Ultra-thin condoms

Wanting more feeling with a condom on is about as universal as it gets, and ultra-thin is the most requested feature we track. It's also the one most tangled in myth, so let's clear the big one up first. Thinner is not weaker. Every condom sold in Australia, thin or standard, has to pass the same burst and strength tests, so choosing thin isn't trading away safety.

What does vary is how thin, and the number tells you more than the label. "Ultra-thin" isn't regulated, so brands apply it loosely. Popular latex ranges thin to around 0.045mm, and some polyurethane and specialist latex condoms go well below that. Latex free SKYN and the thinnest Japanese latex are the usual names when people chase maximum sensation.

The one honest caveat is feel rather than safety. Some people find very thin condoms a bit fiddly to put on, and that's a real preference, not a failing. If that's you, a mid weight condom that fits well will treat you better than a thinner one that doesn't, and there's no wrong answer here.

The race to the thinnest condoms is largely Japanese, and Sagami and Okamoto pioneered the sub 0.02mm walls that still hold the records.