Finally, to answer the original question,
IE ALOX lube.
for bullets.
For smokelss, ALOX is grand.
back in the 70's I started with the solid stuff, (it is strangley sticky) and I still use the the pan and cookie cutter method.
Since I had a kit for each caliber, that was a lot of lube. When I started running out, being the cheapskate frugal fellow that I am
I added beeswax or candle wax to the mix, and poof, worked great for pistols!
Now that solid ALOX is no longer available, I got a bottle of liquid ALOX and that seems to work fine for smokeless also. But,
due to the solvents I can't have it in the house.... So I do it it the outdoors on nice days.
For BP the best bet is either SPG (store bought) or the mysterious non-petroleum home-brew concoction of your choice.
If you go the DIY mix, Just make sure the ingrediants really are nonpetroleum - many folks are still trying to use wax toilet rings,
thinking that they are still beeswax, but they are not.
EG: Oatey brand: "There is only one Johni-Ring? -- a 100% pure, high-grade petroleum wax for installing closet bowls.
Folks are funny - they get an idea stuck in their head, whether it is from old wives tales or new interweb BS, and never
actually look it up themselves to see if it is true or not.
example of an old Lee Cookie cutter/sizer kit