I use Aloe Vera Gel. works well but doesn't leave residue. I used to use KY but it dries up too quickly.
I'm not an "aggressive" masturbator, so I don't really need any lubrication. I prefer to stroke my cock slowly and gently, constantly teasing myself and drawing out the pleasure for as long as possible. Besides, if I need lube I produce copious amounts of precum that I can use. That is if I don't eat it all first!!!!
Same here, I prefer to be slow and gentle. I spend lots of time gently touching and caressing my beautiful penis and letting him feel and enjoy being touched, playing in his pubic hair and touching the testicles before beginning to lovingly stroke him gently.
As I get older (60) I love edging, so I do slow teasing with no lube. Once in a while if I get too presumed up, I add KY go to town. My jackoff buddy from high school used baby powder. So, I still use baby power most of the time. I get super turned on by the smell of baby powder.
I haven't used any kind of lube or lotion for many years except on rare occasions. Even though I'm cut, I used to have a bit of skin that would move a bit, which was helpful. Some years ago I started down the road of restoring my foreskin and I made some progress so I now have a bit more skin that let's me stroke up and down my shaft quite nicely. I wish I would have kept restoring, I'd probably have plenty of foreskin by now. Oh well. I'm glad I can stroke dry and enjoy it.
I have always preferred lube because the sensation is so much more intense. Nevertheless, when I was younger, jacking off without lube was very common, and depended on a few things. For example sometimes my primary motivation was to simply be able to think about something besides sex, because I had a task that needed my attention, and a quick toss was all that was required. Or I might simply have been so horny and sufficient hours since my previous orgasm such that a couple of tugs would send me over the edge so quickly that finding lube was superfluous. Or I might simply not have lube handy, like when masturbating in a restroom. (I now keep lotion next to the hand soap, haha). At 65, I am now much more likely to need lube to get off. I often do like to fondle myself for a while before using lube, and then transition to lubrication, but probably 90+% of the time I would be unable to ejaculate without the extra sensational lube brings. Although just a couple of nights ago, as I was fondling myself while watching porn, taking my time and enjoying the erotic charge, and then right before getting to a point that I was going to apply the lube, a particular scene really lit my fire and I couldn’t resist the urge to keep on pumping my cock till I came without ever lubing up. I have thoughts about the lube question, that may or may not be right. My best friend is gay, and he has probably fucked a thousand men, and still very interested in sex, and he never uses lube. He’s much more about sexual conquest than I ever was. He fucked and fucked without ever really pairing up with anyone. I was quite different. Same high sex drive but I was interested in getting off more than anything, more than the fuck itself. So I prioritized intense sensation over number and variety of partners. Which meant that instead of always being on the prowl for the next sex partner, I liked to find a girl who was great at sex and liked a lot of it, and stick with her until one of us got tired of the other. To compare to the way he and I masturbate now, both age 64 or 65, he looks for porn that matches with his preferences and goes for an orgasm. Whereas I like to tease my cock, enjoying the sensations at every state of arousal, watching a variety or porn that mostly focuses on the pure pleasure experienced by penises, regardless (for the most part) of how it’s being stimulated. In other words, he masturbates primarily with fucking in mind, I masturbate primarily with penis sensations on my mind. (To be clear, I think a lot about fucking and such when I masturbate, too; I am talking about primary focus). I can easily imagine me locking myself in a cabin for a week with nothing to do all day except stimulate my cock, whereas he would simply masturbate during the day as needed. I get turned on by the very thought of someone masturbating, his is more likely to need to fantasize about fucking. I may be over generalizing from a limited sample, but it seems that his dry jacking methods as contrasted with my lubed method is somewhat reflective of the two different ways we think about sexuality. Pure pleasure (me) versus fuck-machine (him). I would be interested in the thoughts of others.
I start off with a vibrator and slow caressing and get the precum flowing. precum and saliva always does it for me. I have tried coconut oil and lube made with cornstarch butt found them best suited for anal. The best commercial lube I have found is KY ulra gel with a couple drops of warm water.
The orgasms from a vibrator are crazy. I put it right on my frenulum and have an eye rolling explosive orgasm.
For me it depends, with prostate play it can be a big organism or just a dribble. But the feeling is great
I don't usually use lube unless my fingers are rough from working in the garden, etc., etc. I have learned how to handle my penis (shaft and head) not using lube and not damaging my penis. Even without lube I have really intense orgasms.