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From: rob@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US (Rob Bernardo)
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Subject: Re: Massage Oil & Safer Sex
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jayt@drbear.COM (Jay Tyson) wrote:
>limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli +1 201 408 5389) writes:
>
>> Massage oils and latex don't mix, right?  (correct me here if I'm wrong)
>> So, are there any recommended replacements?
>> 
>> [I feel absolutely silly asking this question.  Usually I'm the campus
>> guru that people come to with their safer sex questions but this one
>> was beyond my expertise.  I'm just not into massage, how should I
>> know? :-)]
>> 
>> Tom
>> -- 
>
>My experiences have been that when using oils that are 
>petroleum based break down rubber products.

Gee, after being beaten to a dead horse state in motss recently,
you'd think people (who read soc.motss) would get his right.

*Any* oil-based substance is bad for latex.  It doesn't have to
be a petroleum derived oil to be bad for non-natural condoms.
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