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Whether or not you use a lubricant for sex, it is always recommended to use a lubricant with a sex toy.

Basically there are three main kinds of lubricants; water based, silicone based and oil/petroleum based. Water based lubricants are safe to use with sex toys, condoms or diaphragms as oil or petroleum based lubes can cause latex, silicone, and rubber to break down. Silicone based lubricants are safe to use with condoms and latex or rubber sex toys, but they can cause sex toys that are made from silicone or realistic materials such as CyberSkin to break down. Water based lubricants are normally labeled as such, but if in doubt, ask the assistant, or if shopping online, a quick email to customer service should answer your questions.

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Originally, the only lubricants available were oil based. Common examples of such lubricants include KY-Jelly and Vaseline. Then came the first water based lubricants. They offered the advantage of not smelling or staining like the oil based variety could and washed off much more easily, while being safe to use with latex products. However, they still did not last as long as their oil based counterparts, and did not have quite the same lubricating power.

Today's modern high quality water based lubricants are very different, offering lasting, thick lubrication, while not staining or becoming sticky. They also offer a "wetter" more gliding feel than the oil based lubricants.

Silicone based lubricants are similar to the water based variety, in that they are safe to use with non-silicone sex toys and condoms (don't use them on anything made of silicone), and they have the added advantage of being water proof, and are great for under water use. They are generally a bit more expensive, but also are more concentrated and longer lasting than water based lubricants, so a little bit goes much further.

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A big thing to remember when buying a lubricant, is that you get what you pay for. The more expensive the lubricant, the less you will need to use, and the less often it will need to be applied. A good idea is to try a few different brands, buy the small bottles until you find one that you like best, as different people find different products work well for them.