Cheaper prices & bigger quantities are not always the best choices.

The following lubricants indicate the ingredients below on their packaging although not all ingredients are listed in some cases and in one case, not listed at all. Whilst many ingredients are synthetic chemicals, those in red are petrochemical related and can be further researched on the net by entering words such as “personal care chemicals”. Or researched through a shopper’s guide such as “The Chemical Maze”.

Ansell Extra Care Personal Lubricant
Glycerine, Deionized Water, Vegetable Gum, Aloe Vera, Vitamin E and Preservative. (Preservative not named but company spokesperson advised it was a Paraben)

Ansell Liquid
Glycerine, Propylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Phenonip, Carbomer

Astroglide
Purified Water, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Polyquaternium 32, Methylparaben, Propyl Paraben.

Durex Play
(2-in-1 massage/lubricant)
Water, Propylene Glycol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Benzoic Acid, Tocepheryl Acetate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Saccharin

Enhance Gel for Women
Dioscorea Villosa (Wild Yam), Turnera diffusa, Zizyphus Jujuba, dl-alpha-tocopherol acetate and Hydroxybenzoate ( Paraben) with base not disclosed.

Eros
Ingredients include Dimethicone, Dimethiconol and Cyclomethicone.

Four Seasons Ice Lubricant
Purified water, glycerine, propylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyquaterniums 7,10,15 & 32, menthol, hydroxybenzoates (preservatives), phenoxyethanol, tri-ethanolamine, citric acid, EDTA.

Gilseal Homecare Lubricating Gel
Carbomer 940, Triethanolamine, Methyl Hydroxybenzoate and Propyl Hydroxybenzoate

KY Jelly
Only discloses Chlorhexidine Gluconate and Methyl Hydroxybenzoate

KY Touch Massage
2-in-1 Warming massage/lubricant
Ingredients contain Propylene Glycol, Polyethylene Glycol, Lactic Acid & Hydroxypropylcellulose

KY Ultra Gel
Purified Water, Propylene Glycol, Sorbitol, Polysorbate 60, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Benzoic Acid, Methyl Hydroxybenzoate and Dl-alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate.

KY Warming Liquid
Propylene Glycol, Glycerol, Honey Purified, Methyl Hydroxybenzoate

L-Gel Personal Lubicant
No ingredients listed.

Lubrin Pessaries
PEG-6-32, PEG-20, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, PEG-40 Stearate and Polysorbate-80

Oncore Lubricant Gel
Ingredients include Hydroxybenzoate ( paraben) and Diazolidinyl Urea with the base not disclosed, Avena Sativa (Oats), Serenoa serrulata, and Epimedium Sagittatum (Horny Goat Weed/Yingtanghuo). Peach flavour and fragrance.

Phyto Soya Vaginal Gel
Water, Glycerin, Liquid Paraffin, Sodium Hydroxide, Carbomer, Concentrated Soybean Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Propylparaben and Isobutylparaben

Players Lubricant
Purified Water, Glycerol, Carmellose, Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis Oil, Dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate, Flavour and Phenoxyethanol.

Replens
Purified Water, Glycerin, Mineral Oil, Polycarbophil, Carbopol 974P, Hydrogenated Palm Oil Glyceride, Sorbic Acid, Methylparaben and Sodium Hydroxide

Summer's Eve Lubricating Jelly
Although packaging says "with all-natural lubricants", contents include Purified Water, Propylene Glycol, Methylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Lactate, Methylparaben, Lactic Acid, Dextrose, Sodium Chloride, Edetate Disodium, Pectin, Propylparaben

Vagisil Intimate Moisturiser
Water, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, DMDM Hydantoin, Diazolidinyl Urea, Disodium EDTA, Polysorbate 20, Methyl Paraben, Propyl Paraben, Chamomile, Polyquarternium-5, Citric Acid, Aloe, Tocopheryl Acetate.

Wet Stuff Plus
Water, Glycerine, Propylene Glycol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Polyquarternium 7, 10, 15 & 32, Methyl, Ethyl, Propyl & Butyl Hydroxybenzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Please note that Sylk Natural Personal Lubricant does not contain the petrochemical related ingredients indicated above in red, as the manufacturers of Sylk believe that Sex is natural ... your lubricant should be too!