Hormone-Friendly Lubricant aka Lube: Understanding the Chemicals and Toxins in Your Lube and Body Care Products

Today’s topic has been MUCH requested! What’s in your lube, and is it hormone-friendly? This episode is all about lubrication. We’ll learn about what ingredients to avoid, what kind of lubrication is best for what purposes, and we’ll once again ask the existential question: why the hell didn’t they teach us this in health class? Meet the co-founders of Personal Fave, Hannah Hutton and Stephanie Elias, who are here to teach us all the info we need to know about healthy lubrication. A few episodes ago, we talked about the importance of clean, non-endocrine-disrupting ingredients that respect your body’s natural pH levels. Well, that’s exactly what Personal Fave offers in their plant-powered lubrication products that optimize pleasure, confidence and health. We’ll hear about the different types of products they’ve created and all the intentionality that went into their formulas, design, and presentation. We’ll also learn what inspired and motivated them to start their business. In the U.S. there are only about 12 ingredients banned on the personal care ingredient list, compared to hundreds in the E.U. So, many health and beauty products can have parabens, fillers, and unregulated fragrance soups. When those ingredients are in lubricants, it can lead to UTI’s and other health issues. We also talk about fertility and how sperm motility is optimized in a pH-matched lubricant. One of Personal Fave’s products is even mentioned in a study from Texas Tech because it out-performed the leading doctor-recommended lubricant on the market in the category of sperm motility. Then, we all join forces to un-stigmatize the whole subject of lubrication, including stats about usage and benefits. Libido, sex drive and pleasure can look different in every phase of your cycle, plus cervical mucous comes and goes, so having some Personal Fave products on-hand is probably a great idea :) Check them out at: www.personalfav.co Want a refresher on how absorbant the vulva and vagina are?  Check out this episode from a few weeks ago!