I have tried many other brands of water based lube. ID Glide will always be my number one choice for water based lubes for many reasons. The most important of those reasons being the consistency. It is smooth and slippery -- not runny or sticky like other brands I have tried. As a bonus it is doctor recommended; can you get any better than that? Well, it gets better.

I have been using the same 4 oz tube for the last two years, and I still have half the bottle left! I do not try to be frugal when I use it either, I only need to use a quarter sized drop and it will usually last the entire session. In the case of shower or bath time adventures, ID Glide does not make the cut. It just washes away and I have to keep reapplying.

The flip cap is especially handy when applying ID Glide in the heat of the moment. You do not have to mess around with any twist caps or pumps... unless you purchase the 17.5 oz or 35.5 oz sizes. Those have a pump, which I have had experience with when I purchased the ID Glide Pleasure lube. That is another story -- I will just get to the point and say that the pumps are very messy and tend to leak.

The price value is great. Like I mentioned before, I have had my 4 oz tube of ID Glide for about 2 years. It cost me fifteen dollars from a retail store.

It does not have any obnoxious smell to it, has virtually no taste, and it is safe to use with condoms and sex toys. It is easily cleaned off with water, which can be a pro or a con depending on where you're using it.

I still like ID Glide as an overall basic lube, but I have since moved on to Maximus, which has a smoother feeling to it.