[nellybell]

So, I would have posted my answer last night buuuut I sort of hit the point where english turns into gibberish. With everything that can be included with this I was trying not to screw it up.

So, to start off with, the safest option will always be to just go to a store and buy some. Many stores carry it, you don't have to ask anyone for it, and with self checkouts you don't even have to have the cashier see it. It is also usually inexpensive. Water based is generally viewed as safest and favorite.

If that is the road you're interested in taking, this site has a lot of good just basic information about what kind of lubes can be used with what. Also what ingredients in certain lubes can cause irritaion or yest infections in women.
http://www.babeland.com/shoppingadvice/lubeadvice

So I've been looking A LOT for correct information for what is or isn't safe to use as lube. I have to say that for almost everything there are two sides for each. Unless store bought everything has it's ups and downs, and even some of the store bought ones have little things you have to watch out for too. Those however can be found in the above link. So I can't garuntee everything is spot on.

So here goess the list of what I've found that can be used and the ups and downs of them:

Lotion:
So, I had an earlier discussion about this with Leopard and we pretty much figured out that some that are more ok to use than others. All lotions have chemicals in them that half of us couldn't even come close to pronouncing. After looking some of them up I've found that while some of them are relitively safe there are some that aren't as much.

I would suggest that you go with the simpliest you can find if you feel you must use it. No pretty smells, no extra additives that make it absorb better. Also don't go for really cheep stuff either, they could be full of filler chemicals that could be much more harmful. If the words "For external use only" appear on it doesn't use for anal lube.

So, not suggested, but if you have truely nothing else for anal lube than I suppose it is better than nothing.

For guys, it should be ok for regular masterbating to avoid chafing and such as long as you avoid getting it into your urethra. That wouldn't be too pleasent feeling. Girls, this could also screw with vaginal pH so I would avoid it for non-anal playing.

Cooking oils:
Something that I found while looking was that people were mentioning Things such as vegetable, olive, and coconut oil. These things can be found in most homes and have usually no chemicals, plus they are things that usually pass through your digestive system anyway. Things such as butter and crisco where also mentioned. Make sure that the oils are pure and with no extra stuff added in.

While these can provide good lubrication it was also pointed out that these are less likely to disssipate quickly and could hang around and allow bateria to grow. I think this may be on the lower chance side of happening, but it couldn't hurt to take a little extra time in the shower to make sure you're clean in that area after playing :3

A few warnings though. This shouldn't be used in or around the vaginal area. They can cause an imbalance in pH as well and give bacteria a nice place to grow too. See one of the above post for vaginal health for more information. The oils can also cause damage to latex so keep that in mind if you're thinking of using it in combination with condoms.

Vaseline/Petroleum Jelly:
I'm Not so sure about using this as lube, but I would say no for the sake of lack of knowledge and clean up. Vaseline has a melting point above the bodies normal temperature so it could easily build up in clumps and just be a mess. I would keep it for outside of the body only.

Baby oil:
I didn't find much on this either, but as it is meant for use on very sensitive baby's skin it should be more on the safe side? This is another substance where all I got was that they said it was ok to use. Nothing else. So it is a tenitive yes.

Spit:
While this is very commonly used, it may not really be as great as some people think. This can be found on the link earlier in the post. "While spit is cheap, and you may have seen non-stop spit-fests in porn movies, the reality is that spit dries out pretty quickly and can leave genitals feeling even drier afterwards. If someone has oral herpes, using spit as lube poses a threat of infection to your partner." Not suggested but will work in a pinch I suppose but becareful and relube often.

So, this is pretty much all I can think of, I'm very sorry it took so long and is such a long post but there was a lot of information. PM me for anything that might need to be changed or if anything should be added and I will edit it.