Lubricants are often used during sexual intercourse – when natural lubrication is insufficient or completely absent, and the end result is vaginal dryness. The reasons for this problem can be very different. In such moments, lubricants come to the rescue, which are of various types. Some of them are water-based, others silicone-based or oil-based. Some claim to provide a warming, cooling or even massage sensation. However, which is the best choice both for a good sexual experience and for maximum health safety? Lubrication – bad, good, best Silicone is a mixture of the liquid substances dimethicone, dimethiconal and cyclomenthicone, which was obtained in laboratory conditions. Basically, it is a non-toxic substance that cannot be absorbed by the skin and mucous membranes. Silicone-based lubricants last longer. In general, these lubricants can be defined as “the good ones”, since they give perhaps the best results, while they are safe for the body, but they are composed according to a chemical formula. Fat-based lubricants don’t get a good reputation… and rightfully so. They are sticky, greasy and, most importantly, they damage latex condoms, thus making their use pointless. And the latter are often resorted to, as they are at hand – petroleum jelly, baby oils, mineral oils, even cooking oils! NEWS_MORE_BOX Sometimes they are petroleum-based. This product is dangerous not only for the environment, but also for the woman’s uterus. Water-based lubricants offer good results, which, moreover, lack the sticky experience that the same oil-based product leaves. Since the main ingredient of these products is water, they are easily absorbed by the skin (therefore, it is necessary to apply them more often). They do not contain harmful chemicals and this makes them the most natural artificial lubricant, which earns them the first place as the best.