SALES of condoms, lube and intimate hair removers rocketed as Brits celebrated shafting Covid — by romping with each other.
After sex dried up during lockdown, they made up for lost time when restrictions were eased.
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Durex condoms, KY lubricants and Veet hair removal products saw sales shoot up by nearly a fifth towards the end of last year, according to hygiene giant Reckitt.
Sales of its sex products also rose impressively in China, the US and India.
Sexpert Lacey Haynes said: “Now that we’re on top of Covid, people can finally get out there and get on top of each other again.
It’s no wonder Reckitt has experienced a rise in sales of all their intimate products.
It’s an exciting time where people feel lit up again and ready to hook up.
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“Lockdown was a time where sex in long-term relationships took a nosedive and where hooking up was off the cards. People are now experiencing a freedom they’ve been craving for two years.”
The end of lockdown also had an effect on the non-sexy products made by the firm, based in Slough, Berkshire.
An increase in germ mingling triggered a rise in cold and flu treatments such as Strepsils and Lemsip.
But Dettol suffered a sales slide compared with 2020, when more Brits than ever were deep-cleaning their homes amid the pandemic.
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