What Are the Best Condoms on the Market?

Discover the best condoms on the market!When it comes to something as important as choosing a condom, the market offers so many options that it is perfectly normal to feel overwhelmed or unsure. But if you stop to think about it, it makes sense that the choice is so wide: we are talking about a product that covers things as important and varied as health, by protecting against sexually transmitted infections, its usefulness as a contraceptive method, and the possibilities it offers in terms of sensations and play during those important intimate moments. When choosing thebest condoms, a little help never goes amiss. And at Farmaciasdirect, we are here to give it.

Which are the best condoms?

Here is an overview of the best condoms you can currently find on the market:

Durex Invisible. This is the thinnest condom ever created by Durex, specially designed to maximise sensitivity during sex. And of course, without compromising on the highest level of safety and protection.
Durex Invisible Extra Lubricado. Durex's thinnest condoms now come in a new format with extra lubrication, improving sensations while helping to maximise sensitivity. You will barely feel you are wearing it!
Durex Real Feel. These condoms are made without latex, using a next-generation material to provide a unique skin-on-skin feel. Their exclusive design offers greater sensitivity and barely noticeable protection.

Using condoms correctly

Condoms are a contraceptive method that also protects against sexually transmitted infections, with strong support behind them: organisations such as the WHO, the NHS in the United Kingdom and Planned Parenthood in the United States support their use as a highly effective method.When used correctly, their effectiveness as a contraceptive isbetween 97% and 98%and their ability to reduce the risk of STI transmission lowers the risk of transmission bybetween 80% and 90%. However, the reality is that condoms are used by people, and people make mistakes. Sometimes, all too often. Correct condom use is not as widespread as it should be, and in real-life practice the condom's effectiveness is around85%. Putting it on incorrectly and having it slip off during ejaculation, it breaking during intercourse because it was damaged when taken out of the wrapper, not storing it properly, or other bad habits can lead to unpleasant surprises. These are somemeasuresyou should keep in mind when using condoms:

Do not keep them in very hot placessuch as your wallet or pockets for long periods.
Open the wrapper carefully. Avoid using your nails or making sudden movements with the wrapper that could damage the condom without you noticing. Never use scissors or anything sharp or pointed.
Check the expiry date. It may seem obvious, but condoms expire too, and using them afterwards is neither safe nor advisable.
Pay close attention when putting it on. There are plenty of tutorials online showing how to do it correctly step by step.
No genital contact before using it.Again, another measure that may seem obvious but is not always followed. There should be no contact between genitals without the condom on: it should always be used, whether ejaculation takes place or not.
Do not use lubricants that are not compatiblewith the condom. If you are unsure about this, always ask the specialist selling them, preferably at a pharmacy.

Types of condoms

There is a wide variety of condom types, and by the time you read this there may already be a new one available. These are the most common types:

Classic condomsare still the most popular, the standard or traditional kind. Transparent, latex and lubricated, they are between 54 and 56 mm in diameter and are usually the cheapest.
XL condomsare very similar to classic ones but larger. Their width is slightly greater, at 57 mm. The size difference is very small and the price is higher, so it is best to make sure you really need them before using them.
Ultra-thin or extra-thin condoms, with the many different ways they are described, are condoms that are 20% thinner than classic ones, so they offer greater sensitivity.
Extra-lubricated condomsare suitable for cases where that extra lubrication is needed, such as for first-timers, women in the post-partum period or menopause, or in the case of anal sex.
Delay condomscontain a mild anaesthetic called benzocaine, found in many common products, which slightly numbs sensation and in theory helps delay ejaculation.
Ribbed condoms, despite their distinctive appearance, have textured ridges designed to create more friction and enhance sensations for women.
Condoms with spermicideare not recommended because they can increase minor vaginal lesions and do not work as well against the transmission of diseases such as HIV.
Flavoured condomsoffer an extra experience for the more adventurous, with plenty of options when it comes to flavour.
Lastly, there arecondoms with a warming or cooling effect, which are also quite an experience. No one feels indifferent after trying them.