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Enter Foria, a marijuana-based oil used before sex.
Foria, made from coconut oil, hash oil (and love), is marketed as a stimulating oil for women, to be directly applied to the lady’s business (if you know what I mean) as a pre-lubricant.
It’s advertised to naturally enhance a woman’s pleasure and heighten orgasms. That’s not all—the oil is also edible, gluten free, sugar free and vegan.
Originating in California last year, Foria is new to the recreational marijuana market in Colorado. This is a novel way to enjoy sex and marijuana. Oh my Goddess, I had to get my hands on a few bottles.
Between two photos of the “personal lubricant experimental test batch” bottles recently posted on Facebook and Instagram, Colorado manufacturer, Apothecanna, was flooded with a hundred sales inquiries for the personal lube. This is a hot product, everybody wants some!
But cannabis sex lube doesn’t really exist in the commercial world. This is a research and development test batch made for kicks and giggles, and the company has no plans of releasing it as a product. There is no way to order it, not in the adult recreational market and not as a medical marijuana patient. It’s not for sale and this product review is one big tease.
In a chat with James Kennedy, Apothecanna owner, I learned the sex lube recipe is an adaptation of Apothecanna’s popular Lip Buzz, medicated lip balm available in the Colorado medical marijuana market. Both the personal lube and Lip Buzz contain the same botanical oils and essential oils of cannabis flowers, organic peppermint, organic tea tree, organic rosemary, grapefruit, and ylang ylang. This means the signature smell, anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties are the same, making these cosmetic pharmaceuticals or “cosmeceuticals”.
Cannabis flower oil, as a topical ingredient, doesn’t induce a high or have any kind of psychoactive effects. Instead, it stimulates blood flow. Mmm, interesting! Rounding out the list of ingredients is a base of blended gels from flax seeds and aloe and a small amount of silicone.
That’s fascinating and all, but how was the whoopee? Here’s the method to the sexy madness: I scored two sample bottles. I enlisted two horny and vocal volunteers, with their sex partners to kick it with the lube. I promised not to use their names (high five, thanks for banging!). Then, like a freaky voyeur/social scientist, I made them fill out a questionnaire asking questions about their knowledge of lubes and natural products and the in-and-out details of their sex experiences with the cannabis lube. I even asked about ladies squirting with a big O.
The first couple swears by lube. Although new to warming lubes, these lovers have seasoned knowledge of lubes and natural lubes. The natural and organic formulation was a big attraction.
Although my first female tester was initially hesitant to introduce the essential oils to her mucous membranes (that’s the cooter to some readers), she eventually went for it, and it did not irritate the sensitive tissues around her hoo hoo.
“Overall, the cannabis lube had good liquid cohesion, staying where you wanted it to. I liked the globby texture – it stayed slippery without getting sticky,” she reported. “It absorbs into the skin, which is not great for glide. (But) it didn’t dry sticky on the skin and the scent… the scent of the cannabis lube lingers, you’d remember your lover long into the day.”
The second couple has used natural products, but never a natural lube. No stranger to conventional warming gels, the couple reported “the cannabis seems to add a nice stimulating effect.” Although not a fan of the “sliminess,” the smell of the lube was enjoyed and the couple had a lot of fun with their first shared experience with sex lube.
The warming or numbing sensation of the lube made for some fun applications during sex for both couples. The first couple enjoyed “awesome foreplay” and the lube made a “great orgasm chaser”. For the second couple, performing anal sex was the best part. Doink!
Multiple orgasms were achieved by both couples. Everyone had enthusiastic fun with the cannabis sex lube and would like to sample more. Sad to say, neither woman achieved a squirting orgasm, but if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again!
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Vaped, a California company, makes luxury vaporizers. The glass globe edition is a fill it yourself vaporizer. It retails around $90. In brief, it’s good, I liked it.
The whole package comes in a metal travel tin, with a metal pick tool, the vaporizer pen with a lithium ion battery, the glass globe with the refillable ceramic cup inside, a usb charger for the battery, and a one year warranty. In terms of portability, this vaporizer needs to be protected for travel, it is not as slender, compact and portable as other vaporizer pens. There is no additional storage space for jars or canisters, you might want to include in the travel tin. Also, the spacing in the travel tin doesn’t allow the assembled vaporizer pen to be placed inside.
Overall, there were not a lot of instructions or explanations. The instructions provided are pretty simple. Click it on, remove the mouthpiece, fill the ceramic bowl, replace the mouthpiece hold the button and inhale a slow even draw.
The vaporizer pen is 5 inches in length. The glass globe comes apart into three pieces, the mouth piece, the glass globe exterior, and the center piece. The plastic mouthpiece has a gasket seal at the base. It feels comfortable to use and doesn’t warm up with use like the glass. The glass globe makes this vaporizer not as discreet as other vaporizer pens, but the heating element and smoke is visible. The button is easy to locate and use.
The center piece attaches to the battery on one side and the other side has the ceramic cup with a heating wire across the top. The ceramic bowl is small, it appears to be designed for concentrates and not bud/flowers. Another clue this is exclusively for concentrates is the dab tool that comes in the kit.
I would prefer to have more information and care instructions for the ceramic bowl and the wire that crosses the top. It seems to be the most fragile and essential part of the unit. Is it ok to touch the wire with the pick tool? Do you put the concentrate on the wire or along the walls of the bowl? According to the instructions only the mouthpiece is removed when loading the ceramic bowl, so touching the wire is very likely because it is being loaded from above. If the glass globe is removed to add concentrates, it is possible to use the edge of the bowl to scrape the pick clean and not touch the wire. The latter application method means removing the glass globe and putting more wear and tear on the glass and the sealing gasket. I’m not really sure the best practice for product longevity, but I aimed to apply the concentrate on the inside of the ceramic wall and not touch the wire too much. A look at the website shows replacement nails are available in 5 packs, so the ceramic cup is likely to be a part that needs replacing.
I sampled three varieties of concentrates, 2 waxes and a BHO. They all worked well with the vaporizer. The glass filled up with smoke, and the flavors tasted hearty. Sometimes with vaporizers, the experience can feel too ethereal, when I find myself saying, “I think I might feel something, but I’m not sure”.
I like being able to choose what concentrates to consume. I don’t like being limited in choice by the replacement concentrate cartridges in other vaporizer pen models. People who want the same adaptability would be interested in this vaporizer pen.
In summary, the Microvaped glass globe vaporizer pen performed well. It is easy to use. It is less discreet and portable than other styles of vaporizer pens. The advantage of this vaporizer pen is being more adaptable to fill with your choice of concentrates.
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