How to use personal lubricant – A complete guide to using sex lube

If you are new to sex, or new to personal lubricant, you might have a lot of questions. And we definitely don’t have all the answers!

Your sexual exploration and experience is unique to you, and there are very few base rules for engagement.

Do things you enjoy, ask for consent, be safe.

One thing we do know all about is personal lubricant - we are big fans of organic sex lube - and sex lube is an absolutely fantastic facilitator of sensual experimentation, as well as long term love affairs!

Whatever your reason for using sex lube, it helps to have some tips up your sleeve to get the most pleasure out of your experiences. Here are our top 12 insider tips for using organic personal lubricants for maximum fun and safety. Read on – we’d love to share insights into personal lubricant and the many ways to use it!

#1 – Size matters!

Squeeze out an amount of lube around twice the size of a pea. Keep your tube of Natural Organic Lubricant handy, you never know how long the fun will last, or where the game will go!

#2 – Turn up the heat

Sex lube can feel pretty chilly straight out of the tube, so give it a quick rub between your palms to warm it up and keep your partner hot.

#3 – Know your lubes

Check you’re using the right kind of lube for your condoms – water based sexual lubricant is safe with any type of condom but oil-based lubricant is only compatible with polyurethane condoms, nitrile condoms and silicone based toys; it isn’t suitable for use with latex or polyisoprene condoms as they can break down and fail to provide protection. Don’t use silicone lubricants with silicone toys.

Natural lubricants are better for anyone with sensitive skin, allergies, or other sensitivities, and it’s a good idea to avoid lubes with glycerine, especially if you are susceptible to yeast infections.

#4 – Speaking of condoms…

If you’re using a condom, the way to make it feel nice and natural is to slip it on and apply lube to the outside of it. A word to the wise – a drop or two of sex lube inside can help increase sensation too, but don’t add enough to make the condom slip.

#5 – Slip sliding away

If you’re in a long term relationship and having sex without protection, or working on making a baby, the lube goes right onto the key action spots! Take your time applying it, and make sure it’s rubbed on nice and smooth, in all the right places. A little extra foreplay never hurt anyone!

As a high level guide, personal lubricant should go on your body, your partner’s body, and on anything else you are using! You can also slip a little inside yourself to increase the sliding sensations. If you’re having anal sex, be very generous with the amount of sex lube you apply to both partners.

#6 – A quick pit-stop

If your love making is of the long lasting variety, lucky you! Just slip on an extra slick of lubricant to keep the fun sliding smoothly and enjoy.

#7 – Lube your toys

Sex toys slide better with a slick of organic sex lube.

#8 – Oral

Some swear by sex lube as a tip for cunnilingus or rimming anyway, but if you are using a dental damn, it really is a great addition. You’ll want to steer clear of synthetic sex lube formulas with strong perfumes though.

#9 – Handy!

Fingers slide much smoother with a little lubricant, adding serious silky sensation to hand jobs or fingering.

#10 – Multipurpose massage oil

When the need arises, you can slick our personal lubricant on any sensitive areas of skin and smooth it sensually.

#11 – Layering

Sex is great. Sex with extra sensation is wild! Talk sexy to your partner. Get a few drops of sex lube and smooth it on sensual areas while you have sex… nipples, perineum, balls, clit… any erogenous zone is going to feel extra silky and add to the building eroticism.

# 12 – Enjoy

This is the fun part – and we’ll leave you to make up your own guidelines for this!

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A SEX LUBE

Sex lube is going to become involved in an intimate part of your life, so you want to find one you like, and trust! Here are some things to look for:

No Nasties

Rumer Lube is BioGro Certified Organic so you know it is pesticide free, and animal cruelty free. And our gentle sex lube is formulated with natural botanicals and absolutely no toxins or nasty chemicals. Nice.

Good texture

The main function of sex lube is to lubricate whatever sexy act you’re about to enjoy. So lube should be smooth, slick but with a hint of body to it; not too greasy and oily or silicone-slidey feeling.

Scent is sensual

A sex lube shouldn’t overpower your expensive perfume with the smell of a cheap boudoir! Rumer lube has a light natural scent that won’t combat your senses.

Silicone free sex lube

As well as damaging silicone toys and condoms, silicone can increase the rate of yeast infections. No thanks!