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Can You Sell Sexual Wellness Without Sex?

The once-promising sector is now facing setbacks in the US. As mainstream retailers retreat and social media censorship restricts digital marketing, brands are rethinking their approach to retail partnerships and are finding creative ways to navigate the shift towards cultural conservatism.
Male Sexual Wellness
The sexual openness seen in the 2010s and early 2020s is now facing both a regulatory and cultural pushback. (Hello Cake)

Beauty’s attitude towards sexual wellness is turning from positive to prudish.

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Further Reading

How Sex Toys Broke Into Beauty Retail

A new wave of friendly, elevated and sex-positive brands peddling vibrators, lube and sex-centric supplements are attracting retailer and investor attention.

Are Condoms Ready for the DTC Treatment?

While legacy players such as Trojan and Durex have dominated the male sexual wellness category for decades, new age brands are banking on expanding notions of masculinity, product innovation and approachable storytelling to capture the male-identifying consumer.

About the author
Yola Mzizi
Yola Mzizi

Yola Mzizi is the Editorial Associate at The Business of Fashion (BoF). She is based in New York and provides operational support to the New York team and writes features for BoF and The Business of Beauty.

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