Boy Butter 10th Anniversary Gold Label Lubricant

Boy Butter Gold Label is the 10th Anniversary Edition of the brand's famous creamy lube: a thick, buttery-looking anal lubricant built on vegetable oils with a silicone blend, yet made to wash off with plain water. It's long-lasting enough for anal play and masturbation, but doesn't leave the oily stains that coconut oil can. It suits anyone who likes a cream lube with real staying power, as long as you're not relying on latex condoms.

What makes this oil based lube different

Most oil based lubes are slick and long-lasting but stubborn, leaving a greasy film on skin and marks on sheets. Boy Butter's formula blends vegetable oils with a silicone ingredient and emulsifiers so the whole thing becomes water soluble. In practice it glides like an oil and lasts like a silicone lube, then rinses away under the tap and washes out of fabric in a normal cycle. That combination is why Boy Butter became a cult favourite. The Gold Label version is a special anniversary edition, and part of what it raises goes to global reforestation projects.

Texture and how it feels

It looks a lot like real butter: thick and creamy in the tub, softening as it warms on skin. That thickness is what you want for anal play, where the body makes no lubrication of its own and a thin lube disappears quickly. A little goes a long way, and you can always add more. For masturbation, it stays slick through long sessions without turning tacky, and you won't be reaching for the tub every few minutes.

Using it as an anal lubricant

Scoop a small amount onto your fingers, warm it between them for a second and apply to the entrance and just inside, then to the toy, fingers or partner. Add more as needed; with a cream, it's easier to reapply than to clean up an overload. Because it lasts, it works well for longer sessions and for slow, gradual stretching with larger toys.

Condoms and toys

This is the main thing to know: Boy Butter Gold Label is not compatible with latex condoms. Oil weakens latex and can make it break. Boy Butter says it can be used with polyurethane condoms, such as Durex Avanti or Trojan Supra, so switch to those if you need protection. Boy Butter describes the formula as safe on all toys. Since it contains a silicone ingredient, if you're using it on a silicone toy, test a small dab on the base first and check the surface after it's washed.

Ingredients and clean-up

The ingredients are partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, glycerin, polysorbate 60, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), glyceryl stearate and phenyl trimethicone. It contains glycerin, which some people prefer to avoid for vaginal use. Clean-up is water only: rinse skin with warm water, and bedding comes clean in a normal wash. Keep the lid closed between uses and store it somewhere cool, since cream lubes soften in heat. Always use clean fingers to scoop it, so you don't introduce bacteria into the tub.

Specifications

• Brand: Boy Butter, Gold Label 10th Anniversary Edition
• Type: oil-based cream lubricant with silicone blend, water soluble
• Ingredients: partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, glycerin, polysorbate 60, tocopheryl acetate, glyceryl stearate, phenyl trimethicone
• Condoms: not latex-compatible; polyurethane condoms only
• Clean-up: washes off skin and fabric with water

See the full Boy Butter range, compare our anal lubes, or read our guide to choosing a lubricant.