What is Adenomyosis?
Adenomyosis is a common condition that many women develop over time. Like many conditions it occurs on a spectrum from mild and asymptomatic to troublesome and requiring treatment.Adenomyosis refers to...
FROM PUBERTY TO MENOPAUSE, OUR GUIDE FOR EVERY LIFE STAGE
Lube 101: The Basics
Curious about lube but not sure where to start? Here is the Ellechemy guide to help you understand the essentials of intimate lubricants, your new best friend in the bedroom Lube...
Top Tips from a Gynaecologist: Practising Self-Care During Menopause
Many aspects of self-care can be overlooked during menopause. Here are some recommendations for self-care flash-points women should pay more attention to. Self care is a broad term with aspects...
LOVERS becomes ELLECHEMY
Ellechemy is the rebirth of our intimate wellness brand (previously Lovers) Our mission: To create female focussed products that help women have better lives. Ellechemy [elle-chem-y] Pronoun: elle, she. Origin: Derived from...
Should I choose to have fragrance added to my prescription product?
Ellechemy offers the option of designing your prescription intimate moisturiser favourite formulation with or without fragrance. What fragrance do we use? You may choose to apply a natural geranium fragrance which...
MANAGING THRUSH AND CHOOSING THE RIGHT LUBE
Dr Raelia was recently invited as a guest expert on the Adore Beauty 'Beauty IQ' podcast to talk about Thrush. Vaginal thrush is a common imbalance of a woman’s natural...
What Makes Ellechemy's Formulae So Special?
Ellechemy's water based and elemental silicone formulae draw inspiration from high end luxury skin care and are made to your design from the highest quality sourced ingredients. Women are connoisseurs of...
What is Bacterial Vaginosis?
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is an infective disturbance of the vaginal microbiome. BV is caused by high levels of anaerobic bacteria in the vagina, such as Gardnerella vaginalis. The vaginal microbiota...
Equilibrium: How Our Thrush Preventing Formula Works
Ellechemy's Equilibrium formulation was designed to be a probiotic powerhouse, promoting vaginal bacterial harmony and working to ease symptoms of itch, burning, irritation and odour that can come on with recurrent...
Vulvas, Vaginas and the Golden Globes
The embroidery on Gillian Anderson's stunning Gabriela Hearst dress worn at the Golden Globes awards ceremony has brought up the age old question - vulvas vs vagina. We turned to...
Why are Ellechemy's prescription products compounded?
Compounding is a word for creating formulations in a bespoke manner. This method allows personalisation of medicated lubricant products to create unique solutions for individuals to optimise their Ellechemy experience to meet...
What happens to our hormones after we give birth?
When we give birth to a baby and deliver the baby’s placenta, hormones oestrogen and progesterone both rapidly drop and remain low. This change is responsible for many symptoms women...
What It Takes to Get Pregnant Naturally: Top Expert Tips
Many people are surprised to learn that the moment you are having sex with your partner is not the time you actually get pregnant. Conceiving naturally requires careful timing to...
The Ellechemy Glossary: Black Cohosh in lube: a modern application of an ancient herb
Black Cohosh, also called Cimicifuga racemosa or Actaea racemosa is a herb used in Native American traditional medicine to treat symptoms experienced by women in perimenopause and menopause. Black Cohosh is also variously known as black snakeroot, rattle weed,...
Managing Vulval Skin Health — Understanding and Supporting Lichen Sclerosus with Comfort and Confidence
Lichen schlerosis (or Lichen sclerosus) is an auto immune skin condition affecting the vulva, clitoris and anus in an upside down “keyhole” shape distribution.Lichen schlerosis can take time to diagnose for...