The Truth? Most "thin" condoms aren't actually that much thinner
Lot's of people try out "thin" or "ultra-thin" condoms because they want to feel more sensation when using condoms. Many people pay significantly more money for such condoms.
But little hard proof exists to support the belief that thin condoms enhance sexual pleasure for men or women. This might seem counter-intuitive until you discover that:
1. The difference in latex thickness, between regular condoms and thin condoms, is measured in microns. To help imagine this, the difference in latex thickness between a regular condom and a "thin" condom is approximately 1/5th the thickness of a human hair. It's a very small difference indeed.
2. So small a difference in fact, that most manufacturers struggle to maintain it during the manufacture of their thin condoms. Consequently, a tolerance level is introduced, typically around 15%.
3. Other manufacturers only make the tip of the thin condom thinner, rather than the whole thing.
4. Some manufacturers add chemicals to the latex mix of their thin condoms, to make the latex appear more transparent. This is often associated by consumers with "being thinner".
Not surprisingly it’s a controversial topic – not least because marketing condoms as ‘thin’ happens to be a really effective way of selling them. Some manufacturers even argue between themselves whether or not a particular type of condom can be called a thin condom.
But, quite literally, arguing about a condom's thickness is splitting hairs. ALL condoms are very very thin in the first place.
So, why market condoms as Thin or Ultrathin when there's very little difference between those and regular condoms?
But little hard proof exists to support the belief that thin condoms enhance sexual pleasure for men or women. This might seem counter-intuitive until you discover that:
1. The difference in latex thickness, between regular condoms and thin condoms, is measured in microns. To help imagine this, the difference in latex thickness between a regular condom and a "thin" condom is approximately 1/5th the thickness of a human hair. It's a very small difference indeed.
2. So small a difference in fact, that most manufacturers struggle to maintain it during the manufacture of their thin condoms. Consequently, a tolerance level is introduced, typically around 15%.
3. Other manufacturers only make the tip of the thin condom thinner, rather than the whole thing.
4. Some manufacturers add chemicals to the latex mix of their thin condoms, to make the latex appear more transparent. This is often associated by consumers with "being thinner".
Not surprisingly it’s a controversial topic – not least because marketing condoms as ‘thin’ happens to be a really effective way of selling them. Some manufacturers even argue between themselves whether or not a particular type of condom can be called a thin condom.
But, quite literally, arguing about a condom's thickness is splitting hairs. ALL condoms are very very thin in the first place.
So, why market condoms as Thin or Ultrathin when there's very little difference between those and regular condoms?