On: L. Condoms (YC S15) Provides Safe Sex, On-Demand

[frobozz]

By default, condoms are vegan-friendly, being made from trees. Non-vegan condoms are the special-needs version (i.e. for latex allergy sufferers), that are not as good.

[cshenoy → frobozz]

Some condoms contain casein, a by-product of milk which by definition makes it non-vegan friendly.

[frobozz → cshenoy]

This is a good point that I hadn't realised. It seems that both latex condoms and gloves can contain casein.

Apparently, this has messed up tests for latex allergy:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091674999...

[DanBC → frobozz]

Are you including the lubricants?

[tveita → frobozz]

The traditional, non-vegan alternative would be lamb's intestines.