Contents:
- Medical Video: Is Olive Oil Personal Lube Safe For Women
- Can olive oil be a lubricant for sex or not?
- Tips for safely using lubricants for sex
Medical Video: Is Olive Oil Personal Lube Safe For Women
The use of lubricants can greatly help making love sessions more enjoyable and smooth. However, both men and women should not arbitrarily choose lubricants for sex. Then what about olive oil or olive oil which is said to be a natural lubricant? Is it healthy and safe for intimate organs? Consider the explanation below first.
Can olive oil be a lubricant for sex or not?
Olive oil has many benefits. Starting from being consumed as food ingredients, skin and hair care, to as a lubricant.
Using native and natural olive oil is quite safe to use, provided you don't have allergies to olives. The benefits of using olive oil as a lubricant for sex include:
- Olive oil tends to be more slippery and friendly to the skin than products that contain various chemicals.
- Olive oil has moisturizing properties so it can help dry vaginal problems.
- Some olive oil products are intended for cooking or food (not for the skin) so that they can also be used as lubricants for oral sex.
However, keep in mind that using any product, including olive oil, in the female area can cause side effects. The most common side effects are fungal infections and bacterial infections in the vagina.
This can happen because the use of olive oil as a lubricant for sex can disrupt the balance of bacterial colonies in the vagina. The vagina does have a special system to keep the levels of good bacteria more and stronger than the bad bacteria and fungi that cause infection.
Therefore, olive oil is not recommended for use as a daily lubricant. Especially for women who are vulnerable to vaginal infections or you often experience symptoms such as vaginal itching, unnatural or smelly vaginal discharge, and pain during sex.
You may use olive oil as a lubricant for sex, but not too often. Every now and then, for example in an emergency, it is still relatively safe for healthy couples.
Tips for safely using lubricants for sex
Under certain conditions, lubricants for sex are needed. Well, the trick to using the safest lubricant is to make sure the product you choose has been officially registered at the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (POM). So, pay attention to whether there is a description and BPOM registration number on the packaging.
Women also may not apply any lubricant until it enters the vaginal opening (birth canal), only on the outside, on the lips of the vagina.
If you always feel the need to use lubricants for sex, try talking honestly and openly with your partner first. It could be because you actually haven't been aroused enough to penetrate (the penis enters the vagina). The reason is, women will produce natural liquid lubricants automatically if the body receives sufficient sexual stimulation.
Another possibility is that you experience a dry vaginal condition. Dry vagina can be caused by several things. For example hormonal changes, menopausal symptoms, and certain side effects of treatment. If you suspect you have vaginal dryness, consult your doctor.
