Sliquid Naturals Swirl Flavoured Lubricant Pillow – Tangerine Peach 0.17 oz

Tangerine Peach is the citrus-and-stone-fruit member of Sliquid's Naturals Swirl family, and this listing is one 0.17 oz pillow of it: a tear-open sachet of flavoured lube that holds about a teaspoon. It's the zesty pick of the range, with an orange top note over a ripe peach, and it works well for anyone who likes fruit flavours that taste fresh rather than sugary.

A lighter kind of flavour

Many flavoured gels taste like syrup. Sliquid goes the other way: Swirl's flavouring is deliberately subtle, intended to add a pleasant taste without masking skin. In practice the tangerine comes through first and the peach rounds it off, then both soften as the gel spreads. There's a faint scent on opening that doesn't hang around afterwards.

Ingredients and what's left out

The base is Sliquid's Naturals H2O: purified water thickened with plant cellulose and cyamopsis, a guar derivative. Flavouring and a touch of aspartame are added, with potassium sorbate and citric acid as preservatives. Sliquid lists Swirl as free of glycerin, sugar and sugar derivatives, parabens, glycols, PEG, sorbitol, sulfates, DEA and gluten, and as vegan. People who need to avoid aspartame should skip flavoured Swirl and pick an unflavoured gel.

Ways to use one pillow of flavoured lube

• Oral sex: a small amount on skin or on the outside of a condom adds taste and slip.
• Foreplay and massage of sensitive areas, where a little glide goes a long way.
• A quick sample: one sachet tells you whether you like the flavour before you buy a bottle.

Tear at the notch, squeeze a little onto your fingertips and add more as needed. As with any water-based lube it slowly soaks in; a splash of water brings back the slip. For long penetrative sessions you'll want a thicker, longer-lasting lubricant gel, because Swirl is made for taste first.

If it gets sticky or dries out

Water-based gels lose slip as the water evaporates, especially under a warm duvet. Rather than piling on more, add a few drops of water or simply wet your fingers; the cellulose base rehydrates and turns slippery again. If the area still feels tacky afterwards, a quick rinse removes the residue completely. And if you want something that stays put for longer, use Swirl for the oral part and a thicker gel or a silicone lube for what follows, remembering that silicone lube isn't suitable on silicone toys.

Pillow or bottle?

Pillows are handy for a bedside drawer, a gym bag or a weekend away, and they don't leak in a toiletry bag. If Tangerine Peach becomes a regular, the 4.2 oz Tangerine Peach bottle is the economical choice. To compare flavours first, the Blackberry Fig pillow is darker and mellower, while the Blue Raspberry pillow is sweeter and more candy-like.

Clean-up and storage

It washes off skin and toys with warm water and doesn't stain fabric. Store unopened sachets at room temperature out of direct sunlight. Don't save a half-used pillow for later; once the foil is open, use it or bin it.

Specifications

• Brand: Sliquid, Naturals Swirl line
• Type: water-based flavoured lubricant, single sachet
• Flavour: Tangerine Peach
• Size: 0.17 oz pillow (about 5 mL)
• Ingredients: purified water, plant cellulose, cyamopsis, natural flavouring and aspartame, potassium sorbate, citric acid
• Free of: glycerin, sugar, parabens, glycols, PEG, sorbitol, sulfates, DEA, gluten; vegan
• Compatible with: latex, rubber and plastic (Sliquid)

Find more Swirl flavours and Sliquid formulas in our Sliquid collection, or read our guide to choosing lube for toys.