Share and Voice: Green Sex?

After I Read Sara's Let's Talk About Sex post, I got intrigued (because I am also in Peer Health Educators so constantly thinking and talking about these things) and wanted to do a little bit of research on if there's anything you can do in your sex life to be more environmentally friendly. I was pleased with my results! The first results I found we're about things that you can buy that are more eco-friendly that have to do with sex: "Even Sex Can Be Environmentally Friendly"

Eco-Friendly Sex Toys: I learned something new, sex toys are NOT friendly for our environment AT ALL! Most toys are made from PVC which releases toxins into our air. Pthalates are also used to soften the hard plastic, and pthalates are being tested for producing cancer right now. Because most toys have the warning "for novelty use only" on them, they aren't necessarily being made with the intent that one will use them with the body, because of this, the companies put whatever chemicals they want on them, SO for your bodies sake, use a condom.

Earth-Friendly Bed Sheets: As in one of my previous posts Help for Heather's Sneezes? This part talks about organic bed sheets and how they are so much better for not only the environment but ourselves!

Underwear is Fun to Wear if you Wear... Greenknickers?: Greenknickers are underwear, but they are made from a cotton and hemp blend, and not synthetic materials.



Another website that I found about going green for sex is Eco-Sex Guide. Here are some of their tips.

Turn off the lights: Obviously, this helps energy reduction.

Passion for fruit?: If you enjoy using fruit to start off your night, the article says to make sure that the fruit it was not genetically engineered, something that our class knows oh so much about now!

Last, But never least, this is my favorite, a website has come up with contraception that is eco-friendly!

Condoms: The new condoms are made out of sustainable sourced rubber from French Letter .For each pack of condoms that is sold part of the money goes to healthcare, and disadvantaged people. For vegans, these condoms do not contain milk- based proteins during production. These condoms have passed the UK safety testing.

DISCLOSER: So after speaking with Dori Decker (Health Educator from Health Services) we are not sure what the difference in the standards are between the UK and the USA. I did much googling to try to figure these differences out and could not find anything. The closest I got was the UK's Department of Health website on contraceptions. Although it does not straight up say "Here's our rules" it shows what the UK aims for and what they value important in sexual health. So, before you think about ordering the new condoms online, just read over the UK's thoughts. :)

So, next time you want to engage in sexual activities, please keep these tips in mind on how to help our earth while doing so :)