Tuesday, April 15, 2008

ASOTVI Review of Natural Contours Massagers

What is it? The Ideal model is a handheld, general body massager. Three other models provided for evaluation are women’s personal massagers (vibrators).

See the video:




Major Claims:


  • Lightweight ergonomic grip, uniquely shaped to massage hard to reach areas. True.
  • Two powerful speeds. True.
  • Flexible spring ball head with smooth touch for comfortable feel. True.
  • Cordless and Rechargeable. True.
Even though the Ideal model is rechargeable and its instructions advise to charge it for at least 10 hours prior to use, our test sample came out of the box ready for use. Its motor is very powerful and delivers a surprising amount of force, not unlike the stimulating force you would expect to feel from a massager used by a professional chiropractor or massage therapist. The product was very well made, and we had no trouble operating it.

The ergonomically shaped handle did in fact make reaching hard-to-reach spots on the middle of the back very accessible. No more putting tennis balls against a wall to work out a painful kinked-up muscle. This product worked as advertised.

We would like to note that the vendor of this product also supplied samples of three other models of their massagers: the Jolie, the Magnifique, and the Liberte (shown in video). Unlike the Ideal model, each these three were not general muscle relaxing massagers, but rather “personal massagers” for women—i.e. vibrators, in an assortment of shapes and sizes.

The Jolie product is the smallest of the three, slightly larger than a tube of lipstick. The Magnifique, one could say, is of a more traditional size and shape, analogous to that of its male anatomical counterpart. The Liberte has a very unique shape, long and thin in the middle, curving upward into a bulbous end, very reminiscent of the shape of a clinical speculum.

Operationally speaking, we can affirm that each of the three “personal massagers” were easy to install their batteries, and worked when turned on. The Jolie only offered one speed. The other two featured multiple speeds, and the Liberte in particular featured a unique “pulsing” action (shown in video).

With respect to the pleasurable aspects of these products, all we can officially say is that an evaluation of that type is such a highly subjective personal judgment, a judgment that should certainly be left up to the individual product’s user to decide for themselves—despite the number of volunteers we had eager to conduct said evaluations and share their anecdotal observations. We did note that the instructions that came with the Ideal (general massager) cautioned not to use it to massage any one spot for more than 15 minutes. The other three products offered no such admonition. On the other hand, the Ideal product does have an optional accessory available, known as the “G-Plus, ” that snaps onto the spring ball head.



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