Sex Education

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...

Most of us grew up hearing the same thing about condoms: grab a box of standard Durex, job done, nobody mentions anything beyond that. So when sex with a condom feels dry, or numb, or just a bit like there's...

Before you spend any time choosing between ridges and dots, there's a fair question worth asking: do those textures actually do anything, or is it clever packaging? Plenty of people are quietly sceptical. One popular review of Durex Extra Dots...

Sex on holiday should be fun, but not reckless! So, make sure that the only souvenirs you bring home are ones you wouldn’t mind sharing!