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It’s Time to Give Menstrual Cups a Chance
First thing’s first. What exactly are we talking about? A menstrual cup is a hygiene product that serves as an alternative to tampons or pads. They can be easily folded and inserted into your vaginal canal to collect menstrual flow, instead of absorbing it. The fluid is then disposable, and the cup is reusable.
To write this piece, we reached out to two female founders who believe in this product so much they started companies of their own to spread it around the world. After speaking to Vili Petrova from Lena Cup (voted best beginner cup in the United States) & Laura Restrepo from Bloom Cup (a company from Latin America), we came to the conclusion that the leading cause holding women back from using this magical invention is lack of information, which generally leads to fear.
So with that in mind, we decided to come up with a simple list of reasons why we think its time you give the cup a chance!
1. It’s an environmental marvel
A few weeks ago we wrote a piece about “zero waste” living and the importance of reducing the amount of garbage we produce in this world, menstrual cups are a zero waste marvel. Let’s look at the numbers: women with periods use on average 11000–15000 sanitary products in a lifetime. Menstrual cups are reusable and can last up to 10 years, each! You do the math. Ok, no…
