I'm a little surprised to see silicone winning in the early going. We use to use silicone lubes and liked them because they never dry out like water-based products do. However I always had thin nagging concern that some of the silicone was being absorbed through the skin - so I stopped using silicone.

We use coconut oil for everything - as the name suggests this 'oil-based', but some think of oil-based as petroleum based. We've always preferred oil-based products that made from botanical oils like Shea & Cocoa butters - which are great but rather expensive.

Straight up coconut oil is a solid at room temperature but melts on contact with skin. Some is absorbed through the skin - but as a food product I'm not worried about that. It is extremely long lasting, but it's so cheap that reapplying is never a concern. Coconut oil is also slightly antibacterial - with all of the things going on in close proximity down there - it's a nice bonus feature.

Finally coconut oil is safe for all of our glass, metal and silicone toys!

Personally I prefer the use of silicone lube since it doesn't get that sticky feeling like with water based lube does after so long.

We would like to try out some coconut oil but I can't seem to keep the wife on the idea yet. We certainly will be giving a shot soon though.

Hands down the best lube for anything is plain old coconut oil