What Is an Oil Based Lube?

Oil based lube is any personal lubricant whose slip comes from oil — coconut oil, vegetable shortening, mineral oil, or a blend of butters and esters. It doesn't dry out or turn tacky; it thins with body heat and stays slick until you wash it off.

That staying power is the whole appeal. Where water-based gel absorbs and needs topping up, oil keeps going, which makes it the go-to for solo sessions, hand work with a partner, and slow massage that turns into something else.

The trade-off is compatibility. Oil degrades latex condoms and softens silicone toys, and it takes soap rather than a rinse to remove properly.

Are Oil Based Lube Right for You?

This category is right for you if you want one application to see the whole session through. Solo play, hand work with a partner and long massage all sit squarely here.

It's also the honest choice for heavy-duty anal and stretch work, where thinner formulas give up halfway. Use plenty, add it early, and expect mess.

It's not for you if condoms, silicone toys or a fast clean-up matter. Oil eats latex, dulls silicone and needs soap to shift, so keep a water-based bottle in the drawer alongside it.

Types of Oil Based Lube: Which One Suits You?

Four families make up our oil based lube range, and they are not interchangeable — one is built for a fist, another for five minutes with your hand.

Masturbation creams

Thick, opaque and built for solo hand work. They feel closer to skin than raw oil and wipe up with less mess than a grease. Wicked's Masturbation Cream is our biggest seller here, and our masturbation cream guide goes deeper.

Coconut oil lubricants

Light, faintly sweet and quick to melt at body temperature. Options like Wicked Coconut suit massage and unhurried external play, though they're thinner than a cream, so you'll reach for the bottle more often across a long session.

Shortening and heavy grease

Near-solid in the tub, endless once warmed, and the longest-lasting thing on the shelf. This is the deep-end option for stretch work — see our fisting lube guide. Messy by design, and never with condoms or silicone.

Pump-bottle oil creams

Wet Stuff Secrets and similar pumps deliver a measured dose one-handed, which matters when your hands are already busy. Start with the 90g tube, move up to the 250g or kilo pump once the formula proves itself.

How to Choose Your First Oil Based Lube

Choose on compatibility first, texture second, and size last. Get the first one wrong and the other two don't matter — here's the order we walk customers through in store.

1. Check what it's touching before anything else

Oil and latex don't mix, and oil and silicone toys don't either. If condoms, gloves or a silicone toy are in the picture, go water-based — Fleshlube Ice from our wider Lube range is the easy swap. Oil is for skin on skin.

2. Match the thickness to the job

Light coconut formulas suit massage and external play. Creams like Wicked Masturbation Cream are built for hand work. Dense shortenings and greases are for stretch and depth, where nothing thinner holds up.

3. Pick a skin feel you'll actually enjoy

Coconut based formulas smell faintly sweet and rinse a little easier. Mineral and petrolatum blends are heavier, last longest, and cling until soap arrives. Fragrance-free is the safer bet for sensitive skin.

4. Buy small, then buy big

A tube under $30 tells you whether you like the texture. A 425g tub or a kilo pump only makes sense once you're reaching for it weekly. There's no prize for over-buying a formula you'll never finish.

Materials & Body-Safety

Oil based formulas are defined by what carries the slip. Coconut oil melts at body temperature and feels light. Mineral oil and petrolatum are heavier and last longest. Shortening and butter blends sit between the two — thick in the tub, slick once warm.

Compatibility is the part that matters. Borosilicate glass, stainless steel and ABS plastic toys are unaffected by oil. Body-safe silicone, TPE and TPR are not — oil softens the surface and leaves it tacky, so use water-based lube with those.

Latex condoms, latex gloves and dams all weaken on contact with oil. If barriers are part of the night, the oil stays in the cupboard.

How to Use an Oil Based Lube

Start with less than you think. Oil goes further than gel, so a coin-sized amount warmed between the palms usually covers what a full pump of water-based would. You can always add more; taking it off takes soap.

Warm it first. Thicker creams and shortenings scoop out firm and only glide properly once they hit body heat — rub between your hands for a few seconds before it goes anywhere.

Lay a towel down and think about where it lands. Oil marks sheets and mattresses and stays slippery on tiles and in the shower. Reapply only if the glide genuinely changes — most sessions, you won't need to.

Care, Cleaning & Storage

Wash off with warm water and a proper soap or body wash; plain water won't shift oil. Do the same for any toy or hand that's touched it, then dry fully before storage.

Keep the lid clean and the tub out of the sun. Heat separates coconut and shortening formulas, so a cool cupboard keeps the texture consistent. Wash oiled sheets and towels hot and on their own, or the residue transfers.

Our Top 9 Oil Based Lube for 2026

These are the ones we'd put on the counter, chosen from what sells and what comes back with no complaints. Browse the whole collection if none of them fits your night.

Oil Based Lube FAQ

Why Trust Naughty Boy

We've handled, compared and shipped every oil based lube on this page, and we only list what stays in stock and comes back with good feedback. Orders leave in plain packaging with a discreet name on your statement, shipped Australia-wide, and our team answers the awkward questions without flinching.