I TRIED MENSTRUAL CUP - AND HERE'S MY REVIEW

As more and more people are switching from sanitary pad or tampon to menstrual cup, there are a lot of buzz about this eco-friendly little menstrual cup lately. I thought I could share a bit of my thoughts and review about it as well (ง°ل͜°)ง

Let's rewind back to a couple years back. One of my close girlfriends shared a post about menstrual cup in our group chat and we talked a little about it. We were young and curious, we didn't know much about it, and did not even have the thought of giving it a try. The only kind of products that we'd ever used for our periods was sanitary pads. Tampons were not really a thing here, too. My mother had always instilled me about the idea of inserting tampons to my own vjayjay is gross, and I guess it is what most Asian parents do haha.

But anyway, I got myself some tampons and I tried inserting it, it wasn't as gross as how my mother described it to be. And I switched from using pads to tampons, never went back to wearing pads ✌ (okay, except for night).

Fast forward to two years back, I've came across this menstrual cup brand from Denmark, I am sure you know which one I am referring to if you've done your research haha. They were having promotion and it was quite a good deal. So I asked my friend: "Hey, do you wanna give it a try? Since they're having a B1F1 promo, no harm." And yeah, so we got our very first menstrual cup.

A menstrual cup is literally everything I love about tampons but without the throw-away aspect. I was so excited when I first received it. I've read so many reviews about it, did my research on how to insert and remove, and how to sanitize. Basically, everything. This small and flexible cup is made of silicone, it does not absorb period blood like how tampons or sanitary pads do, instead, it catches and collects it. 

It may sound gross at first (and it is), but trust me, you will get used to it ☜(˚▽˚)☞

PUTTING IT IN

It was not as painful as I thought it would be. There are many methods inserting it, C-fold, 7-fold, punch-down and etc. After it is in, use your index finger to feel the base of the cup, to make sure it's fully opened and firm. Otherwise it's gonna leak, you wouldn't want that to happen. If the stem is sticking out and it makes you feel uncomfortable, you can always trim it with a pair of clean scissors.

Some people prefer to keep the stem, while some don't. I was hesitant at first to trim it off entirely, what if I couldn't take it out? Oh well, it felt so much better after I cut the stem off, no more poking on my vjayjay whenever I sit down yayyyy.

*Tips: Keep your nails short, you would not want to hurt yourself while inserting it.

REMOVING IT

Gently squeeze the bottom to allow the cup to release some of the suction that has been created by the blood. Pull it out by taking hold of the bottom. Help pushing it out with your stomach muscle as well (similar to having a bowel movement), it helps.

It could be a mess at first, but you'll master it. Just keep practicing.

Still remember there was this time I tried to empty it at my workplace (not anymore), it was like a crime scene oh dear... and I had to basically wash the toilet afterwards lol.

*My friendly advice: Do it at home for the first few times.

You can always keep a menstrual cup in for up to 12 hours, and it depends on your flow. If it is heavy, then you might need to have it changed every few hours. But normally from the 3rd day onwards, you'll only have to change it twice a day - in the morning and at night. This is one of the many reasons why I am a fan of it as well! I am lazy hehe. 

ECO-FRIENDLY & WALLET-FRIENDLY

Not only that these small little cups are eco-friendly, they are also wallet-friendly! Considering the fact that a menstrual cup can be reused for at least 5 years, it does not only reduce the bloody waste we ladies produce monthly, but also the money that I would spend on sanitary pads and tampons.

Here's a calculation that I've done, and for your reference as well haha:

1 month period = 7 days

1 day = 4 pads

1 pad = RM 1 (sometimes we would use even more)

7 days x 4 pcs = 28 pcs

RM 1 x 28 pcs = RM 28

Every month, we spend about RM 28 on pads, it's equivalent to RM 336 annually. This calculation is just based on using sanitary pads, don't even mention about tampons, it's even more expensive ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

Alrighty, I am not gonna include a long list of the benefits of menstrual cups here, it will just be like any other copy & paste benefits you can get from Google. And there is no way I can make up some new ones, like menstrual cup helps me with my fractured finger. It just doesn't make sense.

LUNACUP

However, there is one thing that I want to share. I've come across this Lunacup the other day and got it to try. It is softer than the one that I had, and I personally think that it is more suitable for beginners.

Just a quick intro, Lunacup is a Korean brand and their menstrual cups are made of medical grade silicone. It is latex & BPA free.

If you are interested to try, you can always contact me! (ღ˘⌣˘ღ) Having promo right now at RM75/pc & RM130 for two. Comes with 2 sizes - S size & L size.

You can share it with your besties and have better periods together haha.

DM me at @dearmadd on Instagram ~(˘▾˘~)