December 24, 2024 • 19 mins
Discover the secrets to enhancing your sexual experiences with our special guest, Milla Impola from Global Protection. Learn how the right condom fit can transform your intimate moments, paving the way for both safety and pleasure. Milla introduces the innovative MyOne custom fit line, offering 52 unique sizes to address common challenges like loss of sensation. We'll share the revolutionary journey of getting condoms approved for anal use by the FDA, backed by research with Emory University. This episode promises to break down taboos and misconceptions, empowering you to engage in open conversations about sexual health practices and the importance of finding the perfect condom fit.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Straight from the Source's Mouth
podcast.
Frank talk about sex and dating.
Hello everyone, Tamara here,Welcome to the show.
Today's guest is Mila Impolafrom Global Protection, and
we'll be talking aboutnavigating safe sex condoms and
demystifying common sex taboos.
Thanks for joining me, Mila.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Thanks so much for having me.
I'm so excited to be here.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Yes, always love to inform the listeners.
So do you want to talk aboutwhat Global Protection is?
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Sure.
So Global Protection is adistributor and manufacturer of
sexual health products.
So once we do condoms,lubricants, dental dams if you
want to create your own condombrand, we have private label
options.
We do custom condoms, where alot of people print their face,
for example, on a condom, or afun design or something, so we
(00:50):
can also do that.
And then a big part of what wedo is also education.
So we have educationalmaterials.
We work with sex educators andhealth departments on
educational content, becausewhen it comes to sex, when you
can talk about sex and knowabout sex, you can have great
sex.
So education is very much alsoat the heart of what we do.
Yeah, and then we have a widerange of products from products
(01:12):
that we manufacture, so onecondoms, which are often known
as the round wrapper condomswith the different designs on
them.
We have custom fit condomsunder the MyOne line, some
brands like Atlas and Trustex,and then we distribute also
other people's brands.
So lots and lots of things, butbasically anything and
everything around condoms andlubes is what we're really
(01:32):
passionate about.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
Okay, and, like you, sold me on the educating people
part too, because I definitelythat's very important to me as
well Try to educate andsometimes recommend books too,
and this is more of your companystuff, but I like that you
educate, all right.
And so the first thing we weregoing to talk about is how to
navigate safe sex, and talkingabout safe sex like how to
(01:54):
approach it.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Yeah.
So, especially around safer sex, there's so many things that we
recommend.
For example, have theconversation before you get to
like a sexual situation right,whether you want to say, even
text it ahead of time, say, hey,I want to talk about safer sex.
Or if you're on a date or a lotof our customers talk about,
like I put it right in my datingprofile or I talk about it on
(02:16):
the first date and I mean youcan say, hey, I'm not looking
for this date to necessarilylead to sex, but here are some
key things like condoms areimportant to me or I am on birth
control, and all these thingslike talking about safer sex
practices ahead of time isimportant.
And also testing out differentcondom styles, like one of the
(02:36):
common things that I hear allthe time is Mila, all condoms
are the same.
It's just different packaging,which it's not true.
I promise it's not true.
There's so many differentthings that brands.
Do you know?
Condoms are a medical device, sothere's definitely lots of
testing and regulatory.
But from different styles likewe have a glow in the dark and
studded and flavored and ribbedand all those things to just the
(02:59):
material that condoms are madeof there's hard versus softer
latex.
Softer latex tends to move withyou.
You know you can put differentamounts of lubricant into the
condom wrapper itself.
There's different materials,like latex condoms is the most
common one, but there's alsonon-latex condoms on the market.
We have something really coolcalled OneFlex that combines
(03:21):
latex with graphene so it helpsmake the condom really thin and
strong and with 85% better heattransfer.
So there's lots and lots ofkind of things to try, and we
always say, of course, what's afun science experiment to do
with a partner is try all kindsof different condoms, and we've
even customers send us like okay, we got all your condoms and
rated them and here's what wethink about each of them.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
And it's always fun to read that feedback.
Yeah, and I know well not.
Some men can complain aboutwearing them and how they lose
feeling and stuff, and so whatwould you say to that?
Are there some that thatdoesn't isn't the case, like if
you try the different types,like you said, or?
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Yeah, one thing that I always recommend like if
you've tried a bunch ofdifferent condoms and you don't
feel much right Even when youtry the thin condoms and you're
like, oh you know, I lose a lotof sensation is it might
actually be due to fit.
So that's why we also haveunder the one condoms brand, a
separate line called my one,custom fit, where it's 52 whole
(04:19):
sizes.
Um, because two, and you know,when people hear 52 sizes, often
they'll also look at me and say, mila, why do you need that
many sizes?
Like I can stretch a condomover my arm, don't they fit
everyone?
And isn't every man who sayscondoms don't fit me a liar?
I promise they're not all right, because for two big reasons.
(04:40):
One, stretching a condom overthe arm is a lot different than
putting it on a penis.
Right, my arm can withhold alot of pressure.
Condoms do stretch, but oftenwhen people say condoms are too
small for me, what they reallymean is that the circumference
is too tight, and either I haveit on my wrist right now, but
either it causes what ourcustomers so lovingly call the
(05:02):
red ring of death, where itleaves that really painful
purple mark, like leaving arubber band on your wrist too
long or it simply is so tight incircumference that it causes
instant erection loss.
There's a whole, you know,google scholars like filled with
articles around condomassociated erection loss that
are fascinating, and it'susually because the condom is
just too tight and a penis isworking so hard to keep an
(05:25):
erection and it just can't like.
The condom is so tight that itinstantly causes erection loss.
So of course that person'sgonna say I cannot keep an
erection with this condom, sothat's why I don't use condoms,
which has been tricky, andthat's why, under the my own
brand, we have, uh, 10 differentlength options, from 4.7 to 9.3
inches long, which you, youknow that's a big length
(05:46):
difference and also from supersnug to super wide.
So it helps resolve that.
And then, on the other side ofthings, where people also
struggle, can struggle withcondoms, is condoms just simply
being too long, big Like condomsare very long for a lot of
people.
They're too long for about 91%of people and often people also
(06:06):
need a tighter fit.
So that's where my one has someof those snugger sizes and out
of all 52, the snuggest one isactually our number one seller
and has been every single monthfor the last seven years, which
people are often surprised tofind out.
So that's where, like, even ifyou don't like condoms because
they don't fit right, you'redefinitely not alone.
And that's why we're excited tohave so many sizes, that if
(06:28):
that is the challenge thatpeople have, then they can at
least try different sizes andsee if that will help.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Yeah, and I think you have also, where you can like,
a sizing thing, where you canhelp the person figure out which
is the right size for them.
How does how does that work?
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Yeah, we call it the FitKit measuring tool.
So the lengths are in lettercodes.
So you measure from the base totip and the FitKit tool will
tell you right on the tool whatlength you are from C to D to F.
And then you wrap it all theway around and you could be a 45
or a 64.
It's kind of like bra sizes.
Then you're a 45Cc or 64m andyou can go right on our website
(07:06):
and get a sample of thatspecific size to test out.
Or, you know, if you don't wantto print the measuring tool on
our website, we also havelaminated versions that we hand
out at a lot of events and stuff.
If you, you know, don't want touse like the work printer to
print a penis measuring tool atour office, that's okay, but
maybe not at every single office.
Um, you can also just measurewith a measuring tape.
(07:28):
But if you're not, you know, asewer, you might not have a
measuring tape.
So you can also use a ruler.
But of course a ruler will helpyou measure length, but you
can't measure a ruler around thepenis.
So what we say is you can uselike a piece of paper or your,
you know, like your phone cordor something, and you can use
that to measure around, wrap itaround the penis and then use
(07:51):
the ruler to measure that length.
So we have lots of ways.
We even made a fun blog once,like use common household items
to figure out your penis size,like a Keurig cup and other
things.
I'm not going to be ascientific, but you know there's
lots of ways to measure it forsure.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
Yeah, and it can be fun too if you do as a couple,
you know, just trying to figureit out, or if a guy wants to do
it in private and order his ownsize without advertising what
the size is, and so, yeah, lotsof that.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Yeah, that's why even we came up.
So my one has been on the usmarket for seven years actually,
this week was our seventhbirthday week, um but in the
very beginning, we had a lot ofquestions come up, particularly
from partners, of condom users.
So, um, who would say, hey, Ithink you know my boyfriend's
condom isn't quite fitting right, but I don't know how to bring
(08:39):
it up to him.
Do you have some advice?
And then that's where, out ofthose questions, we said you
know what, like we can, we weresitting on the conference room
saying, yeah, we can give someadvice, but our customers give
the best advice.
So that's where measure a penisday, uh, which we launched back
in 2020, which google nowrecognizes as a holiday if you
(08:59):
type it in.
When is measure penis day?
But it's february 1st to kickoff national condom month, two
weeks before Valentine's day,where our customers helped give
their advice, like, how did theybring it up with a partner?
So some people said, make itpart of like role play.
Like somebody said they put ona construction hat and said, hey
(09:19):
, I would like to measure yourpenis tonight.
Or foreplay.
Or somebody said they held up afew bananas and said, hey,
which one are you think you arelike which size of these bananas
?
So that's what even measuredpenis day for us every year is
about just helping people haveconversations and normalize this
idea that, yes, penises come indifferent sizes and that's why
(09:40):
we have condoms in differentsizes.
It's kind of like if there wasone shoe size and we said, okay,
we're going to line up 20people and every person is going
to wear this one shoe size.
Well, you know, it might fitwell for some, but some it would
fall off immediately or somewould say I cannot fit into that
shoe.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
So yeah, exactly, and like bra sizes too, and I know
someone had said if it was moreobvious for how the size of guys
were, like our breasts are, youknow, the world would be a
different place if everyonecould easily see.
But yeah, at least I get tohave it in private and then, but
yeah, it would definitely helpthe people that think they can't
(10:17):
wear one find one that fits.
So that's awesome.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
And also, I guess, yeah, and I mean we have like
people who send us like verylong stories and paragraphs like
oh, for the last 30 years,because condoms have always been
so big, I'm worried thatthey're going to slip off, that
I have to hold on to the condomduring sex the whole time, which
is so horrible, right, Likethat's not a pleasurable
experience for anybody.
And a lot of our customers talkabout like because I can now
(10:41):
wear something that fits.
The condom gets out of the wayand instead of like focus on
what the condom is doing, I canfocus on my partner and pleasure
and where both my hands are.
So it is for that Also, justhearing these stories of reduced
anxiety about the condom andjust being able to actually
focus on the fun parts of sex.
It's great.
Speaker 1 (11:01):
Yeah, that's the whole point of it is to enjoy
sex and have pleasure, and Iguess there is one that's now
FDA approved for anal sex, which, yeah, that's not usually very
helpful or workable.
Speaker 2 (11:14):
Yeah, yeah, for us that was a big deal.
We worked on that for 10 yearsbecause condoms have
historically only been approvedfor anal, I mean for vaginal,
sorry.
So condoms, because they're amedical device.
Any medical device has what'scalled an intended use.
So forever that just saidcondoms are intended for vaginal
(11:35):
use.
Anal use was consideredoff-label use.
Of course they work for thatpurpose.
And it's not because the FDAdoesn't like anal, I promise
which is also a question I getasked but it's because somebody
had to take the time to study,to run basically a study, and
say and use condoms during thatstudy for anal and then show
(11:56):
evidence that yes, of coursethey work for that purpose.
So that's what we did withEmory university down in Atlanta
.
They ran this study for us.
We took the results from thatstudy, took it to the FDA and we
can now say our condoms arealso approved for butt stuff, as
we say butt stuff approved.
So but for us the big deal wasjust because they've always
(12:18):
worked for anal.
We just wanted to kind of showconfidence for people that yes,
they work for that, they've beentested for that.
We recognize that this is a bigway a lot of people have, how
people have pleasure in sex isanal.
So for us it was a big publichealth kind of communications.
Goal was to get thatinformation out there.
Speaker 1 (12:37):
Okay, awesome, and I know we're also going to talk
about common sex taboos.
Since anal can be that for somepeople, what other demystifying
taboos would you talk about?
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Um, definitely the measuring one.
Like measuring can be fun.
And another thing that we didthis year is our customers.
Similar to kind of how measurepenis day was born out of
customer questions.
We celebrated foreskin day thisyear, um, because a lot of our
customers sent us questions orhave been sending us questions
about hey, I have a foreskin,how do I measure?
Do I retract my foreskin, do Inot?
(13:16):
Do you have recommendations forwhich condom styles work for me
?
And we had some advice, right,we had some advice on the
website.
But then we said, okay, thisquestion is coming up enough now
that again, let's ask ourcustomers.
They love to tell us storiesand their experiences.
So we designed this whole surveyin advance of the day that said
you know, have you everstruggled with condoms?
(13:37):
What condoms do you like to use?
We found out that 79% of peoplewith a foreskin said that
they've had trouble with condomsand like it bunching up in that
, the condom bunching up in theforeskin, not really being sure
how, what to do, like how tomeasure and all that stuff.
So and then, um, so because ofthat and all that feedback, we
(13:58):
were able to make a bunch ofrecommendations, like people
with the foreskin tend to likecondoms that are more lubricant,
lubricated and making sure toput a tip of lubricant inside
the condom to help with thecondom not bunching.
And then a lot of them alsorecommended the custom fit line,
because then you can get lesslength and to make sure that you
know it doesn't get caught upin the foreskin.
And also, um, yeah, thedifferent styles that we have,
(14:22):
like pleasure plus, wherethere's more room, like there's
headroom at the top.
So that helps with that.
And ultimately, again, for us itwas about body positivity and
celebrating.
Like I'm from Europe so I'mvery used to foreskin
conversations in Europe.
In America I feel like it'sreally stigmatized and kind of a
(14:43):
like hush-hush conversationwhere for us we're always like
okay, if our customers areasking, let's do something about
it and let's talk about it.
And I know that you knowpolarizing sometimes, but for us
it was about education, bodypositivity, because
unfortunately also a third ofthe people in the survey said
that they had been treateddifferently by a sexual partner
when they found out that theyhave a foreskin.
(15:04):
So for us, again, it was aboutcelebrating body positivity.
We have a whole guideline onforeskin pleasure on our website
.
So just starting thoseconversations that sometimes
don't often get talked about oreducated about.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
Yeah, I mean, like you said, here in the U S
especially, that's what I meanwhen I first started there were
hardly any podcasts thatspecifically on sex, like maybe
50.
There are a lot more now withus three years ago but now
there's definitely more, butit's.
And then a podcast conference.
I talk about this and another,the other guests.
Like you know, there'sthousands, hundreds of people,
and there'll be like five or sixof us or eight of us that talk
(15:37):
about this kind of stuff.
So it's just not as common, buteveryone, most people, are
doing it.
So, like, like you said, weshould be able to talk about it.
Speaker 2 (15:46):
Yeah, and in relationships like, it really
does help when you can talkabout it and understanding like
libido changes and all that kindof stuff, and if you can just
have a conversation with yourpartner or partners about sex,
it really does help.
And for us we often recommendyes, no, maybe.
Lists Also.
They're fun to get theconversation going, where
(16:07):
they're usually sheets that youcan print out on the website.
We have our own version of iton onecondomscom where it's
basically printed out.
I mean I'm sure there's onlineversions, but I mean I love a
good printed piece of paper butyou can check off certain
activities anal foreplay, thingslike that role play and then
swap papers and like talk aboutlike, where's your yeses,
(16:28):
where's your no's, where's yourmaybes and just a good way to
get a conversation going aboutwhat you might want to try.
That maybe you haven'tmentioned to anybody in the past
.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
Yeah, I'm trying to think of the name.
There's a another quiz, likefor alternative stuff, like BDSM
and different, all the stuffyou're willing to do or not
willing to do, and sites outthere.
But since you did mention yourwebsite, you want to say again
like how they find you guys andlike what kind of stuff they'll
see if they go to your websitesure, yeah, so we have.
Speaker 2 (16:56):
The globalprotectioncom is our
corporate site.
So if you're like a non-profitor a reseller or something where
you want it's like a b2bwebsite and more about our
company, that'sglobalprotectioncom.
Then onecondomscom is you,where you find condoms like one
flex and my One, custom Fitcondoms, glow in the Dark
condoms, whatever all oureducational content.
(17:18):
There's also programs.
We have a college ambassadorprogram If you're in a local
band and you want cool likecondom cases with your band logo
.
We just launched the one onstage program loyalty program
called Momentum.
So that's all on OneCondomscom.
And we're on TikTok, instagram,facebook all that good stuff
(17:39):
just at onecondomscom.
If you want to print your ownface or logo on a condom, you
can do that at customcondomscom.
And then one thing that we'realso that's super fun for
Halloween a lot of ourhistorical stuff.
Global protection has beenaround for over 30 years.
We did condoms with Prince andU2 and all kinds of stuff.
Global Protection has beenaround for over 30 years.
We did condoms with Prince andU2 and all kinds of stuff.
Some of those items are goingto be featured at Museum of Sex
(18:00):
in Miami and they're having alaunch party on Halloween, so
that's open to the public.
So if you're in Miami area, gocheck out some of our stuff at
that museum.
Speaker 1 (18:08):
Yeah, I didn't realize there was one.
I should probably know that,since I have a podcast about sex
.
Speaker 2 (18:13):
It's their launch.
Speaker 1 (18:14):
They're just opening it now, so yeah, but it's called
the museum of sex, as I said,or museum.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
Yeah, so they've had the one in New York city for
years and years now, and nowthey're opening one up in Miami.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
Okay, all right.
Um are there other taboos oranything else you wanted to?
Speaker 2 (18:30):
um just mention, or I think one is just like
lubricant is your friend.
I think that can be also stilla bit taboo, Like if you're
using lube, something must bewrong with you.
But and it comes in so manydifferent styles water-based,
silicone, hybrid, natural, allkinds of things.
So one of the things werecommend is using lubricant,
(18:51):
especially with condoms, becausethere's only so much you can
put on a condom in the wrapperof a condom, right, Because
there's a safety or the seal hasto be able to seal correctly
without lubricant getting caughtin the seal, right.
So, yes, most condoms arelubricated, but using additional
lubricant with condoms reallydoes help prevent condom
breakage and makes you know, sexpleasurable, more comfortable
(19:15):
all that stuff.
So lube is great.
Speaker 1 (19:17):
I definitely agree, especially with condoms.
Like you said, it's just someafter, especially if they're
having a longer session thanothers.
You know, like if you keepgoing, you're going to need more
lubrication.
Yeah, a hundred percent, allright, well, we can leave it
there unless you have somethingelse.
Speaker 2 (19:37):
I think I'm all good.
Yeah, thank you so much forhaving me again.
It was great to be here today.
Speaker 1 (19:41):
Yes, and if you like this episode, be sure to tell
your friends about it and rateit as well.
And thank you again, Mila, forbeing on.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Awesome.
Thank you, frank Talk.
Frank Talk Sex and dating Educ.
Welcome to the Straight from the Source's Mouth
podcast.
Frank talk about sex and dating.
Hello everyone, Tamara here,Welcome to the show.
Today's guest is Mila Impolafrom Global Protection, and
we'll be talking aboutnavigating safe sex condoms and
demystifying common sex taboos.
Thanks for joining me, Mila.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Thanks so much for having me.
I'm so excited to be here.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Yes, always love to inform the listeners.
So do you want to talk aboutwhat Global Protection is?
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Sure.
So Global Protection is adistributor and manufacturer of
sexual health products.
So once we do condoms,lubricants, dental dams if you
want to create your own condombrand, we have private label
options.
We do custom condoms, where alot of people print their face,
for example, on a condom, or afun design or something, so we
(00:50):
can also do that.
And then a big part of what wedo is also education.
So we have educationalmaterials.
We work with sex educators andhealth departments on
educational content, becausewhen it comes to sex, when you
can talk about sex and knowabout sex, you can have great
sex.
So education is very much alsoat the heart of what we do.
Yeah, and then we have a widerange of products from products
(01:12):
that we manufacture, so onecondoms, which are often known
as the round wrapper condomswith the different designs on
them.
We have custom fit condomsunder the MyOne line, some
brands like Atlas and Trustex,and then we distribute also
other people's brands.
So lots and lots of things, butbasically anything and
everything around condoms andlubes is what we're really
(01:32):
passionate about.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
Okay, and, like you, sold me on the educating people
part too, because I definitelythat's very important to me as
well Try to educate andsometimes recommend books too,
and this is more of your companystuff, but I like that you
educate, all right.
And so the first thing we weregoing to talk about is how to
navigate safe sex, and talkingabout safe sex like how to
(01:54):
approach it.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Yeah.
So, especially around safer sex, there's so many things that we
recommend.
For example, have theconversation before you get to
like a sexual situation right,whether you want to say, even
text it ahead of time, say, hey,I want to talk about safer sex.
Or if you're on a date or a lotof our customers talk about,
like I put it right in my datingprofile or I talk about it on
(02:16):
the first date and I mean youcan say, hey, I'm not looking
for this date to necessarilylead to sex, but here are some
key things like condoms areimportant to me or I am on birth
control, and all these thingslike talking about safer sex
practices ahead of time isimportant.
And also testing out differentcondom styles, like one of the
(02:36):
common things that I hear allthe time is Mila, all condoms
are the same.
It's just different packaging,which it's not true.
I promise it's not true.
There's so many differentthings that brands.
Do you know?
Condoms are a medical device, sothere's definitely lots of
testing and regulatory.
But from different styles likewe have a glow in the dark and
studded and flavored and ribbedand all those things to just the
(02:59):
material that condoms are madeof there's hard versus softer
latex.
Softer latex tends to move withyou.
You know you can put differentamounts of lubricant into the
condom wrapper itself.
There's different materials,like latex condoms is the most
common one, but there's alsonon-latex condoms on the market.
We have something really coolcalled OneFlex that combines
(03:21):
latex with graphene so it helpsmake the condom really thin and
strong and with 85% better heattransfer.
So there's lots and lots ofkind of things to try, and we
always say, of course, what's afun science experiment to do
with a partner is try all kindsof different condoms, and we've
even customers send us like okay, we got all your condoms and
rated them and here's what wethink about each of them.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
And it's always fun to read that feedback.
Yeah, and I know well not.
Some men can complain aboutwearing them and how they lose
feeling and stuff, and so whatwould you say to that?
Are there some that thatdoesn't isn't the case, like if
you try the different types,like you said, or?
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Yeah, one thing that I always recommend like if
you've tried a bunch ofdifferent condoms and you don't
feel much right Even when youtry the thin condoms and you're
like, oh you know, I lose a lotof sensation is it might
actually be due to fit.
So that's why we also haveunder the one condoms brand, a
separate line called my one,custom fit, where it's 52 whole
(04:19):
sizes.
Um, because two, and you know,when people hear 52 sizes, often
they'll also look at me and say, mila, why do you need that
many sizes?
Like I can stretch a condomover my arm, don't they fit
everyone?
And isn't every man who sayscondoms don't fit me a liar?
I promise they're not all right, because for two big reasons.
(04:40):
One, stretching a condom overthe arm is a lot different than
putting it on a penis.
Right, my arm can withhold alot of pressure.
Condoms do stretch, but oftenwhen people say condoms are too
small for me, what they reallymean is that the circumference
is too tight, and either I haveit on my wrist right now, but
either it causes what ourcustomers so lovingly call the
(05:02):
red ring of death, where itleaves that really painful
purple mark, like leaving arubber band on your wrist too
long or it simply is so tight incircumference that it causes
instant erection loss.
There's a whole, you know,google scholars like filled with
articles around condomassociated erection loss that
are fascinating, and it'susually because the condom is
just too tight and a penis isworking so hard to keep an
(05:25):
erection and it just can't like.
The condom is so tight that itinstantly causes erection loss.
So of course that person'sgonna say I cannot keep an
erection with this condom, sothat's why I don't use condoms,
which has been tricky, andthat's why, under the my own
brand, we have, uh, 10 differentlength options, from 4.7 to 9.3
inches long, which you, youknow that's a big length
(05:46):
difference and also from supersnug to super wide.
So it helps resolve that.
And then, on the other side ofthings, where people also
struggle, can struggle withcondoms, is condoms just simply
being too long, big Like condomsare very long for a lot of
people.
They're too long for about 91%of people and often people also
(06:06):
need a tighter fit.
So that's where my one has someof those snugger sizes and out
of all 52, the snuggest one isactually our number one seller
and has been every single monthfor the last seven years, which
people are often surprised tofind out.
So that's where, like, even ifyou don't like condoms because
they don't fit right, you'redefinitely not alone.
And that's why we're excited tohave so many sizes, that if
(06:28):
that is the challenge thatpeople have, then they can at
least try different sizes andsee if that will help.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Yeah, and I think you have also, where you can like,
a sizing thing, where you canhelp the person figure out which
is the right size for them.
How does how does that work?
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Yeah, we call it the FitKit measuring tool.
So the lengths are in lettercodes.
So you measure from the base totip and the FitKit tool will
tell you right on the tool whatlength you are from C to D to F.
And then you wrap it all theway around and you could be a 45
or a 64.
It's kind of like bra sizes.
Then you're a 45Cc or 64m andyou can go right on our website
(07:06):
and get a sample of thatspecific size to test out.
Or, you know, if you don't wantto print the measuring tool on
our website, we also havelaminated versions that we hand
out at a lot of events and stuff.
If you, you know, don't want touse like the work printer to
print a penis measuring tool atour office, that's okay, but
maybe not at every single office.
Um, you can also just measurewith a measuring tape.
(07:28):
But if you're not, you know, asewer, you might not have a
measuring tape.
So you can also use a ruler.
But of course a ruler will helpyou measure length, but you
can't measure a ruler around thepenis.
So what we say is you can uselike a piece of paper or your,
you know, like your phone cordor something, and you can use
that to measure around, wrap itaround the penis and then use
(07:51):
the ruler to measure that length.
So we have lots of ways.
We even made a fun blog once,like use common household items
to figure out your penis size,like a Keurig cup and other
things.
I'm not going to be ascientific, but you know there's
lots of ways to measure it forsure.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
Yeah, and it can be fun too if you do as a couple,
you know, just trying to figureit out, or if a guy wants to do
it in private and order his ownsize without advertising what
the size is, and so, yeah, lotsof that.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Yeah, that's why even we came up.
So my one has been on the usmarket for seven years actually,
this week was our seventhbirthday week, um but in the
very beginning, we had a lot ofquestions come up, particularly
from partners, of condom users.
So, um, who would say, hey, Ithink you know my boyfriend's
condom isn't quite fitting right, but I don't know how to bring
(08:39):
it up to him.
Do you have some advice?
And then that's where, out ofthose questions, we said you
know what, like we can, we weresitting on the conference room
saying, yeah, we can give someadvice, but our customers give
the best advice.
So that's where measure a penisday, uh, which we launched back
in 2020, which google nowrecognizes as a holiday if you
(08:59):
type it in.
When is measure penis day?
But it's february 1st to kickoff national condom month, two
weeks before Valentine's day,where our customers helped give
their advice, like, how did theybring it up with a partner?
So some people said, make itpart of like role play.
Like somebody said they put ona construction hat and said, hey
(09:19):
, I would like to measure yourpenis tonight.
Or foreplay.
Or somebody said they held up afew bananas and said, hey,
which one are you think you arelike which size of these bananas
?
So that's what even measuredpenis day for us every year is
about just helping people haveconversations and normalize this
idea that, yes, penises come indifferent sizes and that's why
(09:40):
we have condoms in differentsizes.
It's kind of like if there wasone shoe size and we said, okay,
we're going to line up 20people and every person is going
to wear this one shoe size.
Well, you know, it might fitwell for some, but some it would
fall off immediately or somewould say I cannot fit into that
shoe.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
So yeah, exactly, and like bra sizes too, and I know
someone had said if it was moreobvious for how the size of guys
were, like our breasts are, youknow, the world would be a
different place if everyonecould easily see.
But yeah, at least I get tohave it in private and then, but
yeah, it would definitely helpthe people that think they can't
(10:17):
wear one find one that fits.
So that's awesome.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
And also, I guess, yeah, and I mean we have like
people who send us like verylong stories and paragraphs like
oh, for the last 30 years,because condoms have always been
so big, I'm worried thatthey're going to slip off, that
I have to hold on to the condomduring sex the whole time, which
is so horrible, right, Likethat's not a pleasurable
experience for anybody.
And a lot of our customers talkabout like because I can now
(10:41):
wear something that fits.
The condom gets out of the wayand instead of like focus on
what the condom is doing, I canfocus on my partner and pleasure
and where both my hands are.
So it is for that Also, justhearing these stories of reduced
anxiety about the condom andjust being able to actually
focus on the fun parts of sex.
It's great.
Speaker 1 (11:01):
Yeah, that's the whole point of it is to enjoy
sex and have pleasure, and Iguess there is one that's now
FDA approved for anal sex, which, yeah, that's not usually very
helpful or workable.
Speaker 2 (11:14):
Yeah, yeah, for us that was a big deal.
We worked on that for 10 yearsbecause condoms have
historically only been approvedfor anal, I mean for vaginal,
sorry.
So condoms, because they're amedical device.
Any medical device has what'scalled an intended use.
So forever that just saidcondoms are intended for vaginal
(11:35):
use.
Anal use was consideredoff-label use.
Of course they work for thatpurpose.
And it's not because the FDAdoesn't like anal, I promise
which is also a question I getasked but it's because somebody
had to take the time to study,to run basically a study, and
say and use condoms during thatstudy for anal and then show
(11:56):
evidence that yes, of coursethey work for that purpose.
So that's what we did withEmory university down in Atlanta
.
They ran this study for us.
We took the results from thatstudy, took it to the FDA and we
can now say our condoms arealso approved for butt stuff, as
we say butt stuff approved.
So but for us the big deal wasjust because they've always
(12:18):
worked for anal.
We just wanted to kind of showconfidence for people that yes,
they work for that, they've beentested for that.
We recognize that this is a bigway a lot of people have, how
people have pleasure in sex isanal.
So for us it was a big publichealth kind of communications.
Goal was to get thatinformation out there.
Speaker 1 (12:37):
Okay, awesome, and I know we're also going to talk
about common sex taboos.
Since anal can be that for somepeople, what other demystifying
taboos would you talk about?
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Um, definitely the measuring one.
Like measuring can be fun.
And another thing that we didthis year is our customers.
Similar to kind of how measurepenis day was born out of
customer questions.
We celebrated foreskin day thisyear, um, because a lot of our
customers sent us questions orhave been sending us questions
about hey, I have a foreskin,how do I measure?
Do I retract my foreskin, do Inot?
(13:16):
Do you have recommendations forwhich condom styles work for me
?
And we had some advice, right,we had some advice on the
website.
But then we said, okay, thisquestion is coming up enough now
that again, let's ask ourcustomers.
They love to tell us storiesand their experiences.
So we designed this whole surveyin advance of the day that said
you know, have you everstruggled with condoms?
(13:37):
What condoms do you like to use?
We found out that 79% of peoplewith a foreskin said that
they've had trouble with condomsand like it bunching up in that
, the condom bunching up in theforeskin, not really being sure
how, what to do, like how tomeasure and all that stuff.
So and then, um, so because ofthat and all that feedback, we
(13:58):
were able to make a bunch ofrecommendations, like people
with the foreskin tend to likecondoms that are more lubricant,
lubricated and making sure toput a tip of lubricant inside
the condom to help with thecondom not bunching.
And then a lot of them alsorecommended the custom fit line,
because then you can get lesslength and to make sure that you
know it doesn't get caught upin the foreskin.
And also, um, yeah, thedifferent styles that we have,
(14:22):
like pleasure plus, wherethere's more room, like there's
headroom at the top.
So that helps with that.
And ultimately, again, for us itwas about body positivity and
celebrating.
Like I'm from Europe so I'mvery used to foreskin
conversations in Europe.
In America I feel like it'sreally stigmatized and kind of a
(14:43):
like hush-hush conversationwhere for us we're always like
okay, if our customers areasking, let's do something about
it and let's talk about it.
And I know that you knowpolarizing sometimes, but for us
it was about education, bodypositivity, because
unfortunately also a third ofthe people in the survey said
that they had been treateddifferently by a sexual partner
when they found out that theyhave a foreskin.
(15:04):
So for us, again, it was aboutcelebrating body positivity.
We have a whole guideline onforeskin pleasure on our website
.
So just starting thoseconversations that sometimes
don't often get talked about oreducated about.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
Yeah, I mean, like you said, here in the U S
especially, that's what I meanwhen I first started there were
hardly any podcasts thatspecifically on sex, like maybe
50.
There are a lot more now withus three years ago but now
there's definitely more, butit's.
And then a podcast conference.
I talk about this and another,the other guests.
Like you know, there'sthousands, hundreds of people,
and there'll be like five or sixof us or eight of us that talk
(15:37):
about this kind of stuff.
So it's just not as common, buteveryone, most people, are
doing it.
So, like, like you said, weshould be able to talk about it.
Speaker 2 (15:46):
Yeah, and in relationships like, it really
does help when you can talkabout it and understanding like
libido changes and all that kindof stuff, and if you can just
have a conversation with yourpartner or partners about sex,
it really does help.
And for us we often recommendyes, no, maybe.
Lists Also.
They're fun to get theconversation going, where
(16:07):
they're usually sheets that youcan print out on the website.
We have our own version of iton onecondomscom where it's
basically printed out.
I mean I'm sure there's onlineversions, but I mean I love a
good printed piece of paper butyou can check off certain
activities anal foreplay, thingslike that role play and then
swap papers and like talk aboutlike, where's your yeses,
(16:28):
where's your no's, where's yourmaybes and just a good way to
get a conversation going aboutwhat you might want to try.
That maybe you haven'tmentioned to anybody in the past
.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
Yeah, I'm trying to think of the name.
There's a another quiz, likefor alternative stuff, like BDSM
and different, all the stuffyou're willing to do or not
willing to do, and sites outthere.
But since you did mention yourwebsite, you want to say again
like how they find you guys andlike what kind of stuff they'll
see if they go to your websitesure, yeah, so we have.
Speaker 2 (16:56):
The globalprotectioncom is our
corporate site.
So if you're like a non-profitor a reseller or something where
you want it's like a b2bwebsite and more about our
company, that'sglobalprotectioncom.
Then onecondomscom is you,where you find condoms like one
flex and my One, custom Fitcondoms, glow in the Dark
condoms, whatever all oureducational content.
(17:18):
There's also programs.
We have a college ambassadorprogram If you're in a local
band and you want cool likecondom cases with your band logo
.
We just launched the one onstage program loyalty program
called Momentum.
So that's all on OneCondomscom.
And we're on TikTok, instagram,facebook all that good stuff
(17:39):
just at onecondomscom.
If you want to print your ownface or logo on a condom, you
can do that at customcondomscom.
And then one thing that we'realso that's super fun for
Halloween a lot of ourhistorical stuff.
Global protection has beenaround for over 30 years.
We did condoms with Prince andU2 and all kinds of stuff.
Global Protection has beenaround for over 30 years.
We did condoms with Prince andU2 and all kinds of stuff.
Some of those items are goingto be featured at Museum of Sex
(18:00):
in Miami and they're having alaunch party on Halloween, so
that's open to the public.
So if you're in Miami area, gocheck out some of our stuff at
that museum.
Speaker 1 (18:08):
Yeah, I didn't realize there was one.
I should probably know that,since I have a podcast about sex
.
Speaker 2 (18:13):
It's their launch.
Speaker 1 (18:14):
They're just opening it now, so yeah, but it's called
the museum of sex, as I said,or museum.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
Yeah, so they've had the one in New York city for
years and years now, and nowthey're opening one up in Miami.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
Okay, all right.
Um are there other taboos oranything else you wanted to?
Speaker 2 (18:30):
um just mention, or I think one is just like
lubricant is your friend.
I think that can be also stilla bit taboo, Like if you're
using lube, something must bewrong with you.
But and it comes in so manydifferent styles water-based,
silicone, hybrid, natural, allkinds of things.
So one of the things werecommend is using lubricant,
(18:51):
especially with condoms, becausethere's only so much you can
put on a condom in the wrapperof a condom, right, Because
there's a safety or the seal hasto be able to seal correctly
without lubricant getting caughtin the seal, right.
So, yes, most condoms arelubricated, but using additional
lubricant with condoms reallydoes help prevent condom
breakage and makes you know, sexpleasurable, more comfortable
(19:15):
all that stuff.
So lube is great.
Speaker 1 (19:17):
I definitely agree, especially with condoms.
Like you said, it's just someafter, especially if they're
having a longer session thanothers.
You know, like if you keepgoing, you're going to need more
lubrication.
Yeah, a hundred percent, allright, well, we can leave it
there unless you have somethingelse.
Speaker 2 (19:37):
I think I'm all good.
Yeah, thank you so much forhaving me again.
It was great to be here today.
Speaker 1 (19:41):
Yes, and if you like this episode, be sure to tell
your friends about it and rateit as well.
And thank you again, Mila, forbeing on.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Awesome.
Thank you, frank Talk.
Frank Talk Sex and dating Educ.
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