Certain prescriptions, including antidepressants and hormonal contraceptives, can reduce sexual desire or cause discomfort.If you think your meds might be a culprit, don’t hesitate to chat with our pharmacists for support and advice.

Stress and anxiety can be major mood dampeners, and they often spill over into your love life. Taking care of your mental health is just as important as physical health when it comes to feeling desire​.

Our hormones can be quite the rollercoaster, especially during times like menopause, pregnancy, or even your monthly cycle. Fluctuations in oestrogen and testosterone can really affect your desire and enjoyment.

Synthetic vitamins and minerals are made artificially from chemicals within a laboratory or factory, using solvent extraction. These solvents may include petrochemicals such as toluene or acetone which canbe left behind in the final product in concentrations of up to 2%, creating toxins in your body.

Natural vitamins and botanic ingredients are sourced from whole foods such as algae, fruit or vegetables. They are dried, concentrated and their nutrients are extracted (generally with water or grain alcohol) to form a nutritional supplement. In this way, the beneficial compounds remain in their natural form, just as you would find them in your food but at much higher concentrations. 

Targeted studies have shown that naturally sourced minerals have a higher bioavailability than synthetic alternatives because they are absorbed more efficiently. They also have fewer side effects than synthetic supplements.

The Naked Pharmacy always includes organic prebiotics within all its vitamin and mineral formulations, to ensure they are absorbed by the gut.

This matters because many women experience increased sensitivity to foods, cosmetics and ingredients during the stages of perimenopause and menopause - things that we happily ate or applied to our skin, suddenly cause reactions or embarrassing consequences.