I was intrigued by this from the word go, sadly my desire to reuse this toy has waned.

The Japanese Ball Gag is NOT a toy for beginners. Please if you’ve never used a ballgag before, don’t start with this one.  Try Beginner Ball Gag, which I wish I had done. I was aching to try this first but I’m glad now that I waited.

The ball is very large, at least for a beginner. Even for a big mouth like me, this ball is too much. I can hold it in my mouth but its too big and causes major discomfort. I also have TMJ. Finding just the right ballgag is essential for me. This one is ok for short time periods but if I were to wear it for a prolonged period of time, I would be in serious pain.

The nylon cord is not as soft as I had hoped. Its coarse and rough. I didn’t like the feel of it on my face at all. I will say this though, being on nylon makes washing it to keep animal hair, dust and the like off it very easy. Considering I have long hair, 2 cats, 2 dogs, keeping it clean was a snap.

The clasp is ok but I have long hair and unless I had my hair totally bound up, I managed to snag enough hair to make it painful. Um ouch. Not to mention, the clasp on mine was especially tight, I caught my fingers it in a few times too. Again, ouch.

The plastic slider to adjust the tightness is horrible. It rested right on my cheek. One movement and I could feel the plastic digging into my face. I ended up with a long scratch at one point and had to explain it that my puppy caught me in the face. It wasn’t easy to slide it along the nylon cord either to make the Japanese Ball Gag tighter. I never quite found the right place for how tight I needed it.

The Japanese Ball Gag was too easy for me to pop out of my mouth. One thrust of my long tongue and POP it was resting around my neck. Bound and tied, I could still just stick my tongue out and it was history. It was extremely frustrating.

All in all the only major bonus to this Japanese Ball Gag is how easy it is to keep clean. Run it under water and you’re all set. Otherwise I will be retiring the Japanese Ball Gag permanently. I wasn’t impressed nor will I continue to use it.

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