The benefits of using a menstural cup and ditching the pads and tampons

So no one really talks about periods but we as women do need to talk and share and be open to these discussions. Our bodies are amazing things that break down and repair themselves every month for the arrival (or not) of a fertalized egg. Every month our bodies break down and repair themselves so its up to us to choose how to make this process even easier. Choosing a menstrual cup can and will help you just like it has helped me and ! There are so many reasons why ditching pads and tampons and buying a reusable menstrual cup!

I have been using my moon cup for 18 months now and I can honestly say that I will happily never, ever purchase another pad or tampon again in my life. I know using my moon cup will help the environment, my bank balance and my periods. So here's why you should get one.

1. It's good for the environment

• Just one of us will use more than 11,000 disposable sanitary products in a lifetime.
• Every year, over 45 billion feminine hygiene products are disposed of globally.
• Ocean Conservancy volunteers collected 27,938 used tampons and applicators on our world’s beaches on a single day (International Coastal Cleanup, 2013).

In the UK alone sanitary products generates 200,000 tonnes of waste annually so imagine how much waste you are creating over your lifetime and how much this is impacting on planet Earth. The problem with pads is that their packaging and the product are made up mostly of plastic and tampons are made up of non organic cotton that can cause damage to your body and doesn't break down properly. Where does this waste usually end up? Everywhere it shouldn't like beaches, rivers, lakes or in landfill that is not being recycled properly. It is a huge problem!

As a menstrual cup is reusable, there is no waste at all, yep zero! Saving the planet - one period at a time.

2. It's clean

The cup is easy to clean and there's no mess. To use, you just fold it up and pop it in to when it is full you just pinch the bottom part to release it, take it out, pour the contents down the sink or into the toilet, give it a quick wash under the tap and pop it back in. No horrible smell, no messy pads or tampons in the bin and certainly no blocked toilets from tampons getting stuck.

Once your period has finished, give it a good wash in the shower or sink with soap or body wash, put it back into its little bag and tuck it away for the rest of the month.

3. It's cheap

I purchased my cup from mooncup.co.uk for £14.99. Just think about how many pads or tampons you could buy with that, perhaps only two months worth?

Again, you only need one and it will last you years.

4. Convenient

There is no feeling of dread when you open your bathroom drawer and find no tampons or pads and you've already come on your period and you have to sheepishly go down to the shop and purchase the packet. The moon cup is always there, always ready to be used and if you track your periods with apps (I use the app clue) then you know when it is due and you can pop your moon cup in your handbag and be ready when the time comes.

5. Reliable

Menstrual cups hold more than a tampon, approximately 3x more so you don't have to empty it as often, even on heavier days. I can leave mine in for 6 hours without any leaks and I also leave it in overnight and have never had any leaks. Obviously over time you will work out the right amount of time your menstrual cup needs before emptying but I can assure you it is more than a tampon.

6. Great for travel

I actually purchased my moon cup before I went travelling as I thought in Africa and South America on long drive days it would be really useful and it was. But it also just allowed me to not be worried about being on my period in these more obscure places. I could just go to the toilet, take it out, wash it with bottled water and pop it back in without any fuss.

7. Comfortable 

I think one of the best things about the moon cup is that you don't actually feel it, as long as you insert it correctly and it is sitting in the right place you don't actually feel it at all. Sometimes I even forget I'm wearing mine! We all know that is not the case when it comes to pads and tampons. Also, another great thing is you can actually pee with it in and it won't affect it at all.

Have I convinced you to buy a moon cup yet? Follow this link to purchase your own and start saving the environment one period at a time

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Watch this hilarious rap battle between a tampon and a moon cup, it is filled with interesting facts and is funny!