When all was said and done, my team and I unanimously voted The Stockroom’s Piercing Forceps as the best BDSM forceps we’ve ever seen, let alone had the pleasure of playing with. Designed by a world-famous BDSM equipment manufacturer, forged from medical grade stainless steel, they are truly astounding examples of super-premium kink toy craftsmanship, which also explains why we found them as safe as they are impressively versatile.
Test Winner: Piercing Forceps
Stockroom’s Piercing Forceps got the highest rating in our review. Because they’re made by one of the kink community’s most respected equipment companies, we already knew The Stockroom’s Piercing would more than earn a place on our top list.
Budget: Forceps With Rubber Tips
Proving yet again why they are the masters of making super high-scoring BDSM equipment, my testers and I also gave The Stockroom’s Forceps With Rubber Tips our prize for being not only the most beginner-friendly but also the most affordable model
Vibrating: Calexotics Nipplettes
Attach one or both of these high-ranked forceps to your nipples or your playmate’s and — not literally — watch the sparks fly as they buzz the wearer’s nipples into hyper-stimulated, wildly excited hardness.
Table Of Contents
- Why You Should Trust Us
- How We Picked The Products
- Everything We Tested
- 1. The Stockroom Piercing Forceps: Our Overall Test Winner!
- 2. The Stockroom Forceps With Rubber Tips: Budget & Beginner
- 3. Calexotics’ Nipple Play Nipplettes Vibrating Nipple Clamps: Vibrating Forceps
- What Are BDSM Forceps?
- How To Use BDSM Forceps?
- How To Clean A BDSM Forcep?
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Primary Sources
Why You Should Trust Us
Hi, I am M.Christian. Not to toot my own horn, but my thirty-five-plus years in the kink community have given me an extremely unique perspective on what makes the very best of anything BDSM related, especially how to choose the most effective medical play forceps.
That said, I also know when an extra set of similarly experienced eyes is necessary, which is why I’ve called on not just my loyal band of sex toy testers but also a hand-picked group of sexologists, BDSM experts, and sex educators to help me put together this guide to the three top forceps.
How We Picked The Products
After sampling what must be thousands of different sex toys, my testers and I have developed a handy, five-point review process that makes selecting anything, from whips to chains to, you guessed it, BDSM forceps, a snap.
Better still, you can also use our system when it comes to buying your own. In the meantime, here are the well-defined quantitative metrics we used when choosing this year’s three top-ranked, high-scoring forceps:
- Manufacture: To begin with, we only looked at forceps that kink-community-approved companies like The Stockroom and Calexotics made. Not only are they known for creating some of the highest quality toys and BDSM gear in the world, but these manufacturers also go the extra mile when it comes to making their products durable, comfortable, and easy to maintain.
- Material: Not only that, but Calexotics and The Stockroom know what to make their forceps out of. Whether it’s medical-grade stainless steel or extra-strong plastics, they understand the importance of balancing affordability, safety, and versatility with everything they make.
- Design: In addition to being exceptionally skillful BDSM toy makers, Calexotics and The Stockroom are equally adept at designing their forceps as well. These skills are immediately apparent when you pick any of them up and start playing with them.
- Safety: All of this is great, though where The Stockroom and Calexotics truly shine is their understanding that every BDSM gear should be as safe as they can make them. It’s yet another excellent reason why they are so respected by the kink community.
- Versatility: While we didn’t take any points away from forceps, which were designed and made for a single BDSM-related activity, we did give a few extra ones to ones we found that were built to handle more than one.
I began my search with the fifteen best-selling models. Once my team of sex toy testers tried them out, I was able to reduce that number to ten. My next step was to consult with my carefully chosen group of professional sexologists, sex educators, and BDSM experts, which knocked that down to five.
During testing, we rated each of the toys based on the criteria listed above starting from 0% (Worst) to 100% (Best). Each score was calculated using different weighted metrics depending on what we deemed most important. The majority of the total rating comes from Manufacture (30%) and Material (30%). After that comes Safety (15%), Design (15%), and Versatility (10%). Finally, I checked out how well — or not — these potential winners were reviewed online, a process that got me these three all-time best forceps.
Everything We Tested
In this chapter, you can see a comparison table with all the products we tested. As you can see, each row has the test criteria our team used during the testing. To make our testing process even more transparent, we also included the raw test data so you can see how the products performed with each test criteria.
| | |
|
| Name | Piercing | Rubber Tips | Calexotics |
| Category | Best Overall | Budget | Vibrating |
| Average Rating | 95% | 90% | 93% |
| Design | 96% | 91% | 94% |
| Manufacture | 93% | 93% | 90% |
| Safety | 94% | 95% | 92% |
| Versatility | 92% | 92% | 93% |
| Price & Value | 95% | 96% | 93% |
| Price Tag | $14 | $11 | $23.95 |
| Material | Steel | Steel & Rubber | ABS Plastic |
| Measurements | 9.5″ In Length | 9″ In Length | N/A |
| Color | Silver | Siver & Black | Pink, Black, & Purple |
1. The Stockroom Piercing Forceps: Our Overall Test Winner!
Why I Love The Stockroom’s Piercing Forceps:
Trust me when I say after my testers and my sex ed and kink professionals tried what must have been dozens, or not a hundred plus, different BDSM forceps, when we came across what we agreed was our top ranking, highest scoring pair, we had to give The Stockroom’s Piercing Forceps our award for this year’s overall test winner.
Because they’re made and sold by one of the kink community’s most respected toy and equipment companies, we already knew The Stockroom’s Piercing would more than earn a place on our top list. But we didn’t anticipate how, after we used them for everything from nipple to genital play scenes, we’d all agreed no other competing surgical forceps could come close to its superior workmanship, safety, and versatility.
Ideally suited for practically every sort of medical scene you or your partner could imagine, we gave it high mark after high mark and ensured its top spot on our list.
Minor Issues I Found During Testing:
Not so much a problem as something to think about when considering picking up this type of BDSM forceps is how this model from The Stockroom has a fairly limited range of adjustable tightnesses. But keep in mind what it does have should be comfortable for pretty much every person and body part it’s used on.
Why The Stockroom’s Piercing Forceps Is The highest-rated BDSM Forcep:
The Stockroom yet again proved to us and will do to you if you pick up a pair of their Piercing Forceps that they are the top ranking, the pinnacle of BDSM toy-making expertise.
From its high quality, medical grade stainless steel construction to how perfectly balanced and comfortable it is for both the person wielding them to the fortunate person on the receiving end of their intense, but not too intense, bit, The Stockroom’s Piercing is a must-own toy for kink play novices as well as extremely experienced BDSM aficionados.
But all these positives barely scratch the surface when it comes to our reasons for our universal agreement of all the different types and models we considered; we agreed only The Stockroom’s Piercing Forceps earned its number one spot on our list:
- Manufacture: Obviously, The Stockroom spared no expense when crafting these highest-scoring stainless steel forceps. None of the BDSM toy-making competitors could barely come close to the extra effort The Stockroom put into making their piercing forceps sturdy yet delicate, intense though comfortable, and precise while also being remarkably safe.
- Material: When it comes to medical play devices, The Stockroom knows it is stainless steel or nothing, proven perfectly by their choice of this easy-to-clean, ideally suited for temperature play scenes, and stylish material for their Piercing Forceps. There are great additions to your medical play and you can trust the products since they come from Stockroom as well. If you want to level up your game, you might want to add in one of the best posture collars we tested.
- Safety: In addition to being the highest-ranking kink toy manufacturing company, The Stockroom is also highly regarded by the BDSM community for making their products as safe as possible: no less so than with their Piercing Forceps, which can easily and instantly be released at the first sign of any discomfort.
- Versatility: The Stockroom’s Piercing is one of the top-scoring toys where it’d be less trouble to say where they can’t be safely or arousingly attached than try to list the many, many, many places where it can be. Whether it’s nipples, genitalia, or — if you’re really kinky — someone’s earlobe, they’ll arouse you or your partner like no other forceps before or since.
Features:
- Material: Medical Grade Stainless Steel
- Measurements: It Is 9.5″ In Length.
- Colors: Silver
Pros:
- These forceps are forged from premium quality stainless steel.
- They are made with four different, easily adjustable intensive levels.
- Being made from steel, they aren’t difficult to sterilize.
- They retail for just $14.
Cons:
- They don’t offer as many adjustment levels as some other BDSM forceps.
- Some people may find them too intense or uncomfortable to play with.
2. The Stockroom Forceps With Rubber Tips: Budget & Beginner
Why I Love The Stockroom’s Forceps With Rubber Tips:
Proving yet again why they are the masters of making super high-scoring BDSM equipment, my testers and I also gave The Stockroom’s Forceps With Rubber Tips our prize for being not only the best for beginners but also the most affordable forceps we’ve ever reviewed.
You heard me right; here’s a pair of top-ranked, rubber-tipped models that are perfect for novices while also costing a surprisingly low cost of $11. Crafted with three different, built-in intensity levels, which, when combined with a pair of firm yet supple rubber tips, are as forgiving and gentle as they are erotically thrilling to play with.
Minor Issues I Found During Testing:
My testers and I felt the only, and I mean the only, potential downside to The Stockroom’s Forceps With Rubber Tips is it has just three intensity levels. To be clear, we also felt that’s more than enough for your average beginner as none of them are either too tight or too loose.
Why The Stockroom’s Forceps With Rubber Tips Is Our Budget Pick:
More than any other forceps we reviewed, The Stockroom’s Forceps With Rubber Tips ranked the highest regarding its beginner-friendliness and remarkably lost cost. Put both of those together, and it’s clear why we had to make it our high-scoring for BDSM novices and the most affordable.
Though that’s not everything we liked if not loved about The Stockroom’s Forceps and why it’s our number two pick:
- Manufacture: The Stockroom is at it again with this bae, showing their decades of toy-making expertise and dedication to top-level quality by creating these fine and fun BDSM forceps.
- Design: The Stockroom’s Forceps are also fine examples of when you mix sexy form with kinky function, resulting in a pair of luxuriously elegant while simultaneously ferociously intense forceps that are as affordable as they are versatile.
- Versatility: Speaking of, The Stockroom’s Forceps — like their precious forceps — perfect for a huge range of different BDSM scenes and kinky activities. You name it, and it can up your or your partner’s sexual ante.
Features:
- Material: Stainless Steel, Rubber
- Measurements: It Is 9″ Long
- Colors: Siver, Black
Pros:
- The forceps are fitted with rubber tips for more comfortable play sessions.
- Made with four unique intensity settings.
- They can be a great addition to all sorts of BDSM activities.
- Sell for only $11.
Cons:
- They can only be adjusted in four different ways.
- Some may find the rubber tips irritating.
3. Calexotics’ Nipple Play Nipplettes Vibrating Nipple Clamps: Vibrating Forceps
Why I Love Calexotics’ Calexotics Nipple Play Nipplettes Vibrating Nipple Clamps:
For taking your breast play scenes to an entirely new level, we enthusiastically recommend these vibrator-equipped forceps from Calexotics. Attach one or both of these high-ranked forceps to your nipples or your playmate’s and — not literally — watch the sparks fly as they buzz the wearer’s nipples into hyper-stimulated, wildly excited hardness.
My testers and I had a black and a half putting Calexotics’ Nipple Play Nipplettes Vibrating Nipple Clamps through their paces, making them an unequivocal shoo-in for our top list.
Minor Issues I Found During Testing:
The only possible problem we found with these alligator forceps is each is powered by three watch batteries instead of, for example, being rechargeable. Still, it’s a small complaint and not nearly enough for us not to recommend you pick up a set of these vibrating ones sooner rather than later.
Why Calexotics’ Nipple Play Nipplettes Vibrating Nipple Clamps Are the Best Vibrating Forceps:
Proving these fun and quite sexy vibrating forceps are totally deserving of being number three on our list, there are far more reasons why they’re on this list:
- Design: Putting aside the possible issue of them requiring watch batters to operate, Calexotics’ Nipple Play Nipplettes Vibrating Nipple Clamps are remarkably well designed to maximize pleasure while minimizing any discomfort, much better than the other models we tested.
- Versatility: Due to their impressive smallness, Calexotics’ Nipple Play Nipplettes Vibrating Nipple Clamps can go where few forceps can go. I’m talking anywhere from nipples to labia or, if you really want to be adventurous, to the underside of penises or even a person’s clit.
Features:
- Material: PU Coated ABS Plastic
- Colors: Comes In Pink, Black, Or Purple
Pros:
- They are effortless to adjust and place on a person’s body.
- Their vibrations can be more than a little intense.
Cons:
- They only have one vibration speed.
- Each one requires three small watch batteries.
What Are BDSM Forceps?
BDSM Forceps are designed to safely and comfortably pinch or clamp onto a person for sexual pleasure. They are generally repurposed medical devices, though BDSM toymakers specifically made some for certain types of kink-related activities [1].
How To Use BDSM Forceps?
Due to forceps often being repurposed medical devices, you and your partner must respect how risky they can sometimes be to play with. In this light, novices should always maintain clear lines of communication so that if something goes wrong, the forceps can be removed instantly. It’s also a good idea not to clamp them on tightly the first time out but instead gently increase their tightness until the person to whom they are being used experiences discomfort [2].
Don’t forget that forceps, like nipple clamps, reduce blood flow so frequently it will be more painful coming off than going on, so don’t leave them on for more than a few minutes. Depending on whether they are attached, they shouldn’t be either clamped too tightly or for extended periods. If the person who is being clamped experiences numbness, or pain or merely wants to take a break, whatever forceps are being used should be taken off sooner rather than later. Sometimes, the use of gentle massage can alleviate the discomfort when a forceps is removed but do not do this unless whoever’s on the receiving end says it’s okay to proceed [3].
How To Clean A BDSM Forcep?
Never attempt to clean a forcep without first checking in with the company that made it or the site or store you purchased it from. The reason for being so cautious is if a forceps is improperly maintained, there’s the possibility it can seriously harm the next person to whom it is attached. If you cannot find how to clean your forceps correctly, always use less and never more soap or sex toy cleaner, and be sure to rinse it afterward thoroughly.
To greatly reduce the possibility of injury or injection, be sure to clean it before and after every use. Similarly, wipe them down with a dry cloth or towel so no water will remain. Otherwise, your forceps may become rusty. If this occurs, dispose of them rather than trying to remove them.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How Do BDSM Forceps Work?
BDSM forceps work by helping hold the wearer’s genitals apart for enhanced penetration play or, when used for genital or breast play scenes, by slightly limiting blood flow, which can make where they’re attached become more sensitive or, in some cases, less so [2].
As I said, forceps can often be more uncomfortable when removed because of blood rushing back in. If this occurs, a little caressing or rubbing can ease the pain, but only if the person who was being clamped agrees. It’s also why I do not recommend using them on someone’s labia, penis, breast, or nipples for more than a few minutes.
Are BDSM Forceps Safe?
Yes. When used properly and with careful supervision, forceps can be used safely [1]. However, there’s always the possibility of injury, so those on the receiving end of one or more of them should never be left unattended or prevented from communicating in case of an emergency. I also suggest both you and your partner take several hands-on classes in BDSM safety to decrease the possibility they might cause someone harm.
How To Make BDSM Forceps?
Never attempt to create your own forceps. I say this because improperly made forceps will severely increase the likelihood they will injure you or your partner. Instead of trying to make your own BDSM toy purchase high-quality ones from scene-approved companies such as Calexotics or The Stockroom.
Primary Sources
1. Healthline. A Beginner’s Guide to Nipple Clamps (May 2020)
2. Bdsmtrainingacademy. Clips, Clamps, And How To Play Safe
3. Glamour. Why Nipple Clamps Are the Most Underrated Sex Toys in the World (May 2017)
M.Christian
Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
