The Task of Choosing Condoms – Things to Know

For many people, wearing a condom is about as enjoyable as staying home to watch over your younger brother on a Friday night is. Despite how most of us need to wear a condom during sexual activity, most of us don’t quite like it. It’s a conundrum that will perhaps dog the use of condoms for a while, but did you know it shouldn’t be this way? In fact, there are ways to make condoms work for both you and your significant other in ways that enhance the pleasure you experience in bed?

Here are a few tips to do just that.

Try Textured and Flavored Condoms

Perhaps the common complaint against condoms is how they reduce the pleasurable sensation felt during intercourse. This may be true for some condom brands out there, but certain textured and special condoms have been designed to compensate for this problem without compromising safe sex standards. Here are a few examples below.

1. Ultra-Thin Condoms

Ultra-thin condoms are described by many users as the “next best thing” to wearing nothing when it comes to using condoms. While their thinness factor may be a cause of anxiety and worry for some people, condom manufacturers ensure users that they are perfectly safe, provided that they are stored and used the right way. Certain ultra-thin condoms are even designed to transfer heat better, increasing the pleasure felt during lovemaking.

2. Ribbed Condoms

Ribbed condoms, as the name suggests, have a ribbed texture, specifically designed to add more sensation and friction during intercourse. Both men and women experience added pleasure thanks to the condom’s ridges, making it a perfect solution to people tired of the plain-Jane quality of plain rubber condoms.

3. Flavored Condoms 

The ‘flavor’ of flavored condoms actually comes from the lubricant in them. For people who dislike the taste and smell of ordinary latex during oral sex, flavored condoms are a fun and cheek solution that promotes safe sex and fun in the bedroom.


Consider Condom Allergies 

There are some nasty instances of latex-caused allergic reactions to condoms. Some cases are due to the latex itself, while specific ingredients in latex, like the milk protein casein, trigger allergy cases. If you’re allergic to latex condoms, it’s worth giving vegan condoms a try. Vegan condoms are made from different from ingredients that are not only hypoallergenic, but animal-friendly as well. The vegan label comes from the fact that vegan condoms use no animal byproducts whatsoever (like casein).