Review: Deep Throat Cup (Original Vacuum Cup) from Tenga

Deep Throat Cup (Original Vacuum Cup)

Pros:
- Travel friendly
- Disposable
- Easy to use
- Pre-lubricated
- Suction hole
Cons:
- Texture won’t be right for everyone
- Shouldn’t be reused
- Expensive for disposable
Overall:

-Use-

The Original Vacuum Cup from Tenga is a male masturbator designed solely to stimulate the penis.  Ergonomic and easy to hold, the cup fits in the palm of your hand and works using a stroking motion.  Toys like this are great to add a different element to your jack off sessions, but can also be used with a partner; taking a simple handjob and turning it into something extra stimulating.

The ease of use with this toy is where it really shines.  You don’t need to worry about applying lubricant, don’t need to worry about washing it out after, and all the regular hassles of owning a masturbator can be tossed out the window.  You open it up, remove the sticker at the top, insert your cock and stroke to your heart’s content.  After you’ve climaxed or you’re finished using it, you simple put the cap back on and clean yourself up.

Being disposable, it’s great to take with you on business or pleasure trips since there’s no concern about your more expensive toys being lost or damaged, and no need to worry about repacking it for the return home.  It can easily be tossed in the trash after you’re finished, but can be washed out and recycled.  The website states that they are considered ‘plastic’ products, and that you should “refer to local regulations for further details”.

-Material/Texture-

With a firm casing and a soft inner sleeve, it’s obvious this masturbator is made from a few different materials.  The outer portion of the toy is made from plastic, the next layer is foam, and the sleeve itself is made from TPE.  TPE is latex and phthalate free, but is porous; which really doesn’t matter much since it’s disposable.

The plastic has no texture to it, which isn’t a big deal since the shape makes it really simple to hold, but it is very firm.  You can’t control the pressure applied by squeezing the cup, instead, there’s a special hole that controls suction (which I’ll cover in the next section).  Though there isn’t an external texture, there’s plenty inside!  The TPE sleeve is covered with soft nubs toward the center of it, followed by a short ribbed area, and the tip has larger, more prominent nubs.  The center area isn’t overwhelming at all, but the tip might be too much for someone who doesn’t care for a lot of texture.  If you find that it’s too much, don’t use the cup as deeply and it will be better.

(Image shows the sleeve after I cut it in half)

The foam inside the cup is simply in place to create a cushion between the sleeve and the case.  The sleeve itself is very thin, it’s the foam that takes up a lot of space inside the cup.  Most of the foam doesn’t come in contact with your body since it’s between the layers, however, there are two sponges inside the sleeve that are saturated with lubricant.  One of the sponges is a small circular piece, and the other is open in the center and is like a ring.  Your penis goes through this area when you insert it, but it’s not attached to the sleeve itself.  My husband actually had the ring ON his penis when he pulled himself out at one point.

The ringlike sponge is near the opening of the toy and is supposed to lubricate your penis as it’s inserted.  It really is full of lube and makes the sleeve slide easily during use.  If you find that there’s too much lube, you can remove the ring, squeeze a little out, and put it back into the cup, but you’re not supposed to remove the ring in general.

-Design/Size-

The way this cup works is really great overall and I love the general concept.  The cup is smaller than a lot of sleeves, even others from Tenga.  It’s more compact because it’s meant to be travel friendly and the shape is really awesome for its designed use.  It’s shaped like a cylinder that sort of has an hourglass shape to it; the center is a little thinner than the other areas of the toy.  This is great since it fits comfortably in your hand during use without having to worry about it slipping from your grip.

The bottom of the toy is flat and is where you insert your penis.  On the label itself there’s a little perforated tab and the word ‘open’ showing where to tear in order to access the cap.  You don’t have to remove the full label if you don’t want to, only the bottom portion needs to be removed.  Once you’ve peeled this area off, you can pop the cap off and go to town!  The label has a little image on it that shows exactly how to use it, so it’s very unlikely that there would be confusion.

The cap on the bottom can be removed and replaced as needed, either because you’re setting it down for a moment, or because you’ve already used it.  It makes cleaning up really simple since any mess made during use is totally contained.

The design of the sleeve was obviously well planned.  Every little ring and space and texture was designed just so and they all work very well together.  The website has a great image that really gives you a good idea on how it works.

While that gives you a good idea about the internal textures and overall structure, it doesn’t cover much about the air hole on the top.  When you first receive your cup, there’s a little silver sticker on the top of it.  It says “Remove. Cover hole with finger for suction.”  It pretty much explains itself.  When the hole is completely covered, the suction is nice and strong.  You can leave it completely uncovered for no suction, or only lightly cover it for a little suction.  This area gives you the most freedom to get it working just right for you.

If you would rather try to use the cup hands free, you can try sticking it between your mattress, or wedging it into another area.  It takes away your ability to control the level of suction used, but you can either leave the sticker on for maximum suction, or just peel it off and leave it while enjoying the texture without any suction.  That’s really the only way to use it hands free.

As stated before, the size is really reasonable for what this is.  It’s portable while remaining large enough that even guys who are above average in size could use it.  The opening stretches easily and should accommodate nearly anyone, though will be tighter for those who are very girthy.  The depth is about 6″ and the width is around 1 3/4″, though seems like it would work for someone slightly larger than that.

The label on the masturbator isn’t discreet because it clearly tells you what it is and gives you a little idea on how to use it, that being said, it can be totally removed.  If you’re traveling and are concerned about someone seeing this item, the label can be cut off, exposing only the plastic casing.  Unless someone were to open it up and check it out, it’s unlikely they would instantly assume it was a sex toy, making it an even better travel option.

-Care/Packaging-

If only all toys were this easy to care for!  Since it’s a one time use toy, there are zero care instructions!  Once you’ve had your fun, you replace the cap and toss it, easy as that!  The lubricant inside is water-based and is more of a gel than a thin lube.  I think this was smart because it stays where it’s supposed to much better than a thinner lube would have.  Make sure to check out the ingredients list before purchasing if you’re sensitive to certain ingredients, and immediately stop using if you experience a reaction.

Ingredients:
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Polyacrylate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Hydroxypropylcyclodextrin, IPBC, Hydroxyethyl Cellulose, Propylene Glycol

The label and plastic casing for the toy is the packaging.  There’s no plastic covering the toy, no box to worry about; nothing.  Since the label extends over the cap of the toy, you can feel secure in knowing that it wasn’t opened prior to receiving it as long as it’s properly in place.

The overall look is masculine, being mostly red with silver stripes and lettering on it.  It’s a little difficult to read because the text is very small and the silver is difficult to make out in general.  There isn’t a lot of information on the label, but what information it does contain is stated in several languages.

-Experience-

My husband is a very spoiled man and already has two of the Tenga Flip Holes (black and silver).  His favorite masturbator we’ve used so far (from any company) has been the black version; so naturally we had pretty high expectations for this one, despite the fact that it’s disposable.  I think because of previous experiences, we set this toy up for failure.

We both thought the concept was great; having a travel friendly masturbator to take on trips instead of a more expensive one?  Brilliant idea!  It makes so much sense and we were both curious about how it would preform.  Once opened, the first thing I noticed was the fairly strong smell to the lube.  It wasn’t offensive, but it was stronger than I had expected.  He didn’t care and was just interested in seeing how it worked.  After some oral play, we were ready to give it a shot.  I watched for a while, trying to read his reaction.  He changed the suction, speed, depth, etc. and then I asked him how it was.

Unfortunately, he wasn’t impressed.

He’s not great about explaining how something feels, but he said it felt like there was a friction issue.  We both agreed that there was more than enough lubricant, so it wasn’t that.  Admittedly, he is a bit of a spoiled brat when it comes to texture and this one just didn’t work out for him the way we had hoped.

Trying to understand the overall texture of the toy, I decided to bust out my scissors and take a look.  The image in the texture section shows a little bit of what it’s all about, but here are more to show the various parts.

The only thing I can come up with that would have been causing an issue for him may have been the smaller area of the sleeve.  It didn’t seem like it was tight, but when you’re sensitive to textures, having tighter areas can irritate a little more.  My husband isn’t overly girthy, so that wasn’t the issue here, he’s just sensitive and spoiled (but I love him anyway!).

Just because this wasn’t right for him, doesn’t mean it’s not right for you.  We love the Tenga products we’ve tried in general, this just didn’t give him the stimulation he was looking for.  The quality is great (especially considering it’s disposable) and there were no other concerns, it was solely personal preference that got in the way of us enjoying this product.

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A big thank you to Tenga for providing this item to me free of charge in exchange for an unbiased review.  This is in compliance with FTC guidelines.