Many lubes on the market are not safe for you, but FOF SEXpert Wendy Strgar found a solution. Her company, Good Clean Love, makes “Almost Naked” lubricant that is organic… and sensational. Send your name and address to shelley@faboverfifty.com to receive a travel-sized tube of lube (1.5oz). You won’t regret it.
The first 50 entrants will win! Everyone else– why not a discount? Enter code FAB50 at checkout and you’ll receive 50% off any full-sized (4oz) organic lubricant. Visit Good Clean Love’s shop to redeem your discount today (until 8/15/13)!
Wendy Strgar is a woman on a mission: To tell the women of America a thing or two about the safety of the lubricants that we (and our daughters) are using, not in our cars, but in our bedrooms. We met Wendy when we launched the FOF SEXcellent section since her company, Good Clean Love, produces products for good, clean loving. Whole Foods wouldn’t be selling Wendy’s lubes unless they were as natural as Wendy says they are.
by Wendy Strgar
I have been working in the field of personal lubricants for over a decade. It became an occupation when I desperately needed a solution to the burning, itching reactions I experienced when using petrochemical-based products, which continue to be used widely and dominate the intimacy market. Over the years, I have worked to produce lubricants as clean, natural and healing as possible and was graced to find a formulator who used his deep knowledge of ingredients to create natural and organic products without petrochemicals.
Since beginning my work, I’ve advocated for cleaning up the $219 million lubricant industry, long dominated by a handful of multinational companies whose products are filled with the same petrochemical ingredients also found in oven cleaners and brake fluid. I have long believed that these ingredients were common irritants in the sexual lives of millions of women. I attributed the most common complaints of itching and burning to allergic responses.
Recently, scientific research revealed that my assumptions were misguided. A group of biophysicists–awarded $50 million from NIH to develop a buffer gel to stop the sexual transmission of HIV– found that the majority of over-the-counter gels on the market had “hyperosmolar” petrochemical bases. In simple terms, this means that the weight of the material in each cell of the lubricant is between 10 and 30 times heavier than the weight of human tissue cells. As a result, genital tissue cells are effectively crushed by the excess weight of the lubricant and they shrivel up and are torn away, damaging the genital walls with small tears and compromising their natural immune functions.
Wendy Strgar, CEO of Good Clean Love
Women who use hyperosmolar lubricants are 14 times more likely to contract Bacterial Vaginosis, compared with women using nothing at all. The number of women impacted by BV is staggering. Depending on ethnicity, between 29 and 51% of all women are walking around with it and 84% don’t know they even have it. Its symptoms may be silent, but women with BV are 60% more susceptible to other STDs and HIV. Although researchers aren’t clear about the mechanism of HIV transmission, women with BV are three times as likely to transmit the disease to their male partners.
Many studies show that over 80% of the adult population reports using personal lubricants, and most of them are hyperosmolar. Richard Cone, a biophysicist from Johns Hopkins, said, “virtually all hyperosmolar lubricants need to be reformulated.” The mucosal lining of the vagina is normally a good barrier to infection by itself, he explains, “but when that barrier gets compromised, all bets are off.“The products we make at Good Clean Love were formulated to mimic our body’s own natural moisture. The iso-molar weight of our lube is lighter than sperm and our own body fluid, making it one of the safest lube products on the market.
Wendy Strgar is an award-winning social entrepreneur and the author of Love that Works: A guide to enduring intimacy and soon- to-be-released Life that Works: How positivity reinvents us. She is the founder and CEO of Good Clean Love, whose organic products are sold and endorsed by physicians nationwide. A well-known blogger on the topics of love, sexual health and positivity, Wendy’s work is often featured on Care2.com, Huffington Post and Elephant Journal. She is a sought after speaker and workshop leader, sharing the skills of sustainable love and positivity consciousness. Besides giving featured lectures at Bioneers and Green Festivals, Wendy offers workshops for cancer survivors, and in schools. Millions read her award-winning blog at www.makinglovesustainable.com every year.
0 Responses to “Why you’ll want to sample Wendy’s lubes!”
linda paley says:
have you sent out the samples yet?
MissSBB says:
I use lube a lot and am disturbed that I may have been doing my body a disservice. I’d very much like to try this.
Janet says:
Would love to try some Good Clean Love 🙂
Paula says:
My love life would be greatly improved by a good, healthy lubricant.
glchum says:
wow when you said most are unsafe that scared me! I use different kinds all the time. Give me something GOOD and Clean.
catherine says:
kind of scary
Gayla says:
I would love to try this product!
Tracey Maxfield says:
We would love to try and organic lubricant! Thank you for your consideration!
Padma M Narasimhan says:
I would love to try this.
Little Feather McCormick says:
I would LOVE to have a sample of this lube, but I KNOW I will have to pay for…SOMETHING before all is said and done…
Little Feather McCormick says:
I forgot…you will not get it for “FREE”….there is always a shipping cost or something. I know…my husband does a lot of online business and ships stuff almost every day…so, ladies, you WILL have to pay something!! They are not just gonna GIVE this stuff away!!!
Little Feather McCormick says:
I would LOVE to try this lubricant! I usually buy something that is “so-so”. I would like to try something a little different without a lot of cost!!
Robert Lockwood says:
might be good
Delia Sadler says:
Let’s give it a go!!
Patricia Michko says:
I would love to try this also
Karen Lambert says:
I am always on the look out for something natural that actually works in this type product.
Marilyn says:
Love to try.
Anna Lapping says:
This sounds like the answer to one of my problems.
Anna Lapping says:
I would love to try this.
Patricia Verduin says:
I would love to try this lube!!
Nancy M says:
Would like to try this
Katrina Hooper says:
I would love to try this lube. Please!
Linda Boone says:
Would much prefer organic – would love to give this product a try!
victoria williams says:
Would love to try something different.
Gail Frost says:
I’ll bite!
Abby Sherman says:
i love that this lube is made with not only all natural ingredients but organic as well, can’t wait to try it…
linda paley says:
I would like to try – thanks for sample
linda paley says:
would like to try this – thanks so much
Lucille says:
After 65i need this
Ellen P. says:
Love that it is organic
Peggyl says:
I have had several, what I thought, were yeast infections in the past few years and this mayl explain why. I use a lubricant that I purchase at the drugstore and most likely, that is the culprit. I would LOVE to try yours! Thanks for the info.
msortet says:
I have never tried any lubes! I think it’s about time I do!
disgusted says:
sounds great..would love to try!
Wendy Sullivan says:
Being on Arimadex for 5 years due to breast cancer I really need this
Marilyn Namey says:
I was just talking about this at work with all the silicone in lubes soon not natural! Very excited to try this lube and spread the word!
Pamela37 says:
I would love a tube
Rose Lockwood says:
needing some lube love…
The Nan says:
Gimme some of this, please? 😉
STEPHANIE ESPARZA says:
I WOULD LOVE TO TRY THIS!!!!!
Diane says:
It would be interesting!
Nancy Godfrey says:
I’d like to give this a try!!
joyce says:
I would like to try this lubricant!
Dawn Wasilauski says:
OMG! I never knew this!!! I use a lubricant often and now the thought of that scares me. I would so VERY, VERY much love to try this product.
Sandy says:
yes yes yes!
Sharon Sferrazza says:
I have had hell’s own time trying to find a lube that is comfortable, and that works, ever since I had bladder surgery last summer. This has put a serious dent in a love life that has always been active before, during, and after menopause. I love the idea that this product is ‘natural’ because I make a concerted effort to purchase products that are organic, or as chemical-free as possible. Please help us get that lovin’ feelin’ back…..:-)
v56 says:
I would love to try this
Helen says:
Yes, I would love to sample. Thanks!
Audrey Aguiar says:
it’s great that there is someone looking out for our health and our pleasure!
Cindy Saling says:
WOW – I never knew…
smfsprout says:
I would love to try this. We’ve been looking for something new.
carla hoffman says:
i hope i get to try this
fran says:
I’d love to try this.
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Valerie says:
Yes, Yes, YESSSSS!
Catherine Rubenstein says:
I’ve tried lots of different kinds. Am looking for a good organic one.
Marie Demarais says:
I need this very, very much!!!!!
kim crane says:
I would Love to try this lube!