Sex Word Of The Week

Sep 27, 2020 1 min read


If your libidinous mind can imagine it, there’s probably already a term for it


Benzocaine (n) a mild topical anesthetic increasingly used to combat penile overstimulation and delay ejaculation

Eric felt himself getting closer with each thrust and, hoping to prolong the fun, did a quick rubdown with a benzocaine wipe.



If you’re a penis-haver, you’ve probably dealt with not lasting as long as you would like. Although it can be distressing to talk about openly, premature ejaculation is more common than people realize: According to the Mayo Clinic, as many as one out of three men have faced this problem. Various methods have been devised to delay climax, including the squeezing technique and starting and stopping—both forms of edging, which we’ve talked about before.

Now there’s an increasingly popular way to control ejaculation with the use of numbing agents. Benzocaine has traditionally been used as a topical pain reliever to alleviate toothaches, soothe sore throats and treat earaches. It works by temporarily blocking nerve endings at the surface of the skin, meaning it’s less likely to respond to outside stimuli. Eventually, a genius in a lab coat realized the application this could have for delaying ejaculation. A pivotal 2017 study in The Journal of Urology showed that wipes treated with benzocaine helped manage premature ejaculation when compared to a placebo. The wipes were shown to temper sensation and sustain pleasure, meaning folks could get more mileage out of their bedroom romps. If arriving to the party too early (cough cough) is a barrier to you or your partners, employing benzocaine wipes can ensure you arrive fashionably late.