You read food labels, right? So why don’t you read lube labels (oh, there’s a nice ring to that!)? If you did, you’d likely see “parabens” and “glycerins” listed—but not in this water-based organic product. Since this brand is free of those ingredients, which can cause yeast infections and mess with your hormones, Good Clean Love Almost Naked Lubricant is an A+ option, Scheller says. Lube products containing glycerin can increase the risk for yeast infections because they have a sugar component, and yeast is a big fan of areas that are warm and moist (a.k.a. your vagina) and have a high sugar concentration. Parabens, used as preservatives to increase shelf life, have estrogen-like qualities and are considered to be hormone disruptors. This means the lube can actually act like estrogen in different areas of your body. And that’s particularly unsafe for those who’ve had or have any hormone-sensitive cancers like breast cancer. For an organic product free of these ingredients go for this lube by Good Clean Love, Scheller says.
Buy it: Good Clean Love Almost Naked Lubricant 1.5oz, $10.49, amazon.com
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