When I learned that my partner wanted to try analingus I was leery at first, but then I remembered my sex ed teacher from high school mentioning dental dams and I ran out to buy some! I ended up getting the strawberry and vanilla dental dams of this brand.

The strawberry smells a bit like strawberry pez candy and the vanilla, while a quite a bit milder in scent smells vaguely of cake. They both, however, taste very strongly of latex. More specifically they taste like a balloon.

Still, if you can get past the taste (I certainly did. It's not too offensive, after all. Not to mention it's better than the alternative in my mind) you can have a great time with these one-time-use 8x6 latex squares. I found the dam generally rather easy to hold in place and is rather large and mildly stretchy so it should fit everyone's anatomy. My partner and I used it in conjunction with a little smattering of water-based lube and, to be perfectly honest, when you're having acts performed on you, you really can't tell that the dam is even there. In fact, I was surprised to find that I enjoyed having analingus performed on me. As for performing the acts, I find that a little balloon-y taste is definitely a sacrifice worthy of the safety that you gain.

I know that in other reviews the scent of the dam (I believe it was the grape version) came off on another user's fingers but I found that this was not the case with my experience and I performed with the stronger smelling strawberry dam. I don't recall my partner having issues with the vanilla dam, either--which isn't surprising as it has an even milder scent.

When using the Latex Dental Dam it's important to remember that, like a condom, the dental dams are a one-time-use toy and you don't want to wash and reuse it, nor do you want to use the same damn for anal and vaginal if you have a female partner. The dam, when used properly, can protect you from disease and, in the case of analingus, potentially hazardous, naturally-occurring bacteria. I feel that it's entirely worth the $1-3 dollar investment depending upon where you get your dental dams (Unfortunately, EdenFantasys only carries the Mint dam and as my partner loathes mint, I had to go elsewhere to obtain my dams though they were of the same brand).

Another thing to keep in mind is that the Latex Dental Dam is latex so if you or your partner have a latex allergy you will NOT want to use these. However, there are non-latex dental dams available elsewhere and, fingers-crossed, maybe EF will start carrying some hypo-allergenic dams soon.

All in all, I think this the dental dam is a useful sexual tool that keeps one safe while still not blocking any sensation. I would definitely purchase dental dams again and would encourage anybody to use them.

P.S. The dams come in a cute little ziploc bag that my partner and I found was convenient and clean in terms of disposing of old dams before they were tossed in the trash!

I still haven't found another brand of dental dams but it doesn't really matter, I'd buy these again in a heartbeat even if they do taste vaguely of balloons. When it comes down to it you just can't argue with safe, nice-smelling sex.