Are Green Love Gloves a Turn-On?

Credit: Courtesy LifeStyles.

Sex can be awkward. Especially when you have to, um, stop what you're doing to put on a condom. Don't get me wrong. Condoms are good. They prevent sexually transmitted diseases, and help with population control. But they can kill the mood sometimes. Unless, of course, your choice of prophylactic shows how much you love the planet. Condom user = environmentally conscious? LifeStyles Condoms is now offering two new products for people who care about their mates, and the Earth. One is called the LifeStyles SKYN Condom. The other is the LifeStyles Natural Desire Lubricant.

Let your imagination run wild. Imagine the pick-up lines. Such as, "Do you dig the planet, baby?"

The SKYN is made from a synthetic material called polyisoprene, the first new condom material introduced to the market since polyurethane condoms became available in the 1990s. Polyisoprene is safe for folks with latex allergies, but also "stretchy and more comfortable" than old-fashioned polyurethane, according to the LifeStyles condom experts.

As for Natural Desire, it's a "personal lubricant" made with 99 percent natural ingredients that's dermatologist-tested, paraben and fragrance free, pH balanced and latex-compatible, according to the condom people.

Is SKYN another type of TreeHugger?

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