Top rising trend of using toothpaste as a sex lubricant

From the past few months, The Reddit was exploding with the post which stated people’s experiences of using toothpaste as a sex lubricant during masturbation or sex – and which sounded quite distressing.

In fact, a medical expert Dr Shree Datta, consultant in Obstetrics and Gynecology from MyHealthcare Clinic, has stepped in to warn people of the dangers that can occur if you put toothpaste anywhere other than your teeth. Further revealing how the product can cause infections or even chemical burns if used on the genitals as sex lubricant.

In an interview with Mirror Online, she said: “Toothpaste can contain ingredients such as bleaching agents, peppermint or scented oils, which can be irritating or abrasive. These may cause a mild chemical burn and blister on any area of sensitive skin. I’d definitely advise against putting toothpaste into or onto your genitals. “These products are specially designed for oral use and can disrupt the balance of your vagina flora, which might lead to thrush or bacterial vaginosis.

“They can also damage the delicate skin in that area and the vaginal wall, affecting the amount of pleasure you experience during sex.” She added: “I would not recommend using toothpaste, or any other bathroom product as a sex lubricant for that matter on your genitals, as these products are not recommended for this use and can irritate the skin, as well as disrupt the cellular balance of the skin on your genitals. “Silicone or water-based sex lubricants which are designed and intended for use during sex are the best products to invest in.” The terribly unpleasant symptoms Dr Datta refers to are the exact same one’s social media users reported experiencing.

In one Reddit post, a man claims he got a chemical burn after putting toothpaste as sex lubricant on his penis and it wasn’t pretty. He recalled: “Later that day when I went to use the toilet, when I took down my trousers I saw some discolouration to my penis, I had a look and all the skin was red and raw, with some parts of the skin beginning to scab. Not good.

“The pain was really really bad; it was really hard to walk and keep a straight face.”

Another also confessed to using toothpaste as a sex lubricant and said that the pain had been so bad, they had to take painkillers. They wrote that he accidentally used toothpaste as sex lubricant. It was the morning and was still really inflamed. There was less pain but he was on painkillers so there was some help. But please, for the love of God, in whatever universe you’re thinking to do this,