Hide and Seek

3 Jul 2015

Dildos and Lube

Health, Society & Culture

As the Dildo Flag controversy of London Pride causes pearls to be clutched on cable news, Dean and Andrew give us some top tips about using toys and lube.

And, if you didn’t have your pencil and paper out during the show, check out Dean’s handy guide below for matching the right lube with your style of toy, gloves or condoms.

		Lubes
		Oil based	Silicone	Water based
Toys	Rubber/Latex
	PVC/Plastics
	Vinyl
	Silicone
	Glass/Metal
		Oil based	Silicone	Water based
Gloves	Latex
	Vinyl
	Nitrile
		Oil based	Silicone	Water based
Condoms	Latex
	Polyurethane
	Polyisoprene
	Nitrile

Feature image by merri [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

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