Sexuality Happens

I love lube. We know this from the many things I’ve written about it.  It’s brilliant. In my world, you can’t ever really have too much – worse comes to worse, it dries out a little, or you wash a bit off, wipe it off, etc, and go right back into the rocking sex.

However, it is very easy to have not enough lube. And that is never ever good. In fact, usually, it’s bad. I mean, lube can add pizzaz to masturbation, to playing with a partner, to penises/cocks/dildos/vibes/fisting/etc. It’s adds a little more slippery, a little more fun, and a little less ouch and sore.

My problem? Finding the RIGHT lube. I mean, there are silicone lubes, water based lubes, flavored lubes, jack off (oil based lubes), etc. Some are good, some are great, and some are just…well, a wash out.  More over, a lot of sex bloggers/reviewers have their own personal lube preferences, so they wind up not reviewing other lubes, which then makes it even harder to look around online and find good reviews of lubes.

A few months back, I reviewed Eros Bodyglide, a silicone based lube that happens to be one of my absolute favorites…for non-toy play.  Why? Because silicone lube + silicone toys = epic fail. Not so much.  Luckily, both for me and my toys, Pjur (the German company who makes Bodyglide) also makes Aqua, a similar formula to Eros Bodyglide, but in a water-based form.

VibeReview sent me this one to check out, and it’s amazing.  I mean, it doesn’t have quite the lasting power of a silicone lube…but then again, show me a water based that does.  And of course, whenever a water based lube does start to dry up, just add more water; I got Q a shark shaped water gun (mine looks like a cuddle fish) and those are great for adding water (and amusement) into sex play. Also, sprinking water, spitting, pissing, or pouring a glass on your partner are other great ways to really re-vitalize the water based lube.

Now, Aqua, like Bodyglide, is a thinner lube, which I like for the most part. For some fisting and anal play, you might want to look into a thicker lube, but this works very well for me. It feels good, not too greasy, takes a good deal of time to dry out, and doesn’t get goopy. It lasts a long time, and I really like it. My one beef with it (and Q has the same one), is that the screw on cap makes it more difficult to open and close during sex (and has involved using teeth to open it because hands are already lube-y, and has also spilled on my bed, because we couldn’t close it).  However, compared with the pump bottle caps, it is better for travel, so I guess it’s a trade off.  As far as water based lubes go, I give this a 5 star rating (out of five).

As a huge fan of Aqua, I suggest you get your own here.

Then, there are, as always, the flavored lubes. This is always tricky, because some have an evil glycerin after taste, others just taste too sweet or icky, and some actually are flavored with sugar. Because yes, let’s put sugar in my cunt. Good plan.  I mean, are they in cahoots with Monastat for yeast infection cream sales?

Now, a few years ago, I discovered a brand…a brand known as Sex Tarts, at my local sex toy store. And by a few years ago, I mean circa 2003.  I bought the strawberry flavored one, after doing extensive taste tests, mostly because it tasted almost exactly like a jolly rancher. At the time, I didn’t know about ingredients and glycerin and all that, so I just went with it.  I’ve used it on bio cocks, silicone cocks, and cunts alike…and it still tasted delicious.

Some women have VERY bad reactions to glycerin – yeast infections and so on. These are not good. I’ve been lucky in that the only yeast infections I’ve gotten have been in response to partners who smoke (I’ve also gotten bacterial vaginosis from that), and from an all natural lube that used vegetable glycerin.  Ergo, I CAN use this lube, while not in large quantities. It doesn’t directly use sugar to sweeten it (rather, aspartame, so if you have allergic reactions to that, as does my sister, stay away from being on either side of this).

As I wanted to mix up my sex toy reviews with some lube, I asked to try a flavor of this I haven’t seen before; SexTarts green apple fizz.

Delicious. Again, I love this lube because it actually tastes like Jolly Ranchers and is delicious. Like yum. It doesn’t have the odd aftertaste I find so often in flavored lubes, it does taste yummy, it doesn’t give me (or Q) yeast infections.  It’s great for use on dental dams/saran wrap (far more exciting than licking latex, or well, saran wrap), and lately, I’ve been tasting a bit bitter due to the plethora of drugs I’ve been on to try and kick this tonsilitis.  Ergo, this has been in use more than usual (both of us love the taste of natural cunt) as a nice cover up for some of the bitterness. Now, in general, if your taste changes (either you like to check it out, or your partner/s notices something), you should go to the clinic/doctor and get checked fro yeast/BV/STIs. I just happen to know it’s from the drugs…because I asked my doctor.

Anyways, as far as flavored lubes go, it’s not bad. I really want to try the O’My Flavored ones (glycerin free!), and have to yet to do so, which means I can’t compare.  I wouldn’t use this for a lot of fucking or fisting etc, given the glycerin content…but if you’re looking for a good flavored lube, check out Sex Tarts (in a variety of flavors). I can personally vouch for the strawberry and green apple. (oh yes- PS – it’s really cheap!)

So that’s my current place in the epic saga of looking for lubes…tune in again next time!

-Essin’ Em