Personal Lubricant

Cheap, easy to make personal lubricant. Start to finish is about 10 minutes without cooling time. I'm assuming this is water based, since all it is is water and corn starch. If you are allergic to water or corn starch, do not use. USE EXTERNALLY! Also, since the comments are talking about this being glue, YES, you can glue things together with this, but it is a VERY weak bond since the promintent ingredient is water. The proportions are not correct for making a glue, and it takes a while for this stuff to dry out. I glued two sheets of printer paper together with a tiny dot of the stuff, but I separated the sheets like they were not glued once it dried.

Step 1 Gather Materials

1 cup (8 oz.) water

4 tsp corn starch (I do not suggest putting the corn starch in a container. It tends to stick to everything. For the purpose of this guide, it is shown in a small bowl)

A cooking pot

Comments

[feruruguay]

People: it is right to concern about contamination and bacterial grow.
All products made without preservatives woud be contaminated in a few days or hours.
So, the best is to prepare the lubricant shortly before use and discard the remanent. It is so cheap that it has nosense to keep it for long time

[ArtsyFartsyGirl]

This is so funny! You people are so cheap! Buy some that's already made and save yourself the stress. I wouldn't let anyone make a batch of that for me! LOL!!!!! Making my skin crawl just thinking about it!

[Goodhart]

It's NOT about being cheap, it's about the creative/maker spirit.

[_doug_]

Thanks folks for all your contributions!

Just tried this recipe (http://www.instructables.com/id/Personal-Lubricant) along with this self-made toy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e5GoVciKZA. Wow, what a joy! 8-))

You don't need to boil the water for long, just a few seconds will do.

I'll try xanthan and maybe xylitol later, and I will report back if I remember.

Btw, I also tried this, but with little success: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbc-En-a1Bw. The consistency was a little too friable/crumbly; maybe I'll try again later.

[_doug_]

OK, meanwhile I got hold of some xanthan. (In Germany you can buy it for 3,40 EUR or so per 30 g at "Natuerlich Provence", which is the successor of "Spinnrad". Pharmacies don't seem to be allowed to sell xanthan any longer, and anyway it used to be more expensive there.)

It really works great, xanthan and water make for a superb lubricant! There was only one minor issue: It was not easy to dissolve the xanthan entirely, but maybe I took a bit too much of it for the given amount of water.

[emergencydpt.com]

What ever happened to good ol' spit and determination?

[Cinder2007]

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[Metamorphisis]

"Funky" eh? It burned like nuts when i was stirring the thing, and it reaches boiling then it goes foamy to the top like a volcano, i'm not sure if i am supposed to stir it when its boiling with the foam coming out of it or what, this tutorial is really starting to tick me off! :(

[Metamorphisis]

Stir for how long??

[Metamorphisis]

I am soooooo trying this, when my mom's gone to store or whatever. being 25 and having a hella-nice sex toy is easier than a girlfriend nowadays (personal experiences) I'm going to try this and see how it goes, thanks for the recipe! I'll edit this later to give my comments.

[digitalia]

Still, there's nothing better (or cheaper) than good ol xantham gum and water. If you're concerned about bacteria, just make it up fresh. A pinch of xantham, and some water. Slickest stuff you ever used. And it's vegan!

[thebigbird]

I have a question. Won't [harmful] microorganisms grow in that concoction if stored at room temperature? I mean you've got water there. and corn starch. Isn't it conducive to life?

[cutopia]

Things like water mold can grow in that.
Sex parts are not even remotely free of microorganisms, however, so within reason microbes in the lube wouldn't necessarily cause any problem (because the body is equipped to handle such things).
I do wonder, however, if this recipe could benefit from a few drops of apple cider vinegar or something else to make it slightly acidic like a natural vagina.

[ooccarina]

can you add flavours? or would they infect you :|

[cutopia]

From what I've been seeing of this issue on the internet, people seem WAY too worried about getting infected.
The vagina is designed to be able to accept a guy's penis... and as we all know, guys' penises tend to not be as clean as one might like. Yet, healthy women generally don't get infected from having sex.
A small amount of a flavor would probably be fine, but to be safe, avoid ones that are alcohol-based since alcohol apparently can be drying or stinging up there and also could disrupt any natural bacteria inside the vagina that help protect from yeast.
Also, peppermint oil shows up in many store-bought lubricants, but some people find the sensations it causes too strong.

[juliaaquila26]

Is this safe for anal sex?

[ColumbusGEEK]

Joke 1) mmmm, personal lubricant. Joke 2) Why not just use some canola oil for your slippery needs. Joke 3) I like to make personal lube at home too. It typically invloves a willing female however. I don't think my instrucable would be allowed here

[all_thumbs]

On #3: Please go ahead. I think a lot of the frequent instructable consumers would find it very, very interesting. I doubt you'd break any new records in internet indecency, and we are all grown up, aren't we?

[yeolddingdong]

not me

[duckythescientist]

Depending on how you define "grown up."

[758759754]

How would a plastic or metal spoon change things?

[joosh]

whatever happened to good old smuckers.

[weaponscollector94]

lol wasn't that on family guy?

[seamaas]

also on House M.D

[VagsmaCutter]

Smuckers works, when you're in a jam.

[codongolev]

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[codongolev]

I HATE FORMATTING!!!

[KOHNAN]

HAH!!!!!!!!!!!! Voted #1 Reply on the Entire Website!!!!! (so far)

[thrgimmie]

+1

[gammaray007]

@mngarrison-- Personal lube *is* expensive when you need a couple of gallons, which is what is required for a really juicy "body slide" session, or the kind of body massage that is a part of the Japanese "soapland" experience. If anybody knows that secret formula, please post it!

[digitalia]

Well, I just happen to have the answer for you. The slipperiest stuff on earth is made from a weak saline solution (water with a little salt in it) and a small amount of powdered soluble fiber, such as guar or xanthan gum. Xanthan is quite a bit better, and it dissolves to a completely clear gel. (Don't let the word 'gum' throw you, it's just what they call soluble vegetable fiber.) Experiment with proportions -- you'll know what feels good -- but start with sifting together 1/2 tsp table salt with 1/2 tsp powdered xanthan, then whisk in about 1 cup of water, just a tablespoon or two at a time at first to avoid lumps, or use a blender and just throw it all in at once. Bonus: The saline solution is pretty much the same saltiness as saliva, so there's no sting -- and it works as a preservative to keep your lube tasty (oh, yeah, you can eat this stuff; it's actually good for you).

[wonsnot]

I think that this comment is better than the instructable listed on this page, and that it should be made into an instructable itself. Because everything is made better with pictures.

[pinwheel007]

okay so to be sure.. is this stuff vagina friendly?

[cutopia]

Xanthan gum is actually the main ingredient in at least one store bought lube. Another I saw was using essentially very finely powdered cotton. Another seemed to be based on aloe vera thickened with a little bit of methylcellulose.
Meanwhile, I have heard the Japanese used yamaimo (the mountain yam) historically for lube.

[digitalia]

The pH and salinity should be fine for vaginal use. The gums are completely natural and are sold as food products, but they could potentially lead to microbial growth (i.e., yeast infection), except for the xylitol, which is a microbial inhibitor. (And I would start with sterile water, of course.) All in all, it should work well vaginally or elsewhere. That said, I am not a professional pharmaceutical chemist or clinician... consult somebody like that that for a competent opinion. One caution: don't try to store it in your glovebox for six months and then expect it to be good -- it is a natural product and susceptible to spoilage.

[digitalia]

Oh, yeah, one more thing... If you are concerned about yeast infection, just dissolve a little xylitol in the water before you make the gel. Xylitol is actually a naturally low-calorie sweetener (like sorbitol), but it has the added bonus of retarding microbial growth. That's why they add it to some toothpastes. And it kills yeast, too, without side effects. And it makes the lube sweet to the taste! You can get it at most health food stores in the sweeteners section (but not at Whole Foods, which has a strangely unscientific policy against processed sweeteners, even though xylitol is made from corn and occurs naturally in such foods as berries and grains).

[joey2542667]

when I made this, I used about half and it worked good, but when I tryed to use the other half 2 days later, the whole thing was all skined over like one big glob of that top stuff you said to take off. So i tryed mixing it and its all gloppy. did I do sumthin wrong?
P.S.- yes I took the skin off the first time

[E-chair]

Is corn meal the same as corn starch?

[thrgimmie]

oh god no....

[musicalbee2003]

 BAHAHAHA!  Ha... haha.  Best response ever.