Monday, December 12, 2011

Garden of Edo TOKO Lubricant

Second part to the Garden of Edo Collection from Shunga.  This review is for the TOKO Organica Lubricant.  If you want this particular lubricant it is offered on its own for $19.95 instead of having to buy the full collection.

Since this whole collection talks about being organic I did some research to see if the products they really used and show on the ingredients list is organic.  The Organica contains only five ingredients: water, glycerin, propanediol, hydroxyethyl cellulose, and Na4 EDTA.  I know water and glycerin.  Pretty straight forward.  Prpanediol controls the viscosity and hydroxyethyl cellulose is the thickening agent.  As for Na4 EDTA...still not 100% sure on what it really does because I'm not scientifically inclined enough to really understand what the internet says about it.  Something about being a binding agent at an atomic level.  All that I understand is that it's an organic compound.  If you know what it really does, please let me know.  Other than my own super fast search on what each ingredient is, I see no reason why they wouldn't categorize this as an organic lubricant.  Another thing to note is that it's paraben free and safe to use with latex.

It's a rather large bottle of lube and doesn't pass TSA requirements, but it's no big deal.  At 5.5 fluid ounces I feel like your getting your moneys worth.  The actual lubricant itself has a thin to medium trace.  When a few drops are placed on the back of your hand and you tilt it, the lube runs rather freely.  Not as runny as water since it does have a thickness to it even though it looks and moves just like water in the bottle.  You will also find that the lube will bead up on the skin when it's first put on.  Not so unusual I guess since the more it's worked into the skin the less it beads up.  It does feel very slick and silky and I like that it doesn't have a scent.  TOKO lasts a very long time, but you might find that you want to apply more as you go along.  No one's going to stop you.  The lube does feel sticky as it dries, but if you are still lounging around as it dries you might not even notice.  If you get up and start moving about, you will notice the sticky feel.  Simple as that.  Although, once it does dry your skin feels soft and moisturized.

The bottle is just like the Lotus Noir but better.  Flip top that does it's job by staying tight and the full top doesn't pop off nearly as easy.  You have to muscle it around to get it off.  So have no fear of leakage.   

I really do like this lubricant.  It ranks in my top 5 favorites.  It's compatible with all my sex toys and is latex friendly.  I find that it's not irritating to any of the skin on my body and doesn't make my body unhappy in anyway.  It feels like my natural lubricant and a little goes a long way.  As a woman, I'm pleased because I don't feel gross afterward and have the overwhelming need to shower.  I'm sure a man will like it because of the longevity and feel.

1 comment:

  1. Dear Valentine,

    I did a little research of my own about EDTA Na4 (Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid Tetrasodium). Some general information can be found on this link near the bottom. It expresses the most general uses of the chemical - http://fionacong.en.made-in-china.com/product/veCnbrtUqAYa/China-EDTA-Na4-Ethylene-Diamine-Tetraacetic-Acid-Tetrasodium-.html From what I have found, it is mainly used for what is called Chelation. As you mentioned, it deals with metallic atoms binding in particular ways. In more of an application sense, it is used for "chelation" or "The chelate effect describes the enhanced affinity of chelating ligands for a metal ion compared to the affinity of a collection of similar nonchelating (monodentate) ligands for the same metal (wikipedia)." Also mentioned on Wikipedia are common commercial uses of the chelate effect. One being nutritional value which failed at first in the fact that it ended up not being able to be synthesized within the body and also taking other minerals out of the body with it. Some medical applications are; irrigation during root canals because it softens the dentin allowing access to the entire canal length, binding with excess iron in the body to be expelled (such as nutrition statement above), but the onoly thing I could think of for the use of lubrication would be "The reduction of water hardness in laundry applications and the dissolution of scale in boilers both rely on EDTA and related complexants to bind Ca2+, Mg2+, as well as other metal ions. Once bound to EDTA, these metal centers tend not to form precipitates or to interfere with the action of the soaps and detergents. For similar reasons, cleaning solutions often contain EDTA" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylenediaminetetraacetic_acid). Hopefully this could offer some sort of explination of the likes of EDTA Na4.

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