Do not use Olive oil as Lube. Here is why...

[someone_like_u]

Hey guys. Although I'm dickless, I've found the olive oil DHT lowering question quite interesting. Olive oil is said to increase testosterone in the body, and of that almost 10% is converted to DHT, yet olive oil is used by many as a home remedy/natural way of removing cholesterol/blocking DHT on the scalp to prevent hair loss. Anyway, interesting(will be reading up more on OO). While searching here at the gym, here's an older post by a somewhat younger Cusp

If you're using olive oil as a lube ( I prefer it with garlic, pasta and broccoli), there is very little if any penetration into the body.Below the skin is a very tough membrane called the basillar membrane which prevents material that comes into contact with the skin from being absorbed into the body.If you use it for a lube there will be no problem(unless you then put it on your salad!)

[vulcan]

What I want is an inert lubricant that does nothing at all other than lubricate.

I also have always put some kind of lotion or oil on my penis for day time avoidance of dryness - if I put nothing on it feels dry.

[vulcan]

^ re Cusp's comment. Some molecules must be able to pass via this barrier or there would not be any trans dermal drugs.

I guess it depends on the specific substance. It is only recently that I have started to really think about all this stuff.

[someone_like_u]

Vulcan, I'd suggest coconut oil then.

[CaptainJohnson]

I don't see the problem with olive oil at all. So it reduces DHT...in this case, that is a good thing!

By lowering DHT levels, you are actually promoting testosterone levels to stay higher, because they won't bond into DHT. Since testosterone is the hormone more commonly associated to penile growth during pregnancy and puberty, it might be considered a great benefit. In fact, higher level DHT during development is often correlated to the occurence of pseudohermaphroditism, the condition where someone develops secondary sex characteristics (like a penis that is stuck somewhere in development between a penis and a clitoris).

Either way, the extent of DHT inhibition in olive oil is basically negligible to begin with. We are talking about an oil extract from a plant with trace amounts of a chemical inhibitor, not a full-blown 5α-reductase inhibitor from the pharmacy. Not to mention, you are relying on absorption of this trace chemical through the skin... not exactly ideal.

[not2big]

Trans dermal drugs are a special class of drugs. I personally use DMSO to transfer detoxified iodine through the skin to potentionally prevent/reverse scar tissue from forming due to injecting my penis with Trimix.

However, you need to be careful because it will transport anything through the skin, including tissue damaging substances.

[vulcan]

Vulcan, I'd suggest coconut oil then.

I think I will try this

[someone_like_u]

I also have always put some kind of lotion or oil on my penis for day time avoidance of dryness - if I put nothing on it feels dry.

Hey Vulcan, was checking some of my pages I get lotion/soap recipes from and saw this. I have both items on hand and will (sometime this week) give this recipe a try. I think aloe mixed with the coconut oil is brilliant and you can add as much coconut oil as you wish to either get a spray type moisturizer or perhaps a lotion consistency. This might be something that could work for ya or others. It states head to toe, and well, your sidekick is located between the two

DIY: Nourish yourself from head to toe with aloe & coconut moisturizer

[gohard4maxgains]

Oh wow, this post is impeccably timed for me. I finished my bottle of baby oil and I was going to use olive oil in an hour. Considering I'm trying to reduce DHT; you have my thanks.