I'm always on the lookout for a good lubricant. My favorite water-based lubricant thus far has been Sliquid, and I'm sorry to say that Wet isn't going to replace it. I gave it a good try with my Comet G, but it's just not for me.

Let's talk about the ingredients: Deionized water, glycerin, carbomer, PEG, propylene glycol, aloe vera extract, tocopherol acetate (vitamin E), cellulose gum, sodium benzoate, methylparaben, carbomer 941, hydroxyethylcellulose, polysorbate 60, diazolidinyl urea.

Do you see what I see? The first thing that jumps out at me is glycerin. The next? Paraben. These aren't really body friendly ingredients, and I wish I had taken a closer look before I used it.

In use, I'm not impressed. For a “gel,” Wet is very, very runny. I didn't expect it to be nearly as runny as it is, and this caused me to accidentally spill a little. I muscled through and tried to spread it on my Comet G. When I used it, though, I was startled by just how watery and hard to spread it was. Then when I inserted my toy, I found that the lubricant didn't last very long. I started feeling drag after a minute or two. Eventually I gave up, but then I encountered another problem: burning. I started having a mild itching and burning that lasted for about half an hour afterward. I had not, up until this point, had any sort of reaction to a lubricant, and I'm not really sure which ingredient caused it.

Now, as I often do with lubricants, I'm going to compare and see how Wet Gel compares to other “gel” lubricants. I took Wet, KY, and Sliquid and rubbed a little in my hand to see how long it would last and if there was any residue left over.



Wet Gel: After 30 seconds of rubbing, the amount seemed much reduced and the texture was very soapy (like I rubbed liquid soap on my hands). At one minute, there was a lot of friction. At 1:30, it was pretty much gone but left a sticky residue.

Sliquid: Slightly soapy as I rubbed, but at 2 minutes it was gone with no residue and left no trace..

KY: Starts to lose some slickness after 1 minute, very sticky at 3 minutes, and reapplication would have been needed at 4.

As you can see, it wasn't too much better than it's competitors. Because I had a reaction to it but can't figure out which ingredient did it, I'll likely steer clear of Wet products in the future, at least until they have more natural ingredients.