Abstract: Various gasket release agents and methods of providing and using the same are provided with a gasket body having a release agent coating on one or more surfaces that contact mating surfaces of a joining assembly. The coating may be provided as a mixture of constituents including hexagonal boron nitride. Other constituents may include a release agent and a binding material that enhances the adhesion of the release agent to the gasket body surfaces. A binding material may include, for example, organic or inorganic materials. Surfactants, in some embodiments, may be added to a gasket release agent dispersion in addition to binder materials and fillers.