The small Tantus ripple is a silicone anal probe with a wide, round base and four bloops that get smaller as the shaft continues - they are, respectively, 1/4", 1/2", 3/4", and 1". This makes the small Ripple a good choice for someone with little to no experience in anal penetration, though anyone who's ever worn a butt plug of any size may find that this Ripple is too small for their satisfaction.

The Ripple is not meant to be worn for extended periods like a plug. Its base is round, rather than being designed to fit between buttcheeks, so it's best used as a thrusting/probing toy.

It has a round, flared base, so theoretically you could use it in a harness to peg a beginner.

Like all Tantus toys, the Ripple is made of 100% body-safe silicone. It's easy to clean with soap and water or antibacterial toy spray, and can also be boiled, bleached, or run through the dishwasher to sanitize.

This silicone formulation is somewhat soft and pliable, allowing for plenty of comfort during use. The floppiness of the two smallest beads can make it difficult to insert the Ripple at first, especially if your fingers are slippery with lube, but they'll slide in with a little finagling.

The ripples are significant, but they're small enough that just about anyone should be able to handle them.

This kind of silicone will retain a little bit of "ass smell." If that's something that bothers you, a regular washing-and-boiling routine after each use should be enough to eradicate the scent.

Graduated beads are fantastic for anal toys because you need to gradually relax your anus to be able to handle a larger toy. The Ripple has a good design for helping you to work up to another anal toy that's 1" in diameter, if that's your goal.

As I mentioned earlier, the squishiness of the silicone makes it so that the toy is sometimes tricky to insert, since it wants to flop all over the place rather than going straight in like a firmer toy would. This isn't really a problem, it's just mildly annoying.

I never have a problem taking the Ripple. It's just too skinny to ever be an issue. The only size-related problem I have with it is that it sometimes feels a little bit too long, like it's hitting an inner sphincter uncomfortably.

The trouble with the small Ripple is that you'll probably want a larger toy very soon after trying out this one. It's so small and so easy to take that my ass starts to crave a bigger toy almost immediately.

The Ripple would be easy to tuck into a purse or suitcase to take traveling, but it's not exactly discreet. It's quite obviously meant for anal pleasure purposes.

The Ripple feels good sliding in and out. There's a reason why beads/balls/bloops are a classic feature of anal toys - they really excite and challenge the anal muscles, and can be a great addition to your regular masturbation routine.

But as I said earlier, this toy's very small. I know it's called the "small" Ripple, but it really is tiny. I'm an anal wimp and this felt too small even for me. I'd like to upgrade to the large Ripple because I think it would be more satisfying, and it'd take me longer to outgrow it.

Silicone's easy to take care of. Wash with soap and water, spray with an antibacterial toy cleaning spray, bleach, boil, or run through the top rack of the dishwasher. It's nonporous so you don't have to worry about it harboring gross bacteria from your ass, though it might hang on to ass smell for a while, even after being washed.

Because Tantus silicone is a particularly atrocious lint magnet, I keep my Ripple wrapped in a plastic sandwich bag when not in use. This keeps the dust and dirt away.

Only use water-based lube with silicone toys. Make sure you're using enough lube, too, because it's easy to hurt yourself anally if you don't use enough.

My Ripple came in the typical Tantus packaging: totally non-discreet, clear plastic box, with a plastic clamshell keeping the toy in place. It could be used for storage but is a bit bulky for that purpose, so I threw mine away.