eco menstrual stuff

[the.fee.fairy]

ok...at the risk of sharing too much information:

bear down and reach in between your legs. Stick your fingers about until you can pinch the btoom of the cup. Pinch and wiggly pul (but don't wiggle too much!). Eh voila! The more practice you get, the easier it becomes.

[magenta flame]

It isn't plastic - its medical grade silicon.

It's a man made plastic hello ?

If you have a medical reason to put this into your body ..then so be it............. otherwise? why are you choosing to do it?

[red]

it is a man made substance yes - but the point about it being medical grade silicon is that it is not derived from fossil fuels etc - silicon is a plentiful natural substance. the medical grade part indicates that it has been tried and tested.

as to why you would use it.. well its beyond me why anyone would use external sanpro by choice (apart from after child birth) and in comparision to tampons, a mooncup is cleaner.. more comfortable, more natural regarding other natural fluids.

If you are going to put something inside your body, then medical grade silicon is not a bad choice. If you object to using something internally, then it is not the mooncup specifically that you object to.

[Millymollymandy]

This is my query/worry about the mooncups. I think they would be fine to use at home IF you have a wash basin in your loo (or your loo is situated in the bathroom), but what if you are using a loo with no means to wash your hands in the same room? Do you get blood on your fingers/hands?

In public toilets it means trying to wipe your hands with loo paper then having to touch toilet doors to get out to the wash basin area, not to mention picking up your handbag/shopping bags etc on the way!

In France where all French houses have toilets separate from bathrooms I foresee a problem, as an awful lot of them don't even have basins in the loos. Having to come out and look for the bathroom or even the kitchen sink to wash blood off your hands in someone else's house is a bit of an embarassing no-no as far as I am concerned!

[red]

to be honest - ANY set up where there is a door or such between the toilet and the wash basin realistically means that dirty hands have handled door handles etc and faecal bacteria is the more worrying than anything else..


and the problems of public loos and mooncups are the same for non applicator tampons.. and they have been around for ever.

the solution is likely to be take a bottle of drinking water into cubicle with you for washing the item, and a bottle of that handwash (rub until dry) stuff for dealing with hands before leaving cubicle.
imho.. the mooncup is a lot less messy then tampons.

[Clara]

It isn't plastic - its medical grade silicon.

It's a man made plastic hello ?

If you have a medical reason to put this into your body ..then so be it............. otherwise? why are you choosing to do it?

Question for MF - what do YOU think is the best practical answer ecologically and personally?

[Millymollymandy]

to be honest - ANY set up where there is a door or such between the toilet and the wash basin realistically means that dirty hands have handled door handles etc and faecal bacteria is the more worrying than anything else..

Yeah but.... I don't stick my fingers up my bum! I'm talking about walking around with red fingers until you can wash off the evidence!

[Sazzle]

Thanks everyone, your info has been really useful. I have been thinking about getting a mooncup for a while now and im on the verge of buying one. My only issue with it is at work (away from home etc), the sinks are communal and my understanding is that the cup will need rinsing out every few hours, it doesnt seem very practical to carry it out to the sink, wash it and go back in... any suggestions on how to get around this?

[Jarmara]

BUY Two ?

[Sazzle]

Thanks for that. My point was more the fact that I will need to wash it where other people may be washing their hands at the same time and though I have no problem with that, many other people wont have the same opinion.

I think I will just buy it anyway and see how it goes.

[Rainy]

Just carry a small bottle of water with you in your bag - you dont need much to rinse it out.

[red]

Yeah but.... I don't stick my fingers up my bum! I'm talking about walking around with red fingers until you can wash off the evidence!

its really not that messy. the mooncup makes a barrier between the mess and your hands.

[Cassiepod]

It really does not get your fingers messy, especially if you can get it in place just before you start it's clean on the outside (because it dstops antyhing coming passt it) you pull it out with your fingers on the outside pour it down the toilet, wipe out and rinse (again fingers on the outside) and reinsert . You don't get messy fingers, certainly no more than a tampon. and it's so much quiter in communal toilets :) no rustling of unwrapping anything. No need to find the toilet with the grey bin. and I can say hand on heart it is easier than standard alternatives(nothign to carry around with either cos it's inside you) Way comfier than tampons more comfortable than sanitary towels to me there's no other potion (apart from no perids at all). It's an expensive leap of faith but once you've got it I think you;ll be converted. Has anyone tried it and NOT wanted to keep it? negative experiences would be useful if there are any.

[vixnpips]

Having just recently got a mooncup.. I was also worried about the public loo thing and the mess.. BUT having used it for the first time.. I'm converted.. it's less messy.. more comfy..cheaper in the long run.. I love mine to bits!
No worrying if it might leak when you can get to a loo in time. Public loos are no problem.. whip it out tip it out and whip it in.. rinse with bottled water if need be and that can include your fingers.. although I have to say I haven't needed to. No trying to figure out which tampon you need to use.
I would and have already tell any woman that they are a great thing.. and no I don't work for them.. LOL

[glenniedragon]

I've used the sea pearls for ages and i really like them, they are reusable sponges.
Sea Pearls website here I had misgivings to start with as they are harvested, but they are completly degradable in the long run. Much more comfy than the conventional products and very easy to use....just to let folks know that mooncup is not the only alternative!

I've noticed that the flow has been loads lighter and regular (could be coincidence) I haven't had any debilitating Thrush outbreaks either that used to be an almost monthly hazard (GP put Fluconazole on repeat prescription as it was that often yeuch) there are alternatives out there, you just have to know where to look

kind thoughts
Deb