Ceramic cock ring - cock ring discontinued by Duncan Charles Designs - review by tim1724

This is a rigid cock ring, designed to go around both the penis and scrotum. It constricts the flow of blood to the penis, leading to a firmer and more pronounced erection.

This particular ring is ceramic, so it's rigid. As with other rigid cock rings, it works best to put this on while flaccid, before getting an erection. Most men will find it easiest to put the scrotum through the ring first, one testicle at a time, before slipping the flaccid penis through the ring.

I find this ring relatively easy to remove when I'm done with it. If I've already lost my erection, my penis slips out easily and then I can carefully remove it from my scrotum. If I still have an erection, I push it upwards so that it is not pressing too hard against my penis, and that usually allows my erection to subside enough to slip the ring off.

This ring is a hard ceramic, with a glossy black glaze. One side has four small colorless gems (I have no idea what they are made of) which are sparkly and attractive.

According to the manufacturer, Duncan Charles Designs, the glaze is a food grade high gloss coating which is dishwasher safe. The glaze makes the ring perfectly smooth, so it doesn't pull on your pubic hair.

Ceramic is rigid, a quality which many look for in cock rings, but it's much lighter than metal, which is the most common material for this sort of ring. Some men may miss the heft of metal, but I liked the lightness of this toy. It feels much less intimidating to me.

This ring is 2 1/4" in diameter. It's rigid, of course, so it doesn't stretch at all. So you'll want to be sure it's the right size for you before buying it. I found that it was just big enough for me to be able to put it on, but small enough to do its job. It was pretty much the perfect size for me, making it the first rigid cock ring I've tried which actually fits well.

I find it comfortable to wear, but I wouldn't wear it for more than 30 minutes, due to concerns about blocking blood flow for too long.

Generally I just clean this in the sink with soap and warm water, but the ceramic is glazed so it's dishwasher safe, making it very easy to clean. I don't know what the gems are made of or how they're attached, so I'm not completely certain that they'll survive in the dishwasher, but personally I'm not very attached to them, so if they did fall off I wouldn't care.

There are no worries about lube compatibility with ceramic, so go ahead and use whatever lubricant you prefer with this toy.

The ring comes with an attractive pouch for storing it. I keep this ring in my nightstand, in the pouch that came with it, but you could store it pretty much anywhere, as it's small and discreet. It's quite attractive (and not necessarily obvious to everyone what it is) so you could just leave it out if you prefer.

The packaging is minimal, but it gets the job done. The ring comes inside its pouch, which is nestled between layers of batting in a plain (but attractive) red cardboard box. There's nothing written on the box, so it's rather discreet. You could easily wrap the box to make a very nice gift.

There are no instructions included with this toy, so if you've never used a cock ring you'll want to look online for appropriate guidelines for using cock rings. I've outlined the steps for putting it on in the usage section above, but you can find other guides to wearing cock rings online. I wouldn't recommend wearing a cock ring for an extended period of time, as cutting off blood to the penis is not something you want to do for too long.