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Review of Climatique Arousal Cream
(06/28/2005) by Kathleen VanKirk
It's funny. Every time I seem to turn around now there's a new clitoral cream on the market. I remember it being only a year ago when I had to search to find more then a couple of brands available. So although, this is the last article in the series, if anyone happens across other clitoral creams out there that you've tried personally, shoot me an e-mail (drkatvk@libida.com) and let me know what you think. Who knows? Perhaps it'll fuel additional comparisons in a future article.
Climatique claims to have been developed by female researchers as a sexual stimulant designed especially for women. Upon probing though, I couldn't find out who these researchers necessarily were. However, Climatique does have the distinction of being the only clitoral cream endorsed by the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (yours truly being an alum – but don't worry, I have my bias in check). The product is manufactured by Taylor Wright Pharmaceuticals. Taylor Wright also makes what they claim is the "natural" capsule form of Viagra for men and women.
Climatique is trying to differentiate it self from the rest of the pack in several ways. In addition to L-Arginine (an amino acid that is related to sexual responsiveness), the manufacturers have included Niacin. Niacin is a water-soluble vitamin that can contribute to increased sensitivity of the clitoris. They have also included menthol (like all of the other creams). However, they claim that they only include it for marketing purposes as consumers have grown to expect menthol in their clit creams. They say that so little is actually in the cream that they could technically only list it as a flavoring. This is quite a different angle as the previous theory as to why the manufacturers of these products was using menthol was to create a tingling sensation which women could "mistake" for arousal.
Climatique retails a 1 oz bottle for $21.95. The company believes that this is far more reasonable than Alura's $15 per 2-3 applications or HerTurn's $60 per bottle. It's in this way that he believes Climatique can build a stronger customer base and have less customer service issues.
My personal use of Climatique varied more widely. One of my major complaints with some of the other clit creams was that they were way too strong initially, causing more of a burning sensation rather than a tingling. However, the first few times I used Climatique, it was so mild that the results were barely noticeable. Additional uses did progressively give way to increased sensation. But women may need to be more patient with working up to their stimulation with this particular cream. Which I suppose is a trade off if you want to avoid the burning sensation.
Overall, the arousal cream and female sexuality market is proving to be big business. It seems that these creams in one form or another will become a staple of the market.
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