Welcome to the inaugural question in our new Babeland blog series ? Ask Babeland. In Ask Babeland, real Babeland Sex Educators provide real answers to real questions that they received from customers during their shifts. If one customer has this question, chances are others do too so we?re bringing them to you!Q: What lube do you recommend for anal play?A: This is a great question - thank you for asking it! The ass does not self lubricate, so any time you're going to play with it, you absolutely want to have lube. The question is, which lube is best?For beginners, we recommend a thicker lube - something that has a honey-like consistency (in science terms, a high viscosity). The reason for this is two-fold. First, the lube is going to stay where you want it to stay - watery lubes go sliding all over the place but a gel lube will just plop right down and wait for you to spread it around.Second, a thicker lube provides a nice cushion-y coating around whatever is going inside or onto the ass. This reduces friction and helps everything feel happier.I recommend Maximus and Sassy Booty lube for anyone interested in anal play. If you already have Babelube on hand, it will do nicely as well.