Sex Education

Noticing itching, redness or swelling after using a latex condom is unsettling, and it's a more common question than you'd think. condoms.uk stocks a dedicated latex-free range, but before you switch products it helps to understand what a latex allergy...

If you've searched "STI rates UK" recently, you've probably found two completely different stories. One says diagnoses are falling. Another says a specific infection is rising fast. Both are true, and neither tells you the whole picture on its own....

If a lubricant has ever left you stinging, dry the next day, or generally irritated, the ingredient list is usually where the answer lives, but most labels don't tell you the two numbers that actually matter. The World Health Organization...

Buying good condoms is only half the job. How you store them matters just as much. The right place to store condoms is somewhere cool, dry, and dark - a bedside drawer or medicine cabinet works well - away from...

Using an expired condom significantly increases the risk of failure. Condom materials - latex, polyisoprene, and polyurethane - degrade over time through oxidation and, if poorly stored, exposure to heat and UV light. An expired condom is more brittle, less...

The three main types of lube are water-based, silicone-based, and oil-based. Water-based lube is compatible with all condoms and all sex toys. Silicone-based lasts longer but will degrade silicone toys. Oil-based lube is not safe to use with latex condoms...

There is no legal minimum age to buy condoms in the UK. Anyone can walk into a pharmacy, supermarket, or shop and buy condoms regardless of their age - no ID required, no age check, no questions. This is public...

A standard condom is about 70 microns thick, roughly the same as a human hair. The thinnest condoms you can buy in the UK get down to 15 microns, around five times thinner. If you've been reaching for "ultra-thin" boxes...

Putting on a condom correctly takes about 30 seconds once you have done it a few times. Done right, a condom is 98% effective at preventing pregnancy and significantly reduces STI transmission. Done wrong - at the wrong moment, with...