Can I use lube with a lubricated condom?

Apr 03, 2017 Updated: Aug 28, 2025

If you’d like more lubrication than your lubricated condom provides, go for it. Just make sure you use water- or silicone-based lube with latex condoms. Applying more lube to the inside or the outside of a condom—or both—can add to the sensation that there’s nothing in between you and your partner.

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