# Vaseline...or spit? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 12, 2006, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092 "2006-02-12T07:35:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/1 "2006-02-12T07:35:15Z")
Well? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/2 "2006-02-12T07:36:51Z")
Why not KY? ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/3 "2006-02-12T08:38:48Z")
Methinks spitting on a baby’s backside to help with diaper rash won’t be very effective. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/4 "2006-02-12T08:47:21Z")
KY Liquid, definitely. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/5 "2006-02-12T08:59:24Z")
Vaseline is petroleum-based and therefore should not be used with latex condoms. If one is alone, there are better choces than either Vaseline or spit. ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/6 "2006-02-12T09:05:08Z")
Astroglide. KY liquid’s too thin. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/7 "2006-02-12T13:41:46Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > Vaseline is petroleum-based and therefore should not be used with latex condoms. If one is alone, there are better choces than either Vaseline or spit. Axle grease? Blue cheese dressing? Vitalis? What? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/8 "2006-02-12T13:44:47Z")
A partner with a few dollars. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/9 "2006-02-12T13:45:22Z")
I suppose you heard about the couple who didn’t know the difference between Vaseline and putty? ---
**Author:** ![the\_PC\_apeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac8455/32.png) [@the\_PC\_apeman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_PC_apeman)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/10 "2006-02-12T14:21:40Z")
> [@Rysdad](#): > > Axle grease? Blue cheese dressing? Vitalis? What? [My personal favorite](http://www.pfizerch.com/brand.aspx?id=271). ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/11 "2006-02-12T15:10:21Z")
BenGay. For the Sadists. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/12 "2006-02-12T15:26:03Z")
Second Astroglide. Much better than the non-liquid KY…haven’t tried the liquid. So ‘gentle warming sensation’…seems like one person’s gentle would be another’s Habañero. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/13 "2006-02-12T15:47:57Z")
> [@betenoir](#): > > BenGay. > > For the Sadists. I had thought about Preparation H. I mean, since it shrinks swollen tisse, mightn’t that make the vagina a bit more, um, “frictionful?” Then again, if it shrinks swollen tissue, what would it do to Mr. Happy? Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/14 "2006-02-12T15:49:01Z")
Here’s a “u”. Place it wherever you think appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/15 "2006-02-12T16:11:22Z")
> [@Rysdad](#): > > I had thought about Preparation H. I mean, since it shrinks swollen tisse, mightn’t that make the vagina a bit more, um, “frictionful?” > > Then again, if it shrinks swollen tissue, what would it do to Mr. Happy? > > Never mind. There’s a “shrunken head” joke in there _somewhere_. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/16 "2006-02-12T17:13:17Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I suppose you heard about the couple who didn’t know the difference between Vaseline and putty? All their window panes fell out? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/17 "2006-02-12T17:31:18Z")
> [@Labdad](#): > > All their window panes fell out? Sick, ain’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/18 "2006-02-12T18:20:01Z")
[Liquid silk.](http://www.libida.com/content/shop/toys/item.php?product_id=0504) Using lube instead of massage oils and handcream etc, is like finally getting a double bed. It is a dead give-away that you’re seriously Doing It; but oh boy, what a difference in comfort! ---
**Author:** ![bubastis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/19 "2006-02-12T22:51:02Z")
Spit seemed to work quite well for Ennis Delmar. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2006, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092/20 "2006-02-13T01:31:00Z")
My first thought was that you’re not doing it right, if you need either one. Then I remembered that there’s more than one way to, um, skin a cat, and that not everyone who, um, skins cats is young and, um, you know. **Sorry about the ums.** [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaseline-or-spit/344092.md?page=2)