7.0Good
Lubricant · Water-based
JOYDIVISION AQUAglide Neutral 200 ml
Good-value water-based lubricant with two ingredient lists in circulation
Category
Lubricants: best picks, ingredients and how the ratings work
No lubricants have been reviewed yet. Here’s what applies in the category — the difference between water-based and silicone-based, what’s worth reading in the ingredient list, and what a rating on the 0–10 scale is based on.
Top pick in the lube category
A desk review ranks its entire field based on five shared criteria.
All reviewed lube
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7.0Good
Lubricant · Water-based
Pjur Aqua 100 ml
Well-documented water-based lubricant, but pH is missing
from £7.79
6.9Fair
Lubricant · Water-based
EasyGlide Waterbased 150 ml
In the Swedish comparison, cheapest per milliliter, but no CE marking
6.7Fair
Lubricant · Hybrid
Just Glide Performance 200 ml
Inexpensive hybrid lubricant with full INCI but without CE marking
6.6Fair
Lubricant · Silicone-based
Eros Classic Silicone Bodyglide 100 ml
Two ingredients, no water phase—but not for silicone toys
6.4Fair
6.4Fair
6.4Fair
Lubricant · Water-based
Swede Original Woman Sensitive 120 ml
Glycerin-free with pH 4,5 printed on the bottle—but expensive per milliliter
from £12.99
6.3Fair
Lubricant · Hybrid
Bodywise Liquid Silk 250 ml
Creamy hybrid with full declaration — but parabens and high osmolality
from £13
6.3Fair
Lubricant · Silicone-based anal lubricant
Pjur Back Door Relaxing Anal Glide 100 ml
Short declaration, over 98 % silicone
from £19.99
5.9Weak
5.4Weak
Lubricant · Water-based
Fleshlight Fleshlube Water 100 ml
Fleshlight’s own lubricant, but four different recipes in circulation
from 11,95 €
How lubricants are evaluated
The rating is a weighted average of five criteria with the same weight, on a 0–10 scale with one decimal. Below 6.0, no product is recommended, regardless of price. The criteria are adapted to the category: a lubricant is not assessed for noise level and battery life, but for the ingredients, how long it stays smooth, how easily it washes off, which materials it works with, and what it costs per milliliter. Ratings can therefore be compared between two lubricants, but never against a product in another category.
Each bottle is assessed using the same basis: the manufacturer’s published specifications and product manual, comparison against direct competitors in the same price range, and the current price at all shops that sell the item. No manufacturer is allowed to read the text in advance, and no shop can pay for placement. Where the manufacturer does not publish a value, it explicitly states instead of an estimate. The full basis is in that’s how I make the assessment.
Ingredients and compatibility
A water-based lubricant works with all materials, washes off with water, and is what’s used in all the reviews on the site. Silicone-based stays smooth longer, but it can attack the surface of silicone products and should not be combined with them. Oil-based products break down latex and don’t go with condoms. Read the ingredient list: glycerin, fragrance, and colorants are the most common causes of irritation, and products that only state “natural ingredients” without a list are not included in the test, because the claim can’t be verified.
Frequently asked questions about lubricants
Why are there no reviews in this category yet?
Every review requires the manufacturer’s specifications, manuals and price data from the shops to be compiled and sourced, so the categories are built out one at a time. Vibrators is the category that has come furthest; the others are being filled in continuously.
Which lubricant works with silicone sex toys?
Water-based. Silicone-based lubricant can attack the surface of a silicone product over time, and that’s why the site bases all its reviews on water-based lubricants.
Can lubricant be used together with a condom?
Water-based and silicone-based lubricants work with latex condoms. Oil-based products, including massage oils and petroleum jelly, break down latex and should not be combined with condoms.
How are the ratings set on the 0–10 scale?
Five criteria with the same weight produce a score with one decimal. 9,0–10 is excellent, 8,0–8,9 very good, 7,0–7,9 good, 6,0–6,9 approved, and under 6,0 is not recommended, regardless of price. Scores can be compared within a category, but never between two different categories.