One of the benefits to solo play is the ability to really take the time to get to know your body – what you like, where you like it, what you don’t like, etc. And the new Bunny Shine dual-action vibrator can help you discover all your favorite pleasure points. With a clitoral tickler, multiple speeds and functions, and inner pleasure beads down the rotating shaft, the Bunny Shine allows you to experiment with its different features and settings to uncover what exactly you like, and more importantly, what you love!
More than 10 years ago, these feminine, non-intimidating and satisfying bunny toys became all the rage after the ladies of Sex and the City staged an intervention for Charlotte, the most naive and conservative character, because she locked herself in her apartment for two weeks with her new-found love: her rabbit vibrator. Women went crazy for these toys after they premiered on the show, and the trend hasn’t stopped. And there’s good reason: with 24 possible settings, orgasms are limitless!
Every woman is different and experiences different kinds of pleasure and orgasms. Some women are able to orgasm with penetration alone, while many women need clitoral stimulation in order to reach climax. The great thing about the Bunny Shine is the rotating shaft, bunny-shaped clitoral stimulator and inner pleasure beads provide whatever pleasure you need to climax. Just insert the shaft until the bunny ears lay on top of your clitoris, and start experimenting with the different settings of the vibrator. Experience the sole clitoris vibration; then add the rotating shaft and pulsing inner pleasure beads. Increase the intensity as your body increases with pleasure.
Measuring 8 ½ inches in length and 1 ½ inches in diameter, this vibrator is perfect for the novice player or the sex-toy connoisseur. One warning: Try it once, and you may be the next woman needing an intervention.
Passion Tips:
No two pleasure points are exactly alike. A rotating shaft allows a woman to discover which areas of her vaginal walls enjoy the stimulation.
Start slow and easy before working your way up to the more intense levels of vibration.
The HPV epidemic has been widespread in media coverage for the past few years, as it has plagued the youth and caused other health complications including cervical cancer. Recent studies have shown that rates have dropped significantly compared to what experts expected. CNN’s Medical Producer Mat Sloan reports the details.
Via CNN.com
Cases of human papillomavirus (HPV) have significantly decreased since the advent of the HPV vaccine in 2006, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and numbers have outpaced even their greatest predictions.
“The prevalence of the types of HPV that commonly cause cervical cancer in women has dropped by about half in girls ages 14 to 19,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, CDC director. “That decline is even better than we had hoped for.”
Specifically, rates of HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18 – the four types covered by the vaccines – have decreased by 56% in young girls.
Those numbers are surprising, said Frieden, because only about a third of girls have gotten all three recommended doses of the vaccine. He suggested that the extra immunity may come from girls who only got one or two doses, or so-called “herd immunity.” That occurs when those who have been vaccinated cause there to be less virus floating around, therefore lowering the risk for those who haven’t been vaccinated.
But despite the good news, Frieden says the CDC had hoped that 80% of girls would be vaccinated by this point, and more needs to be done.
“This should be a wake-up call that we need to increase vaccination rates, because we can protect the next generation of girls from cancer caused by HPV,” said Frieden. “Fifty thousand women alive today will develop cervical cancer that could have been prevented if we had reached our goal of an 80% vaccination rate.”
Why aren’t more girls getting vaccinated? Frieden says the blame is split between doctors and parents.
“Providers are not consistently giving recommendations for vaccination and are not encouraging the vaccine at every (patient) encounter,” he said. “Parents commonly say they don’t think the vaccine is needed, or that their teen is not sexually active, or they have concerns about the vaccine.”
But, he said, parents may be missing the point.
“We vaccinate people well before they are exposed to an infection, as is the case with measles,” said Frieden. “Similarly, we want to vaccinate children well before they get exposed to HPV.”
Dr. Warner Huh, an associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham who is not connected with this recent report, but did help develop the vaccine, says he was equally surprised by the data.
“A drop of 56% in the HPV types contained within the vaccine is pretty substantial,” he said. “I don’t think anyone would have guessed we’d see a drop that high before this study.”
Huh also echoed Frieden’s concern about low vaccination rates. “I think we’re all surprised that you’d see a drop that high with a vaccine penetration that low,” he said.
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection seen in the United States, and causes more than two-thirds of cervical cancer; it also contributes to head and neck cancers and anal cancers. HPV affects 79 million Americans, and more than 14 million new infections are seen each year.
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We’ve heard a lot of outlandish infection claims before; one of the most recent is that Rihanna’s “Riri Woo” lipstic by MAC caused a woman to get herpes (which appears to be caused by using an infected sample tester). However, world-renowned actor Michael Douglass says he contracted throat cancer by performing oral sex. It seems far-fetched, but it’s very much possible. The following article, courtesy of BusinessInsider.com explains why caution is important when sex is involved for anyone.
Michael Douglas Says His Cancer Was Caused By Oral Sex
Basic Instinct star Michael Douglas revealed that his throat cancer was apparently caused by performing oral sex.
In a surprisingly frank interview with the Guardian, the Hollywood actor, now winning plaudits in the Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra, explained the background to a condition that was thought to be nearly fatal when diagnosed three years ago.
Asked whether he now regretted his years of smoking and drinking, thought to be the cause of the disease, Douglas replied: “No. Because without wanting to get too specific, this particular cancer is caused by HPV [human papillomavirus], which actually comes about from cunnilingus.”
Douglas, the husband of Catherine Zeta Jones, continued: “I did worry if the stress caused by my son’s incarceration didn’t help trigger it. But yeah, it’s a sexually transmitted disease that causes cancer. And if you have it, cunnilingus is also the best cure for it.”
The actor, now 68, was diagnosed with cancer in August 2010, following many months of oral discomfort. But a series of specialists missed the tumour and instead prescribed antibiotics. Douglas then went to see a friend’s doctor in Montreal who looked inside his mouth using a tongue depressor.
“I will always remember the look on his face,” Douglas has previously said. “He said: ‘We need a biopsy.’ There was a walnut-size tumour at the base of my tongue that no other doctor had seen.”
Shortly afterwards he was diagnosed with stage four cancer (stage five is death) and embarked on an intensive eight-week course of chemotherapy and radiation. He refused to use a feeding tube, despite his palate being burnt on account of the treatment, and so lost 20kg (45lb) on a liquids-only diet. “That’s a rough ride. That can really take it out of you,” he told the Guardian. “Plus the amount of chemo I was getting, it zaps all the good stuff too. It made me very weak.”
The treatment worked and Douglas is now more than two years clear of cancer. He has check-ups every six months, he said, “and with this kind of cancer, 95% of the time it doesn’t come back”.
The cause of Douglas’s cancer had long been assumed to be related to his tobacco habit, coupled with enthusiastic boozing. In 1992, he was hospitalised for an addiction which some at the time claimed to be sex. Douglas himself denied this and said he was in rehab for alcohol abuse. He has also spoken of recreational drug use.
HPV, the sexually transmitted virus best known as a cause of cervical and anal cancer and genital warts, is thought to be responsible for an increasing proportion of oral cancers. Some propose that changes in sexual behaviour – a rise in oral sex in particular – are responsible. Such changes might be cultural, but could also be linked to fears about the safety of penetrative sex in the wake of the discovery of Aids.
Mahesh Kumar, a consultant head and neck surgeon in London, confirms that the last decade has seen a dramatic rise in this form of cancer, particularly among younger sufferers. Recent studies of 1,316 patients with oral cancer found that 57% of them were HPV-16 positive.
“It has been established beyond reasonable doubt that the HPV type 16 is the causative agent in oropharyngeal cancer,” said Kumar, who also testified to increased recovery rates among this kind of cancer sufferer. This would help explain why Douglas was given an 80% chance of survival, despite the advanced stage of his illness.
However, Kumar expressed scepticism that Douglas’s cancer was caused solely by HPV, and surprise at Douglas’s assertion that cunnilingus could also help cure the condition. “Maybe he thinks that more exposure to the virus will boost his immune system. But medically, that just doesn’t make sense.”
The GP Ann Robinson expressed interest in how confirmation of this association would affect the rollout of the HPV vaccine, which is currently only available in the UK to girls aged 12 and 13. “My main priority with diagnosing a patient with oral cancer is to get them referred as early intervention can be so crucial. Asking for a detailed sexual history would be inappropriate at that stage.”
Douglas has two children, aged 10 and 12, with his second wife, Catherine Zeta Jones, as well as an older son, Cameron, from a previous marriage. In 2010, Cameron was sentenced to five years in prison for drugs possession and dealing, and a year later had his sentence extended until 2018 after he pleaded guilty to possessing drugs in prison.
Douglas won his first Oscar aged 31 for producing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, then took a second in 1987 for his performance as the ruthless capitalist Gordon Gekko in Wall Street. He won rave reviews in Cannes recently, for his portrayal of the pianist Liberace.
Later this year he will be seen alongside Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro and Kevin Kline in the Hangover-style comedy Last Vegas. He currently has four projects in pre-production, including a dramatisation of the 1986 Reykjavik summit, in which he plays the former US president Ronald Reagan.
Many thanks to the ladies who attended my first Passion Party – it was a great success! Not only did we review the best in high-quality pleasure products, but we had awesome discussion. A few of you ladies utilized the Question and Answer section – and I am honored to answer those Awkward Questions here today. I hope you enjoy the video as well!
Is Sperm Bad for Your Teeth?
The answer isYes and no.
Semen and spermatazoa contains sugars and proteins on which acid-forming bacteria may feed. Cervical mucous contains no such products, so cunnilingus is not a problem. The act of fellatio tends to promote saliva flow, but ingestion of semenal fluid should still be followed by vigorous oral rinsing soon after the act. Since sex is often the last thing we do before we go to sleep, and since saliva production declines throughout the night, it’s even more important to rinse following the ingestion of semen.
The safest thing to do with semen in your mouth is to swallow it or spit it out. When you swallow it the enzymes and acids in your stomach will quickly destroy any viruses and bacteria.
When you spit it out, use a mouthwash to remove any lingering semen. Don’t brush your teeth before or after oral sex. The brushing can cause slight bleeding of your gums leaving them open to infection from HIV.
Does Anal Sex Feel Good?
The key is to be gentle. The anus is not as pliable or flexible as the vagina, and requires additional lubrication to ensure safe entry and comfort. Ease the tip of the penis in and breath deeply while relaxing your muscles.
Never force the penis (or anything) into the rectum.
Steady, fluid motions are highly suggested during beginner’s anal sex.
The bigger the penis, the more lubrication is suggested.
Sexual Anxiety – desire to perform well or finish when he does causes some women to reduce their focus on pleasure.
Incomplete/incorrect stimulation
Get Comfortable
A recent study published in the Journal of Sex Research suggests that women who feel embarrassed or ashamed about their bodies have less sexual experience and are less sexually assertive.
Foreplay is crucial
Foreplay stimulates the erogenous zones before sex. It basically lubricates the vagina so that penetration is comfortable.
Find out what YOU like.
Masturbation helps. Some women are more stimulated by penetration than clitoral stimulation and vice versa. The only way to know for sure is to try it out.
My Man is Very Freaky…
Find out what he likes
If you pleasure him right, he’s more likely to be satisfied and need less.
Don’t be afraid to discuss sex with your partner. It’s better to get direct answers than to go feeling around in the dark. Pun intended.
Spice it up
Introduce new techniques
Try toys
Venture out of your comfort zone
Can certain foods change the taste of cum?
Yes. The acids and bases in food change the PH and flavor.
As women go through the stages of pregnancy, many tend to experience what they feel are unusual occurrences on a daily basis. Oddly enough, many of the problems women face, like extreme gas, engorged breasts and random sprouts of hair are not really that unusual. However, there are some instances where extraordinary events happen during that (nine) months of pregnant bliss. Take a look at some of the weird facts about pregnancy, much of it may surprise you.
You Could Be Pregnant For Over A Year
Most pregnancies last for about 9 months and doctors are likely to induce labor if pregnancy goes on too long. That being said, it is possible to be pregnant for a whole year. The world’s longest pregnancy lasted 375 days, strangely, the baby was only a little under seven pounds.
It certainly puts a whole new perspective on being a few weeks late, doesn’t it?
(Link | Photo)
A Male Fetus Can Get Erections In The Womb
Most mothers don’t like to think about their baby boys getting erections, even when they are teenagers, but the fact is that many baby boys get boners while they’re still in the womb. In fact, babies of both sexes are known to masturbate in utero, but boys are the only ones who can be caught while aroused on the sonogram.
If having sex while pregnant seemed a little creepy before now, just imagine what your baby is doing while you make love. (Link | Photo)
Your Entire Undercarriage Might Need Stitches
The last place any woman wants stitches is in her taint, but many mothers have to get that area closed up surgically. Nine out of ten women have some type of vaginal tearing after birth, but there are many degrees of tearing. Some tears only require a little care or a few stitches, but the really bad cases go from the vagina all the way to the anus. Some can even affect the muscles beyond your anus. On the upside, tearing that reaches the anus is somewhat rare and only affects one in one hundred mothers.
Massaging the area prior to child birth can reduce tearing, but even then, it won’t completely stop tearing in most people.
You May Just Poop Yourself
During childbirth, it is extremely common for a woman to accidentally expel the contents of her bowels. There is a good reason for this –the muscles you use to push the baby out are the same ones you ordinarily use during a bowel movement. As if that weren’t enough to get your sphincter ready to go, the baby directly pushes on the rectum as it makes its exit, helping to squeeze out anything near the exit.
In olden times, it was common for nurses to give enemas prior to labor, but this practice didn’t end up stopping the mess from happening and often caused dehydration. These days, your doctors and nurses will be ready to help clean up the mess. In most cases, they won’t even say anything about it so you won’t know the difference.
It does make you think twice about filming the birth though, doesn’t it? (Link | Photo)
You Really Will Glow
Saying a pregnant woman is glowing is a common expression, but most people chalk it up to the woman’s excitement about becoming a mommy. As it turns out though, glowing skin is a very real thing for pregnant women. While you’re pregnant, the amount of blood in your body will increase by 50%. The extra blood ends up showing through the skin in many areas, particularly the cheeks.
On top of this, hormones cause the oil glands to become more active, resulting in a softer, shinier appearance. When the increased blood flow combines with shine, the result is a noticeable glow.
Your Sense of Smell Gets Better
During pregnancy, your sense of smell increases drastically, as does your sense of taste. Scientists hypothesize that this is to help pregnant mothers avoid eating small levels of toxins that might not be dangerous to an adult, but could be deadly to a fetus. As smoke, alcohol and coffee are all particularly noticeable to pregnant women, this theory certainly seems to be on the right path.
Contractions Don’t Stop After Birth
Most mothers will have contractions for the first few days after birth. The muscle cramps are the body’s way of stopping excess blood loss. On the upside, if you give birth at the hospital, you’ll still be pretty drugged up and will probably barely even notice.
You Don’t Really Need To Eat For Two
Despite the widespread rumors that say pregnant women need to gain all the weight they can in order to birth a healthy baby, the truth is that most women will only need an extra 300 calories per day. That’s equivalent to about one serving of yogurt and half a bagel. Most women only need to gain about 25 pounds throughout their entire pregnancy.
Your Feet Can Grow Up To One Full Shoe Size
If you’re wondering why your feet will get so big when you only gain 25 pounds, it has to do with the excess pressure on your feet paired with relaxed ligaments in your body. As your pregnancy wears on, your body starts to release the tightness of its ligaments to help with the birthing process. Unfortunately for your shoes, this also means your feet start to lose their arch and stretch out on the sides. The flatter, wider shape of your feet will probably be temporary, but if they grew too much, the change could end up being permanent. If your feet do stay a bit larger, it certainly will serve as a great excuse to buy more shoes.
The Father Might Show Symptoms of Pregnancy
It’s surprisingly common for a father-to-be to start gaining weight, getting morning sickness and even feel cramps in his lower abdomen. The condition is known as a sympathetic pregnancy or the Couvade Syndrome, which comes from the french word couvee meaning “to hatch”.
Do you watch porn? I do. Some may think it’s an unnatural obsession as I watch it more than a few times per month. I, however, consider it research. There’s something about the act of sex that is intriguing, biologically and sexually. Most people watch it for other reasons, and that’s what it’s made for. Who knew it was so popular?
The only virus you can get from watching porn is on your smartphone, so don’t feel bad about it. If, however you find yourself watching excessive amounts that stop you from being productive – seek help. Check out these suggestions for dealing with porn addiction.
If porn watching is simply a hobby of yours – just look at how many other people are doing it with you…
Via the Huffington Post:
The Internet is for porn. We all know that, but until now we may not have realized to what extent porn dominated the Internet. According to this infographic by new porn website Paint Bottle, porn takes up a huge percentage of Internet bandwidth. In fact, 30 percent of all data transferred across the Internet is porn. YouPorn, one of the larger video porn sites, streams six times the bandwidth as Hulu.
Check out this infographic for more fascinating stats about online porn:
Every adult knows that the clitoris is the most common place to go for vaginal stimulation, many know that the G-Spot is the second most popular. How many know about the A-Spot? This erogenous zone may be the solution for many sexual arousal issues in women. While research is still being conducted on this new, sexual territory; there’s nothing wrong with doing a little exploration yourself.
So, where is it?
The A-Spot, AFE-zone or Anterior Fornix Erogenous Zone. Also referred to as the Epicentre, this is a patch of sensitive tissue at the inner end of the vaginal tube between the cervix and the bladder, described technically as the ‘female degenerated prostate’. (In other words, it is the female equivalent of the male prostate, just as the clitoris is the female equivalent of the male penis.) Direct stimulation of this spot can produce violent orgasmic contractions. Unlike the clitoris, it is not supposed to suffer from post-orgasmic over-sensitivity.
How do I get to it?
There has been some mis-reporting about it, and its precise position has been incorrectly described by several writers. Its true location is just above the cervix, at the innermost point of the vagina. The cervix of the uterus is the narrow part that protrudes slightly into the vagina, leaving a circular recess around itself. The front part of this recess is called the anterior fornix. Pressure on it produces rapid lubrication of the vagina, even in women who are not normally sexually responsive. It is now possible to buy a special AFE vibrator – long thin and upward curved at its end, to probe this zone.
Studies show that two out of every three women fail to reach regular orgasms from simple penetrative sex. As mentioned above, most of them find that only digital or oral stimulation of the clitoris can be guaranteed to bring them to climax. This must mean that, for them, the two ‘hot spots’ inside the vagina are not living up to their name. The reason for this, it seems, is monotony in sexual positioning. A group of 27 couples were asked to vary their sexual positions experimentally, employing postures that would allow greater stimulation of the two vaginal ‘hot spots’, and it was found that three-quarters of the females involved were then able to achieve regular vaginal orgasms.
What Techniques are Best For a Partner to Reach the A-Spot?
Place both index and middle fingers inside her, and stick out your thumb as if you’re hitchhiking. It’ll pull your fingers more snugly against her vaginal walls, stimulating both the A-spot and G-spot simultaneously. Then use your thumb to also stimulate her clitoris, and gently twist your hand.
With the media and society hyping up male enlargement through pills and other contraptions, it’s hard to tell fact from myth. Women everywhere are being conditioned to think that there is supposed to be a standard for penis size. While each of us may have a preference, there is no real problem with having a “small” penis – just like men with larger penises may have problems having comfortable intercourse.
Sex has no guarantees. Judging a man by his penis size and turning him down because it’s not based on one’s “norm” may cause that person to miss out on a pleasurable partner and a possibly great relationship. Moral of the story, don’t believe the hype.
Now, let’s back this up with some facts…
In a world of supersize cars, jobs, meals, and just about everything else, it’s hard to stop thinking about whether bigger is actually better for everything. Men are competitive when it comes to their ability to satisfy women, and unfortunately after years of locker-room comparisons, the go-to source of pride or shame is the size of that with which they’re working. So, does penis size really matter? Well, yes, but you’ll be shocked to find out for whom it really matters.
Striving to be the best is par for the course; while your date-night antics don’t necessarily qualify as a sport, and you won’t be in the running for an Olympic medal this year, peak performance is always on your mind, especially when it comes to sex. As we all know, it takes more than height to make a great basketball player, and more than biceps to make a standout football star. The same can be said for savvy lovers who have better sex — physical equipment isn’t everything when it comes to knocking it out of the park, and women aren’t shy about singing the praise of skill over size.
Unfortunately, not all guys seem to believe those women so we’re going to rely on science to reassure you that the size of the package isn’t more important than the method of delivery.
It’s all in your head
OK, it’s time for some scientific facts and figures to put to rest some of the outlandish claims and myths circulating about whether or not penis size matters and what’s normal for the vast majority of men out there. A comprehensive worldwide study of more than 40 independent penis size research projects, undertaken since 1942, has come up with a general penis size guideline. With over 11,000 participants, the survey puts the average erect size of the adult penis between 5.5 inches and 6.2 inches in length and 4.7 inches and 5.1 inches in girth.
If the science doesn’t do it for you, and you’re still wondering “does penis size matter,” then the study also took a look at perceptions of size and asked more than 50,000 heterosexual men and women how they rated their own size or the size of their partner. They found that 85% of women were satisfied with their partner’s penile size, but only 55% of men were satisfied. Notice anything? The women were much more forgiving and didn’t feel like they were dealing with inferior goods if they weren’t being bludgeoned with porn-star worthy penises. Chances are that women within measuring distance usually have better things on their minds than finding a ruler, and if they don’t, penis size probably shouldn’t be your first concern.
What she’s thinking
Do you think you could accurately identify what 5.0 inches looks like within ¼ inch? Yeah, we didn’t think so. And guess what, most women couldn’t do it either. The variances in the middle ranges of penis sizes only offer up about ¾ of an inch from the low-end to the high-end of the scale, including racial variances that have seeped into popular culture, but remain largely unsubstantiated in the scientific community. So, unless you are the proud owner of a significantly smaller (under 4.0 inches erect) or significantly larger (over 7.5 inches), your partner’s ability to identify your exact size and judge you on it are pretty slim.
Still not satisfied that your or his penis sizes up? Stay tuned for part two…
In the quest to find perfection, many women (and men) are seeking alternatives to diet, exercise and hard work. When a physical attribute cannot be attained, some are willing to go to extremes that are now becoming the norm in society. One young lady tried her chance at attaining a dangerous dream, which ultimately claimed her life…
Claudia Aderotimi, 20, was a dancer and a choreographer with “a drive to be famous,” a heartbroken pal told theU.K.‘s Sun newspaper, and had impressed talent scouts after she wore butt-padded pants to a rap-music videoaudition.
Aderotimi, who sometimes spelled her name Claudiya and used the stage names “Carmella James” and “Carmella London,” had once boasted on a British website for wanna-be celebs that “Superstar is my middle name,” according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
But after scouts discovered her posterior was a fake, her phone stopped ringing, talent scout and friend Tee Ali toldthe Sun.
“She thought if she had a big booty, she would have been in better videos and been more famous,” Ali said.
She and another woman paid more than $1,000 to receive injections to plump their rears. Aderotimi was rushed to the hospital at 1:30 a.m. Monday after complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath, police said, and died later that day.
Early reports said Aderotimi died after silicone from the shots seeped into her bloodstream and caused a heart attack or coronary embolism.
But Delaware County Medical Examiner Fredric Hellman said Wednesday that a preliminary cause of death wouldn’t be known until further testing was completed.
Liquid silicone is commonly used in back-room breast and butt-enhancement procedures, as are paraffin, petroleum jelly and hydrogel.
Aderotimi’s friend also received shots in her butt and hips, but did not get sick, police said.
No arrests have been made in the case, but police were questioning a woman in New Jersey who is suspected of setting up the appointment for Aderotimi and the other woman, Philadelphia Police Lt. Ray Evers said Wednesday.
Cops are also hunting for a second woman, who, they said, performed the procedure.
In recent years, similar cases involving women dying or suffering health problems after receiving illegal cosmetic injections have been reported in New York, New Jersey and Los Angeles.
Many of the victims come from abroad after being lured by Internet ads promising cheap, safe and quick procedures, experts said.
In the U.S., big bums are all the rage as women aspire to achieve the curves of celebs like Kim Kardashian, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj, and websites and chat forums where users trade butt-enhancement tips have become increasingly popular.
On one chat forum hosted on Topix.com, a user from Los Angeles wrote, “It’s like the biggest thing in California now! Girls are all going in for butt jobs so they can look like Kim Kardashian. Some plastic surgeons have special packages now where you can get both your boobs and your butt done for a reduced price!”
Friends and family who gathered at Aderotimi’s home in East London on Wednesday night said they were devastated she had gone to such lengths to achieve her dream.
“Claudia was a really pretty girl. I don’t know why she felt she had to have the treatment,” a 17-year-old neighbor who did not want to be named told The Mirror. “It’s such a waste.”
Have you ever gotten ready for a date, then realized you needed to run to the store or run some errands right before? Have you ever been invited out and the meet-up time’s right after work? Ever want to do something wild and spur of the moment – but didn’t, because you weren’t sure if you were fresh “down there?”
I’m sure it’s happened to some of us at least once, and now Playtex has brought out a new line of wipes that can prep us for any moment where we may want to “get it in.” If you’re a woman on the go like I am, sometimes you just want to stop and freshen up before you start the next part of your day. I spotted these on my last store run, and decided to give it a try for you gals and guys.
Let’s start with the scent:
It’s fragrant, but not overbearing. I bought it and took it out to dinner with me; when I opened the pack – the entire bathroom stall smelled like fruit! I wasn’t afraid that it was too harsh, because I did read the ingredients before purchasing and there are a lot of botanicals infused in the wipes.
Are Fresh + Sexy™ wipes flushable?
Yes, Fresh + Sexy™ wipes are flushable. However, for best flushability, please flush one at a time.
Are Fresh + Sexy™ wipes hypoallergenic?
Yes, Fresh + Sexy™ wipes are hypoallergenic.
They did leave me feeling clean, though they are no substitute for a good ol’ shower. The wipes were nice and thick, so there was no rippage or residue afterwards. I flushed it with no problem and went out on my dinner date, and one wipe was definitely enough.
The price point is a lot higher than most of the other feminine wipes available, but the ingredients are considered safe, per my research, and the botanicals may prove beneficial to those with sensitive skin. I have included a chemical breakdown of those big-word ingredients to better understand what you’re buying.
The Verdict: I think $6 is a lot to spend on a pack of wipes that aren’t even considered “all natural.” The packaging is big and obvious if you’re trying to sneak in a quick fresh, and I’m pretty sure baby wipes will do the trick. I’ve got 18 more wipes to use, so we’ll see if they’re worth the money.
Propylene Glycol – It is a colorless, nearly odorless, clear, viscous liquid with a faintly sweet taste, hygroscopic andmiscible with water, acetone, and chloroform. The toxicity of this chemical is very low, and one would have to ingest a whole lot of it to have any toxic side effects. It would be nearly impossible to reach toxic levels by consuming foods or supplements, which contain at most 1 g/kg of PG. Cases of propylene glycol poisoning are usually related to either inappropriate intravenous administration or accidental ingestion of large quantities by children. The moral of the story is: don’t stick it in your vagina or eat it.
Note:
The ingredients suggest that it may add a slight flavor to the genitals when used, but I have not tested this out yet. A lot of the ingredient combinations are used in food flavorings, so there may be an added perk to these wipes!
What are all those chemical words?
Polysorbate 20 – Polysorbate 20 is a polysorbate surfactant whose stability and relative non-toxicity allows it to be used as a detergent and emulsifier in a number of domestic, scientific, and pharmacological applications. Herbalists and natural fragrance makers use it to bind the ingredients together in perfumes.
Disodium cocoamphodiacetate (DSCADA) is a synthetic amphoteric surfactant routinely used in personal care products. Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate is a moderate foamer and is recommended for sensitive skin, baby skin, facial products. For use in shampoos and body wash where optimum foam is desired, combine with another surfactant such as decyl glucoside and/or cocamidopropyl betaine for a mild high-foaming blend.
Tocopheryl acetate: also known as vitamin E acetate, is a common vitamin supplement with the molecular formula C31H52O3. It is the ester of acetic acid and tocopherol. It is often used in dermatological products such as skin creams. Tocopherol acetate has many potential nutrition and health applications, and it is commonly found in oral supplements as well as dermatological creams that are applied to your skin.
Butylene Glycol: Hexylene Glycol, Ethoxydiglycol and Dipropylene Glycol are clear, practically colorless, liquids. In cosmetics and personal care products, these ingredients are used in the formulation of hair and bath products, eye and facial makeup, fragrances, personal cleanliness products, and shaving and skin care products. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permits Butylene Glycol to be used as a synthetic flavoring and adjuvant for direct addition to food.
Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate (SHMG): is a preservative used in many commercially available products, including shampoos, conditioners, soaps, moisturizers, body sprays, baby wipes, room sprays, cleaning agents, and pesticides. It is in a class of chemicals known as formaldehyde-releasing preservatives. Notably, members of this class have been associated with allergic contact dermatitis, possibly due to the agents themselves, the formaldehyde they release, or both. Studies on SHMG in animals have demonstrated potential for sensitization and dermatitis, and formaldehyde-allergic patients have been reported to improve when products containing SHMG are avoided. Patients and providers need to be aware of this preservative.
Potassium sorbate: is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, chemical formula C6H7KO2. Its primary use is as a food preservative. Potassium sorbate is effective in a variety of applications including food, wine, and personal care products.
Disodium EDTA: is frequently found in ingredients lists of personal care products, manufactured foods and beverages, cleaning supplies, cosmetics, and skin care products. Disodium EDTA also has extensive industrial, medical and engineering applications and is one of the most important and widely used chemical compounds in modern human society. Disodium EDTA is commonly found in a wide range of personal care products, including contact solution, eye drops, shower and bath products, skin care preparations and cosmetics. It is also used as a preservative and stabilizer in many processed foods and beverages.
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