Since February of 1934, Okamoto Rubber Industries, Inc. has been at the top of the condom manufacturing business in Tokyo, Japan. About the Okamoto USA Brand Formerly known as The Japan Rubber Industry, the company was founded in January of 1934 as a means to make and sell rubberized clothing and raincoats. And yes, this […]
Over five decades ago, the LifeStyles brand launched their safer sex products to the international market. Using their rubber expertise, they’ve been paramount in revolutionizing the condom manufacturing industry, which in turn, has improved the sex lives and reproductive health of countless individuals across the world. Keeping with the times, LifeStyles condoms are now available […]
It’s that time of year. Trees are being decorated, warm sugar cookies are being pulled out of the oven and LifeStyles Snugger Fit condoms are flying out of our warehouse. But, wait! What is this purple wrapper? This can’t be right! “You guys shipped me the wrong condoms!” “That’s not what I ordered!” Or is […]
Over the last couple of weeks, we have been getting a ton of emails asking us where our SKYN Large stock was, and to be completely honest, we didn’t really know. Our contact at Lifestyles didn’t have any new info, and our shipment was just not arriving. Which meant that we could not longer stock […]
here’s some family bickering going on in the world-wide condom collective. Ansell, the makers of LifeStyles brand condoms, is currently in the process of suing Reckitt-Benckiser, makers of Durex condoms, over the manufacturing of polyisoprene condoms. If you use polyisoprene condoms, chances are, you fall into either camp: the Durex Real Feel, or the LifeStyles […]
Step aside, latex. There’s a new sheriff in condom material town, and its name is hydrogel. The University of Wollongong in Australia has been working hard to create a latex alternative that feels more natural and can be a more enticing and enjoyable way to have safer sex. Hydrogel is designed to mimic the tactile […]
Manual sex. The last vestige for folks who hate protected sex. I mean, you can’t get sick from a handjob, can you? Actually, manual sex has its own risks, just like oral, anal, or even vaginal sex. Certain STDs only need contact to be passed from one person to another, which means that they can […]
Different materials can change the way different types of condoms are produced. However, most methods are very similar to how latex condoms are made. Polyisoprene Polyisoprene is a synthetic form of latex that has had none of the proteins that cause allergic reactions. Because it is synthetic, polyisoprene is made by chemists and does not […]
In the wake of the other product changes we have listed lately, we thought it would be important to highlight a major change with one of our biggest, most well-loved products: the Hitachi Magic Wand. Chances are, if you’re familiar at all with the world of vibrators, you’re familiar with the Hitachi Magic Wand. Originally […]
Originally, most condoms were made from cecum, which is the inner lining of an animal’s intestine (like a sheep or a cow). Lambskin condoms still are, but even latex condoms use casein, which is a protein found in milk. You can see how this would present a conundrum for our vegan-minded safe sex practitioners. The […]