Melanie Cristol

Melanie Cristol is the Founder & CEO of Brazen Goods and the inventor of the company’s patented product Lorals. Lorals are ultra-thin elastomeric underwear that create a fluid-impermeable barrier during intimate activity. Designed in consultation with fashion industry experts to look like silky lingerie, Lorals have been featured in Cosmopolitan, Vogue Japan, and a photospread in Playboy’s print edition. Customers have purchased Lorals in more than 60 countries, and they use Lorals to have more oral sex on their periods, to avoid chafing of their partner’s facial hair, to enjoy rimming without worry, and to feel more comfortable with a partner getting up-close-and-personal. Prior to creating Lorals, Melanie graduated from Columbia Law School and then litigated healthcare, consumer-products, and civil-rights cases in California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.