The V-Word

It’s that time of year again – the leaves are starting to change color, pumpkin spice is in the air, and the cold weather is peeking around the corner. The season of beach days, shorts, and hot weather is over, and it’s time to head inside and snuggle up by the fireplace. 

October is a month of fun fall festivities, but did you know it is also National Kink Month? Although many people see kinks as a taboo subject, they are fairly popular in adult sex life. In one survey, nearly 50% of respondents expressed interest in kink, even if they hadn’t had the chance to explore it. Also, about one out of five adults (20%) regularly engage in role-playing and/or bondage and spanking.

They say we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with – suggesting that when we choose a person or a community, it makes us who we are. Who we identify in our day-to-day speaks volumes about how we feel about ourselves and the world we live in. Relationships that dominate our time direct our thinking in ways big and small. Even the voices in our head are a direct reflection of these primary relationships and influence everything from food choices to recreation interests to daily habits of production. I've found that when you choose your people wisely, friends in particular influence the habits of our consciousness and cement our values.

Amazing things happen when women banded together in friendship to make  change. Just think of the national suffragette movement or the powerful groups of women trying to make equality for the sexes a real thing.

We at Good Clean Love have advocated for the use of healthy ingredients in consumer products from our very start in 2003. We know how far-reaching the dangers of toxic chemicals are, and the serious effects they can have on a person’s long-term health and well-being – including their risk of developing cancers.

Breast cancer is easier to treat successfully if it is detected in its early stages, which is why it is so important to perform a moderately regular self-exam either with a doctor or by yourself. 

We are proud to donate to Vital Voices’ Afghan Women's Fund this month. Vital Voices is a global partnership investing in women leaders who are solving the world’s greatest challenges – from gender-based violence to the climate crisis, economic inequities, and more.

Allergies are one of the most common chronic illnesses in the U.S. – more than 50 million Americans experience various types of allergies each year. But did you know that antihistamines, one of the most popular class of drugs used to treat allergies, can cause vaginal dryness?

One of the most significant and impactful decisions a person can make in their lifetime is to become a parent. Providing women and men with healthy and safe alternatives to support...