Talk:K-Y Jelly

Similar Effect to Nitrous Oxide?!
This sounds like an urban legend. Are there any reliable sources to back this up? 172.147.204.45 02:10, 8 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I think it should be removed. I can find nothing about "pasting" on the net, and there is no reference to it on wikipedia.  PrometheusX303 02:17, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm going to delete it. I just checked the Carboxymethyl cellulose article.  It mentions that it is used in foods. PrometheusX303 02:20, 8 May 2006 (UTC)


 * That's a shame, I was going to buy a crate of K-Y and get high. Not really, Whippets are probably less messy ;) 172.164.89.146 01:37, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Amish school shootings \KY
I don't think we should include the reference to the Amish school shootings. Is that fact really nessecary? A lot of other crimes probably involved K-Y. We don't add every gun shooting to the firearms pages.


 * I agree. There was no call for the addition.  Prome  theus  -X303-  22:13, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

"since 1980"
One line in the article claims that the product has only available over-the-counter since 1980. Perhaps that date was related to a marketing change, but I believe that it's simply apocryphal. The stuff was readily available in drug stores at least as far back as the 1970s (perhaps the situation varied by country). The informal reference used also gets the introduction date wrong by decades. Any objections to a removal of that line until a solid reference either way appears? --71.126.49.221 02:41, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Removed, a subsequent edit even added a specific country, still without a decent reference. The text read as follows:
 * The product has been available over the counter in the United States since 1980.

--72.70.13.8 04:42, 19 May 2007 (UTC)


 * This still needs fixing. I first engaged in sexual activities in 1965, and K-Y was then commonly available over-the-counter. There was never any logical need for it to be a prescription or physician's-only product, as it is benign, and has many practical uses, such as hemorrhoid lubrication. My guess is that it became commonly available after WWII. Someone should contact Johnson & Johnson and find out. WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 16:24, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Slime Effects
I'm not sure about The Thing or Ghostbusters, but the creation of Alien slime and Predator blood is usually mentioned in DVD bonus features and commentaries, if anybody wants to check them- particularly Alien Versus Predator. --68.111.245.180 (talk) 20:54, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Reformulation
Until recently (I can't say when, exactly), the ingredients of KY (in the UK, if that makes any difference) were listed as water, glycerin, hydroxyethylcellulose, gluconolactone, chlorhexidine digluconate, methylparaben and sodium hydroxide. They're now listed as water, glycerin, sorbitol, acrylates/C10-30 alkyl alcohol crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben and sodium hydroxide. 78.148.236.39 (talk) 10:50, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Health Concerns
Does anybody mind if I add a section related to this Ecologist article article? It outlines a few of the potentially harmful ingredients included in KY. Staceysmith08 (talk) 16:24, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Huh? Propylene glycol antifreeze
Mentioning that propylene glycol can be used in non-toxic antifreeze seems off topic. I'll leave it up to others to edit but I don't see that it adds anything to this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.193.23.166 (talk) 07:12, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

I agree. I've linked propylene glycol to the article which adequately discusses its non toxicity. Blue Leopard (talk) 19:41, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Respectfully disagree...
...but the article mentions a little more than just propylene glycol. Do you not think it worthwhile to mention that a product that couples may use while trying to conceive can negatively affect sperm mobility? Where does it even mention antifreeze? In fact, look at the question at the top of this page. I'd prefer some more constructive feedback on this please.

Bubbles?
K-Y Jelly is kind of popular with soap bubble people, maybe adding a reference to that can improve the article ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.153.116.205 (talk) 04:31, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Soap bubble people? What on EARTH are soap bubble people?
 * Cuddy2977 (talk) 21:56, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

Origin of the name
The article about "okay" mentions that around the time K-Y Jelly was created there was an ongoing newspaper fad about using wrong spelling. It also says that K-Y was used as an abbreviation for "know yuse". This might be added in order to achieve consistency among articles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.182.251.136 (talk) 21:03, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * The fad mentioned in the okay article started in the late 1830's ... more than 60 years prior to the introduction of K-Y jelly. A coincidental use of the same abbreviations for a different purpose is not notable for mention here.  The mention in that article clearly has no connection to K-Y here - or if there is a connection, it's not mentioned at that article.  If you have a reliable source that establishes the connection, please list it. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:14, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Discontinuation of sterile version
I just bought a tube of sterile K-Y today (Feb 26 2011) so apart from needing a citation, it seems to be utterly false.

Types
 Recently K-Y Liquid, a warming lubricant, K-Y Warming, K-Y Intense (for women),[5] and a dual-application liquid lubricant, K-Y Yours and Mine were introduced.

This needs to be re-punctuated or re-written to clarify meaning. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.177.38.253 (talk) 18:02, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Also unclear
Is PEG in all types of the product, or only one specific? Another area that needs clarification.Also, it is not defined or referenced.

What is K-Y NG? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.177.38.253 (talk) 18:10, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Unreliable sources tag
Added the Unreliable sources tag to this article as the section regarding the use of KY Jelly in motion pictures are  DVD Documentaries.

Poor inclusion
This article seems to be very poorly written. Why is there no mention of it mainly being used as a sexual lubricant in the lead of the article? That is what 99% of people use it for these days. And why is this not mentioned in the "uses" section either? That is what it is used for. All that is written there is a bunch of fluff about it being used in movies. I will be adding these uses to the article myself. Zdawg1029 (talk) 03:09, 5 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Oh, YOU did that. Yes, you certainly did add it.  And add it.  You seem kind of obsessed with the idea.  Would you please provide a reference for your 99% statement?  Thank you.  Uporządnicki (talk) 20:10, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Actually?  Mostly of us are possible concentrating on the movie uses … in order to keep a straight face … :D Cuddy2977 (talk) 21:58, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
 * That this relatively obvious use of this product was not mentioned may have to do with it having been introduced as a surgical lubricant. Aside from this, I do not think that individual and available commercial products such as this one require an article without there being a strong reason, as it would otherwise resemble an advertisement. It actually somewhat resembles a product page by a manufacturer, albeit with a list of ingredients in a more elaborated written form. A section about lubricants used for sexual intercourse could be added to the existing article about lubricants or a new article about lubricants used for sexual intercourse could be created if necessary and if there is no instrumentalisation by the pornography industry. lmaxmai (talk) 19:45, 14 July 2018 (UTC)