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29 July 2026

Review · Anal balls · Solid silicone
Hidden Desire’s largest anal ball string in silicone reviewed against the manufacturer’s own specifications and price data from five Swedish stores. 39 centimeters total length, four balls at 4 centimeters, 210 grams of solid silicone and a molded pull ring — but neither insertable length, material hardness, nor a manufacturer guarantee is published.
An advanced anal ball string where the whole argument lies in the material and the measurements: 39 centimeters one-piece molded silicone, four balls at 4 centimeters and 210 grams, with no single electronic component that can break. What you pay for is a specification with holes — no insertable length, no material hardness, no phthalate declaration, and no manufacturer guarantee — and that four equally sized balls provide no built-in progression for someone who is new to it.
Hidden Desire Extreme Heavy Anal Balls Large is a anal ball string made of solid silicone. The manufacturer states a total length of 39 centimeters and an insertable diameter of 4 centimeters, and the manufacturer’s own dimensions description shows the construction: four balls threaded onto a narrow stem, with a closed pull-through in the end. The weight is stated as 0.21 kilograms per unit. There is no motor, no battery, and no buttons — this is a completely mechanical product.
The model is included in the series Extreme by Hidden Desire, which the manufacturer itself places in the category Anal Gear. Hidden Desire is a brand owned by the Dutch wholesaler SCALA 2.0 BV, and it is on SCALA’s own product page that the specification is published. There, the item is listed with model number 16805, article number 16805-BLACK, and barcode 8713221833167 — exactly the same EAN that all five Swedish stores use. The recommended retail price is stated as 32.99 euro.
What makes this item hard to compare directly is the size. A 4 centimeter-thick ball is not a beginner product, and a total length of 39 centimeters is more than most anal beads on the Swedish market measure. For comparison, Lelo Soraya Beads measures 234 millimeters in its longest direction—barely two thirds. So it’s not a question of which of them is the best, but which of them is the right kind of product in the first place.
Anal bead sets are based on a simple principle. The balls are inserted one at a time, and the stimulation arises partly when each ball passes the sphincter, and partly—above all—when they are pulled back out again. There are no moving parts and no electronics involved; the entire function lies in the shape and the user’s own pace. That’s also why a product like this can be completely silent and completely maintenance-free in a way that no vibrator is.
The word heavy in the product name refers to the mass. The manufacturer states 0.21 kilograms for the entire string, and it’s an information that can be checked against the geometry. A massive silicone ball with a 4 centimeter diameter has a volume of a bit over 33 cubic centimeters, and silicone weighs roughly 1.1 to 1.2 grams per cubic centimeter. Four such balls therefore land in the range of about 150 grams, and the remaining 60 grams is explained well by the stem and the pulling ring. The weight is thus consistent with the balls being cast in solid silicone all the way through. The manufacturer doesn’t state whether there are separate metal weights inside, and that question isn’t answered in any of the sources that exist—but the calculation above doesn’t require any internal weights for it to add up.
The difference compared with a light anal bead string is noticeable in practice. The mass makes the balls hang in place by their own weight instead of sliding with the body, and it makes the pulling out a more distinct movement. It’s the same trait that makes the product unsuitable for someone who’s new to this: 210 grams resting on the sphincter isn’t something you start with.
The series is available in three sizes, and the manufacturer’s own packaging image lists all three: Medium, Large, and XLarge. However, the naming in Swedish stores is messy, because some stores write out the centimeter measurement and others only write the size letter.
The practical consequence is that you need to check the EAN number before you pay. The stores use several different product names for the exact same item: "Extreme Heavy Anal Balls Large 39 cm", "Heavy Anal Balls Large", and "Hidden Desire Heavy Anal Balls Large Black" are all the same thing. The only thing that’s unambiguous is the barcode.
The measurement details are unusually consistent for this product category. The manufacturer states 39 × 4 centimeters. The retailer Vuxen states total length 39 cm and diameter 4 cm. Blush Me states a length of 39,00 cm and a max diameter of 4,00 cm. Vuxenkul states 39 cm total length and 4 cm diameter per ball. Four independent sources, same numbers — that’s not a given in an industry where measurement details often differ by several centimeters between shops.
It’s important to understand what the total length measures. 39 centimeters is the entire product, from the outer edge of the pull ring to the bottom of the last ball, not the insertable part. The manufacturer does not publish a separate insertable length for this model, which is the only truly significant missing figure. From the manufacturer’s measurement diagram, you can see that a noticeable part of the length consists of the shaft that’s free of balls between the ring and the first ball, but how many centimeters that is isn’t stated.
You can still reason about the proportions based on the picture. Four balls of 4 centimeters each would take up 16 centimeters if they sit tightly together, and in the manufacturer’s image they’re shown with spaces of shaft between them. So the ball section takes up roughly a little more than half of the total length, and the rest is the handle part. It’s a design that’s typical for anal balls intended for deep insertion: you should be able to hold the ring with your whole hand while the balls are in place.
The comparison with the product packaging says something about the format. The manufacturer lists the carton size as 44 × 5,2 × 5,2 centimeters. It’s an elongated, narrow box — a product that doesn’t fit in a toiletry bag and is hard to store discreetly in a desk drawer. Fifty units go on an outer carton at the wholesaler, which is a detail that mostly says something about how little volume there is despite the length.
The manufacturer’s figure is 0.21 kilograms per unit. None of the five Swedish stores publish any weight at all, which makes the manufacturer’s number the only one available. It’s worth noting that the information is listed under the heading "Weight per unit" in the wholesaler’s logistics data—meaning the weight per sold unit. It is not specified whether the packaging is included.
Put the number in context and it becomes useful. Lelo lists 145 grams for Soraya Beads, which also has four beads but is shorter and narrower. The sister model Extra Large is stated to weigh 0.37 kilograms. The scaling between Large and Extra Large is in itself proof that the figures are linked: increasing the bead diameter from 4 to 5 centimeters increases a bead’s volume by roughly 95 percent, and the extra ten centimeters of shaft is added—an increase in weight from 210 to 370 grams is exactly what the geometry predicts.
What does that mean in your hand? That the product is heavier than almost everything else in the category without being heavy in absolute terms. Two hundred ten grams is roughly equivalent to a full cup of coffee. What makes the weight relevant is that it’s concentrated into four points along a flexible cord, rather than distributed across a rigid body—and that it acts in a direction the body doesn’t control itself.
The manufacturer lists a single material: silicone. The product description specifies it as "100 % pure silicone", and the manufacturer’s packaging image bears the marking "100 % soft-silicone". The stores follow suit: Blush Me writes "high-quality silicone", Vuxen writes "Silicone", and Vuxenkul writes "Silikon". No source suggests any other material component, and there are no electronic parts that would require a hard plastic casing.
The material issue is the only characteristic of an intimate product that can’t be compensated for with experience or care. Silicone is pore-free: the surface lacks the microscopic cavities where residue would otherwise remain. A pore-free surface can truly be cleaned properly, and that’s crucial for a product meant to be used anally, where—by definition—the bacterial load is higher than with any other use.
Having the entire product molded in one piece of silicone reinforces the advantage. There are no seams between different materials, no glue joints, and no threads where residue can collect. In this price range, the alternative is often soft-molded PVC or TPE, and both are porous to varying degrees—so they can only be cleaned on the surface. The manufacturer’s own sister model in the XXL series, Extreme Buttplug Balls 40 cm, for example, is made of PVC—same brand, same category, and a significantly worse material from a hygiene point of view.
Another practical consequence is durability. Silicone ages slowly, tolerates hot water, and doesn’t become sticky over time the way TPE does. Since the product has no battery, there is also no component that wears out before the material does. In practice, this is a product without a consumable part—it lasts as long as the silicone lasts, which is a real argument compared with every battery-powered anal toy.
Phthalates are a group of plasticizers used to make plastic—above all, flexible PVC—pliable. Kemikalieinspektionen describes them as substances that can affect the hormonal system and make reproduction more difficult, and several of them are therefore restricted or banned within the EU in a large number of products. The category of intimate products (intimprodukter) is a recurring subject of supervision precisely because it contains flexible plastic against the mucous membrane.
The situation is clear in one way and unclear in another. Silicone doesn’t require phthalate plasticizers to become soft—the softness comes from the polymer’s own structure—and the material statement "100 percent silicone" therefore, in practice, rules out the most common phthalate source. But Hidden Desire does not publish an explicit declaration that the product is free from phthalates, BPA, or latex, and none of the five Swedish stores does either. That’s a difference from brands like Lelo and Womanizer, which print the declaration as a separate line in the specification.
Is that a problem? Materially, probably not, because the material statement itself is stronger than a declaration of absence on an undefined material. Formally, though, it’s a gap: someone who is allergic to latex—or who for other reasons needs written information—doesn’t get it from the manufacturer. That’s the kind of information that costs nothing to publish, and that’s why it should exist.
Another material-related piece of information is missing. The manufacturer does not publish the Shore A hardness for the silicone, which is the measurement that determines whether the balls feel yielding or stiff. SexleksakerOutlet describes the material as "sleek and flexible" and the manufacturer’s packaging uses the word "soft," but those are descriptions, not measured values. On a product where the ball diameter is 4 centimeters, how yielding they are is by far the single most important property after the dimensions, and you can’t read it out of any published source.
This product has no interface to learn. There are no modes, no buttons, and no app. The entire use comes down to three things: how you insert the beads, how much lubricant you use, and at what pace you pull them out. That makes the product simple, but not forgiving — there is no built-in limit that stops you from moving too fast.
The manufacturer describes the ring at the end as a wide ring “for safety and comfort.” But the shop descriptions are more specific: SexleksakerOutlet writes that the pulling motion is “for safe removal,” Vuxen calls it a handgrip with easy-grip, and Vuxenkul describes it as a wide safety loop that prevents the beads from going in too far.
It’s the decisive design detail on every anal product, and it deserves an explanation that store texts rarely provide. The anus is not a closed cavity — it continues upward, and a product without a stop can therefore slide in completely and end up out of reach. It’s one of the most common causes of emergency visits related to sex toys, and that’s why a flanged base or a pulling motion isn’t a convenience feature but a requirement.
On this model, the ring is closed and molded in the same piece as the rest of the string. That means there is no seam that can come loose and no cord that can wear through — two weaknesses that occur on cheaper anal bead products with beads threaded on a fabric cord. Also, because the ring is open in the middle, you can insert your fingers and pull using your whole hand instead of pinching, which gives you control over the speed. The manufacturer does not publish a diameter for the ring itself, which is a shame — it’s the measure that determines whether you can fit two fingers or four.
Water-based. The manufacturer’s own product description for the series recommends plenty of water-based lubricant, and the shop descriptions repeat the same thing. The rule is not arbitrary: silicone-based lubricant breaks down the silicone surface over time and makes it porous, and a porous surface can no longer be properly cleaned — just thrown away. It matters especially for this product, because its entire quality argument is that it is molded in one piece of non-porous silicone.
Anal use is different from vaginal use in one point worth stating: there is no built-in lubrication. Lubricant is not an improvement but a prerequisite, and the amount should be significantly larger than you might first think. A water-based lubricant also dries out over time and needs to be topped up—this is the most common reason an anal product feels good at the beginning and uncomfortable after a few minutes. Oil-based products such as coconut oil leave a film that is difficult to remove from the silicone surface and should be avoided for the same reasons as silicone lubricant.
Here this model differs from most competitors, and the difference is fundamental. Lelo Soraya Beads has four beads in increasing size—the progression is built into the shape, so the first bead is small and the last is largest. Hidden Desires’ size chart instead shows four beads with the same stated diameter of 4 centimeters.
That means there is no built-in step-up. The very first bead is full size, which is why this product doesn’t work as an introduction to the category. Four centimeters in diameter corresponds to roughly a golf ball—it’s in the upper part of what is usually considered an advanced size, and it assumes that the anal sphincter is already accustomed to about that dimension from elsewhere.
The consequence for progression is that it’s in the depth rather than in the width. Each new bead takes you further in rather than making it tighter, and that’s also what the manufacturer’s description implies when it talks about gliding in and then pulling the beads out slowly. Who it’s for is easy to figure out: the one who already knows that four centimeters works and wants length. The one who isn’t sure whether four centimeters works should buy something else first.
The lack of electronics makes this product unusually easy to care for, but it doesn’t remove the basic anal rules. A product intended for anal use should never go directly from anal use to vaginal use without cleaning in between, and a string with four beads has more surfaces to rinse than a simple plug.
Vuxenkul states the cleaning instructions: warm water and mild soap, alternatively a cleaning product intended for sex toys, and then thorough drying before the product is put away in a cool, dry place. Both Vuxen and Vuxenkul state that the product is water-resistant. That’s a store claim—the manufacturer states no IP rating, but for a product that completely lacks electronics, the question of an IP class is really not relevant. There’s nothing inside that water can harm.
Two pieces of advice belong here that none of the sources brings up, but that follow from the material. Silicone attracts dust and lint; store the string in a fabric pouch instead of loose in a drawer. And don’t keep silicone products of different manufacturing pressed closely against each other for a long time—softeners can migrate between materials and leave a sticky surface. A storage pouch is not included in the delivery, according to the manufacturer’s packaging information.
A spec review is only honest if it lists the holes. For this article, the following information is not published by either Hidden Desire or any of the five Swedish stores:
What the manufacturer does publish—and that many competitors omit—is worth mentioning in the same breath: country of manufacture (China), the exact dimensions of the packaging, the number of units per outer carton, and the recommended approximate retail price. SCALA also specifies a sales restriction—the item must not be sold via Amazon, eBay, or other marketplaces, only directly to the end customer within Europe. That explains why you don’t find it on the large marketplaces and why the selection is limited to specialized Swedish stores.
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Four balls with the same diameter mean that there is no built-in ramp-up. The first ball is already full size.
Three comparisons are relevant: against its own larger sister model, against a premium product with published data in the same ball shape, and against a significantly smaller metal variant that shows what the money could otherwise buy. All specifications below come from the respective manufacturers’ own product pages, and all Swedish prices come from the stores’ product feeds on July 29, 2026.
The sister model Extra Large has EAN 8713221833174 and model number 16806. The manufacturer states a total length of 49 centimeters, an insertable diameter of 5 centimeters, 0.37 kilograms, and a recommended approximate price of 42.99 euros versus Large at 32.99 euros. Material and construction are identical: the same silicone, the same drawring, the same series text.
So the difference is pure scale. Ten centimeters more in length, one centimeter more in ball diameter, and 160 grams more in mass. That centimeter in diameter sounds small, but it isn’t: the volume per ball increases by about 95 percent when the diameter goes from 4 to 5 centimeters, and it’s the volume — not the diameter — that the end muscle senses. The step from Large to Extra Large is, in practice, a bigger step than the step from a medium anal plug to Large.
Price-wise, they’re close to each other in Swedish stores: Extra Large is sold from 299 SEK and Large from 265 SEK in the product listings. The fact that the larger model is sometimes cheaper than the smaller one says mostly about how mobile prices are in this category. The advice is still unambiguous—don’t buy Extra Large just because it happens to cost the same. Your size choice should be determined by what works, not by what the price tag happens to show this week.
Lelo Soraya Beads is the most comparable premium product: also four balls, also silicone, also an anal-ball chain with a handle. Lelo gives the dimensions as 234 × 59 × 46 millimeters, the weight as 145 grams, a lithium-ion battery of 520 mAh and 3.7 volts, up to two hours of operating time, up to two hours of charging time, eight vibration modes, and a two-year warranty with a ten-year quality warranty. The material is stated as body-friendly silicone with ABS plastic — so not full silicone. The price starts at 1,186 SEK in Swedish stores.
The two most important differences are the shape and the electronics. Lelo has four balls in increasing size, which builds in a progression that Hidden Desire lacks, and Lelo vibrates. Hidden Desire is instead longer, heavier, and significantly larger in ball diameter, and it completely lacks both a battery and a motor.
That draws a clear line. If you want a product you can grow into, with published battery data and a real manufacturer warranty, Lelo is worth its extra 857 SEK. If you want maximum dimensions and length, a product that never needs charging, and a body completely without hard plastic, Hidden Desire is what Lelo can’t do — for about a quarter of the price. There’s no overlap between users.
ToyJoy Anal Play Diamond Star Beads Large comes from the same wholesaler and therefore has specifications in the same format, which makes the comparison above unusually fair. The manufacturer states total length as 13.4 centimeters, insertable diameter as 3 centimeters, nickel-free aluminum and glass as the material, weight as 0.16 kilogram, and a recommended retail price of 27.99 euro — only five euro under Hidden Desire.
So there are two products in almost the same price range that do exactly opposite things. ToyJoy is 13.4 centimeters versus 39, three centimeters in diameter versus four centimeters, and a rigid metal versus soft silicone. The metal provides a completely different feel: it is non-flexible, it conducts heat and cold, and it can be cleaned even more easily than silicone. On the other hand, there is absolutely no give, which makes the margin of error smaller.
The weights are interesting to compare against each other. ToyJoy weighs 0.16 kilograms at 13.4 centimeters, Hidden Desire 0.21 kilograms at 39 centimeters. So the metal product is significantly denser — it feels heavier despite weighing less, because the mass is concentrated. Anyone looking specifically for that heavy feel rather than the length should take that into account.
Five Swedish shops sell the item with EAN 8713221833167, spread across six listings in the product feeds. The cheapest is Vuxenkul at 265 SEK, and the most expensive is Vuxen at 399 SEK. That’s 134 SEK, or a 51 percent difference, for exactly the same item number and the same package.
Stock status changes the picture completely. Vuxenkul’s price of 265 SEK and Sexonics’s 295 SEK apply to both items that were marked as sold out at the price check. Of the three shops that actually had the item in stock, two — Blush Me and SexleksakerOutlet — were priced at 329 SEK, and one, Vuxen, was at 399 SEK. So the actual price difference for the person who wants the product delivered is therefore 70 SEK, not 134. Shops that list a product as sold out often still have an old campaign price in the feed, and that price is rarely what applies when the item comes back in again.
A peculiarity in the price data deserves to be spelled out. Sexonic lists the same EAN on two separate product pages — one under the name "Hidden Desire Heavy Anal Balls Large Black" with the shop’s item number 1809, and one under "Hidden Desire Extreme Heavy Anal Balls Large" with item number 20576. The price is identical on both: 295.35 SEK, and both are sold out. It’s likely a duplicate that arose when the range was updated and the series name Extreme was added, but both listings are present in the feed and are therefore shown in the table above. It doesn’t affect what you pay, but it explains why the same shop appears twice.
A word about the comparison price. The manufacturer’s recommended retail price is 32.99 euro. The Swedish shop prices of 265 to 399 SEK fall within that range, which means that no shop is particularly overpriced — this is simply not a product that’s subject to price pressure. Still, check the final price at checkout; shipping costs are added by several of the shops below a certain order value, and for an item in this price range, shipping can make up a significant share of the total.
It’s a fit for you if you already have experience with anal toys in this size category and you want length rather than a new diameter to get used to. It’s a fit for you who wants full silicone in one piece instead of a mix of silicone and hard plastic. It’s a fit for you who’s tired of charging things: there’s no battery that dies in the middle, no charging cable that can be misplaced, and no electronics that can break. And it’s a fit for you who values the weight sensation, because 210 grams is on the upper end of what silicone anal balls weigh.
It’s not for you if you’re new to anal toys. Four centimeters already on the first ball makes it unsuitable as an entry-level product, and unlike Lelo Soraya Beads there’s no built-in ramp-up. It’s not for you if you want vibration—then you need to go to an electronic product in a completely different price class. It’s also not for you if you require a published insertable length, stated material hardness, or an explicit phthalate declaration before purchase, because none of these details are published by the manufacturer.
One more thing belongs in the decision. A 39-centimeter-long product in a 44-centimeter-long box is difficult to store discreetly and impossible to take with you without it being noticed. If discretion is a requirement, you should expect to need your own storage solution—no storage bag is included according to the manufacturer’s delivery information.
Hidden Desire does not offer any voluntary manufacturer warranty for this product, either on the product page or in the brand presentation. It’s not uncommon for products without electronics, but it means that you are entirely limited to your statutory rights and the store’s own terms.
According to the Swedish Sale of Goods Act (Konsumentköplagen), you have a three-year right to complain about defects in the goods, regardless of what the manufacturer promises. For a one-piece cast silicone product, the defect in practice is the casting itself that’s relevant: a crack in the transition between the shaft and the ball, an uneven seam from the mold, or a stretching mark that gives way. Such defects normally show up early, and they are grounds for a complaint.
For distance purchases, you also have a right of withdrawal for fourteen days under the Act on Distance Contracts and Contracts Outside Business Premises. Be aware that in practice the right of withdrawal is limited for hygiene products that have been taken out of a sealed package—that is exactly the situation here, since the product is delivered in a sealed cardboard box. The right to complain about defects in the goods, however, always applies, sealed package or not. If you have questions about what applies in your case, the Swedish Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket) guides you via Hallå konsument.
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