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Our top picksThe best lube for women, graded by the numbersEight lubricants that pass the osmolality and pH test, one drugstore pick, and where the two famous drugstore bottles land. Ranked on published data first, feel second.

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If you only buy one.

The four products we recommend most across every guide on the site. Each one earned it on published numbers, not on a press release.

Good Clean Love Almost Naked
Best lube

Good Clean Love Almost Naked

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Uberlube
Best silicone

Uberlube

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Womanizer Premium 2
Best toy

Womanizer Premium 2

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Best moisturizer

YES VM Vaginal Moisturizer

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The lube index.

Osmolality is how concentrated a lube is compared with your own tissue. Too high and it pulls water out of cells, which is why some lubes sting or leave you drier. The WHO says 380 mOsm/kg or under is ideal. Only 10 of the 17 lubes we have data for make it.

31 products
  1. Slippery Stuff Gel

    Slippery Stuff Gel

    Water based. pH 6.89. Glycerin free.

    13 mOsm/kg

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  2. Coconu Water Based

    Coconu Water Based

    Water based. pH 4 to 5. Glycerin free.

    42 to 46 mOsm/kg

    IdealPriceAmazon ↗
  3. Sliquid Organics Natural

    Sliquid Organics Natural

    Water based. pH 4 to 4.4. Glycerin free.

    106 mOsm/kg

    IdealPriceAmazon ↗
  4. Bloomi Smooth

    Bloomi Smooth

    Water based. pH 4 to 5. Glycerin free.

    110 to 140 mOsm/kg

    IdealPriceAmazon ↗

  5. Hallelubeyah Organic Aloe

    Water based. pH 4 to 5. Glycerin free.

    50 to 180 mOsm/kg

    IdealNot sold on Amazon
  6. Passion Natural Water-Based

    Passion Natural Water-Based

    Water based. pH 4 to 5. Glycerin free.

    92.5 to 192.5 mOsm/kg

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  7. YES VM Vaginal Moisturizer

    YES VM Vaginal Moisturizer

    Moisturizer. pH 4.15. Glycerin free.

    250 mOsm/kg

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  8. Good Clean Love Almost Naked

    Good Clean Love Almost Naked

    Water based. pH 4.7. Glycerin free.

    240 to 269 mOsm/kg

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Fig. 1. Osmolality per product, drawn to 2,600 mOsm/kg. The two marks are the WHO/UNFPA/FHI360 2012 thresholds, 380 (ideal) and 1,200 (procurement ceiling). Green is ideal, amber acceptable, red high. Ranges from FDA 510(k) filings; single values from Edwards and Panay 2016 or Dezzutti et al. 2012.

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