GREENING YOUR SEX LIFE: ECO-FRIENDLY WAYS TO MAKE LOVE BETTER
You can screw without screwing over the environment. Sex can improve your memory, strengthen your sense of smell, reduce stress, and boost your immune system. If you toss in a little green, sex can be good for the planet, too.
1. Talk about going “green” together - When an opportunity to try something new as a couple comes “ up” , whether it’s choosing a massage oil or a new toy, go “au natural.” Greening your intimate life can strengthen your relationship by giving you a fun, healthy focus in the bedroom. Simply discussing greener possibilities can spark up your love life; actually trying them may fan the flames of desire.
2. Consider your Condoms - After all the fun is over or during, make sure your condoms are thrown in the garbage, not flushed down the toilet.
3. Frolic on organic bamboo sheets - Bedding can be a healthy as well as sensuous solution. Bamboo bedding is softer than cotton and drapes like silk. Bamboo wicks draw moisture away from your skin and come from a renewable resource that is rapidly replenished. Other eco-friendly linens include organic cotton and hemp silk. They’re typically grown without pesticides or other harsh chemicals, and bamboo is also naturally antibacterial.
4. Massage with natural oils - Numerous shops offer natural, organic massage oils and lotions. Look for bath and body products without artificial colors, stabilizers or preservatives. Look for massage oil that is scented with a blend of reputed aphrodisiacs, including rose and jasmine. I can’t guarantee great sex, but if you’re naked rubbing oil on each other, you’re at least halfway there!
5. Bask in the light of beeswax, soy or vegetable candles - Make sure your lighting is both warm and clean. The soot from paraffin candles can cause respiratory damage, scented candles are loaded with chemicals, and the wick is likely made with lead. Natural waxes burn longer, cleaner and more evenly than paraffin, without putting oily soot into the air. Make sure you check the ingredients when choosing natural candles, some will still contain paraffin.
6. Consume less energy - Instead of watching a video, turn out the lights and turn up the natural flames by whispering your intentions in your partner’s ear.
7. Explore your racy side - Greenpeace reports that some sex toys contain phthalates, which can damage your body, disrupt the body’s ability to regulate hormones and harm the kidneys and liver. Phthalates are chemical softeners used in polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, to increase flexibility. If you do want to explore toys, try using ones made of glass. Or, if you want to get even more risqué, explore fair trade, sustainable wood spanking paddles.
8. Lube it up naturally - Your more delicate areas are highly vascular, which means they contain blood vessels that connect directly to your bloodstream, and may need lubrication. Check the ingredients in the lubricants you use, and avoid any that contain petroleum or other chemicals. Use water based lubricants but make sure they are Paraben free.
9. Bask in a green afterglow
- Enjoy your snuggle in a green sleep sanctuary. Easy ways to create an eco-friendly bedroom include using environmentally friendly laundry detergents to wash bedding—in cold water—and, when the old one gives out, investing in a natural foam or rubber mattress. Bigger green steps to the land of nod include removing and not replacing worn-out wall-to-wall carpeting and buying furniture made only of eco-friendly materials.
1. Talk about going “green” together - When an opportunity to try something new as a couple comes “ up” , whether it’s choosing a massage oil or a new toy, go “au natural.” Greening your intimate life can strengthen your relationship by giving you a fun, healthy focus in the bedroom. Simply discussing greener possibilities can spark up your love life; actually trying them may fan the flames of desire. 
3. Frolic on organic bamboo sheets - Bedding can be a healthy as well as sensuous solution. Bamboo bedding is softer than cotton and drapes like silk. Bamboo wicks draw moisture away from your skin and come from a renewable resource that is rapidly replenished. Other eco-friendly linens include organic cotton and hemp silk. They’re typically grown without pesticides or other harsh chemicals, and bamboo is also naturally antibacterial. 
4. Massage with natural oils - Numerous shops offer natural, organic massage oils and lotions. Look for bath and body products without artificial colors, stabilizers or preservatives. Look for massage oil that is scented with a blend of reputed aphrodisiacs, including rose and jasmine. I can’t guarantee great sex, but if you’re naked rubbing oil on each other, you’re at least halfway there!
5. Bask in the light of beeswax, soy or vegetable candles - Make sure your lighting is both warm and clean. The soot from paraffin candles can cause respiratory damage, scented candles are loaded with chemicals, and the wick is likely made with lead. Natural waxes burn longer, cleaner and more evenly than paraffin, without putting oily soot into the air. Make sure you check the ingredients when choosing natural candles, some will still contain paraffin. 
7. Explore your racy side - Greenpeace reports that some sex toys contain phthalates, which can damage your body, disrupt the body’s ability to regulate hormones and harm the kidneys and liver. Phthalates are chemical softeners used in polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, to increase flexibility. If you do want to explore toys, try using ones made of glass. Or, if you want to get even more risqué, explore fair trade, sustainable wood spanking paddles. 
8. Lube it up naturally - Your more delicate areas are highly vascular, which means they contain blood vessels that connect directly to your bloodstream, and may need lubrication. Check the ingredients in the lubricants you use, and avoid any that contain petroleum or other chemicals. Use water based lubricants but make sure they are Paraben free. 
9. Bask in a green afterglow
- Enjoy your snuggle in a green sleep sanctuary. Easy ways to create an eco-friendly bedroom include using environmentally friendly laundry detergents to wash bedding—in cold water—and, when the old one gives out, investing in a natural foam or rubber mattress. Bigger green steps to the land of nod include removing and not replacing worn-out wall-to-wall carpeting and buying furniture made only of eco-friendly materials.