Via Tyler Cowen of Marginal Revolution the company BaconSalt.com, which already makes bacon flavored salt, mayonnaise, and lip balm claims to be developing a… well…

[W]e’re happy to introduce our newest product, baconlube™. It’s not for sale yet, but we’re looking for early product testers to put our “Everything should taste like bacon” tagline to the test.

Read all about it, see a picture of the proposed packaging, and, I guess, follow their company blog here.

Long ago I mentioned my preference for putting natural human-compatible flavors like Asian plum sauces, ginger, soy, mushroom, cinnamon or lemon juice or even light dustings powdered cheese on partner’s skin to be licked off rather than human-masking flavors like real strawberry or chocolate or mint, or that fake apple, cherry, and pina colada flavored… stuff you find in really low-end “adult novelty” stores. And so you’d think I’d be ok with bacon-flavored lube. And… um… if you’re into flavoring your partner with lube bacon is probably still better that sour-apple/kiwi-lime flavored lube.

In general though I still prefer the way people taste all by themselves. And for lube to have as few ingredients as possible.

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See also Britni Daniell of Oh My God, That Britni’s Shameless on her opinion of flavored lubes as well as a well-informed discussion of her search for a good new water-based (and presumably non-flavored) lube.