I am on a quest, not for the Holy Grail itself, but for the holy grail of lubes. I have had some MAJOR disappointments so far with arousal lubes|Arousal lubes, but here I am… trying again. Okay, this lube isn’t really a lube at all per say, but more of a topical gel. The label specifically states that it is “Pleasure Enhancing Gel For Women|Pure passion Gel.” Just a note, it does work on men also, just not quite as well.

Okay, first things first. I for one am not prone to yeast infections, nor do I have sensitive skin, but for everyone out there who does, I provide you with this list of ingredients.

Purified Water, Propylene Glycol (may cause contact allergy), Arginine HCL (can trigger breakouts for people with HSV), Citric Acid, Guar Gum, Natural Menthol Crystals, Xantham Gum, Wild Yam extract, Guarana Seed extract, Damiana extract, Niacinimide, propylparaben (promotes allergic sensitization), and Natural Color and flavor

The bottle is a very nice design, albeit quite small for the price (1/2 oz to be exact). The pump works well, and has been mess and leak free for me so far. I have a cat that likes to use my crowded lube bottles as an obstacle course, so most of them spend their time lying on their sides. This has never leaked and has been knocked off of the nightstand on more than one occasion.

The bottle directs you to use two pumps and massage it onto the clit for 3 minutes. I would only recommend using one so you don’t risk getting too much of it in case you are sensitive to the menthol in this. The product claims to deliver a cooling then a warming sensation. I noticed these; however the cooling was much more intense for me than the warming was. Rubbing made no change in intensity at all, but blowing did. I am not sure if this is true for everyone, but when it was in the warming phase, blowing on it still created an intense cooling sensation. I found this to really create some interesting and pleasing sensations.

Even if you wanted to, you wouldn’t really be able to use this as an actual lubricant. It dries rather fast and if you use enough of it (about 3 pumps) for it to act as a lube, it gets pretty sticky. When you massage it into skin, it disappears within a minute or two. When you use it sparingly, there isn’t any residue left on your skin, and just the slightest scent of menthol.

There are a couple really great points about this “Pure Passion” gel. First of all, the taste is awesome. I have only tried the “Sex on the Beach” flavor, and it tastes exactly like the drink, though it is more like the version made with pineapple instead of orange. There doesn’t seem to be any aftertaste, however I did notice some tongue numbing and lip tingling. I didn’t really find this unpleasant at all, and neither did my husband, as it isn’t very intense. Secondly, I found the different sensations to be quite pleasing. There was a sort of menthol feeling about it that is difficult to explain. It wasn’t really a tingling or like the cooling or warming sensations, just a little more sensitivity and awareness.

My only gripes with this product are the high price, and I wish it was made from safer ingredients. I would recommend it to people who know they are not sensitive to the irritants found in this. So while I really like this arousal gel, I will keep searching for the perfect lube…

I rubbed one pump-full of gel onto my clit. Nothing happened for a few minutes, then I noticed a slight cooling sensation. The cooling continued to get more intense but never became uncomfortable. My husband blew on the area and the feeling became more frigid. The more forceful he blew, the more intense it became. My sensitivity was increased considerably while my husband performed cunnilingus. After approximately 5 minutes the cooling turned to a more subtle warming sensation. I was expecting to feel the warming intensified when my husband blew on me again, but was shocked that it felt cold just as it had before. Once the blowing stopped, the sensation returned to warmth.

We moved on to intercourse and the warming sensation faded into the background. I noticed the increased sensitivity to my clit and vaginal opening where the gel had been applied. After sex, I could no longer feel much of the sensation from the gel anymore, so I asked my husband to blow on me again. While the sensation was not as strong as it had been previously, it was still quite noticeable. There wasn’t really anything to wash off besides the normal ejaculate and sweat like always.

I have used this on my husband’s penis, and while he felt some sensation, it was not that noticeable to him. Also note that this gel did nothing for my nipples.