Allergic to latex?

Last reviewed: February 2010
LifeStyles SKYN
 
Trojan Supra
 

If you're one of the millions of people who are allergic to latex, you now have better condom options than natural lambskin, which prevents pregnancy but not STDs. Several companies make condoms out of non-latex synthetic materials. We looked at two of them—LifeStyles SKYN, made of polyisoprene, and Trojan Supra, made of polyurethane. Since there are no industry standards for testing them, we can't say how they compare with latex in terms of strength and reliability. but we found them to be free of holes and package defects. The LifeStyles SKYN condoms cost $1.07 apiece; the Trojan Supra, $1.64.

Posted: February 2010 — Consumer Reports ShopSmart Magazine issue: December 2009