Latex condoms, safe-sex barriers such as dental dams, and Lorals don’t fall far from the tree. In fact, that’s where they start! Natural rubber latex is an extremely versatile, renewable material that has astounding properties that make it ideal for keeping...
There’s all kinds of advice out there about how to have better sex, better orgasms, and more intimacy. But for women and people with vulvas, the top piece of advice is almost always to stimulate the clit, via fingers or...
Oral sex is a super common activity for people of all genders, sexual orientations, and ages. According to a 2016 survey in the UK, somewhere between 67-80% of people report having had oral in the last year. But just because...
Oral sex is the loophole for safer sex, right? Unfortunately, it’s not. You can still catch STDs and STIs from oral sex, though you probably weren’t taught that in your high school sex-ed class. Oral sex doesn’t equate to safer...
Facesitting, aka queening in BDSM circles, is an oral sex position where one partner kneels or squats over the other's face so they can get full access to their genitals. It can be done both for cunnilingus and anal rimming,...
Kink, vanilla, fetish, BDSM – a lot of terms get thrown around when talking about sex. And while we often have a vague understanding of what they mean, there's often not much differentiation in popular culture and media. So here's...
You can absolutely have oral sex on your period. There, we said it. Whether you’re one of those lucky ducks that gets hornier on your period, you’re a thrill seeker looking to buck a taboo, or you’re simply curious about...
While we're all about using proper terms for our anatomy (know the difference between vagina and vulva please), there's something pretty titillating about all the unique ways people avoid saying the words "oral sex"...
Rimming, also known as analingus, ass eating, cracker snacker, butt licking, and tossing salad, is a form of oral sex in which one partner kisses, licks, sucks, and stimulates their partner’s anus and the surrounding area…
If you’ve ever found yourself typing out the words “what to do during oral” or “how to eat pussy,” you’re not alone. (Wanna know a fun fact? That exact phrase is Googled approximately 74,000 times per month.) Cunnilingus is a...
Lorals founder and CEO Melanie Cristol recently joined Lovability Co-Owner and WaterSlyde inventor Maureen Pollack on their Vlog channel Babe with the Power for a candid and open chat...
Oral sex, also known as 69, lip service, licking out, eating out, going down, giving head, tossing salad, rimming, and... a million other slang terms, simply means using your mouth, lips, or tongue to stimulate another’s genitals...
Melanie Cristol, founder and CEO of Lorals, joined Cailin McDuff on the Any Way You Want It podcast to talk about the history of dental dams, embracing taboos, and how her experience with Tourette’s Syndrome helped her take a leap...
At Lorals, we have pride about being queer-owned all year round. And June seems like as good a time as any to introduce you to some of our other favorite queer-owned brands! The products and brands on this list were...
It’s no secret that women aren’t getting enough oral sex, either on screen or off. In celebration of more oral all around, here are our picks for some of cinema’s best oral sex scenes. (And if reading this list gets...
Hello Lorals lovers! If you’re like us, you leave 15 minutes early for work when Mercury is in retrograde because you just know the universe’s out-of-whack energy is going to cause a traffic jam or three. Why not look to...
Exciting news for all you oral lovers out there: Lorals are now officially trademarked! To celebrate this milestone, we want to share some behind-the-scenes info about our logo, which is packed with super sexy hidden messages that we’ll uncover for...
Here at Lorals, Spring Fever is probably our favorite fever. But why do we get so horny around the same time each year? And is this sexual bloom along with the flowers a real thing? There are a lot of...
Chrismukkah is over, the New Year has been rung in, but there’s still one more winter holiday to look forward to...That’s right! It’s time to get ready for Valentine’s Day. V-day is our favorite holiday, because it’s by far the...
With COVID raging and the world feeling a bit incomprehensible, you might not have had time to give thought to your intentions for the new year. We’re here to remind you to make yourself a priority in 2021. While you’re...
There are a few things our teachers just didn’t go over in sex-ed. Pleasure tends to be one of them, and another is cunnilingus! If you’re feeling in the dark about how to rock your partner’s oral world, look no...
Here’s our top 7 places that should definitely make your oral sex bucket list.
Like any new product on the market, we get a lot of questions about Lorals: how they work, how to use them, etc. We know it can be hard to try something new without a full run-down first! To answer...
If you’re like us, Khia’s “Thug Misses” aka “My Neck, My Back” is first on your pump-up playlist for trying to psych yourself up to face the day. Something about a woman giving commands about her own oral pleasure is...
Is the only salad you’ve ever tossed a Kale Caesar? That’s OK. Recently, it feels like everyone is talking about rimming—but there’s still a lot of confusion surrounding anal play as a whole. One thing’s for sure: stigma and lack...
When you think of technology, you probably think of smaller computers and faster phones with video chatting capabilities that make 80’s-futuristic holograms look like a joke. But you might not think of sex. When we talk about sextech, we’re not...
Welcome to Lorotica’s new series, where we learn about our customers’ lives and share their stories with you. Our first chat is with our customer Angel, who has opened up her world and love life over the last few years...
OK, I think we can all agree that Hot Grrl Summer 2020 did not go as planned. Now we’re peeking our heads out of hibernation just in time for the weather to get chilly and tempt us back to the...
When it comes to oral sex, there aren’t many hard-and-fast rules. Everyone’s pleasure is different and experimenting is fun! But, there is one thing you should absolutely avoid at all costs — hastily pressing play on your “most liked” Spotify...
Thanks to representation in media from Rihanna’s S&M to the 50 Shades of Gray franchise, BDSM is experiencing a huge rise in popularity and quickly becoming the centerpiece of our sexual imagination. For the uninitiated, BDSM is an umbrella term...
Roses are red, violets are blue, I think you’re fun in bed, and I wanna sex you! Ok, so we’re not Shakespeare but we do know one thing: sometimes it feels like Valentine’s day peaked with heart-shaped construction paper in...
Between the changing weather and Halloween season spookifying everything in its wake, you might feel a prickling excitement in your bones, a wicked awakening. Well, your intuition is picking up on more than barometric changes — Scorpio season is upon...
There are sooo many things to love about fall — comfy cardigans, watching the leaves turn orange, pumpkin spice everything. But far and away the best thing about fall is Halloween ... and we’re not referring to trick or treating....
It’s no secret that a lot of us have trouble taking time out to treat ourselves. We often feel obligated to put the needs of others over ourselves, but self-care is essential for emotional well-being. There’s a plethora of ways...
Everyone can think of a time in their lives when they’ve said no when they wanted to say yes. And when it comes to sex, we can bring so many anxieties, fears, and hesitations into the bedroom with us. I’ve...
