I've come across some pretty unique forms of wam before, from the most basic chocolate scenes, to the utterly bizarre like people covering their bodies in real ink. My tastes are broad but I definitely have my limits and preferences when it comes to wam.

During my travels, I've seen a few shoots, as well as scenes of models covered in beach sand, to great effect. In the right lighting, a nice setting, and a solid camera, it can really be striking to see a sand covered body. Something about it just screams sexyness. On the other hand, it is not very versatile. It basically just sticks to a wet body and that's all. It can be mildy, to very uncomfortable to enjoy if you plan of having any form of 'fun' and even a bit dangerous if you get it where it's not supposed to go.

My question to you is, would you consider sand a form of wam?

I don't think I'd use it on its own or just with water. It might be interesting as one of many other, unusual substances.

Building sand might have a tendency to be sharp and scratch and aggregates/sharp sand make it extremely unpleasant. Beach sand is better as the sea has eroded it smooth (but it's illegal to take it from the beach in many territories). But you can get specially prepared fine, sandbox play sand.

We used commercial top soil/potting soil in a shoot. The stones and sand in it (especially as it was thrown over the model) made it somewhat unpleasant for her.

No, I like substances that are soft and smooth. *Stares and caresses creepily*

I've seen beach wetlook scenes where the girl first gets soaked from dry and clean, then comes out of the water and rolls on the sand so it sticks to and coats her soaked jeans and top, then goes back into the water where it rinses off. Doing that can add more interest to a wetlook scene. I wouldn't regard sand as an actual WAM material in its own right though, as it's not actually "messy", in the way something creamy like custard or gunge or clay mud is messy.

I think the way I'd judge if something counts as messy or not is: If someone gets completely covered in it, and then gets hosed down, does that remove it completely leaving them in wet but otherwise clean clothes, or will there still be a fair bit of the substance worked into their clothes even once the outer layers has been hosed off them?

I wouldn't use sand in a bathtub gunge scene, but then again, I wouldn't use mud there either.

Sand on its own is essentially (not completely) mud with no water water component.

It definitely can stick around long after you've washed it off, because it just gets in everything and everywhere, and in small and not so small quantities does go home with every beach goer.

Pretty sure parts of Assateague are still embedded in the paint of the car I drove there in, and unquestionably part of the seats and on the floor, too.

I understand that sand in shoes and up in... well, everywhere, is not universally loved (as clearly seen in the results above), but it is something I look forward to with a visit to a beach.

I think deciding whether or not it counts as messy, or is something else entirely, relies on whether the definition of messy requires that a messy substance has a liquid component.

Maybe it is just merely dirty?

I used to love getting buried in the wet heavy and sometimes stinky sand at the beach. It's probably not WAM, but if someone likes being encased it's a cool experience. Some times I used a snorkel and literally get buried head to toe

These are more artsy than WAM, but I like 'em. She said that her skin was incredibly soft afterwards.

I would imagine dry sand applied to gooey or sticky hair might be a bit difficult to remove

Mud always works for me........

Seconding this- I remember a scene YEARS ago from a now defunct producer with the model in a maxi dress swimming in the ocean, coming out and rolling in the sand to cover herself, then going back in the water and it was absolutely incredibly.

(Tbh I think it's the kink influencing me but someone in a long dress walking in the sand and the dress dragging and getting wet and sandy is something else).