King Cock 23 cm: review

King Cock 23 cm at a glance — five measurements and one material

King Cock 23 cm is the nine-inch-long model in Pipedream’s best-selling dildo series. It’s a realistically shaped dildo without a ballsack, with a wide suction cup at the base and without electronics. No motor, no battery, no app and nothing that can stop working — the entire product is a single injection-molded piece of plastic, and that means the assessment of it rests on four things: the measurements, the material, the suction cup and the price.

The manufacturer is unusually generous with measurements for this category. Pipedream lists the total length as 9.4 inches, i.e. 24.0 centimeters, the insertable length as 21.5 centimeters, the insertable diameter as 5.5 centimeters, the suction cup diameter as 9.2 centimeters and the suction cup height as 2.5 centimeters. The weight is listed as 577 grams, or 1.3 pounds. The material is listed in a single word: PVC. The packaging is a clamshell with a printed paper insert, and the list price in the manufacturer’s own store is 43.99 dollars.

This review is exclusively about the light-skinned version with EAN 603912349979, the manufacturer’s item number PD5504-21. The number can be checked in two places at the manufacturer: in the page source on the product page, where the gtin field contains exactly that number, and printed on page 2 in the manufacturer’s own user manual, where both SKU PD5504-21 and UPC 603912349979 are printed. It’s worth doing that check, because the series comes in six lengths and three colors, and because several Swedish stores group them under the same product page.

In Sweden, the item is sold by six stores at prices between 340 and 499 SEK. Four of them had it in stock at the time of the price check, and the cheapest one that actually had the item in stock was 349 SEK.

Is it called Flesh or Light? Here’s how the names are connected

The stores sell it under at least five different names: King Cock 23cm – Flesh, Pipedream King Cock Flesh 23 cm, King Cock Dildo 23 cm, King Cock 9 Dildo Flesh 22.9 cm, and King Cock Naturligt ljus. It’s the same item every time, which the EAN number proves.

At the manufacturer, the product is called King Cock 9" Cock and the color is called Light, not Flesh. On its own overview page for the series, Pipedream states that the colors are Light, Tan and Brown. The designation "Flesh" is therefore an older or local trade name that has remained in the retailer channel. Practically speaking, it doesn’t matter—but if you compare two stores and one writes Flesh and the other Light, that isn’t a reason to think you’re looking at different variants. Check the EAN instead.

The word "Cock" in the product name has a technical meaning in Pipedream’s range. A model that is only called Cock lacks a balls. The variants that have balls are called Cock with Balls, and they have their own item numbers and their own EAN. This item is therefore a dildo with a smooth base that transitions directly into the suction tip—nothing else.

King Cock, King Cock Elite, or King Cock Plus—what’s the difference?

Pipedream has three parallel King Cock lines, and they get mixed up constantly in Swedish store texts. The difference between them is the material, and the material is the single most important thing in this product category.

• King Cock — the base line, to which this model belongs. The manufacturer describes it as lifelike PVC dildos and calls the surface RealDeal Lifelike Skin. The material specification on the product page is PVC.
• King Cock Elite — same design language but cast in silicone. The manufacturer explicitly writes "high-grade silicone for an ultra-smooth, body-safe feel", and it’s the only one of the three lines where the word body-safe is used at all.
• King Cock Plus — double-density TPE, meaning a soft outer skin over a firmer core.

The series, according to the manufacturer, comes in six lengths: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 inches. Nine inches is therefore in the middle of the upper range. What can be established is that the base series is the cheapest of the three and the only one that’s specified in PVC—and that this exact difference is what determines whether the product is right for you or not.

Dimensions: 24,0 cm in the specification, 23 cm on the packaging

There’s a discrepancy here that’s worth clarifying before you order, because it appears in every Swedish store description. The manufacturer’s specification states the total length as 9,4 inches, which corresponds to 24,0 centimeters. The manufacturer’s own packaging, however, lists the size as 9" / 23 CM on the printed size label on the clamshell’s front. It’s therefore the manufacturer themselves who publish two different numbers for the same item.

The explanation is likely in what’s being measured. Nine inches is exactly 22,86 centimeters, which is rounded to 23—that’s the series name and a marketing figure. The 9,4 inches is the measured total length, including the suction cup, which sticks out below the actual shaft. What can be established is that the number you should go by when assessing whether the product will fit in a drawer or a toiletry bag is 24,0 centimeters, and that the number printed on the cardboard is 23.

Insertable length 21,5 cm and diameter 5,5 cm

Total length is the least useful figure in a dildo specification, since no part of the suction cup is intended to be used. The relevant figure is the insertable length, and Pipedream lists it as 21,5 centimeters. The difference from the total length—2,5 centimeters—matches exactly the suction-cup height that the manufacturer also publishes, which is a good sign that the two measurements actually come from the same measuring and not from two different sources in a product database.

The diameter is given as 5,5 centimeters. That corresponds to a circumference of just under 17,3 centimeters if the cross-section were completely circular, which it isn’t on a realistically shaped product—the shaft is unevenly cast with ridges and a clearly wider glans. The manufacturer does not publish any circumference or a separate diameter for the glans, so the only measurement you can plan around is the 5,5 centimeters.

Put the numbers in context: a 5,5-centimeter diameter is in the rougher half of the category, and a 21,5-centimeter insertable length is a length that most people don’t use to its full extent. It’s not a defect in the product, but it’s a reason not to buy a nine-inch one just because it sounds impressive. Eight inches gives 19,0 centimeters insertable and a 5,4-centimeter diameter—so it’s two and a half centimeters shorter and practically just as thick.

Why Swedish stores write 23 cm and 20 cm

Several Swedish retailers state in their product text "Total length 23 cm, penetrative length 20 cm" and "Maximum diameter 5 cm". One store instead lists the diameter as 5.3 centimeters, and another gives the total length as 22.9 centimeters. None of these figures come from the manufacturer. Pipedream’s own figures are 24.0 centimeters total, 21.5 centimeters insertable, and 5.5 centimeters in diameter.

The difference isn’t dramatic, but it always goes in the same direction: the retailers’ figures are consistently lower than the manufacturer’s. It’s more reasonable to explain it with rounding from the inch figures and with a distributor’s product datasheet being copied along in one link after another than with the stores selling a different item—all six stores list the product under the same EAN. Use the manufacturer’s figures, and treat the store texts’ measurements as approximate.

577 grams: what weight means for a suction cup

The weight is given as 577 grams, and the manufacturer doubles down on the information in imperial units as 1.3 pounds, which means it’s hardly a data-entry error. It’s a significant weight for a handheld product: King Cock 8" is listed as weighing 425 grams, and King Cock Elite 9" in silicone is listed as weighing 498 grams despite being eight millimeters longer.

Weight has a direct practical consequence that’s rarely discussed. A suction cup holds via negative pressure, and the force that tries to rip it off increases with the product’s mass and the lever arm—so with the length. A 577-gram product at 24 centimeters therefore places significantly higher demands on the surface than a shorter and lighter model does. That Pipedream has given this exact length a suction cup with a diameter of 9.2 centimeters, versus 7.9 centimeters on the eight-inch model, is logical based on the same reasoning: a bigger cup, more holding power.

Material: PVC, and what the manufacturer doesn’t say

The material question is the only characteristic of an intimate product that can’t be compensated for with experience or with care, and it determines whether the product is still hygienic in a few years. Here’s the manufacturer’s information, short and unambiguous: the material is listed as PVC. The same thing appears on Pipedream’s overview page for the series, where the base line King Cock is described as lifelike PVC dildos.

Just as important is what isn’t stated. Pipedream publishes no phthalate declaration for this item on the product page, and the words phthalate-free, body-safe, hypoallergenic, and latex-free don’t appear anywhere on it. On the manufacturer’s overview page for the series, the wording body-safe is used exclusively for King Cock Elite, meaning the silicone line. Several Swedish stores still write things like "premium body-safe rubber" in their product texts. That promise has no support in the manufacturer’s published material.

What PVC is and why the plasticizer is the whole question

Polyvinyl chloride is, by itself, a hard plastic. To make it soft and pliable — like a realistic dildo needs to be — it must be mixed with plasticizers. It’s that mixture that’s the whole material issue, because it’s the plasticizer and not the PVC molecule that determines what can migrate out of the material.

Kemikalieinspektionen describes it plainly: almost all use of phthalates happens in PVC, the phthalates can make up as much as half of the material’s weight, and they are not chemically bound to the plastic. The consequence is that they leach out over the product’s entire service life. That doesn’t mean this product contains phthalates — neither we, nor anyone else who hasn’t analyzed it, can know that. It means that the material statement “PVC” without a declaration of plasticizer leaves the most important question unanswered, and that a manufacturer who wanted to reassure the buyer could have addressed it with a single sentence.

Phthalates, 0.1 weight percent, and what the EU rules actually say

The regulations provide a certain but not complete level of protection. Kemikalieinspektionen states that four phthalates — DEHP, DBP, BBP, and DIBP — may not occur in concentrations above 0.1 weight percent in the plasticized material in articles. DEHP is classified as reproductive toxic, meaning it can damage reproductive capability, and several phthalates are identified as endocrine disruptors.

There are two things worth understanding about that limit. It applies to a selection of specifically named substances, not to phthalates as a group, and it therefore doesn’t rule out that a plasticized material contains other plasticizers. And it’s based on the idea that the party placing the product on the EU market follows the rules — it’s not a guarantee that comes with the individual product. An imported PVC product without a published material declaration is therefore always a product where you have to rely on regulatory compliance instead of on a statement from the manufacturer.

If this is crucial for you, there’s a straightforward alternative within the same brand and the same length: King Cock Elite 9" is cast in silicone, and silicone doesn’t need phthalate plasticizers to become soft — the softness comes from the polymer’s own structure. The price difference in Sweden is roughly 242 SEK compared with the cheapest King Cock 23 cm that actually was in stock.

Porous material: the implications for cleaning and condoms

Plasticized PVC is a porous material. The surface has microscopic cavities that can’t be rinsed clean, and that’s the key difference versus silicone and glass, which are non-porous and therefore can be cleaned for real. A porous surface can be cleaned so that it becomes clean to the touch, but it can’t be sterilized.

It has three practical consequences. The first: the product should not be shared between people without a condom. The second: a condom is the easiest way to both simplify cleaning and make the material issue less relevant, because then it’s not PVC that lies against the mucous membrane. The third: porous products have a limited lifespan even when they look undamaged. If the surface becomes sticky, dull, or develops an unusual smell, it’s the material that breaks down, and then the product is used up — you can’t scrub it back.

The suction cup: 9.2 centimeters and what makes it usable

The suction cup is the function Pipedream themselves highlight first in the product text: "The powerful suction cup base sticks to nearly any flat surface and makes every dildo harness compatible." The dimensions are published, which is unusual — 9.2 centimeters in diameter and 2.5 centimeters high. The manufacturer’s own picture of the underside shows a clearly concave cup with the embossed Pipedream text in the material.

The 9.2 centimeters are the figure that makes the function believable. The holding power of a suction cup essentially depends on the pressure difference multiplied by the cup’s area, and the area grows with the square of the diameter. Compared with the suction cup on King Cock 8", which is stated as 7.9 centimeters, this one therefore has just over a third larger area — while the product also weighs 152 grams more. What can be concluded is that the manufacturer has scaled up the base along with the length instead of reusing the same cup throughout the whole series.

Which surfaces hold it — and which don’t?

The manufacturer writes "nearly any flat surface" and doesn’t specify more than that. What matters in practice isn’t how flat the surface looks, but how airtight it is. A suction cup holds by keeping air out; anything that lets air in under the edge breaks the vacuum.

Therefore, smooth tile, bath tub enamel, a mirror, a painted board, or a shower glass work. Plaster, untreated wood, a matte wall, tile with wide grout lines, and most textured surfaces don’t, because grout lines and pores act as air channels. A tip that applies to all suction cups: a bit of moisture on the surface helps significantly, while lubricant on the cup itself does the opposite — it lubricates the edge and makes it slip rather than seal tightly.

Count on a 577-gram heavy product to release faster on a questionable surface than a light one, and always test the attachment with a couple of firm tugs before trusting it. This is especially true for vertical surfaces, where the entire weight hangs in the vacuum.

Does King Cock 23 cm work in a strap-on harness?

Yes. The manufacturer explicitly states that the suction-cup base makes the product harness-compatible, and the article is tagged "Harness compatible" in Pipedream's own product register. The technical requirement is that the base is wider than the shaft and flat against the harness, which it is with its 9.2 centimeters.

Two caveats belong here. The harness O-ring must be large enough for a shaft with a diameter of 5.5 centimeters, which rules out the tightest rings that often come with beginner harnesses. And the weight of 577 grams combined with a 21.5-centimeter lever arm sets requirements for how firmly the harness sits — a loose harness with a heavy dildo becomes unstable regardless of how well the base is designed. The manufacturer publishes no recommended ring diameter, so measure your own harness before you buy.

Use, lubricant, and what the manufacturer does not specify

The instructions on the product page consist of a single sentence: "Use plenty of Lubricant for an extra-wet, extra-wild experience." The advice to use plenty of lubricant is correct and relevant — a product with a 5.5-centimeter diameter requires it — but it says nothing about what type of lubricant is suitable for the material.

Which lubricant works on PVC?

Pipedream does not state what type of lubricant should be used with this item, either on the product page or in the short care instructions. It’s a documentation gap worth noting, because the choice of lubricant is one of the few things that can actually damage the material of a product without moving parts.

What can be said generally about material combinations: water-based lubricant is neutral toward virtually all common toy materials and is therefore the default answer when the manufacturer doesn’t specify anything else. Oil-based products — coconut oil, body oils, petroleum jelly — leave a film that’s difficult to remove from a porous surface and also break down latex condoms, which is doubly unsuitable here because a condom is the simplest hygiene solution on a porous material. Silicone-based lubricant is what should be avoided on silicone products; on PVC the question is less clear-cut, and since the manufacturer doesn’t weigh in, there’s no reason to take a chance. Stick to water-based.

Can it be used anally?

The manufacturer publishes no statement about anal use for this item, either approval or a warning. What can be established purely from the design standpoint is that the product has a base that’s significantly wider than the shaft — 9.2 centimeters versus 5.5 — which is the design that’s usually cited as a requirement for anal use. For comparison, Fun Factory explicitly states whether its products are safe for anal use; Pipedream does not do that here.

Without a statement from the manufacturer, the most reasonable thing to say is this: geometry suggests it, but the information hasn’t been published. The size itself—5.5 centimeters in diameter—also means that the model isn’t a beginner product regardless of intended use.

Cleaning, storage, and lifespan

The manufacturer’s care instructions are as short as the user manual: “Cleanup is a snap after the fun with antibacterial toy cleaner and warm water.” So, it’s antibacterial toy cleaner for intimate products and warm water.

How do you clean a King Cock dildo?

Rinse the entire product in lukewarm to warm water right after use, and use a fragrance-free cleaning agent intended for intimate products, or mild fragrance-free soap. Be especially careful at the transition between the shaft and the suction cup and in the grooves around the glans—this is where residue remains on a molded product. Wipe it with a clean towel and let it air-dry completely before putting the product away, because moisture in a week of storage is a problem in itself.

Because there’s no electronics in the product, there’s no waterproofing concern to take into account: Pipedream does not publish an IP rating for this article, and it’s not needed since there’s nothing inside to protect. The whole product can therefore be held under running water. That makes it noticeably easier to care for than a motor-driven product.

Two things should be avoided. Don’t boil it or run it in a dishwasher—PVC can’t handle those temperatures, and the manufacturer doesn’t state any heat resistance at all. Also don’t use alcohol-based hand disinfectant, chlorine, or acetone, as they respectively dry out or dissolve the surface.

Storage: why two PVC products shouldn’t be placed against each other

Softened plastic that is in direct contact with other softened plastic can react with it over time—the plasticizers migrate between the materials, and the surfaces can become sticky or deformed where they came into contact. Therefore, store the product by itself, preferably in a bag or a case. Nothing like that is included: the manufacturer describes the packaging as a clamshell with a printed paper insert—meaning the transparent hard-plastic card the product hangs in at the store—and it doesn’t function as storage after it’s been opened.

The packaging format has another consequence worth a line. A clamshell is retail packaging with holes for hangers, a printed brand, and a clear product image—it isn’t discreet. If you buy online, it’s shipped in an outer cardboard box, but the card itself isn’t something that’s suitable to have standing on display.

King Cock 23 cm compared with the alternatives

Three comparisons are relevant: versus the next smaller size down in the same series, versus the same length in silicone within the same brand, and versus a cross-brand alternative in silicone from a manufacturer that publishes more data. All specifications below come from each respective manufacturer’s own product pages, and all Swedish prices come from the shops’ product feeds on July 29, 2026.

Versus King Cock 8" — 2.5 centimeters and 152 grams

King Cock 8" Cock is the same product, one size up. The manufacturer lists the overall length as 8.3 inches, i.e. 21.2 centimeters, the insertable length as 19.0 centimeters, the diameter as 5.4 centimeters, the suction cup as 7.9 centimeters in diameter and 2.2 centimeters in height, and the weight as 425 grams. The material is the same, PVC, and the list price is $35.99 versus $43.99.

What’s interesting in this comparison is how small the difference in thickness is. One millimeter in diameter — 5.4 versus 5.5 — isn’t a difference you can notice. What you pay for when you go up to nine inches is 2.5 centimeters more insertable length and 152 grams more material. In Sweden, the eight-inch model costs 268 SEK versus 340 SEK for this one, so 72 SEK less.

The conclusion is simple: if you want the length, go for nine inches. If you want the thickness, you get it already at eight inches, in a product that’s lighter, with a smaller suction cup to make room for, and that costs less. Going up in size because it sounds more impressive is the most common reason for a bad purchase in this category.

Versus King Cock Elite 9" in silicone — same length, different material

This is the comparison that matters most. King Cock Elite 9" Silicone Dual Density Cock is the same brand and practically the same size: the manufacturer lists the overall length as 24.8 centimeters, the insertable length as 22.9 centimeters, the diameter as 5.0 centimeters, the suction cup’s diameter as 7.8 centimeters, and the weight as 498 grams. The list price is $92.99, i.e. more than twice as much.

The material is listed as silicone, and it’s the only one of the King Cock lines where Pipedream themselves print the words body-safe. Silicone is pore-free, which means the surface can be cleaned in a way that molded PVC doesn’t allow, and silicone doesn’t require phthalate plasticizers to become soft.

The price in Sweden is the deciding figure. The Elite model is sold from 591 SEK versus 349 SEK for the cheapest King Cock 23 cm that was actually in stock — a difference of 242 SEK. That, considering what you get, is the most well-spent price difference in this entire comparison: you get a pore-free surface, a published materials declaration, and 1.4 centimeters more insertable length. What you lose is 0.5 centimeters in diameter and 1.4 centimeters in suction cup diameter.

Versus Fun Factory The Boss Stub — silicone at the other end of the scale

Fun Factory The Boss Stub is a cross-brand alternative in silicone, and it shows how two different products in the same price category can be. The manufacturer states the total length as 182 millimeters, the weight as 277 grams, the material as silicone, and the waterproof rating as IPX7, and it describes a thin suction tip, safety for anal use, and compatibility with standard strap-on harnesses. The list price is 39.95 euros, and in Sweden it’s sold from 336 SEK.

The differences that matter: The Boss Stub is significantly shorter and half the weight, cast in silicone instead of PVC, and the manufacturer explicitly lists both IPX7 and that it’s safe for anal use—two pieces of information that Pipedream does not publish for its item. What Fun Factory, on the other hand does not publish, is the insertable length, which means that the King Cock model is actually the better documented of the two when it comes to measurements.

If you choose based on material, documented anal safety, and manageable size, the The Boss Stub wins. If you choose based on length, girth, and the suction cup size, the King Cock 23 cm wins—and it does so with a good margin, because the two products simply are not trying to be the same thing.

Price range: 340 to 499 SEK at six stores

Six Swedish stores sell the item with EAN 603912349979. The cheapest in the feed is Sexonic at 340 SEK, and the most expensive is Vuxen and Mshop at 499 SEK each. That’s 159 SEK, or a 47 percent difference, for the exact same item number, the same color, and the same packaging.

However, the stock status changes the picture. The two cheapest rows in the table are not the two cheapest you can actually buy: Sexonic at 340 SEK and Lekosmek at 479 SEK were both sold out at the price check. Four stores had the item in stock, and among them Blush Me and SexleksakerOutlet were at 349 SEK, while Vuxen and Mshop were at 499. So the real difference between the cheapest and most expensive available store is 150 SEK, or 43 percent.

A detail that’s easy to miss: two of the stores list 449 SEK as their regular price in the product feed and 349 SEK as the current price. That means that 349 SEK is a promotional price with them and not necessarily the level that will apply next month. The manufacturer’s own list price is 43.99 dollars, which sets a reference point: the Swedish prices are in the same ballpark, and the person who pays 499 SEK is clearly paying above the manufacturer’s own price level.

The prices in the table above are updated when the stores’ product feeds are updated, but always check the final price at checkout. Shipping costs are added at all stores under a certain order value, and in this price range the shipping is at a level where it can wipe out the entire price difference between two stores.

Who is the King Cock 23 cm for—and who is it not for?

It’s for you if you want a large, realistically shaped dildo with a suction cup that’s dimensioned for the product’s weight, and you want to be able to use it freely—on a surface—and with a harness. It’s for you if you want that size for the lowest possible price—349 SEK for a 21.5-centimeter insertable one is hard to beat. It’s for you if you want a product with no battery, no charging cable, and nothing that could break electrically, and it’s for you if you appreciate that the manufacturer actually publishes five separate measurements instead of a single rounded length.

It’s not for you if you place requirements on the material declaration. PVC without a published phthalate disclosure is precisely the situation where you have to rely on regulatory compliance instead of on a statement—and if you want to avoid that, King Cock Elite in silicone in the same length is available for 242 SEK more. It’s not for you if you want a product that can be sterilized, because porous plastic doesn’t do that. It’s not for you if you’re a beginner: 5.5 centimeters in diameter isn’t a beginner size. And it’s not for you if you need discreet storage directly out of the box, because the clamshell packaging is neither discreet nor reusable.

One more thing that belongs in the decision. This product is the cheapest way to get this exact size, and that’s a completely legitimate reason to choose it. But the price difference up to silicone within the same brand is smaller than the price difference between the most expensive and the least expensive store that sells the PVC version. Before you pay 499 SEK at one of the expensive stores, it’s worth asking yourself whether the extra 92 kronor for the Elite model actually aren’t the best-used money in the whole comparison.

Warranty, complaints, and right of withdrawal

Pipedreams’ product page labels the item with "1-Year Warranty", and the manufacturer’s warranty page specifies the terms: the warranty applies for one year from the date of purchase against mechanical failure or manufacturing defects. Two requirements are worth reading carefully. The product must be registered with the manufacturer before a warranty claim can be reported, and it must be purchased from an authorized retailer within the warranty period. If you don’t register the product when it’s new, you’re, in practice, left without a manufacturer warranty the day something happens.

For a product with no moving parts, the manufacturer warranty is also worth less than it sounds. What can go wrong with a molded PVC product is molding defects, cracks, or a suction cup that comes loose from the shaft—not mechanical failures in the usual sense. The fact that the registration requirement applies to an item without electronics is, in itself, a sign that the warranty terms are written for the entire range rather than for this type of product.

What always applies, however, is your statutory rights, and they are stronger. The Swedish Sale of Goods Act (konsumentköplagen) gives you a three-year right to complain if the product is faulty, regardless of what the manufacturer promises and without you needing to have registered anything. In distance purchases, you also have a right of withdrawal for fourteen days under the Act on distance contracts and contracts outside business premises (lagen om distansavtal och avtal utanför affärslokaler). Be aware that in practice, the right of withdrawal is limited for hygiene products that have been removed from a sealed package — however, the right to complain if the product is faulty always applies. If you have questions about what applies in your case, Konsumentverket guides you via Hallå konsument.