Category > Gender & Sexuality, Looking after yourself, Sex
LUBRICANT
Although vaginas, when aroused, create their own lubricant this can be a lot or very little depending on the person, so some vaginas might not get quite wet enough to make penetrative sex comfortable or pleasurable which is where lube can support.
Always pay attention to you and your partners’ body and check if you both really feel like having penetrative sex. Don’t force yourself to have entry sex by using lubricant or try to ‘make’ your partner get wet enough for sex!
NOTE: It’s important what lubricant you use. Lubricants come in four types: water based, silicon based, hybrid based, and oil based. Water, silicon and hybrid are ok to use with condoms, as they don’t damage the latex, but oil-based lubes should not be used with condoms as they can cause damage to the latex condom.
Not to use with a condom:
- Baby oil
- Body lotion, hand creme or sun creme
- Petroleum jelly (Vaseline)
- Coco butter or Coconut oil
- Hand sanitizer
- Olive oil or massaging oil
- Other oil-based products
