Practical Tips for Using Lubricants
For comfort, do not apply lubricants directly on a partner’s genitals. Even at room temperature, they feel cold and disconcerting, and distract from enjoyment. Instead, squeeze a little into your hand, rub it with your fingers to warm it up, and then apply. When lubricants are applied warm, they feel better and immediately enhance the erotic mood. Keep lubricant within easy reach during lovemaking. To avoid feeling that it’s an interruption, keep fondling your partner with one hand when you reach for the lube with the other.

Speaking of interruption, lubricants don’t interrupt sex. On the contrary, they provide a sensual pause in the sex that can heighten arousal. The beauty of music involves more than just the notes. It extends to the silences between the notes.

Similarly, sexual pleasure comes not only from intimate caresses, but also from the moments between them as lovers savor the fondling they have just experienced and anticipate additional touch. Some skeptics view the time it takes to apply lubricant as a series of interruptions. Not at all. These brief interludes are erotic breaks that invite lovers to savor one another and their time together.

Apply Lubricants:
On the clitoris and vulva. Women’s natural vaginal lubrication may not make it all the way up to the clitoris. A little lube greatly enhances clitoral and vulva caresses.

On the penis. Lubricant adds an extra dimension to caressing men’s genitals. During vaginal intercourse. Try lubricating both the vagina and the penis. When a well-lubricated penis enters a well-lubricated vagina, the connection during intercourse is comfortable—and can be electrifying.

On the nipples. In both men and women, erotically aroused nipples are exquisitely sensitive to touch. A few drops of lubricant make them even more so. Massage lotions can also add lubricant-like sensuality to nipple and breast caresses.

Between the breasts. Many couples enjoy pressing the breasts together, and inserting the penis between them. Try lubricating this sexy passage.

On and inside the anus. The most common complaint about anal sex is “it hurts.” One reason it hurts is lack of lubrication. Unlike the vagina, the anal canal produces no natural lubrication. It’s also a smaller, tighter opening. Lubricants are a must for enjoyable anal play. Use lubricant liberally in and around the anus and on whatever enters it—a finger, penis, or sex toy.

Note: Some lubricants specifically formulated for anal play contain an anesthetic (lidocaine or benzocaine), to help reduce discomfort. Be careful with these products. Discomfort is the body’s way of saying that something is wrong.

During masturbation. A few drops of lubricant can boost the pleasure of solo sex.

On sex toys. Lubricants enhance the pleasure of vibrators, dildos, and other sex toys. Without lubrication, vaginal irritation and anal discomfort are real risks. We suggest that every toy that Passion Parties sells is used with lubrication.

With condoms. Most condoms come lubricated with silicone powder. But for many people, this dusting of silicone does not provide enough lubrication to allow easy insertion and prevent vaginal irritation. Use any lubricant with condoms other than a petroleum-based product. To increase the man’s pleasure even more—and to minimize the complaint that condoms dull sensitivity—before you roll the condom onto his penis, rub a little lube into the head of his penis. Don’t cover his shaft with lubricant, or else the condom might slip off.

Lubrication Products
Passion Parties offers several excellent lubricants. Each have their own features and benefits and you may find you enjoy one over the other. Or you may find that they’re all good.