Your Lube Has Bacteria In It — And Other Things Nobody Told You | ft. Catherine Magee of Playground

Send us Fan MailDid you know the most important ingredient in your lubricant is water — and if it's not properly purified, it's full of bacteria? Neither did we.In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z, Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP sits down with Catherine Magee, co-founder of Playground Intimate Health and Wellness, to have the conversation your gynecologist probably isn't having with you. Catherine brings a powerhouse background in skincare and cosmetics (think Bare Minerals, Rodan & Fields, Sephora, Ulta) and one big realization: the intimate wellness category was built for men, not women — and it's been selling women ingredients they wouldn't put on their face, let alone their most sensitive tissue.What you'll learn in this episode:Why most drugstore lubricants (yes, including KY Jelly) haven't updated their formulations in decades — and what's actually in themThe pH science behind vaginal health and why the wrong product is making your BV and UTIs worseWhy vaginal dryness isn't just a "sex problem" — it's connected to urinary symptoms, recurrent infections, and tissue atrophyThe difference between water-based, oil-based, and silicone lubricants — and how to chooseWhy using a vaginal moisturizer is like skincare for your vaginal tissue (and why you should start in your late 30s, before symptoms hit)How to break the ice with your partner — without having "the big conversation"Why 100% of women will go through perimenopause and menopause, but almost none of us were prepared for itThe stat that stopped us: More women experience vaginal dryness than eat breakfast in the morning. And yet most suffer in silence — because no one taught us to talk about it.This one's for the woman who has razor blade pain and thinks something is wrong with her. Nothing is wrong with you. There are tools, there are solutions, and this episode is a great place to start.🎙️ Guest: Catherine Magee, co-founder of Playground Intimate Health and Wellness 🔗 Find Playground: helloplayground.com | @hello.playground on Instagram & TikTok 📅 Struggling with vaginal dryness, hormone changes, or sexual discomfort? Let's fix that. Book a consult at reviveish.comWork with Dr. [email protected] is sponsored by Boston Scientific and EDCure. For more information click here:www.EDCure.com/BTS Connect with Between the Sheets:IG: @ReviveISHEmail: [email protected]#podmatchWant to be a guest on Between the Sheets: Exploring Sexual Health & Wellness? Send Stephanie a message on PodMatch here: https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreviews/btswithdrz