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5 Lube Alternatives You Need to Stay Away From

If you enjoy prolonged sexual activity, you realize how important it is to get wet. It makes penetration smoother, makes sex more pleasurable, and is great for foreplay too. Lube can also make sex more fun and try more activities. If you haven't tried using a lubricant yet, put it at the top of your to-do list and trust that it won't disappoint.

While there are a variety of different lubricants on the market, as well as different types. But there are still people who choose to use other items instead of lubricants. While choosing the right lubricant for you will take a little time as well as constant experimentation, using other items instead, which can lead to problems with bad effects such as increased bacteria, inflammatory infections, and more.

1. Water

While water is seen as smooth and suitable for making sex wetter, it is actually the opposite of this. Not only does water not make sex smoother, it also increases friction. Water and lubricant are two very different items that not only don't make for a better experience, but also increase the likelihood of bacterial and inflammatory infections.

Although water sex looks very nice and hot in pornographic movies, the water actually washes away the existing lubricating fluid in the vagina and increases friction. If you want to try water sex, using a lubricant can greatly enhance your pleasure and experience.

2. Saliva

Although the use of saliva as a substitute for lubrication in pornography is very common and has been around for a long time. However, this is actually a very poor substitute. This is because saliva contains a very high amount of bacteria, and instead of having the ability to smooth itself, it increases the probability of bacterial and inflammatory infections. This is because the flora in the mouth is very different from the flora in the vagina and can upset the balance of the flora.

3. Olive oil

Olive oil

 

Olive oil which was used as a lubricant in ancient Greece, and Roman times, after all, there wasn't a lot of choice at the time, and it can be found in the kitchen.

If you have olive oil, please put it in the right place to use, not as a lubricant. This is because one very deadly problem with olive oil is that it can wreak havoc on condoms made of latex, causing them to fail. Then you will need to buy contraceptives from the store. Not only that, but it also increases the risk of sexually transmitted diseases if the condom is damaged.

Olive oil also clogs the pores, and if the pores around the genitals are clogged, then problems can occur, such as increased irritation in the genital area and increased infections in the area. Not only that, olive oil is very difficult to clean, especially getting on bedding, fabrics.

4. Vaseline

Although petroleum jelly is a very good moisturizer, for example, to keep the lips, or body skin moisturized, petroleum jelly is an oil-based item like others such as coconut oil and olive oil. They share the property of destroying latex condoms, rendering them ineffective. And oil-based items, which are not suitable for internal use, can increase the likelihood of bacterial and inflammatory infections.

5. Butter

About butter it is a dairy product, it contains animal protein, which means that it is very perishable and can easily harbor bacteria, and the smell of spoiled butter is very unpleasant. It also destroys the PH level in the vagina, making it easier to get vaginal infections.

Not only that, but butter is an oil-based substance, and it can react with latex condoms, causing them to break and become ineffective. Increasing the risk of sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, bacterial as well as inflammatory infections. So, for health and safety, it should be kept where it belongs.

Why should you use a real lubricant?

Lubricants not only increase smoothness and reduce pain and discomfort caused by friction, but also do not increase the risk of bacterial and inflammatory infections. It allows you to enjoy sex better, and lubricants can also help you explore more sexual activities and extend the duration of sex.

Though using the wrong items as a substitute for lube is a very common behavior and is even exaggerated in pornography. So, you should have lube at home so that you can well avoid using the wrong items, as a substitute for lube. There is more harm than meets the eye from using the wrong items, even if these behaviors are very common.

Water-based lubricants are suitable for most sexual activities and will not react with any material. It is very easy to clean and at the same time more suitable for sensitive skin.

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