Are baby oil and Vaseline safe for anal sex?
January 21, 2008
Are baby oil and Vaseline safe to use for lube in anal sex? Or should you stay with water base lube? I like the feel with Vaseline and it seems to stay slick longer.
Yes and no. Yes, oil-based lubricants like baby oil, hand lotion, and Vaseline are safe to use from a medical perspective. Unless you’re one of those rare people who has some sort of chemical sensitivity to them, they won’t cause any problem if you use them for anal sex.
Baby oil and Vaseline are not safe to use with latex condoms. The vast majority of condoms will disintegrate if they come into contact with oil-based lubes. Only polyurethane condoms (such as Avanti condoms) are safe to use with oil-based lubes. Unless your condom says polyurethane on it, it’s latex. The vast majority of condoms that people use are latex.
As a side note, polyurethane condoms have a slightly higher failure rate than latex condoms do. They’re both still great options, but for maximum safety go with latex condoms and a water-based lube. I personally recommend ForPlay.
Baby oil and Vaseline are not safe to use with latex condoms. The vast majority of condoms will disintegrate if they come into contact with oil-based lubes. Only polyurethane condoms (such as Avanti condoms) are safe to use with oil-based lubes. Unless your condom says polyurethane on it, it’s latex. The vast majority of condoms that people use are latex.
As a side note, polyurethane condoms have a slightly higher failure rate than latex condoms do. They’re both still great options, but for maximum safety go with latex condoms and a water-based lube. I personally recommend ForPlay.
