Silicone based lubricants last longer than water based lubes as they do not dry up as fast. However, silicone lubricants may not work well with sex toys–especially silicone toys. You may use silicone based lube for the best skin-on-skin experience, but switch to water based lube when sex toys are involved.

Solid silicone is a polymer that can react with its liquid form, and cause a breakdown of the silicone structure. When this happens, the silicone starts to degrade and become sticky like it’s melting. If a toy is exposed to liquid silicone for long enough, it can even degrade and cause your toy to fall apart entirely. We always recommend a waterbased lube to go with silicone toys.

Depending on the formula, hybrid lubricant should be fine to use on silicone toys as long as the formula is mostly waterbased. It’s always best to avoid silicone formulas with silicone toys.

Yes! Flavored lubes are made with food-grade, body-safe ingredients. While we don’t recommend squirting it on your ice cream, we do encourage you to lick it off your partner!

Almost all lubricants are soap and water soluble. We recommend avoiding using massage oils on your best sheets or with condoms, as oil-based products may stain or compromise the quality of latex. Any oil-based lubricant or massage oil can potentially stain material, so make sure to use sheets or towels that you don’t mind getting messy.

A bit of friction is stimulating, a lot can be uncomfortable. Using lubricant is all about finding that perfect balance, but effectiveness and preference can vary widely by brand. Start with a single pump of your preferred lubricant, and gauge how you feel. Add another pump if you feel like you want less friction. Once you reach a level of friction that is comfortable, you’ll know how many pumps you need for your personal needs!

We recommend using your lube within a year of opening the bottle. The quality of the ingredients may degrade after a prolonged period of time, so it’s always good to have a fresh bottle on hand. Do not use any lubes or massage oil that have changed color or have been left in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time.

While it may not be necessary to use lubricant depending on your body, age, or hormonal stage, incorporating lubricant into your sex life or using it with sex toys can have benefits. If you have issues with vaginal dryness, lubricant can help keep things moist and slippery when you need it. We also highly recommend using lube during anal play, whether it’s anal sex or using anal toys, as the anus is not a self-lubricating orifice.