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[Voiceover] Sexual chemistry.

Sure, it's what brings a couple together

in the first place, but the science

of bringing them together without friction

is today's tantalizing topic

as we explore what's inside Trojan Tingly Warmth lubricant.

First, let's get in the mood with a little caulking

since being handy around the house is always

a turn on, and also because the dimethicone

in the common sealant is kissing cousins

with a sexy family of silicone polymers.

Mmm, polymers.

For example, short molecular chain variance

of dimethicone can be found in breast implants,

while a rubbery long chain version

of the friction fighter comprises the silky skin

of sex dolls.

In Trojan lubricants, dimethicone gets busy

with dimlethiconol, an additive in lotions

and conditioners that leaves a satiny coating

on skin and hair, and both contain rheological properties,

meaning they love to go with the flow.

What really turns up the heat, though,

is vanillyl butyl ether, which gets nerve membranes

all hot and bothered by penetrating them

with calcium.

VBE also has a hexagonal head,

identical to capsaicin, the molecule

that gives hot peppers their punch,

allowing it to spice things up by pushing

your biological buttons without the sensation

becoming so intense you need a cold shower.

Instead, Trojan lubricants use menthol

to keep everything cool and tingly

by triggering TRPM8, an ion channel protein

that tells your nerves to chill out, literally.

Which is a much healthier dose of menthol

than smoking after sex.

So now you know what's inside,

and we hope it was as good for you

as it was for us.

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