From the Love Nest...

:: With 30  years in the business, we have accumulated a lot of knowledge and advice from long-time customers, personal experience, physicians, and sex therapists. Visit this section of the site to learn a few simple tips that could make all the difference!

Articles In This Section:
Dental Dams
Intro to Vibes
For Vibe Newbies: Figure 8's
Lubes: O My! 

Dental Dams
One question we receive a lot is "what is a dental dam and why should I use one"? And our answer is...dental dams are small, thin square pieces of latex that are used for oral-vaginal or oral-anal sex. They get their name from their use in dental proceedures.
 
Dental dams help to reduce the transmission of STIs or STDs during oral sex by acting as a barrier to vaginal and anal secretions that contain bacteria and viruses. Many STIs such as herpes, genital warts and HIV, can be transmitted through oral sex.They come in a variety of sizes and flavours, so you can find a dam that satisfies your tastes.


Intro to Vibes
Vibrators can open a whole new world of pleasure in your sex life. They are perfect for delivering intense pleasure to your clitoris and vulva, with a level of stimulation and orgasm-inducing power unlike any other toy.

Vibrators come in a variety of designs, from body massagers to lifelike or double-headed and to special gloves with vibrating fingertips. Available in two broad categories; plug-in electrical vibrators tend to be more powerful (and won't lose juice at critical moments!), While battery powered models are smaller, more portable, less expensive and even waterproof.

You can use a vibrator to lightly massage your muscles and body parts or to directly stimulate your erogenous zones. Many women achieve intence orgasms much more quickly with vibrators than with manual methods. Vibrators also help create a more powerful build-up to orgasm, allowing you to finish with another preferred technique. And whle you might be perfectly satisfied with a different method for achieving orgasms, why not give vibrators a try?

For Vibe Newbies: Figure 8's
If you are new to vibrators you will want to read this article. What makes this technique so powerful is that you are going to tease yourself for as long as you can stand it.

Set the toy to a gentle vibration. Now, slooowwwly caress the vibrator against the inside of your thighs, up across your belly, then circle your nipples. Now smoothly slide the vibrator downwards again - just teasing (not touching) your vulva as you pass it by. Gradually move the toy "down there" as you become aroused, all the while making larger figure 8 motions across your body.

When you ache for more, concentrate the movements into smaller and smaller figure 8 patterns across your body until you reach your vulva. Now put some lube on the tip of the vibrator and draw slow lazy figure 8 motions around your clitoris, down around the labia minora and back up to your clitoris. Then slowly increase the vibration to the frequency that feels oh so right. Enjoy!



O My!!
Why is a lubricant necessary?
Women often wonder what is wrong with them when their body does not produce sufficient lubrication for sexual foreplay or intercourse. Through research, it has been determined that all of us experience stress and tension in our lives. And whether it is good or bad stress, the body responds in a similar manner. When women in particular experience stress, a message gets sent to the body that slows down the production of natural lubricant. Stress is one of many factors that affects women's ability to produce lubrication before and during sexual activities. (BC Medical Journal Volume 43, Number 9, November 2001, pages 517-520).

Under circumstances where women are able to lubricate, they may find that their body does not provide as much lubrication as they would like to fully enjoy their sexual experiences. Lubricant created by the body has to travel quite a distance to get to the clitoral area of the vulva. Since the clitoris is one of two main pleasure zones for women, more times than not, this area requires more lubricant for maximum enjoyment. Including O'My Natural Lubricant with Hemp as part of one's regular sex life may increase the level of delight.

Low estrogen levels is another major cause of vaginal dryness. There are many factors that reduce women's levels of estrogen. The factors include menopause, the birth control pill or sponges, antibiotics, other medications, extensive exercise or athletic lifestyles, vaginal infection or irritation, childbirth, nursing, relationship tension, alcohol, drugs and eating disorders. There are options you can discuss with your physicians concerning approved medications to treat these concerns, however, once women accept that using lubricant is part of living life to its fullest potential, we're confident that choosing to use O'My Natural Lubricant with Hemp will be your first choice.

When is lubricant necessary?
The need for lubrication will depend on the types of activities you are participating in. For some women, using a lubricant all the time is ideal. Since safe sex is important, you and your partner should be using appropriate precautions unless you have both been tested for the HIV virus. O'My Natural Lubricant is latex-compatible and can help when you require extra lubrication. Lubricant use reduces the level of friction, and that is a good thing.

Lubricant can also be used when enjoying sex toys and accessories. Condoms should be put on all toys as a barrier to protect the toy before lubricant is applied. Both partners may want to apply lubricant to create a slippery effect. As for oral sex, flavored lubricants can add to the fun. And while you're at it, why not use O'My Flavors for tasting all your partner's body parts?

How do I use lubricant?
Apply a small amount to the area of the body you wish to lubricate. When used by couples, both partners should apply for maximum lubrication. Due to the heat of the body, the glacier water in the lubricant will evaporate over time. O'My Natural Lubricant with Hemp can be rejuvenated by adding a few drops of water or saliva to the applied area.

Lubricant can be a fun addition to adult play and O'My Natural Lubricant with Hemp is the natural choice.