Just Glide Performance 200 ml: review

Just Glide Performance 200 ml in brief

Just Glide Performance is a hybrid lube: a water-based gel with a portion of silicone. Orion, which owns the Just Glide brand, describes it as a “Gleitgel auf Wasserbasis mit Silikonanteilen” — a water-based glide gel with a silicone content — and the front of the tube says the same thing in shorter form: WATER + SILICONE. This review applies to the 200 ml tube with EAN 4024144126224, Orion's item number 06259570000.

The documentation is unusually complete in one respect and unusually confusing in another. The ingredient list is identical from the manufacturer, on the label, and at all four Swedish stores: eight ingredients, with water, glycerin, and a cellulose thickener before the silicone dimethicone. What, however, does not match up is what kind of product it is. Older tubes are printed “Medical lubricant” and CE-marked with number 0482. Today's tubes lack both the word medical and the CE mark. Swedish stores still sell it as a medical lubricant.

The price is the product's strongest point. Four Swedish stores sold the 200 ml tube in the price check on 12 September 2026, all with the item in stock, at prices between 119 and 179 SEK. Cheapest was Joyland at 119 SEK, which is 59.50 SEK per 100 ml — in line with the cheapest water-based lubricants in the same price data, and clearly below the silicone-based ones.

Four packs, four EANs

Orion’s wholesaler page lists four variants of Performance, each with its own item number and its own barcode: 20 ml (06259300000, EAN 4024144126200), 50 ml (06259490000, EAN 4024144126217), 200 ml (06259570000, EAN 4024144126224), and a multipack with 100 × 20 ml (06318170000, EAN 4024144702862). This text applies exclusively to 200 ml.

The link between the EAN and the volume can be followed all the way out in the retail chain. Lekosmek and Taboo both have both sizes on the same product page, and their product data link 4024144126224 to the 200 ml variant and 4024144126217 to the 50 ml variant. Vuxen’s item number, 30337-0625957, contains Orion’s item number for 200 ml. Joyland publishes no EAN but states the 200 ml size both in the product name and in the specification. The German pharmacies DocMorris and medpex publish the same EAN for their 200 ml product.

The difference between the sizes is greater in price than in content. Orion’s recommended consumer price, UVP, is 7,95 euro for 50 ml and 13,95 euro for 200 ml. So four times as much lubricant costs less than twice as much; per 100 ml, the 200 ml tube is 6,98 euro versus 15,90 euro for 50 ml. The same pattern shows up in Swedish stores: Lekosmek charges 59 SEK for 50 ml and 159 SEK for 200 ml, which corresponds to 118 and 79,50 SEK per 100 ml, respectively.

Who manufactures Just Glide?

Just Glide is one of Orion’s own brands in Germany—the wholesaler page marks it as “ORION Brand.” However, the lubricant itself is manufactured by another company. The label states Lubry GmbH, Rudolf-Diesel-Str. 2, 23611 Bad Schwartau, Germany, and the German pharmacies list the same manufacturer.

Lubry describes itself as a contract manufacturer of cosmetics, cleaning and consumables products in Germany since 2009, with lubricants and massage gels among the products. The company also says something that turns out to be the key to the product’s entire documentation: from 2012 to 2024, Lubry manufactured lubricants as medical devices in class IIa, certified according to DIN EN ISO 13485. The medical device manufacturing ended in 2024. Today, the company is certified annually according to ISO 22716, good manufacturing practice for cosmetics. More about what that means specifically for this tube is further down.

Ingredients: eight substances, the same list everywhere

The complete ingredient list, according to Orion and the label, is: Aqua, Glycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Ethylhexylglycerin and Citric Acid. Joyland, Lekosmek, Vuxen and Taboo reproduce the same eight substances, two of them in Swedish translation. The older CE-marked label has exactly the same list. It’s worth noting because it’s not a given in this category: several lubricants have two different ingredient lists circulating in the retail chain, but here the list is the same across all sources.

What’s missing is the concentrations. Neither Orion nor the label states how much glycerin or how much silicone gel it contains—only the order. That’s not unusual, but it means the phrase “with silicone content” can’t be quantified. The manufacturer does not publish how large the share is.

What does each ingredient do?

Aqua is water and forms the base. Glycerin is a humectant that holds onto water in the gel and slows down drying out. Hydroxyethylcellulose is a cellulose-based thickener, the substance that gives the gel its consistency; Joyland describes the consistency as viscous. Dimethicone is the silicone—a polydimethylsiloxane, the same substance group that pure silicone lubricants are based on. Phenoxyethanol is the preservative. Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride is a modified guar gum used as a thickener and film-former. Ethylhexylglycerin is an auxiliary ingredient that is often used together with phenoxyethanol in preservative systems. Citric Acid, citric acid, is used to adjust the acidity level.

That dimethicone is listed in fourth place says something about the proportions, but not exactly what. Under EU rules, ingredients in cosmetic products must be listed in descending order by weight, which means the silicone weighs less than the water, glycerin, and the cellulose-based thickener. Orion itself uses the word “Silikonanteilen”—silicone content—and Joyland writes “a small amount of silicone.” Both formulations match the order in the list.

What’s the difference between hybrid lubricants and water-based lubricants?

A water-based lubricant consists of water, thickeners, humectants, and preservatives. It washes off with water and works with essentially all condoms and materials, but the water evaporates and the lubricant thins out. A silicone-based lubricant consists of silicone oils without water; it does not evaporate, but it requires soap to be washed off and can affect sex toys made of silicone.

A hybrid lubricant like Just Glide Performance tries to take something from both. Orion describes the effect as ”lang anhaltende Gleiteigenschaften”—long-lasting glide properties—thanks to the silicone content, and Vuxens store text explains the idea with the silicone taking over when the water starts to dry out. The latter is a store claim and not a formulation the manufacturer uses, but it describes the principle the combination is based on: dimethicone does not evaporate.

The trade-off of the combination is that the hybrid inherits one of silicone’s limitations. The most obvious applies to silicone sex toys, which are covered in a separate section below. Another is stains: the German pharmacies DocMorris and medpex write in their product text that silicone oil can cause stains on textiles that are difficult to remove.

Glycerin, phenoxyethanol, and parabens

Glycerin is in second place in the list, directly after water. It is the ingredient that most often gets criticized in lubricants, for two reasons: it increases osmolality, and it is sometimes mentioned in connection with fungal infections in people who are sensitive. WHO’s guidance from 2012 states that the glycerol content should not exceed 9.9% by weight if osmolality is to be kept under 1 200 mOsm/kg. How much glycerin Just Glide Performance contains, the manufacturer does not publish.

The preservative is phenoxyethanol. WHO states that water-based lubricants must contain preservatives to prevent microbial growth, that such preservatives can cause irritation and sensitization in some people, and it lists phenoxyethanol among the common alternatives. In cosmetic products, phenoxyethanol may, according to the EU’s Cosmetics Regulation, be used at a concentration of at most 1.0%. The actual concentration in Just Glide Performance is not published.

Parabens are not in the ingredient list. The product data from the German pharmacies explicitly lists that it is paraben-free, fragrance-free, oil-free, fat-free, and colorant-free. Orion itself writes “vegan,” “fettfrei,” and “ohne Parfüm,” and that the gel is odor- and taste-neutral. Something that resembles a flavoring agent or sweetener is not in the list.

Is it a medical device or not?

Here are the most important findings from the review. The same product, with the same name and the same ingredient list, has been available in two versions that differ in one decisive point: one is CE-marked as a medical device, and the other is not.

The old label: CE 0482 and “medical lubricant”

Lekosmek publishes a photo of the back of an older 50 ml tube of Performance. It says “Medizinisches Gleitgel zur Linderung von vaginaler Trockenheit” and in English “Apply medical lubricant to relieve vaginal dryness”. The label bears CE marking with the number 0482, a storage symbol for 5–25 °C, the LOT symbols and the last use-by date symbol, the manufacturer’s address Zeißstraße 7 in Lübeck, and the label number PRN 20220407. The front of the older tubes — both 50 and 200 ml, in images that Lekosmek, Taboo and Joyland still use — is printed “Medizinisches Gleitgel / Medical lubricant”.

A CE mark with a four-digit number means that a notified body has reviewed the product. That matches what Lubry writes about its history: lubricants manufactured as medical devices in class IIa between 2012 and 2024. WHO’s guidance describes the same arrangement from a broader perspective — in Europe, lubricants are classified as medical devices in class I or IIa depending on the product claims, where class IIa requires review by a notified body.

The new label: the same gel, without CE marking

Orion’s own pictures of today’s tube look different. The front of the 200 ml tube only says “Gleitgel / Lubricant.” The back has the label number PRN 20241211, the manufacturer address in Bad Schwartau, an instruction manual in eight languages that reads “Apply lubricant to the desired body parts for more fun during sex. Suitable for use with latex condoms. Best before date see tube fold,” and no CE marking. The claim about relieving vaginal dryness is gone. The current 50 ml label, PRN 20240507, looks the same.

What can be established is that the ingredient list is unchanged between the two versions, that the CE mark and the medical wording have disappeared, and that the manufacturer itself states that the medical device manufacturing ceased in 2024. Taken together, this points in one direction: today’s Just Glide Performance is no longer sold as a medical device. The label also follows the labeling model required by the cosmetics regulation—an expiration best-before date on the tube’s fold, which is what the regulation requires for products with a maximum shelf life of 30 months. How the product is registered today is not explicitly stated by either Orion or Lubry.

Retailers haven’t kept up. Joyland’s product page highlights “Medicinskt och vattenbaserat” as the first highlight, Orion’s own Swedish product text calls it “the medical lubricant,” and the American retailer WorldCondoms writes that all Just Glide lubricants are “CE certified.” None of them matches the label Orion itself shows for the current tube. What you get in the package depends on which batch the store sells from, and the only reliable check is to look at the back of the tube.

Does it matter? For most users, the difference in practice is small: the gel is the same. But the classification determines which requirements the product has been reviewed against and which claims it may make. A medical device may be sold to relieve dryness; a cosmetic product may not. Therefore, anyone buying a lubricant specifically for vaginal dryness has reason to choose a product that today carries CE marking for that purpose.

pH and osmolality: not published

Neither Orion, Lubry, nor any of the stores publish pH value or osmolality for Just Glide Performance. The label does not mention them, neither in the old nor the new version. The only thing that hints at acidity is that citric acid is included in the list, and citric acid is used to lower pH—but what value it sets is not published.

It’s a gap shared by most lubricants in this price range, but it weighs more heavily for a lubricant with glycerin in second place on the list. Osmolality describes how concentrated the gel is relative to the body’s fluids, and glycerin is one of the ingredients that raises it.

What WHO’s guidance says about pH and osmolality

In 2012, WHO, UNFPA, and FHI360 published guidance about lubricants for condom use. It states that vaginal secretions have an osmolality of 260–290 mOsm/kg and semen 250–380 mOsm/kg, that a lubricant should preferably not exceed 380 mOsm/kg, and that procuring organizations should, for now, choose lubricants of no more than 1,200 mOsm/kg. The guidance also notes that most commercial lubricants are at 2,000–6,000 mOsm/kg, and that glycol content is the most important factor—glycerol content should not exceed 9.9 weight percent to meet the 1,200 limit.

For pH, the guidance says that a healthy vagina normally has a pH of 3.8–4.5, that a vaginal lubricant should preferably have a pH of around 4.5, and that pH 5.5–7 is recommended when the lubricant is to be used anally or when the intended use is not specified. Lubricants with a pH above 7 are not recommended. It’s not possible to say where Just Glide Performance falls in relation to any of these limits, because the values are not published.

The guidance also has something to say about the hybrid’s other main component. Silicone oils of the polydimethylsiloxane type—part of the same substance group as dimethicone—are described as inert and safe, with minimal effect on the latex film, but it also adds that there are no published clinical studies of them as lubricants.

Who should choose something else?

Anyone who is sensitive to glycerin or who gets recurring yeast infections has reason to choose a glycerin-free lubricant—there are several such products in this category, and Just Glide Performance is not one of them. Anyone who reacts to preservatives has reason to choose a pure silicone lubricant, which does not need to be preserved because it contains no water.

Anyone who buys lubricant specifically for vaginal dryness should, as described above, choose a product that is today CE-marked for that purpose. And anyone who wants a lubricant with a published pH and osmolality should look among the few manufacturers that actually disclose them—Just Glide does not.

On its consumer page, Orion writes that the gel can be used “auch für sensible Haut”, even on sensitive skin, referring to the fact that the formula is vegan and fragrance-free. Taboo writes that the product is “dermatologisch getestet”, but that’s a store claim that neither Orion nor the label reproduces.

Condoms and sex toys

Compatibility is the point where the sources disagree with each other the most, and it’s the point where it matters most to know who says what.

Can you use Just Glide Performance with a condom?

Yes, with latex condoms. The label states “Suitable for use with latex condoms”; Orion writes “Safe for latex condoms,” and Vuxen “Suitable for latex condoms”. WHO’s guidance supports this for both main components: water- and glycol-based lubricants, as well as silicone-oil-based lubricants, are considered compatible with natural rubber latex.

For other condom materials, the manufacturer is silent. Neither Orion nor the label mentions polyisoprene or polyurethane condoms. The German pharmacies DocMorris and medpex write that the product fits “all condoms and sex sheets,” but that is a third-hand claim. WHO states that almost all lubricants can be used with polyurethane condoms, and that polyisoprene is as sensitive to oil-based lubricants as latex—and Just Glide Performance contains no oil, only silicone, water, and glycerin. It is a reasonable conclusion that it works with polyisoprene too, but that is a conclusion and not a manufacturer statement.

Compare with pjur AQUA, where the label explicitly states both latex and polyisoprene condoms. That difference in documentation is worth bearing in mind for anyone using latex-free condoms.

Does it work with silicone toys?

Here, the sources contradict each other directly. Orion writes on the wholesalers’ site that the gel “can also be used with sex toys,” and on the consumer site “Für Toys geeignet.” Taboo writes that it is suitable for “sex, massage, and sex toys,” and Vuxen lists sex toys as a field of use. None of them makes any exception for materials.

The German pharmacies DocMorris and medpex write the opposite: ”Nicht mit Silikon-Toys verwenden” — do not use with silicone sex toys and they add that the product is suitable for toys made of other materials. The wording appears in the same product text that names Lubry GmbH as the manufacturer and 4024144126224 as the EAN.

The contradiction can’t be resolved with the sources available; the manufacturer’s own label doesn’t mention toys at all. But the warning is the cautious information, and it has a comprehensible basis: dimethicone is a silicone, the same substance group as the toy itself. The cautious interpretation is to use Just Glide Performance with toys made of glass, metal, or hard plastic, and to choose a clean, water-based lubricant for silicone sex toys.

The tube, the label, and shelf life

The packaging is a tube, not a bottle with a pump. The label carries the recycling marking TUBE and the plastic code LDPE 4, meaning low-density polyethylene. The tube has a gray snap-on cap; Lekosmek describes it as “snäpp upp lock.” Orion lists the packaging dimensions as 7.8 × 5 × 18 centimeters, the weight as 225 grams, and 40 tubes per carton. The color of the gel is stated as transparent.

The label is multilingual but not in Swedish. The instructions for use are in German, English, Danish, Spanish, Dutch, French, Italian, and Russian. The Danish text is the closest thing a Swedish reader will get.

How long does Just Glide Performance last?

The label states a best-before date that is embossed on the tube’s fold: ”Best before date see tube fold”. No symbol for shelf life after opening—the open jar with, for example, 6M or 12M—is present on the current label.

It follows from the logic of the Cosmetics Regulation. The regulation requires a date for the best-before period on products that have a shelf life of at most 30 months, and the symbol for shelf life after opening when the shelf life is longer than that. Therefore, a label with a best-before date signals a shelf life of at most 30 months from manufacture, but it says nothing about how long an opened tube lasts. The manufacturer does not publish that information. The old CE-marked label stated storage at 5–25 °C; the current label indicates no storage temperature.

The German pharmacies reproduce the instruction that the packaging should be closed after use. It’s a given that it’s worth following: a water-based lubricant is preserved so that it can withstand being opened, not so that it can be left open.

How do you wash it off—and the stains?

Orion writes that the gel is “leicht abwaschbar”, easy to rinse off, and Joyland that it’s easy to rinse off after use. That matches the composition: water, glycerin, and cellulose thickeners are water-soluble. The silicone portion is not, and for that, soap may be needed—though the manufacturer does not say anything about it.

Textiles are another matter. DocMorris and medpex reproduce the warning that silicone oil can cause stains on textiles and other surfaces that are sometimes difficult to remove. This applies to bed sheets and underwear, and that’s why a towel underneath is a better protection than washing afterward. The German pharmacies also state that you should avoid eye contact, because the lubricant film can temporarily blur vision.

Just Glide Performance compared with the alternatives

Four comparisons are relevant: against one of the most widely used water-based lubricants, against a pure silicone lubricant, and against two cheaper water-based alternatives. All prices below are the lowest price in stock from the same product flows and the same date, September 12, 2026.

Against Pjur Aqua 100 ml

Pjur Aqua is a water-based lubricant without silicone, and the ingredient lists are more similar than you might think: both have water, glycerin in second place, phenoxyethanol, the same modified guar gum, hydroxyethylcellulose, and citric acid. Pjur Aqua also has the glycol ethoxydiglycol; Just Glide Performance instead has the silicone dimethicone and the auxiliary ingredient ethylhexylglycerin.

The differences lie in the documentation and in the price. Pjur Aqua’s label carries CE 0482, the MD symbol, and the symbol for six months’ shelf life after opening, and it explicitly states latex and polyisoprene condoms as well as suitability for sex toys. Just Glide Performance currently has none of the medical device markings. On the other hand, Pjur Aqua costs from 99 SEK for 100 ml, while Just Glide Performance costs 119 SEK for 200 ml—99 versus 59.50 SEK per 100 ml. So you pay about two-thirds more per milliliter for Pjur’s documentation.

Against Eros Classic Silicone Bodyglide 100 ml

Eros Classic Silicone Bodyglide is a pure silicone lubricant, and the natural comparison for anyone considering a hybrid to get long-lasting glide. It costs from 149 SEK for 100 ml, i.e., 149 SEK per 100 ml—two and a half times as much as Just Glide Performance per milliliter.

What you get for the difference in price is a lubricant that does not evaporate at all and that does not need preservatives because it contains no water. What you lose is that a pure silicone lubricant is harder to wash off. Just Glide Performance is a compromise between the two, and the price is its strongest argument.

Against Joydivision Aquaglide Neutral 200 ml

Joydivision Aquaglide Neutral is sold in the same volume, 200 ml, and costs from 149 SEK. That works out to 74.50 SEK per 100 ml, i.e., 15 SEK more per 100 ml than Just Glide Performance in the cheapest shop. For anyone who wants a large package at a low price, the two are the natural options in the price comparison, and Just Glide Performance is the cheapest of them.

Against EasyGlide Waterbased Lubricant 150 ml

EasyGlide Waterbased Lubricant costs from 89 SEK for 150 ml, which works out to just over 59 SEK per 100 ml—in practice, the same per-milliliter price as Just Glide Performance at 119 SEK. It is the cheapest option in the same price comparison. So anyone who only wants a water-based lubricant at the lowest possible price has an equivalent option, but without the silicone share.

Price range: 119 to 179 SEK

Four Swedish shops sell the 200 ml tube with EAN 4024144126224, and all four had it in stock at the price check on September 12, 2026. The cheapest was Joyland at 119 SEK, followed by Lekosmek at 159 SEK. Vuxen and Taboo both took 179 SEK.

The difference between the cheapest and the most expensive shop is 60 SEK, and the highest price is 50 percent higher than the cheapest. Converted per 100 ml, the price spans from 59.50 to 89.50 SEK. Orion’s own recommended consumer price is 13.95 euro, and on orion.de it corresponds to 69.75 euro per liter. The American retailer WorldCondoms charges 15.50 dollar for the same tube.

Shipping can offset the price difference. Joyland lists free shipping only above 995 SEK, Lekosmek and Taboo above 699 SEK—Taboo otherwise charges 39 SEK—and Vuxen from 799 SEK. Vuxen states delivery within 1–2 days and that the previous lowest price over the past 30 days was 179 SEK, i.e., the same as today.

When the retailers give conflicting information

The review of the sources identified four discrepancies worth reporting.

The first and most important concerns the classification. Joyland markets the product as “medical lubricant” and calls it “Premium Performance.” Orion’s Swedish product text talks about “the medical lubricant,” and WorldCondoms writes “CE certified”—while Orion’s image of the current label lacks CE marking, and the manufacturer states that it stopped producing medical devices in 2024.

The second concerns silicone toys. Orion and the Swedish shops say that the gel is suitable for sex toys without any reservations; the German pharmacies say that it should not be used with silicone sex toys. The difference is described in the compatibility section.

The third concerns the images. Vuxens 200 ml page shows Orion’s images of the 50 ml tube, and Lekosmek, Taboo, and Joyland show tubes in the older design with the text “Medical lubricant.” None of the Swedish shops shows the tube that Orion itself shows for 200 ml today.

The fourth is smaller, but it says something about data quality: Lekosmek’s product data lists the weight as 65 grams for both 50 and 200 ml, while Orion lists 225 grams for the 200 ml tube. None of the discrepancies means that any shop sells the wrong product—EAN and volume match in all four—but they mean that the shop text is a worse source than the manufacturer’s label.

Who is Just Glide Performance for—and who is it not for?

It suits you if you want a lubricant that lasts longer than a pure water-based one, but that is still easy to wash off without hassle, and if you want it cheaply. At 119 SEK for 200 ml, it has one of the lowest milliliter prices in the category, and the full ingredient list is consistent across all sources. It suits you if you use latex condoms, since it is the only condom type the manufacturer explicitly mentions.

It doesn’t suit you if you want a lubricant that is today CE-marked as a medical device, for example for vaginal dryness—that was the old tube, not the new one. It doesn’t suit you if you’re sensitive to glycerin or preservatives. It doesn’t suit you if you want to use the lubricant with silicone sex toys and don’t want to take a chance on which of the conflicting statements is correct. And it doesn’t suit you if you want to know pH or osmolality before you buy, because neither of them is published.

Complaints, right of withdrawal, and the hygiene exception

No voluntary manufacturer warranty is stated for Just Glide Performance, which is normal for consumables. What applies are your statutory rights. Under konsumentköplagen, you have three years of complaint rights for defects in the goods—a tube that leaks on delivery or a cap that can’t be closed is a defect that must be remedied regardless of what the shop calls it.

For distance purchases, there is a right of withdrawal for fourteen days in accordance with the Act on Distance Contracts and Contracts Outside Business Premises. For lubricants, however, there is an important limitation: Konsumentverket provides guidance that the right of withdrawal does not apply to goods that, for reasons of health or hygiene, are sealed and where the seal has been broken. An opened tube of lubricant typically falls within that description, so withdraw your purchase before you open it.

Joyland states 365 days of open purchase on its product page. What that covers for opened hygiene products is not shown on the product page, and it’s worth reading the store’s terms before you count on it. If you have questions about what applies in your case, Konsumentverket provides guidance via Hallå konsument.