Hi all,
I'm working on writing my followup review for Wet Platinum Bodyglide, which is proving a little tough. At the time, I found that one of its ingredients has a moderate risk of non-reporductive organ toxicity. I wrote in the original review that I wouldn't post the followup until I'd found the study that the warning comes from.
(The original source I linked moved its sources, so see this for the more current page.)
I have not been able to find the study condemning cyclopentasiloxane---b ut it is widely quoted across the internet. I believe that, since there are plenty of other lubricants on the market, there's no reason to risk the possibility of accumulative toxicity--- so I wanted to recommend some others.
I haven't tried any other silicone lubricants myself, so I actually just checked the ingredients lists of Eros, Toko, Pjur Woman, and Swiss Navy, and found that cyclopentasiloxane is their first ingredient. It's also the third ingredient in Better Sex Essentials Silicone.
So, are there any silicone lubricants without cyclopentasiloxane? Or can anyone help me out in finding an authoritative study on it? (I've only seen consumer guidebooks talk about it... I can't get anything that's been published by industry or academia.) Has anybody done this footwork already? Am I concerned over nothing?
Thanks for any help you can toss in my direction!
I'm working on writing my followup review for Wet Platinum Bodyglide, which is proving a little tough. At the time, I found that one of its ingredients has a moderate risk of non-reporductive organ toxicity. I wrote in the original review that I wouldn't post the followup until I'd found the study that the warning comes from.
(The original source I linked moved its sources, so see this for the more current page.)
I have not been able to find the study condemning cyclopentasiloxane---b ut it is widely quoted across the internet. I believe that, since there are plenty of other lubricants on the market, there's no reason to risk the possibility of accumulative toxicity--- so I wanted to recommend some others.
I haven't tried any other silicone lubricants myself, so I actually just checked the ingredients lists of Eros, Toko, Pjur Woman, and Swiss Navy, and found that cyclopentasiloxane is their first ingredient. It's also the third ingredient in Better Sex Essentials Silicone.
So, are there any silicone lubricants without cyclopentasiloxane? Or can anyone help me out in finding an authoritative study on it? (I've only seen consumer guidebooks talk about it... I can't get anything that's been published by industry or academia.) Has anybody done this footwork already? Am I concerned over nothing?
Thanks for any help you can toss in my direction!