What is the "Dripstick", the sperm sponge that panics Tiktok across the Atlantic?

To get rid of the sperm and secretions present in the vagina more easily after intercourse, an American start-up created the ""Dripstick"": a small ultra-absorbing sponge ""of medical quality"".

Cares in the hair and the ignition of cigarette in the bed immediately after love, it is especially in the movies.In real life, in people with a vagina, the After Sex routine is much less glamorous.In general, we get clumsily from the bed, you stagge to the bathroom with your hands between the thighs and we are weakening (long) on the toilet to extract the mixture of sperm and vaginal secretions that flowof our genitals.What is bursting, what.

This ritual that we would do well, the American startup Frances Tang has given itself the mission of simplifying it.With her company Awkward Essentials, she created the ""Dripstick"", a little sponge ""of medical quality"" which is used to absorb sperm after sexual intercourse (yes, yes, you read that).

Available for sale since 2019, the product has experienced a revival of Tiktok very recently, thanks to a video of one of the employees of the start-up which collected more than 2 million likes, as indicated by ourcolleagues from US vice.

""Yeah, it's a cum sponge,"" sums up the young woman, waving the little white stick in front of her smartphone.""After making love, just insert it (in the vagina), to run it a little if you wish - it is you who see - then to remove it.""If all goes well, the sponge will have absorbed the entire sperm without dehydrate your vaginal channel.

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Inevitably, our first instinct is to suffocate a mocking little laugh in front of this new gadget supposed to ""change the life"" of people in Vulva.We instinctively think of the fiasco of Pinky Gloves, these gloves (roses!) Being to hide the used periodic protections of menstruated people so that they only shock these gentlemen when they open a trash (bouuuh blood is Saaale).The project, overseen by three men, had provoked the ire of very many Internet users who had taxed the misogynist and guilty initiative.Result: the start-up put the key under the door in record time, and that's good.

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But can we really put this smoky German invention on an equal footing and the Dripstick?Not really.First of all because the dripstick was designed by women for people with a vagina.But also because it is enough to go to the ""Reviews"" section of the Awkward Essentials website to see the hundreds of glowing user comments.

""This thing is miraculous"", even writes a surfer.""It's not only great for sex, but also for my pelvic rehabilitation which forces me to use lubricant every day.The sponge cleans everything, I no longer overturn lubricant all day.""

""It's super useful because it allows me to clean myself faster after love and not have to worry about having leaks during the night or the next day.My only wish would be for the sponge to be a little softer or lubricated. L'absorption est top, mais l'insertion peut parfois faire un petit peu mal"", pondère une autre utilisatrice.

Far from being essential - we recall that wiping with a clean towel or spinning in the shower does the trick - the Dripstick is above all a comfort solution for those wishing to get rid of the stored sperm more easilyIn the channel of their vagina (in some people, the seminal fluid can take a long time to flow completely).

Certain·e·s y verront donc une petite révolution de l'after sex, quand d'autres y verront un énième gadget superflux, conçu pour ""créer un besoin"".

Dripstick is not a way of contraception

Please note: if the small white stick seems effective in absorbing sperm, the latter obviously is not intended to replace a contraceptive pill or a condom.It is simply a comfort tool, as we mentioned a little higher.The Dripstick does not replace the small pee-ritual either that it is advisable to do after love to avoid urinary tract infections, and does not protect against sexually transmitted infections either.

As for its composition and health risks, our colleagues from Vice US asked a gynecologist the question. D'après lui, le Dripstick ne présenterait aucun danger, à condition qu'on ne l'utilise pas de manière excessive - auquel cas, il risquerait de retirer les ""bonnes"" bactéries présentes dans notre appareil génital.Better to go soft, so.

If the initiative seduces you despite everything, you can get a box of dripsticks samples for $ 4 (about 3 euros) on the company's website, or opt for boxes containing more sponges.Attention nevertheless at the shipping costs, which cost the modest sum of 19 euros.