Your options for a good lube are not limited. There is always the right lube for you. Is olive oil the right one? This is what we will be finding out in this article. We explore olive oil as a lubricant.
Olive oil is oil made from olives. Olives are a plant, of course. Their leaves and stems contain a lot of oil that can be pressed and used for a number of things, like making creams and making lubes.
Can you use it as Lube?
Yes, you can use because:
1. It is a healthy oil
Olive oil is healthy. When choosing lube, you should always put your health concerns first. The first question should always be: can this lube hurt me? If it can, then it’s best you stay away and turn to using something else.
Olive oil will not hurt you. Not in the slightest. However, as we can see later, it is able to trigger some allergic reactions.
Olive oil is healthy for your skin. It can be great for both the man and the woman.
2. Its consistency makes it the right oil
After health concerns, consistency should be what comes next. When choosing the right lube, you should be sure that it has the right consistency and is able to keep friction away.
Some lubes are too light. That is to say, they don’t have the right consistency to keep friction away. I have used one before. It was more or less like water, and this made sex no less painful and difficult.
Other lubes are too heavy. They can make sex feel a bit laborious because every stroke feels greasy. I often encounter this when I use Vaseline as a lube. Lubes should not feel greasy, at least not to a lot of people. There are people who like greasy lubes anyway.
The fact is, olive oil has just the right consistency. It is perfect for any kind of sex, whether anal sex or vaginal sex.
Zaleb says: “Using olive oil as a lube is amazing in many ways. It has just the right consistency to make it the perfect lube. That’s amazing, really.”
3. Oil-based lubes don’t dry out quickly
Unlike water-based lubes, oil-based lubes don’t dry out—at least not easily. This is one of the factors that makes oil-based lubricants, like olive oil, a very good choice. If you can put on a very generous amount of lube, that generous amount can take you for the rest of that sexual encounter.
Meanwhile, with water-based lubricants, there may be a need to keep adding some more.
Kim says: “I don’t think I have ever seen my partner reach out to put some more lube on his penis when we use olive.
4. You can have it in your mouth
Another reason why olive oil is such a great choice is that you can have it in your mouth. One of the downsides of many lubes is that the moment you have them on your man’s penis, it becomes unhealthy to put your mouth on it.
Lubes that are synthesized are often not recommended to have in the mouth.
Olive oil lubes are natural lubes. Even after rubbing it on your partner’s dick, you can put the dick right back into your mouth. That way, sex doesn’t have to be weird. You don’t have to wait until you have the lube off before your partner gives you a fellatio.
Read: How to Stop Feeling Sore in Your Vagina
When you can use olive oil as a lube
1. You are not using a condom
Oil-based lubes are best used when one is not using a condom. I will talk about why later. But everyone seems to have had a bad experience with using oil-based lubes with a condom on.
You should be sure that before you have condom-less sex with anyone, you truly trust them. And even then, there are times when trust is not enough; you have to do a test. An STI profile is recommended if you do not trust your partner well enough yet.
2. You do not react to olive
There are people who have allergic reactions to olive oil. If you are fortunately not one of those, then you can go ahead and use it. However, the minute you feel some discomfort, it is best you move on to trying something else.
Some signs that you may be reacting to olive oil include redness or burning and some itching. All of these, if they happen minutes after you put olive oil over your penis, are warning signs.
When you shouldn’t use olive oil
1. You are using a latex condom
You should not use olive oil as lube if you use a latex condom. This is because oil is able to erode condoms, especially latex condoms. As time goes on, it can lead to breakage. Most condom breakages that happen happen because one uses oil-based lubes as condoms.
Only use it when you are having condomless sex or using a condom that is not made from latex. That’s the safest.
2. You hate the smell or react to it
If you hate the smell of olive oil or even react to it in the slightest, I advise that you don’t use it as lube.
There are a number of other options that can accomplish the task for you. We put up an article about the best lubes to use.
Summary
Using olive oil as lube is always a good idea when you are having condom-less sex with a partner you trust, especially when you both do not experience any allergic reactions from olive oil.
