to over ten thousand!
"It's over 9000!" "What!? 9000!?"
I think the lube manufacturers should have to put this information on the label
So the question remains: what lube should you get?
My sex life changed when I started using Sliquid
That is not a sponsored promo...
I'm gonna list a few of the ones that fit my extremely high standards down below
including the ones you can get from adamandeve.com for 50% off and free shipping
That is a sponsored thing.
You can get that deal with promo code LACI
The reason why I'm teaming up with Adam and Eve is because I like that they give you guys a good deal
and I also like that they donate 20% of their profits to global HIV prevention
I think that's pretty cool
I'll tweet out anything else that I think of
on my twitter, you can follow me there
also I'm back on Tumblr. I took a little break but now I'm
I'm tumbling all the way down to hell
Thanks for joining me, babes [Kiss sound]
(Singing) Happy lubricating