ON LUBE: I am a horny girl that just doesn't get that wet.
It's very difficult for a sexual extrovert to admit. Even among the sex positive there is an association of female arousal with gushing, juicy, squirting pussies. The truth is, even when I am turned on and ready for action, my equipment doesn't do much facilitating. I am a very healthy person, and my libido is doing just fine. But even when I am relaxed and hydrated I just don't produce that much juice. I never have, not as a teenager, not when jerking off, not when I'm with men, women, queers, getting spanked, nothing.
All of this is to say: lube is very important to me! When I was younger I definitely let the prevailing attitude win, allowing myself to believe that lube was for people who were physically unhealthy or had sexual issues. When I got into anal play in my mid-20's, I quickly got the picture that lube was not only recommended but utterly necessary for anal pleasure. Once I had the stuff around, it was only a hop skip and a jump to using it on things that were going into my pussy. Particularly when I use condoms when having penetrative sex with people that are not fluid bonded to me, or porous toys that are easier to keep clean by using a barrier, I find lube totally crucial to keeping me warm and keeping the condom intact. I am also frequently commended for having a very tight pussy for a slut - so lube helps things last longer - more pleasure for everyone involved.
Sliquid is an important product for a world that is doing its damndest to make green, sustainable products accessible and common-place. I'm reminded of kids I knew in Santa Cruz, California: die-hard vegans who lived in the woods, preached all sorts of radical and anarchist values, but swilled corporate beer from 7-11 every night. In other words: if you care about putting organic food in your mouth (as well you should, in my opinion), then shouldn't you care the products that go in your other, highly absorbent holes? And sex should be a sustainable activity!
I got to try out Sliquid organic botanically infused lube on behalf of Babeland. It's certified Organic, 100% Vegan and its ingredients read like a Kombucha bottle or one of those obscenely expensive dead sea moisturizers I can't live without (we're talking flax and green tea!).
The fact that it's water-based means it's compatible with latex condoms. It's glycerin free so it doesn't have that sickly, sticky, saccharine smell and feel of some lubes, and less prone to causing yeast infections. It's also free of paraben the controversial cosmetic preservative, and petroleum.
MY EXPERIENCE:
My big test for lube is; if I put a drop between my fingers and rub them together, does it create a second slick skin or make my fingers gooey? I'd give Sliquid a B on this count - I don't like it when lube makes my hands sticky. It smells like a cup of tea or an organic grocery store, which is wonderful. As for its function on my pussy, I found that it dries and need reapplying quite frequently, which is a minus.t
MY ONLY QUALM: with the liberal-friendly packaging, complete with lotus flower icon, is its emphasis on the product being "for women." Many transmen, genderqueer and intersex people have equipment that benefits from lube, and I can see them being turned off by a product being marketed to women. The implication that only women use lube, or that only women have vaginas, is one that I would hope an organic safer sex company would be working to help eliminate.
Furthermore, I would like to see progressive companies marketing products like lube as being something men and people who sleep with women should keep around as a sexual consideration, like condoms or chocolate. I once had a cisgendered male lover with a much larger than average sized cock; the first time we sleep together was at his place, and when he produced a bottle of lube to offer me my respect for him (to say nothing of my arousal!) was considerably increased.
That's all for now! Stay tuned for more reviews.... XOXOXO Tina Horn
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