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A Beginner’s Guide To Lubricants for Your Love Life

Get the answers to all your questions about why and when you need lubricants. Plus, find out how to pick the lubricant best suited to your needs for a pleasurable experience.

Jul 12, 2024

15 min read

Written by
Jyoti Kumari

Medically reviewed by

Dr Suma Shet

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A Beginner’s Guide To Lubricants for Your Love Life

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If the pH balance of the lubricant is high, women might end up with an alkaline vagina leading to excessive white discharge that is called leukorrhea or bacterial vaginosis.

Dr Anuradha Khemkha, MBBS MD Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Coconut oil disrupts the vaginal pH, inviting yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis. This type of oil cannot be used with a condom as it disrupts the surface of the condom, damaging it.

Dr Anuradha Khemkha, MBBS MD Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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