Best Vegan Cupping Sets: Cupluw 24-Cup Leads

The best vegan cupping therapy set for pregnant women in this comparison is the Cupluw Cupping Set, a 1.7 lb kit of 24 plastic cups in six diameters with a manual hand pump, because it offers the widest range of gentle-to-firm suction options in a single box. The AIKOTOO 12-cup kit is the pick if you want a lighter, simpler set focused on back, neck and shoulder work. Pregnancy is a medical situation, so read the caveat in the next section before you buy either.

Why the pregnancy label needs a caveat

Cupping during pregnancy is not something a product page can green-light. None of the six listings in this comparison publishes a pregnancy-safety statement, and Amazon's search returned these results based on the keyword, not on any verified pregnancy suitability. The best vegan cupping therapy set for pregnant women, in practice, is one your obstetrician or a licensed prenatal massage therapist has cleared for your stage and situation. That is not a legal hedge, it is the actual decision path.

What this article can tell you: all six kits are vegan by construction, because they use plastic, silicone or electronic components rather than animal-derived materials like horn or leather. What it cannot tell you: whether any of them is appropriate for your body during pregnancy. Traditional practice avoids the lower back, abdomen and certain acupressure points in pregnancy; a professional will know which zones are off-limits for you.

Read the rest of the guide as a specification comparison. The picks are ranked on cup range, weight, pump type and set composition. The pregnancy question stays with your clinician.

Best vegan cupping therapy set for pregnant women at a glance

How I screened six kits by profile, not price

Cupping kits split cleanly into three buyer profiles, and screening by price alone would put a 24-cup plastic kit and a two-cup electric device in the same bucket even though they solve different problems. I mapped the six products to profiles first, then let the specifications rank them inside each group.

The three profiles I used:

1. The full-body practitioner who wants many cups and many sizes for back, thighs, calves, shoulders and neck in one session.
2. The spot-treatment user who works one or two areas and values fine control or portability over range.
3. The tech-forward user who wants adjustable suction, timers and heat rather than pumping by hand.

Under those profiles, the Cupluw 24-cup kit and the AcuZone 19-piece kit compete for the practitioner. The Excitsayno three-cup silicone set and the Lure Essentials eight-cup silicone set compete for the spot user. The Cakoutanb 2-pack smart cupping device stands alone for the tech-forward buyer. The AIKOTOO 12-cup kit sits between the practitioner and the spot user, which is why it lands as runner-up rather than as a category leader.

Then I stacked the specifications. Cup count, cup diameter range, kit weight, dimensions, published warranty, and what the manufacturer bundles in the box. The best vegan cupping therapy set for pregnant women, in this data, is the one that lets you or a therapist dial suction down cup by cup for gentle sessions, which favours manual hand-pump kits with many small cups over aggressive silicone or high-suction electric units.

1. Cupluw Cupping Set — Best overall

The Cupluw kit wins on sheer range: 24 plastic cups in six diameters, a manual pump for suction control, and a 1.7 lb footprint you can store in a drawer.

Best for: someone who wants the widest cup range in one kit Skip it if: you only ever treat one spot

Cupluw lists six cup diameters: 6 cups at 2.67 in, 6 cups at 2.36 in, 4 cups at 1.69 in, 4 cups at 1.29 in, plus two U-shaped cups at 1.73 in and two U-shaped cups at 2.36 in. That is more granularity than any other kit here. For a pregnant user working with a therapist, that range matters, because the therapist can select the smallest cup that does the job and control suction pump-stroke by pump-stroke. Cupluw says the plastic is PS material rated for high heat and rough handling, and the kit weighs 1.7 lb in a 3.11 x 13.1 x 10.1 in case. The listing also flags an "orange valve" that must be pulled out before use, which is the kind of setup step you want to read once before your first session. The trade-off against the AcuZone kit: Cupluw publishes no warranty and no country of manufacture, while AcuZone states Made in Korea. Against the Cakoutanb electric device, Cupluw asks you to pump each cup by hand, which is a feature if you want manual control and a chore if you don't.

Pros:

• Six cup diameters from 1.29 in to 2.67 in
• U-shaped cups for neck and joint contours
• Manual pump gives stroke-by-stroke suction control
• Compact 1.7 lb kit in a slim case
• Highest cup count in this set

Cons:

• No published warranty
• Setup requires a valve step the manual walks through
• Plastic PS cups are rigid, so slide work is limited

2. AIKOTOO Cupping Kit 12 Cups — Runner-up

AIKOTOO's kit is the lighter, half-size sibling of the Cupluw: 12 cups in six sizes at 0.99 lb, with a Gua Sha tool bundled in.

Best for: a lighter kit for back, neck and shoulder work Skip it if: you want cups above 2.72 inches

AIKOTOO lists 12 cups across six sizes: 2 at 2.72 in, 2 at 2.36 in, 2 at 2.04 in, 2 at 1.69 in, and smaller pairs on top. The largest cup here at 2.72 in is actually slightly wider than Cupluw's largest at 2.67 in, so if you specifically want one broad-coverage cup for the back or a thigh, AIKOTOO's top size edges it. The kit weighs 0.99 lb, roughly 60% lighter than Cupluw. The listing bundles a Gua Sha scraping tool, which is common in this category and useful for lighter fascia work when suction cupping is off-limits. AIKOTOO markets the cups as PC material engineered for safer suction than traditional fire cupping, which is worth knowing but is the manufacturer's claim, not an independent finding. The trade-off: you get half the cups. If a session ever calls for 8 or 10 cups laid out at once, this kit runs short, whereas the winner has 24 on hand.

Pros:

• Lightest hand-pump plastic kit in the set at 0.99 lb
• Largest cup at 2.72 in, wider than the winner's top size
• Gua Sha scraper included
• Six cup sizes despite the smaller count
• Simple three-step pump instructions on the listing

Cons:

• Half the cup count of the Cupluw
• No published warranty
• Listing dimensions look nominal rather than measured

3. Excitsayno Silicone Cupping Therapy Sets — Best budget pick

Excitsayno strips the category to its essentials: three silicone cups, no pump, no electronics, the cheapest of the six.

Best for: a first-time buyer testing whether cupping suits them Skip it if: you need more than three sizes

Silicone cups work by squeezing the cup, pressing it to the skin and releasing. The suction is softer and more forgiving than a hand-pumped rigid cup, which is one reason silicone tends to be recommended for lymphatic and light-fascia work rather than deep-tissue release. Excitsayno's kit is a set of three transparent white cups in a 3.54 x 3.35 x 3.35 in listing dimension. That is genuinely minimal: no pump, no accessories, no case mentioned. The best vegan cupping therapy set for pregnant women, if a clinician has cleared very gentle self-massage on the shoulders or upper back, is often a silicone kit for exactly this reason. Excitsayno gives you the format at the lowest price position in this set. The obvious trade-off is scope: three cups in three sizes handle a small area only, and silicone by nature offers less variation between cups than a six-size plastic kit. There is also no published weight and no warranty stated on the listing.

Pros:

• Cheapest option in this comparison
• Silicone gives softer, adjustable suction by squeeze pressure
• No pump means fewer parts to store or fail
• Compact enough to travel with
• Three sizes cover shoulder, upper back and limb spots

Cons:

• Only three cups in the whole kit
• No published weight or warranty
• Manufacturer describes it as "detoxifying," which is a marketing claim

4. Cakoutanb 2-Pack Smart Cupping Therapy Massager — Best premium

The Cakoutanb device is the only one here with electronic suction, heat, red light and a 2-year warranty, at the highest price position in the set.

Best for: someone who wants adjustable suction without pumping Skip it if: you prefer manual control and no electronics

This is a two-unit pack of electric cupping devices, each 7.84 oz and 3.1 x 3.6 x 3.6 in, with the manufacturer claiming 20 suction levels, 20 heat levels, two cupping modes and a 15-minute auto-shutoff. Cakoutanb also states a 2-year warranty, which is the only published warranty in this entire set of six. For pregnancy, an electric device is a two-sided decision. On one hand, 20 suction levels means you can start at the lowest setting and stay there, which is more precise than pump strokes. On the other, heat and red-light modes stack extra variables into a session and are exactly the kind of feature to run past a clinician before using anywhere near the torso. Cakoutanb's suction release is a one-touch button, which is a safety feature worth having if a cup grips harder than you expected. Against the winner, you get two cups instead of 24, no cup-size variation at all, and a device that needs charging.

Pros:

• 20 suction levels and 20 heat levels, per the listing
• Only pick with a published warranty (2 years)
• One-touch suction release and 15-minute auto-shutoff claim
• Gua Sha function bundled into the device
• Two devices per pack, so both hands can work

Cons:

• Highest price position in this set
• No variation in cup diameter
• Electronics, heat and red light add variables to control
• Only 2 cups compared with the 24 of the winner

5. AcuZone Premium 19 Pcs Plastic Cupping Set — Best for beginners

AcuZone's 19-piece kit skews to smaller cups, states Made in Korea, and comes with a carry case and instruction manual.

Best for: a learner who wants many small cups and a carry case Skip it if: you plan to try sliding cupping

AcuZone bundles 19 cups: 13 at 2 in, 1 at 1.75 in, 2 at 1.5 in, 2 at 1.25 in and 1 at 1 in, plus a hand pump and an extension tube. The 13 cups at 2 in dominate the set, which is a specific choice: most sessions repeat the same mid-size cup across a broad area, and this kit gives you that. The extension tube lets you pump a cup that is placed where you can't reach the fitting directly, which is useful when a partner or therapist is placing cups on your back. The listing states Made in Korea, which is unusual in this category and a data point worth weighing. AcuZone's manual explicitly warns against sliding cupping, saying the cups will crack; that is a real limitation if you were planning to move cups across oiled skin the way silicone can be moved. Against the winner, AcuZone offers fewer distinct sizes (five vs six) and lacks U-shaped cups for the neck.

Pros:

• 13 identical 2 in cups for consistent mid-range coverage
• Extension tube included for hard-to-reach placements
• Carry case published in the listing
• Manufacturer states Made in Korea
• Instruction manual bundled

Cons:

• Explicitly not for sliding cupping
• No published weight
• No U-shaped cups for the neck
• Sits at a premium price position

6. Lure Essentials Silicone Cupping Set — Best for heavy use

Lure Essentials packages 8 silicone cups for soft-tissue and fascia work, with a support library the manufacturer bundles with the kit.

Best for: someone doing frequent soft-tissue and fascia work Skip it if: you want rigid cups and a vacuum pump

Lure's EDGE kit is a set of 8 blue silicone cups in assorted sizes at 8 x 6 x 3 in listing dimensions. Silicone cups here play the same role as in the Excitsayno kit, but with roughly two and a half times the cup count, which is why this earns the heavy-use label rather than the budget one. Lure describes the cups as tools for lymphatic and soft-tissue work, and the brand claims a customer education library and personalised support come with the purchase, which is a service claim rather than a specification. If your clinician has cleared very gentle work on shoulders, calves or limbs, having eight silicone cups on hand means you don't have to reposition three cups repeatedly through a session. Against the winner: no rigid cups, no hand pump for firmer suction on the back or thighs, no U-shaped cups. Against Excitsayno: more cups and a stated brand support offering, but a higher price position.

Pros:

• Largest silicone kit here at 8 cups
• Assorted sizes cover multiple body areas
• Squeeze-to-suck format has no pump to break
• Manufacturer bundles education material with the kit
• American brand with published support

Cons:

• No pump, so maximum suction is lower than plastic kits
• No published weight or warranty
• Sits at a mid price position for a silicone-only kit
• No cup diameters stated on the listing

What separates a manual pump from an electric one?

Manual pumps and electric devices solve the same problem in opposite ways, and the choice matters more than the cup count once you know your use case.

A manual hand pump, as used by Cupluw, AIKOTOO and AcuZone, gives you per-stroke control. One pull is a light suction; five pulls is firm. You feel exactly how hard the cup is gripping because you created that grip. That granularity is why manual pumps are the traditional pick when suction has to start soft and stay soft, which is the situation most pregnancy-adjacent guidance describes.

An electric device, as in the Cakoutanb 2-pack, discretises suction into 20 levels and adds heat, timers and safety releases. The manufacturer says the auto-shutoff runs at 15 minutes. The advantage is repeatability: level 3 today is the same as level 3 tomorrow. The disadvantage is that "level 3" is a manufacturer scale rather than a measured pressure, so you calibrate by feel anyway.

Silicone cups sit outside both categories. You squeeze, place and release; the harder you squeezed, the stronger the suction. That is fine for light work but hard to standardise. If you want to reproduce a session precisely, plastic-plus-pump wins. If you want something you can pack in a wash bag and use without setup, silicone wins.

How many cups do you actually need?

The right number of cups depends on how much of the body you plan to treat in one session, not on what feels generous in a listing photo.

• 1 to 3 cups covers a single spot: a knot in the trapezius, a tight calf, a stiff forearm. The Excitsayno kit fits here.
• 6 to 12 cups covers a limb or the back in a single pass, with room to reposition. The Lure Essentials 8-cup kit and the AIKOTOO 12-cup kit sit in this range.
• 15 to 24 cups covers a full-body layout where multiple areas are treated at once, or gives a practitioner working on someone else the redundancy to keep the session moving. AcuZone's 19 cups and Cupluw's 24 cups belong here.

Extra cups also matter because plastic cups occasionally crack, especially if dropped on a hard floor. A kit with 24 cups tolerates losing one. A kit with three does not.

A second consideration: cup diameter. Small cups (around 1 to 1.5 in) fit shoulders, forearms, calves and the base of the neck. Mid cups (around 2 in) suit the back and thighs. Large cups (2.3 in and up) cover broad flat areas quickly but grip harder for the same pump strokes, so they need lighter suction to feel gentle. Kits with more diameters give you more room to match cup size to body area rather than forcing the body area to accept whatever cup you have.

What the listings won't tell you

Product pages in this category leave out things you'll want to know before your first session.

• Cleaning protocol. None of these six listings specifies a cleaning routine. In practice, plastic and silicone cups get warm soapy water between uses and a full wipe with isopropyl alcohol between users. Do not put pumps in water.
• Marking. Cupping leaves circular discolouration for anywhere from a few hours to over a week. Listings tend to skip this because it's expected, but if you weren't warned, it can be alarming.
• What suction level is "right". There is no listed pressure figure on any of these products, including the Cakoutanb electric device. The manufacturer levels are internal scales, not calibrated pressures.
• Where not to place cups in pregnancy. No listing addresses this. Traditional practice avoids the lower back, abdomen and specific acupressure points from early pregnancy onward. Ask a professional.
• Whether cups are latex-free. Silicone cups usually are; plastic cups usually are. Neither is stated explicitly on these six listings, so if latex sensitivity matters, contact the seller before purchase.

Treat the listings as a rough spec sheet, and treat the details that matter for your body as questions to answer somewhere else.

The verdict

The best vegan cupping therapy set for pregnant women in this comparison splits along a use-case line rather than a single winner.

If you want the widest range of cup sizes so a therapist or partner can start with the gentlest cup and build up from there, the Cupluw 24-cup kit is the pick. Six diameters from 1.29 in to 2.67 in, U-shaped cups for the neck, a 1.7 lb footprint, and a manual pump that lets you control suction stroke by stroke. That flexibility is what tips it over the AcuZone kit, which is beautifully made and Made in Korea but has fewer distinct sizes and no U-shaped cups.

If your session is a single spot and you want something soft, portable and simple, the Lure Essentials 8-cup silicone kit is the better answer. Silicone gives softer suction by construction, eight cups is enough for a limb or the upper back, and there's no pump to store.

If you want adjustable suction without pumping, the Cakoutanb device is the outlier: 20 levels, a 2-year warranty, and heat and red-light features that raise more questions in a pregnancy context, so run those past your clinician first. In every case, clearance from your obstetrician or a licensed prenatal therapist is the actual gate.

FAQ

Is a vegan cupping therapy set safe during pregnancy?

Is a vegan cupping therapy set safe during pregnancy? That depends on your stage, your health history and where on the body the cups are placed, and it is a question for your obstetrician or a licensed prenatal massage therapist, not for a product listing. None of the six kits in this comparison publishes pregnancy-safety guidance. All six are vegan by construction, but vegan and pregnancy-safe are separate questions.

What makes a cupping set vegan in the first place?

What makes a cupping set vegan is the material list: plastic, silicone and electronic components, with no animal-derived parts. Traditional cupping used animal horn or leather in some forms; every kit in this comparison uses PS or PC plastic, silicone or a battery-powered device instead. If a specific certification matters to you, check the listing or contact the seller before you buy.

Cupluw versus AcuZone: which is the stronger practitioner kit?

Cupluw versus AcuZone comes down to cup range and origin. Cupluw offers 24 cups in six diameters including two U-shaped sizes for the neck, at 1.7 lb total. AcuZone offers 19 cups in five diameters plus an extension tube, states Made in Korea, and warns explicitly against sliding cupping. For breadth of size, Cupluw wins. For a stated country of manufacture and the extension tube, AcuZone wins.

Is the Cakoutanb electric cupping device worth the premium?

Is the Cakoutanb electric cupping device worth the premium? For a buyer who wants repeatable suction levels, a one-touch release, a 15-minute auto-shutoff and the only published warranty in this set (2 years), yes. For a buyer who wants many cup sizes, a full-body kit or the simplicity of squeezing a silicone cup, no. The device solves precision and safety features; it doesn't replace a multi-cup layout.

What is the biggest mistake first-time cupping buyers make?

The biggest mistake first-time cupping buyers make is buying the largest kit before they know if they'll use it. Twenty-four cups sound generous, but if you only ever treat one shoulder, three silicone cups or an eight-cup silicone kit will do the same work with less setup. Start from the body area, work back to the cup count, and only then compare price positions across kits.

Once your clinician has weighed in, the practical next step is to match one kit to one specific body area you plan to treat and buy the smallest set that covers it comfortably. For most readers of a pregnancy-focused guide, that means either three to eight silicone cups for gentle upper-back or limb work, or a hand-pump kit like Cupluw's when a therapist wants full control over suction. The 24-cup Cupluw kit takes the top spot because breadth of size beats every other quality when the goal is a gentle, precisely matched session, and no other kit in this comparison matches its cup-size range in a single box.

Last updated: September 9, 2026. Product availability re-checked.

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