Mooncup

Mooncup

... The Mooncup Menstrual Cup, safer, greener, cheaper." It said. Then there was a web address www.mooncup.co.uk and a Brighton phone number. I suppose the Brighton phone number made me look twice, it being the general area of Sweary origin but what really persuaded me to write down that web ... Read review

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1-5 of 35 reviews of Mooncup Show all reviews

Outlook: Brighter, with sunny periods

Advantages: About £5.00 a month. Increased "range" between refits.
Disadvantages: It's not subtle you will see exactly what comes out in all it's glory.

...stop using tampons. The Mooncup Menstrual Cup, safer, greener, cheaper." It said. Then there was a web address www.mooncup.co.uk and a Brighton phone number. I suppose the Brighton phone number made me look twice, it being the general area of Sweary origin but what really persuaded me to write down that web address was what somebody had scrawled across it, in blue biro.

"I'm not a hippy but this thing changed my life."
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SIX: A Mooncup lasts 10 years and it costs £17.99. That may sound like a lot of money but ask yourself how much money will you spend on tampons over the next 10 years and it begins to sound like a bargain. Also, have you ever wondered, what that magic ingredient in tampons is that makes viscose more expensive per gramme than gold? Well it's purchase tax. I feel crap enough every month without having to pay the government for the privilege ... more

Sweary 02.06.2005
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That time of the month again.... ---UPDATED---

Advantages: Environmentally friendlier, healthier, cheaper
Disadvantages: Messy

...I had heard of Mooncup a couple of times over the past few years - I'd seen references to it at Glastonbury festival and on the odd website, but I'd not taken much notice. Then one day I read a review from a new member (Amber-apple, who appeared to write her superb review then disappeared as quickly. I don't know if she even knows that she got a diamond for her first ever review, let alone how impressive that is.) I was intrigued. A few days later ...
...---------What is it?---------- Mooncup is a menstrual cup. What's that, I hear you cry? Well, basically it's a reusable silicone rubber cup which you insert into your vagina to catch the menstrual flow. -----------Why?-------------- Why bother with something that requires long warnings about unsavoury content before you write about it? Well, let's look at the options. 1. Sanitary napkins/pads. Frankly, I think these are nasty, horrible things. ...

kam76 19.08.2005 (19.09.2005) · Read full review
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*Warning* not for the squeamish

Advantages: environmentally friendly, healthy, cheap
Disadvantages: just not comfortable for me

...What they say - "The Mooncup is a bell shaped menstrual cup around two inches long and made from soft silicone rubber. It is worn internally and forms a seal with your vaginal walls allowing your menstrual fluid to pass into the Mooncup without leakage or odour." What I say - "The Mooncup is a plastic cup the size of a small elephant, that looks like it might be more at home in the garden somewhere collecting rainwater. You wear it in your toot ...
...Unlike other protection, the whole Mooncup is inside the body, with nothing at all on show. I bet now you're thinking it doesn't sound such a bad idea. ***What does a Mooncup not do that tampons do?*** The Mooncup has smooth outer walls, with no fibres that can get caught in the vaginal wall. It is the fibres from regular tampons that cause TSS; they get caught, and bacteria breeds under them, helped by the warmth and moist conditions. ***I'm ...

pesky33 12.04.2004 (10.03.2006) · Read full review
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Happier Periods (possible TMI warning)

Advantages: Economical, environmentally-friendly, convenient
Disadvantages: None unless you are ultra squeamish

...of these questions then the mooncup could be for you. So, what is this mooncup of which you speak? It's a medical grade silicone cup with a stem on it (more on the stem later) which is inserted into the vagina and sits comfortably just above your "lady muscles" to catch all the blood and gunk from periods. It is reusable and with proper care can last 10 years. The cup holds about 30ml, which is an awful lot more than tampons, and can cope with clots/lumpy ...
...or a Niagara deluge. The mooncup comes in 2 sizes - A for women over 30 or who have had vaginal births and B for women under 30 who have not had vaginal births. There is only about a 3mm difference in size between the 2 models but apparently this can make all the difference. The Mooncup looks quite large but folds up to about the size of a super tampon to be inserted. Before using it for the first time you should boil the cup in an open pan for ...

tigerbabe68 12.07.2006 (02.09.2006) · Read full review
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Delighted ? I'm over the moon!

Advantages: eco-friendly, low cost long term, easy t use
Disadvantages: messy and at times awkward

...eye and forget about the mooncup almost immediately. Then, a couple of months ago, I was shopping in the town when I felt an all too familiar wet, sticky sensation in my knickers. No, I hadn't wet myself, but I had started my period, five days early and utterly unequipped for the event. Rushing into the nearest chemists (which happened to be a larger branch of boots), performing desperate pelvic floor exercises all the way in the vain hope of keeping ...
...the Mooncup? ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The Mooncup is a two inch long silicone rubber cup that is worn internally rather likes a tampon. The difference is, rather than blocking and absorbing the flow the way a tampon does, it actually collects menstrual blood without impeding the flow, which in many cases means your period ends slightly faster. Also, because the mooncup is reusable rather than disposable there is no negative impact on the environment from ...

Thehonesttruth 19.08.2007 (22.08.2007) · Read full review
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No more towels for me its Mooncup every month from now on, girls!

Advantages: cheap,eco-friendly,kind to skin
Disadvantages: there are none

I cannot believe that Mooncup has been around for years and I had not heard of it til six months ago when a told me about how she had been using one as an alternative to tampons and towels. As the story goes I have an acute allergic reaction to towels and tampons always let me down plus I was annoyed at the cost every month at was is actually an unavoidable expense and also the impact on the enviroment. Mooncup seemed to offer an answer to all these problems. I purchased one through a website at around eighteen pounds which I worked out would have paid for itself within five months. It is easy to fit after a few practice sessions and is truly comfortable. Once fitted in place it collects everything and you just need to empty it every few hours. You can then rinse and replace and is so discreet to use unlike towels that you have to ...

energysalad 16.11.2009 · Read full review
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I could not live without mine!

Advantages: enviromentally friendly, moneysaving and more comfy!
Disadvantages: none

I bought one of these after reading about them on a Lush board. Mine cost about £15 if i recall and I needed type A which is for women that have had a normal birth ie are dare I say it baggier! If you have not had children or had a c section then you would use type B Basically the beauty of the mooncup is that it is reusable (you just need to boil it once a month), ot can be kept in until it is full AND you can put it in at any point of your period and it will not have that horrible dry feeling that you can get with tampons. Yes it can take a bit of getting used. I would say give yourself 3 months to get used to it. Personally I have found that you do have to be a little careful when taking it out and putting it in as this is when leakage can happen as blood can drip down. The other thing I have found is that i'm pretty certain that ...

f1re_cr4cker 24.09.2009 · Read full review
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The Mooncup

Advantages: environmentally friendly, saves costs over a period of time
Disadvantages: may cause discomfort

After reading a few reviews on the keeper i was set out to buy it, but realised they only sold it in america and canada, and required one of the three main credit cards. I neither lived in those countries or had a credit card so i was disappointed. however i discovered a british site selling the Mooncup which is the equivelant but better. im just writing this review to inform those british women that it IS available here as well (and they except pretty much every card there is, so good news to any students who have the little debit cards like solo). i havent really tried the keeper or the mooncup but im just writing this review to let british women know that they can order it from the uk for a reasonable price, instead of from america or canada. the keeper is basically a little bell shaped cup made of rubber that u insert in ur ...

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