Water based lube is almost always the better option both on your skin and inside the body. It's also cleaner feeling and easier to clean up afterwords. In my experience of using lower rated safety materials, I found that making sure you have LOTS of lube (in whatever type you chose) is necessary. Since you might feels a little burn from the type of material I would try a water based lube without all the fun smells and things to start. Work your way up from there if your skin is not irritated. Have fun!

According to the manufacturer of this toy you can use either. Generally, you want to avoid silicone lubes if your toys are porous or silicone based. Just remember that even though silicone lube can be used with your toy, it does have some other safety issues. For example it can't be used with some condoms. Personally, I have found that silicone lubes are harder to clean up and can stain your sheets. I usually choose water based ones and they get the job done.

What condoms cannot be used with silicone lubes? I wasn't aware of this safety issue.

For me, silicone lube is a godsend. When I first became sexually active, my boyfriend and I only used varieties of water-based lube, and they always, always, ALWAYS gave me yeast infections. It turns out that I am hair-trigger sensitive to glycerin. I suppose that a glycerin-free water-based lube would be safe, but before I could try it, silicone lube whistled at me and I fell in love.

Like Sleeping Dreamer said, silicone lube feels silky and great. It might feel a little "greasier" and you'll need a lot of warm water or a little soap (not a good idea around the vagina in my experience) to get it completely off. However, it's completely ok to feel like there's a "film" on your skin after you've rinsed off. I asked the owner of a local sex store, and she said that the chemical structure of silicone lube makes it "breathable" for the skin. It's not as though your labia is slathered in petroleum jelly. It's kind of like a nice conditioner for your skin that will be either absorbed or flushed out soon enough.

Hey im thinking of getting this to surprise my husband it has always been a fantasy to play with one in front of him. Did your fiance like it. I have a small dildo and am looking for a bigger one to play with. Could you tell me how firm the edu boxer is. Also could you tell me the size. I have read different reports about how big it is? thanks Kristin

Wow! Those sound awesome... Awesome enough to deserve their very own forum thread

I'm especially interested in the "anti-bacterial" lubes. How antibacterial are we talking, here? Would it be problematic for the native, "normal" population of healthy bacteria in the vagina?

I agree - we've used silicone lubes for a long time and like them - but as you cautioned it's best not to use them with silicone toys. We use a shea & cocoa butter lube for silicone toys.

I am very much hoping that either "Hydra" or "Melt" (or both) will not have aloe in them. Nearly all body products seem to have aloe, and organic products even more so, and since I'm allergic to aloe this drastically cuts down on what I can use.

Agreed. Water based is the way to go.