There are a good variety of Ben Wa Balls available on the market today. Which you choose to buy will largely depend on what you want to get out of your experience using the balls. There are four main types you will come across. Kegel Ben Wa Balls, Duotone Ben Wa Balls, Vibrating Ben Wa Balls, and String-based Ben Wa Balls.

Kegel Ben Wa Balls tend to be a bit larger than the other types, and are solely designed with your Kegel exercises in mind. They tend to be a bit more rigid to help work your muscles while you wear them. Another benefit of Kegel Ben Wa Balls is that they can be bought with adjustable weights, so as you build up your Kegel regime you can add weight to your balls and keep using the same ones.

Duotone Ben Wa Balls are hollow, and have a second ball inside the first. These are based on some of the historical versions of Ben Wa Balls which were made with a solid exterior and a mercury core. These balls are able to jiggle and vibrate once you’ve inserted them, stimulating your vagina at the same time as working your pelvic floor muscles.

Vibrating Ben Wa Balls lean much more towards the pleasure side of the scale rather than the health side. These will come with either a wire which attaches to the bottom of the ball and sticks out while you wear them letting you control the vibration, or will be remote controlled. The remote controlled variety tends to be much easier to use and keep clean, and if you’re having some fun with a partner you can let them use the remote and choose when your balls vibrate!

String-based Ben Wa Balls aren’t a hugely different type, but they are worth talking about. These balls are designed for people who aren’t comfortable with putting multiple loose balls into their vagina. While it’s impossible for you to actually lose anything in your vagina, a lot of people don’t like the thought of it happening so they prefer to have the extra piece of mind. The strings can either be actual string, or silicone tethers. The silicone variety is the best to go for, as traditional string is porous and will absorb germs and bacteria even after proper cleaning.