Gluten-Free Oral Pleasures

Oral sex is mouth to genital stimulation and is one of the most orgasm-reliable sex acts, whatever your gender. Oral sex (aka as cunnilingus/ 'going down' when performed on a vulva and fellatio/ 'blow job' when performed on a penis) involves using lips and tongue ( and possibly whole face!) to deliver licking, sucking, rubbing and kissing pleasure to your partner's clitoris and vulva or penis and balls.

Oral sex won't get anyone pregnant, but it's a transmission route for sexually transmitted infections, such as gonorrhoea, genital herpes syphilis and HPV.

Using a condom is the safest way for oral play: Use regular way on a penis and cut the condom open to make a flat barrier on a vulva.

No. Cold sores are a form of Herpes and can be transmitted to the genitals (causing genital herpes) through oral sex. Avoid giving oral sex if you have a cold sore and don't let anyone go down on you if they have a cold sore.

Herpes transmission from genitals to mouth is actually uncommon, - it's a myth that people with gential herpes can't recieve oral sex. Using condoms as a barrier is always the safest option to enjoy oral sex!

Giving great blow jobs doesn’t require too much prep: A little know-how on anatomy and genuine enthusiasm goes a long way! Read more about How to Give Great Blow Jobs

Our Top 3 Tips:
- Using a Blindfold enhances sensations. Your partner will feel every lick, suck and kiss much more intensely.
- Flavoured Lube makes a treat taste even better! Choose a flavour that makes your saliva glands water, and drizzle a generous amount over the tip and shaft.
- Many penis-owners complain that their partners forget their testicles. Gentle kissing or light tugging usually goes down well.

Make sure you are both in a comfortable position. Place a small pillow under their hips for better access. Limber up your lips and tongue :)

It can take vulva-owning folks 20-45 minutes (or longer) to orgasm, so you will be busy for a while. You might not have the stamina to keep licking for up to an hour, and that’s ok. Take a break. Drink some water. Tease in other ways, then go back to licking and kissing.

Here are some good moves: Long, soft licks up and down | Clockwise circles around vulva and clit | Counter-clockwise circles | Licking side to side | Pulsating in one spot | Moaning and breathing against the vulva for vibrating sensations | Experimenting with rhythms, pressure and motions | If your partner enjoys it, try gentle suction on the clit (this isn’t for everyone) | Don’t go harder or faster unless they beg you to | Pay close attention to their body language and offer lots of their favourite moves