The object of the invention is a method for the production of lithium complex soap lubricating greases or lithium-calcium complex soap lubricating greases and corresponding lubricating greases produced by this process and their use in slide and rolling bearings.

A lubricating grease composition, including 20 to 96.5 wt %, relative to a total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of a base oil, the base oil containing a basic oil A in a proportion of at least 50 wt %, relative to a total weight of the base oil, wherein the basic oil A is an ester and/or a polyglycol containing unsubstituted ethylene units as a carbon group in a repeating unit. The lubricating grease composition further includes 0.5 to 80 wt %, relative to the total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of an ionic liquid, the anion of the ionic liquid being bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide and 3 to 35 wt %, relative to the total weight of the lubricating grease composition, of a thickener selected from urea, lithium simple soaps, metal complex soaps of elements of the first and second main group of the periodic table, lithium complex soaps, and mixtures thereof.