Newsgroups: sci.med.aids Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ucla-cs!usenet From: jay@banzai.PCC.COM (Jay Schuster) Subject: Re: Massage Oil & Safer Sex Message-ID: <1991Jun4.142430.9948@cs.ucla.edu> Note: non-commercial reproduction. Sender: usenet@cs.ucla.edu (Mr. News Himself) Nntp-Posting-Host: squid.cs.ucla.edu Archive-Number: 3222 Organization: The People's Computer Company, Williston, VT References: <1991May26.020015.11372@cs.ucla.edu> <1991May30.034217.27538@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1991 12:30:16 GMT Approved: phil@wubios jayt@drbear.COM (Jay Tyson) writes: >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? >My experiences have been that when using oils that are >petroleum based break down rubber products. A common misconception is that ONLY petroleum-based lubes break down rubber products. Truth is: ANY OIL-based lube will break down rubber products. This means not only baby oil, but also crisco, butter-flavored crisco, coconut oil (which is fabulous -- solid at room temp, liquid at skin temp), butter, suet, bacon fat, and vegetable oils. I can't say the number of times I've seen someone smear crisco on a rubber. I guess it's better than no rubber at all. And crisco is such an excellent lube :-(. If sunflower oil comes from sunflowers and corn oil from corn, where does baby oil come from? -- Jay Schuster uunet!uvm-gen!banzai!jay, attmail!banzai!jay The People's Computer Company `Revolutionary Programming'