Good Clean Reads

Lubrication is one of the simplest and most effective ways to make intimacy more enjoyable. And even though our bodies naturally produce lubrication, it isn’t always enough. Hormonal changes, stress, medication, or simply wanting a little more glide are all good reasons to reach for lube!

“We do not learn by experience, but by our capacity for experience.”  The Buddha

I have been warning against the massive shift of our attention to social media for years now. I wasn’t surprised when a bunch of studies recently came outconfirming my worst fears- that social media is not really social and that the more that we do it, the worse we feel about ourselves. But new evidence suggests that...

“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”  Simone Weil

Love is an inside job. Learning how to learn to love yourself is where it all begins. Without this precious self- regard, we are constantly reliant on people and events outside of our control to fill us up and measure our worthiness. It is a losing game that frequently makes us turn away from the truckloads of love that is...

Shocker! According to a new 2017 “Ingredient Confusion” study released by Label Insight, a SmartLabel solution provider, American women are concerned about what is in their personal care products. Of more than 1,000 consumers surveyed, 68% said they believe it is important or extremely important to consider the ingredients when deciding which products to buy.

“There is a secret about human love that is commonly overlooked: Receiving it is much more scary and threatening than giving it. How many times in your life have you been unable to let in someone’s love or even pushed it away? Much as we proclaim the wish to be truly loved, we are often afraid of that, and so find it difficult to open to love or let it all the way in.”   – John Welwood

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“It’s not like consent is this big mystery. It’s not about controlling young people… it begins with a sense of responsibility about our own sexual needs that does not hurt or compromise anyone else’s.” – Wendy Strgar

I remember last summer sitting in a room full of 20-something kids, many of whom I had known since middle school. We were working on a project that has since evolved into our Make It...

“We applaud Good Clean Love® for pushing for modern animal-free test methods that are relevant to humans.”  Dr. Amy Clippinger, Director of PETA’s Regulatory Testing Department

Animals are us. And they understand us much more deeply than we often get them.

I was the mother who never said no to another pet. Always intrigued by the wonder that different animals would bring to our home, I would often...

“Fireworks had for her a direct and magical appeal. Their attraction was more complex than that of any other form of art…which puts the keenest edge on beauty and makes it touch some spring in the heart which more enduring excellences cannot reach.”  Jan Struther

I still remember the 4^thof july celebration when I was turning 17…the first kiss of the summer just as the fireworks were going off....