Condom lubricant cures acne

A condom lubricant designed for sex workers and gay men has become a popular acne cure among female Cambodians, women in the capital have said.

Last Updated: 6:12PM BST 28 Aug 2008

A Cambodian worker holds a Number One Plus condom packet in Phnom Penh Photo: AFP / GETTY Number One Plus, a water-based lubricant produced by health organisation Population Services International (PSI), is an excellent cure for acne, 29-year-old vendor Tep Kemyoeurn told news agencies.

"After I used it for three days, all of my acne dried up and went away," she said. "Many people believe in it," she added.

Khen Vanny, 29, from Phnom Penh, said women of all ages have taken to using the lubricant to get rid of spots.

"It is very effective. Some people don't believe in it but people who do really get a good result," she said, adding: "My youngest sister and my aunt use it too."

Another woman told Khmer-language Kampuchea Thmey newspaper that she had used many kinds of medicine to treat acne but none had worked.

"After that my friends, who work at garment factories in Phnom Penh, advised me to apply the lubricant from Number One Plus condoms on my face every night," she told the paper.

"And just within three to four nights, the acne on my face gradually and then totally disappeared," she added.

A vendor near a factory in the coastal city of Sihanoukville told the newspaper that she sold packets of Number One Plus lubricant for 500 riels (12 cents) to many women every day.

The paper urged experts to conduct research about the phenomenon.

PSI were not immediately available for comment on the apparent cosmetic benefits of their product.

daily telegraph uk

One has to wonder who was the first to put it on their face and why.

One has to wonder who was the first to put it on their face and why.

Perhaps an acne faced individual doing the funny Lin*us, maybe as an encore / follow up, then noticing the old complexion is clearing up and spot ing the connection.

marshbags

"After that my friends, who work at garment factories in Phnom Penh, advised me to apply the lubricant from Number One Plus condoms on my face every night,"

I'm in Cambodia now, no one I've asked has ever heard this....

too shy i guess

UPDATE...it's now moved across the border to Thailand...

Sex gel 'acne cure'

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has dismissed claims that a sexual lubricant gel is an effective treatment for acne. This follows reports last week that the Number One Plus lubricant brand used in condoms was popular with Cambodian women, who claimed it helped clear up spots. FDA Deputy Secretary-General Narangsant Pheerakij insisted yesterday the water-based lubricant has no medicinal benefit. ''There has been a misunderstanding about the properties of the product,'' Dr

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No official word from the FDA on the facial enhancement properties provided by another sex-related liquid....

Had it not been for these questionable claims, I'd have never known about this brand. Nice product promotion and placement.

Although, probably too small for me, and I don't have acne.......

Not that I'd have use for them. No sex life

Not that I'd have use for them. No sex life

With "Usually behind the dog." in your profile you need to be careful what you say under the forum's "Too Much Information" rule

I dont know whether the OP is true or not... but google "Monistat gel as primer for oily face".

Yes, Monistat - that thing for your vajayjay.