What Is a Silicone Lube?

Silicone lube is a lubricant made entirely from silicone fluids — no water, no glycerin, nothing to evaporate. That single difference is why it outlasts every water-based gel on the shelf: it stays slippery until you wash it off, not until it dries. A few drops go a long way.

Because there's no water in the mix, it's fully waterproof, so shower and bath play don't dilute it. It also feels distinctly silky rather than tacky, which is why it's the go-to for anal play and long sessions. The one hard limit: it doesn't belong on silicone toys. Browse the full silicone lube range and check what you own first.

Are Silicone Lube Right for You?

This is the right lube for you if you want one application to last the whole session, you play in the shower, or you're doing anything where stopping to reapply kills the moment. Anal play is where it earns its keep — the cushioning glide holds up far longer than water-based gel.

It's not for everyone. If your favourite toys are body-safe silicone, water-based lube is the safer daily driver and you'll want a condom over the toy to use silicone lube with it. It also costs more per bottle, it can mark sheets, and it takes soap and warm water rather than a quick rinse to remove.

Types of Silicone Lube: Which One Suits You?

Silicone lubricants split into three families, and the real difference is thickness and purpose rather than branding. Here's how they compare.

Classic silicone lube

The all-rounder. A thin-to-medium fluid that spreads easily, feels silky rather than sticky and holds its glide for the full session. It suits hands, partnered sex, shower play and non-silicone toys, and it's the sensible first bottle for most blokes.

Concentrated silicone lube

Thicker and denser, so it clings where you put it instead of running. That cushioning is what you want for extended sessions and backdoor play. Concentrated Silicone Lube 250ml is the clearest example — you use less of it per go, which softens the higher price.

Silicone anal lube

Purpose-built for the back door: the thickest formulas in the category, engineered to stay put under pressure and friction. Exit Silicone Anal Lube 250ml is the one we ship most. Skip it if you only want a light everyday glide, because it feels heavy by comparison.

How to Choose Your First Silicone Lube

Choose on four things, in this order: what you're using it with, how thick you want it, how big a bottle you'll actually get through, and cost per use.

1. Check your toys before you check the price

Silicone lube and body-safe silicone toys don't mix — over time the surface can go tacky. Glass, stainless steel and ABS plastic are fine. If your favourite toy is silicone, roll a condom over it or keep a water-based bottle alongside.

2. Pick your thickness

Thin formulas feel more natural for hands and partnered sex. Thicker and concentrated formulas cushion better, last longer and are the right call for anal play. If you want one bottle to cover both jobs, a medium classic formula is the compromise.

3. Size the bottle to your habits

Small bottles are for trying the category or travelling — Premium Silicone Lube 118ml is the low-risk test. Once you know you like it, bigger bottles cost far less per millilitre. A pump like Wet Stuff Premium Silicone Bodyglide 990G Pump makes one-handed dosing easy on the larger sizes.

4. Work out cost per use, not sticker price

Silicone lube looks expensive next to water-based gel until you notice how little you need. A 100ml bottle used sparingly can outlast a 500ml water-based pump, so judge the litre price rather than the shelf price.

Materials & Body-Safety

Silicone lubes are built on silicone fluids — dimethicone, dimethiconol and similar — with no water, glycerin or added sugar. They're body-safe, fragrance-free in most cases, and compatible with latex and polyisoprene condoms. What matters more is what you put them on.

Non-porous materials are all fine: borosilicate glass, stainless steel and ABS plastic toys take silicone lube without complaint. Body-safe silicone toys are the exception — use water-based lube with silicone, or sheath the toy in a condom. TPE/TPR strokers are porous and best kept to water-based, and they need careful cleaning either way.

How to Use a Silicone Lube

Start with less than you think. A ten-cent-sized amount warmed between your palms spreads further than a handful of water-based gel, and over-applying is the main reason people call silicone lube messy.

Apply to both surfaces — toy or hand, and skin — then top up only if you feel drag. For anal play, be generous and unhurried: apply externally, then again on the toy, and let comfort set the pace rather than the clock.

Towel down first. Silicone is waterproof, which is brilliant in the shower and less brilliant on a tiled floor or good bedding. Keep a towel under you and rinse the shower base afterwards so nobody goes skating.

Care, Cleaning & Storage

Cleanup is soap and warm water, not a quick rinse — silicone repels water by design. Wash hands, toys and skin properly, and wash marked sheets promptly with a full detergent cycle rather than letting them sit.

Store bottles upright with the cap firm, out of direct sun and at room temperature. The formula doesn't separate or go off quickly, but a leaking pump in a bedside drawer is a bad afternoon. Wash non-porous toys with warm water and toy cleaner after every session.

Our Top 9 Silicone Lube for 2026

These are the bottles we actually ship and reorder, across every size and thickness. Prices and stock are live on each product page — see the whole collection here.

Silicone Lube FAQ

Why Trust Naughty Boy

We've handled, compared and shipped every bottle on this page, from 100ml testers to litre jugs, so the notes here come from what customers actually reorder rather than label copy. Every order leaves us in plain packaging with a discreet billing name, ships Australia-wide, and our team can tell you which formula suits your toys before you buy.