I know this isn't supposed to be a thread about personal favourite lube choices, because everyone's different, but I do have to say that KY jelly is fantastic. I think it's because it's primarily a medical product, created to imitate natural wetness - not a product designed to look like male cum or be strawberry favoured etc. Even though it's not that "sexy" a product clients always ask to keep mine / buy it off me as it does feel very natural and is PH balanced. For those of us that remember KY as being in those awful medical looking toothpaste type tubes  it isn't any more,it's in a small white plastic tube and looks fine.

The skyn lubricated are great and don't go dry.
Never use any oil as it will make the condom useless - especially baby oil or coconut or the like.
Ann summers has lube that is compatible with Condoms but can cause vaginal problems - extra sensitivity/thrush etc
Like everything -  tried and tested and works is the best.
Don't believe everything a GP says - they are not always an expert in every field, especially when it comes to sex work. natural lubrication is unreliable - just as some of the guys we meet!!

Skyns are non latex so you can use coconut oil , it's the latex ones tha can't tolerate it.

However! Silicone lube is bad for silicone toys.

Like dissolves like.

Oil (baby, coconut, jojoba, motor, whatever) dissolves latex and some plastics (which originate in petroleum).

Silicone will dissolve silicone, but not latex or petrochemical materials. Silicone lube isn't actually oil.

Waterbased lube is safe for everything, although as stated elsewhere in the thread, it has other drawbacks.

If you're not irritated by water based lube, stick with that to remove any doubts about safety. If you're not irritated by silicone (as I am), then you can use it on skin or latex. But keep it away from your squishy toys, as they're made from silicone. If you love silicone lube and have a favourite silicone toy you like to use, you can protect it with a latex condom.

Sorbitol & Glycerin seem to be the main irritants for me in the lubricants I can't use.

I know this isn't supposed to be a thread about personal favourite lube choices, because everyone's different, but I do have to say that KY jelly is fantastic. I think it's because it's primarily a medical product, created to imitate natural wetness - not a product designed to look like male cum or be strawberry favoured etc. Even though it's not that "sexy" a product clients always ask to keep mine / buy it off me as it does feel very natural and is PH balanced. For those of us that remember KY as being in those awful medical looking toothpaste type tubes  it isn't any more,it's in a small white plastic tube and looks fine.

Thanks for this Hadley.

 I popped back to this thread as I'm currently suffering cystitis, most likely caused by being quite busy ( yay  ) and using lube more frequently..and maybe using a syringe to get it deep hasn't helped either..

I use liquid silk lube usually and it hasn't given me problems previously.
 But then, I didn't use it all the time previously ( it's an age thing  )

I will grab some KY at the earliest..*Skulks off to fix next dose of 'cystitis relief, Cranberry flavour'*..xx

I found a lot of reports/articles online agreeing some lubes can be very bad for you and can damage the vagina tissues and increased risks of getting BV and increased risks of catching STD's apparantely which i never even realised that considering so many sell lubes you assume they are very safe.

Also is states if you're lube does irritate or itch a bit a slight burn etc then not to use again as it does not agree with you and should not be used.

I also read you can use natural aloe as a lube as long as it is 100% pure no extra ingredients and it is much safer apparently.