It is one of the first names raised whenever creamy water based lubricants are compared. It is whipped into a cushioning cream rather than a thin gel, it uses shea butter, aloe and vitamin E, and it stays toy friendly and easy to wash off.

Silicone lasts longest, but it needs soap to remove and can react with silicone toys. Boy Butter H2O is the middle ground: a water based cream built to resist evaporation that still washes off with water and stays toy safe.

The base. Original is oil based, lasts longest of the range and is not compatible with latex condoms. H2O rebuilds that creamy character on water, so it cleans up more easily and carries no latex restriction.

Yes. The manufacturer lists it as toy safe, which is one of the practical advantages of it being water based rather than silicone.

It is specifically formulated to resist that. The cream texture holds its cushion far longer than a thin water based gel, so it does not need topping up every few minutes.

It is water based, so it washes off skin with water and comes out of fabric with ordinary laundering.

Yes. The texture and the conditioning ingredients make it well suited to massage as well as intimate use.

Deionised water, carbomer, tocopheryl acetate, methylparaben, propylparaben, propylene glycol, glycerin, PEG-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, tricaprylin, shea butter, cyclopentasiloxane, aloe vera extract, vanilla extract, diazolidinyl urea, yellow 5 and triethanolamine.

The formula is identical in both sizes we stock. The smaller tube suits travel or a first try, the larger squeeze bottle is the better value if you use it regularly.