Hi, so we might have need of vegan condoms and/or dams that aren’t made from latex. Problem is we can find no vegan brands or versions that either use polyurethene or polyisoprene instead of latex anywhere online, or at least none that are explicitly listed as such.
Do y’all know of any? Thank you.
Edit: Seems like the best options so far are Pasante Unique or any of the Skyn brand condoms. Thanks to all who helped!
Durex has at least one polyisoprene line: https://www.durexusa.com/products/durex-real-feel-avanti-bare-polyisoprene-non-latex-condoms
This doesn’t say anything about being vegan specifically though? Can you confirm it is?
Polyisoprene is a synthetic material. While I can’t completely confirm that these are vegan, use of any animal products would not make much sense as that would introduce potential allergens.
Thank you. We will contact them to make sure but you are likely correct.
FC2 is nitrile if that works for you https://fc2condoms.com/
This doesn’t say anything about being vegan specifically though? Can you confirm it is?
Nitrile is a synthetic made from hydrocarbons. The lubricant is also synthetic and mentioned in the FAQ. If that’s not certain enough for you, I’m not a provider of vegan certification and you’ll have to make that call for yourself. Or contact the company that makes them.
Okay, usually the problem with condoms is they contain a milk protein called casein which makes them not vegan (and smell awful ioe).
Will do, thanks!
Can recommend Pasante Unique : they say it is made from synthetic resin AT-10 ( sounds like PU to me) lubed with petroleum USP
Edit : their FAQ says no animal derived ingredients. https://pasante.com/pages/faqs#faqs-1582633833499
Thank you very much!
No problem, just wanted to add that they are very thin , which is nice and not elastic at all which means fit can be an issue. Try before buying a big box.
Thanks for the advice!
Here is an article for this topic:
https://plantbasednews.org/culture/ethics/are-condoms-vegan/
None of those seem to indicate anything about latex free protection. In fact most clearly state they contain latex.