My Comparisons and Ratings
I’ve tried some of the cups, and these are my thoughts to compare those I’ve tried. I’ve pretty much only tried the cups who have sent me samples for reviewing… I don’t really have the budget or desire to buy a bunch of cups just to review here… so that’s why there are lots of brands whose cups I haven’t tried. (If you’re a cup brand and want me to review your cup, I’d love to!)
I have 2 methods for rating/ranking the cups I have tried. One is by personal preference – so this is just which cups I “like” the best. I have also done a system where I award (or remove) points to make a score based system. This gives a ranking for how good the cups are “on paper” (as the phrase goes), but are not necessarily a reflection of how much you may like the cups in actual usage. But I feel that ranking system can be helpful, since a ranking based on my personal “likes” is very subjective.
By looking at both (and my comments about why things are scored where they are), this might help you in your cup shopping endeavours 🙂
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Cup Rankings based on personal choice | Cup Rankings by Score
Cup Rankings By Personal Preference
While a score based ranking system shows which cups are “best” when scored for particular things, it doesn’t necessarily reflect what I would personally pick as my favourite cups. Everyone is different, and everyone has different needs and different preferences. So this is just based on what I would recommend to others based on what I personally would choose.
I have a high cervix, so I need the stems on the cups so that I can reach the cup. So stem design is very important for me (some people cut the stems off, so stems don’t matter to some people)
In a perfect world – my most ideal cup would be a Lena in the same purple silicone the LadyCup “Lilac”, with the same soft silky feel as the Lily Cups, and a silicone firmness of the Fleurcup. I prefer the shape of Lena because it’s a bit smoother (and prettier) on the outside and I love that particular shade of LadyCup purple.
I’m also *VERY* persuaded by colour (PURPLE!). I’ll accept wearing a cup that isn’t as comfortable, if it looks nicer 🙂 Taking colour out of the equation, I look for a tab stem. I have found these to be a good balance of grip and comfort. My next choice over the tab stems would be a “stick” stem so long as it has enough grip – the Claricup and Organicup stems being a great example. The best of the “hollow tube” stems I’ve found was the LadyCup’s stem, as their stem was flexible enough not to be bothersome, even though it’s a hollow tube that I don’t especially like and I don’t find it as easy to grip as the tab stems. I have not tried the “wide” flat tabs, I suspect those would be good too. The other thing I look for is less ridges and markings on the cup – the smoother the cup, I find the nicer it feels.
| Personal Choice (Including Colour) If I allow colour to influence me, then I would score some cups differently, this is the order of my preference. |
Personal Choice (excluding Colour) If I ignore the colour aspect and rank the cups I’ve tried based on physical features alone, this is the order of my preference. |
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Cups I won’t Rank (and why)
Aneer/iClean I had trouble getting the cups to open since the silicone is very soft, so I wasn’t able to give them a proper review to compare them with other cups. Also, since I personally wouldn’t recommend them anyway (since I am wary of very cheap cups), I really don’t know where I would rank these. I find the colours are not as good as the colours in other brands, and the silicone softness is not a good match for me. Yet I acknowledge that they could be good cups for someone else. They do have the tab stem I find more comfortable, and the soft silicone appeals to some people.
Bassrose is a difficult cup to rank, since I personally would not choose to buy this cup, and I don’t know how to recommend it. It has some good features that would rank high (stem was comfortable, the size and silicone stiffness was a good match for me), and it has some aspects that would prevent me buying one (I don’t need a cup that can be emptied in place like that). As far as the comfort and ease of insertion/removal aspects go (ignoring the negatives), I would probably rank it about a #3. However given the negatives, if I think about which cups I would prefer to use before I would use a Bassrose, I’d have to rank it down near the bottom of the list. But then some people may like the idea of a cup you can empty without removing. So since I don’t know how to rate it, I will leave it off the personal rankings.
Detailed info of the rankings for my personal choice can be found here:
https://menstrualcups.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/cup-rankings-personal-choice
Cup rankings based on Score
What I’ve done here is considered different areas for rating the cups. Where a cup performed better than average, I awarded a point (or more than 1 point if it was exceptional in that area). Points were deducted when a cup performed worse than average in an area. In some areas a cup will have scored no points and had no points removed – which means there was nothing either particularly good nor bad about that cup in that area – it was just average. So low rated cups may be low because they had no features that particularly stood out against the other cups, not necessarily because there was anything wrong with them.
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A detailed rundown of what I was looking at, what properties each cup had in that area, and how I scored each one – is found below:
Stems & Grip | Insertion & Removal | Cleaning | Visual Appeal | Accessories | Innovation
Cup Ratings Chart
(See the online chart here)
Rankings:
- Lena Cup (13.5)
- Sckoon (12.5)
- Femmycycle, MeLuna [new, “classic”] (12)
- Bassrose (11.5)
- Fleurcup, Lady Cup, Lily Cup (11)
- Lily Compact (10)
- OrganiCup (9.5)
- Claricup (9)
- Aneer (8.5)
- Lunette, Si-bell (8)
- Gaia Cup (7.5)
- Cup Lee, Luv Ur Body (7)
- Blossom Cup, iClean, Yuuki [New style] (6.5)
- Juju, Mami Cup, Miacup (6)
- Eco-Cup (5.5)
- Luna Cup, Vcup, Yuuki [old style] (4.5)
- Ruby Cup (4)
- Meluna [old style] (3)
- Diva (2.5)
- Femmecup [new style], Mooncup UK (2 )
- Femmecup [old style] (0)
- Keeper [damaged] (-1)
- MPower (-1.5)
Please take into consideration that some of the first cups I tested and reviewed were done from 2008 onwards – so some aspects of the cups I’ve tried have since changed. Yuuki, Diva, MeLuna and Femmecup for example have made changes to their design since I rated them. Some of these new cups I have been able to test as well as the older versions, some I only have the older versions.
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A menstrual cup is form of reusable menstrual protection. It is inserted into the vagina to collect menstrual fluids. Once in place it forms a seal, preventing blood flowing out of the vagina by collecting it in its “cup” shaped reservoir. Unlike a tampon which absorbs the blood along with the vagina’s natural secretions, a menstrual cup simply holds the fluids until you remove it – so they do not dry out the vagina and do not hold the TSS risk that tampons do.
They hold around 20-30ml, which is for most women will cope with a full day without emptying, and at most perhaps you would need to empty it a few times a day for a very heavy flow. A menstrual cup will last (with proper care) for around 10 years, perhaps longer, so while the initial outlay is high, it pays for itself with savings pretty quick.
This is a sister site to www.clothpads.org. For information on cloth pads, please check that website.
This blog is a place to find information about the different cup brands I know about. All the brands I am aware of, are listed in the menu – Clicking on these brand-name links will take you to a page of information I have about them.
Menstrual Cups 
Wow, thank you so much for the comparisons!
WOW – I love the way you’ve designed this, very informative and helped me make my desicion.
Wow, thank you for all the comparisons. Useful and informative. Just to let you know – there is one more cup I heard of – yuuki. Maybe you would like to test it too. If so, I would be interested in reading about your experience.
Thank you. This is very insightful. I actually have the diva and I think it may be too big so I am considering the small LadyCup. I was wondering if there was a reason you did not rate removal for the cups?
Yuuki – never heard of it, and google is no help…. do you have any links?
removal – I didn’t think of it to be honest… I don’t recall any cups being better or worse than others for removal… but then I just bring the cup down, tip it slightly to the side to pop one side out first… I don’t try folding it to remove.
Web for Yuuki – yes, but their pages are only in Czech and I do not find them too appealing:
http://www.yuuki.cz/
But they seem guite friendly – I already asked them some questions…
(Beware, my website is all in French)
Hi, thanks for the comparisons and above all, the details !!! Just something, I’m the happy owner of a lunette and a diva, both size 1 and I’m very happy of them both, I didn’t cut any stem, and they’re both very comfortable, and reliable. I don’t understand why you’re so severe with the diva, it’s very easy to fold and to remove, the only problem is the smallness of the holes and the difficulty to clean inside because of the written textes inside. But anyway, I’d like to try the miacup… But really 2 cups for me is widely enough 🙂
Lady cup offers their blue cup already. It looks cool, don´t you think? Have you seen it “in real” yet?
Hi – just to let you know I received info from Ladycup and they have added orange, green, purple and yellow to their blue and pink – see http://www.ladycup.eu/. PS How have you come to know so much about menstural cups?
Thank you so incredibly much! I have the same “stem issues” as you and have the original keeper, which i have used very very rarely on and off for years due to the stem issues and difficult insertion. In light of the recent environmental movement and for personal reasons, I decided to go back to using a cup full-time, but needed to find a new brand. Your site has now sold me on ones I had never heard of before and I feel a lot more confident with all the research and testing done for me!!! THANKS!
Thank you! I’m looking to buy a cup for myself, and now my 16 year old cousin. Her mom, believe it or not, won’t buy her pads for her, or tampons. Telling her to buy them herself (no job or ability to get to and from one!) So, I want to get her something she can use over and over. Thanks for the in-depth observations. 🙂
Thank you for this review page! You helped me GREATLY with choosing what I feel is the correct cup for me! I just ordered a small LadyCup PinkCup. I emailed the company “explained myself” and they suggested the small one for me. I am 30, no kids but I have a tipped uterus and do my kegel exercises daily (I also gave them my estimated width measurement). Normally using tampons is an annoyance, I feel them (not like a huge “thing” inside of me, but I notice them more than I feel I should) I cant change them anywhere but laying down on my bed (any other angle, sitting, standing, doesnt work right) so I figure if it’s this much of a project one time per day (on the pill, very light flow, used to be VERY heavy when I was younger/not on the pill) it will be worth the trouble to change it 2 times a day. Also because of the light flow I have, I can use it without worrying about “removing it dry”. Anyway… excellent review!! Ohh I almost bought a DivaCup… but the length of it (particularly what you said) swayed me against it even though I can easily get one at my local Whole Foods Market. I will prob report back one I get the PinkCup. Note…I figure I would add TMI to help other women choose 🙂 These cups are a small investment, having maximum info is good.
I love my Keeper! It is the most “natural” of all material. Don’t like silicone as it is a mad made product. Also like that it has FDA approval. thanks to The Keeper Inc for starting this menstrual cup industry 25 years ago.
Wow ! What an impressive web site ! I started researching menstrual cups after reading a Cosmopolitan article on the ‘Moon Cup’. I was fascinated as I had never heard of cups…. and the other mum I was having coffee with at the time was saying how disgusting they must be. But intrigued, I kept an open mind for the environmental and $$$$$ savings and started surfing for information. This web site is SO thorough ! Wow again. So much information, I love the product rating page – that really helped me and I have just bought a LadyCup (not PinkCup) off an Ebay store (. I nearly bought the Keeper until I read how poor their attitude & service is, and I tried locating a supplier of the MoonCup, DivaCup etc but it was all too hard & complicated. I’m now waiting on my LadyCup to arrive from overseas and I can’t wait to try it ! Thank you for this wonderful web site and all your dedicated effort !!!!!!
Oops… submitted comment too early ! The Ebay store I purchased my Lady Cup from is: http://stores.ebay.com/LadyCup-PinkCup-menstrual-cups
Yes, would love more info on removal. I have mooncup uk and it has such suction I just dread the time for removal. I am considering a smaller size to see if that helps.
wow! thanks so much for all your comparisons. i would so do this if i had the money too. great job
Could you please add MeLuna when you get the chance? I love anything German and I’m super interested! I wish I were lucky enough to get free samples!!
Thanks a bunch, Love the site!
–Mindy
Hi,
Thanks to your site and cups comparison it was pretty easy to pick my first cup. Thank you so much! Without you I would buy Diva which would probably be a disaster (it’s way too long).
Hence I don’t like ‘medical’ appearance of clear cups I chose Lunette Selene (small). Right now I’m using it for my first period. Inserting and removing isn’t that easy but gets better with practice.
I have one concern/question though. Should the WHOLE cup be inside? Including the stem? I’m not able to do that… What’s more when I put it in first time (and I pushed it up as much as I could) it caused a bit of pain similar to ‘period pain’ in lower part of my belly. I was surprised because fortunately I experience it very rarely. Then, when I cut the stem a bit and it insert it again it seems to be ok. But still the stem is not completely in.
Should I trim it more? Or should I try another brand? Lady Cup maybe?
Thank you for the “in-depth” review! I really appreciate the step-by-step comparisons, though I had to go back and add the removal scores to the scores they had before appearance and accessories (as those aren’t important to me).
I stumbled across the Mooncup in an article while I was pregnant, read about it and decided I wanted one, and was very disappointed to find out they could no longer ship to USA. Then forgot completely. Stumbled across “cups” mention again while looking up heavy menses after baby. Going through tampons like crazy is not fun!
Thanks for comparing so many! (and not being afraid of TMI, cuz we needed all the “I” we could get!)
This is SO helpful. Thanks a ton for doing this.
Hi!
Your website is soooo helpful. I was wondering if you have tested the mpower cup? I’m in South Africa and it seems that it is the most affordable option on this side. But I would like to go for the best one at the end of the day so value your opinion!
I look forward to your response & thanks again for such an informative website
Obsi, you’re magnificent. And so is this page. So here I am after nearly 3 years (? can that be right? yes! yes it is! I really am that old!) once again in the market for a second cup, after loving my faithful little Lunette for so many cycles. And come to find out they come in COLORS now! I’m really thrilled. I was tempted by the Selene, but now I’m excited about getting a large LilacCup LadyCup (OF COURSE)…because you and I couldn’t agree more about this: “In a perfect world—my most ideal cup would be a translucent purple Lunette.”
(So are you listening, Finland?! ;o)
But honestly–I am mostly commenting to say that I sometimes wonder if you realize what an enormous, nearly single-handed service you have done the women of the world. I’m dead serious. I wouldn’t have found out about menstrual cups and cloth pads AT ALL, had it not been for your earlier versions of this and other similar sites. You’ve been an indefatigable advocate–you’re practical, funny, blunt, kind, clear with your advice and explanations, and generous to a fault with all the information you’ve laboriously, painstakingly gathered. I just–sometimes I just wonder if you actually know what a contribution you’ve made. You’re amazing.
You’re amazing! And thank you for this. And for everything you’ve done and continue to do.
Hi, I wanted to post a follow-up… I posted a little more than a year ago.. I’m the #12 comment.
I got the LadyCup but it was just too big and really painful (and this was the smaller one). I had it in correctly and it still hurt/was too big. I guess I’m doing my kegel exercises too much or I’m just oversensitive… it felt like it was just pulling me apart kind of like when you got to the ob/gyn and it “pinches” because the speculum is opening you more than usual… It also caused cramping and increased flow, from the tension it created inside of me. I am (now) 31 no kids, never pregnant. Has anyone else had pain from this? The same thing happened years ago when I tried the disposable cups (I forget the name).
So as of now (and today specifically) I am still stuck wearing pads and the occasional “lite” size tampon. I was going through bookmarks and decided to post this. It’s too bad, the cup was so cute and eco-friendly!
Ohh stop it – you’ll inflate my head too much I’ll end up looking like one of those bobble headed dolls 🙂
Sometimes I feel guilty for not doing enough – not updating enough, not promoting enough, but it’s nice to know the stuff I’ve done is appreciated – thank you 😀
and yes – come on Lunette – we need a purple Lunette! I’d buy one even though I have a perfectly useful clear one 😛
No, I haven’t tried that cup. I e-mailed them to ask for a sample so I could, but I didn’t get a reply.
this is so amazingly helpful, thank you!!
Wondered if using a small toothbrush would help cleaning the cups with lettering and such on the inside. Haven’t had to use anything for several years now, but if I ever need to again, I am definitely going to try one of these.
Thanks for the great post! I recently switched from Diva (the only one available in stores where I am) to a Lunette.. well, the Lunette is in the mail. I’m excited!
Hi, I’m just trying to determine what brand I want to buy and this comparison and reading people’s comments on this page has been very useful.
I reakon an added bonus (if you have time/desire) would be to put a quick reference matrix/grid/table on the page. So, for example, each brand would be listed in the first column, and on the across axis, each attribute (ie. comfort wearing/insertion/removal/stem; cleaning inside/outside; colour etc). and in each cell intersection, the grade you give. The last column would be the total grade for each brand.
That way, a) it’s quick and easy to read, without having to read all the text (but you could reference that if you want to), and b) If you don’t care about colour (for example), you just subract that score from the total.
Cheers,
Monique
Great post! I had no idea there were so many brands out there, I had only heard of the Diva cup and the Mooncup.
Thanks so much for your investigations and for putting up so much straightforward, honest information!
I have a diva cup now, I don’t really like it. When I got it, I had only ever heard of the diva and the keeper. Sometimes the diva slides down and I have to rush to the bathroom to catch it before it falls out. I even have the size recommended for after having given birth. Also the stem bothers me a lot, I always feel it poking and pinching me. When I replace it, I’m going to try one of the brands at the top of your list instead.
Thank you so much for this professional comparison (info is absolutely comprehensive which I couldn’t find anywhere)! It really helped me to chose – you did a great job! Thanks again!
I bought a lady cup a year ago and love it. I not had a problem with it at all. It opens nice and easy to get out. I’m 31 and have 3 kids. I have a heavy flow so I do have to change it like I did with a tampon on my heavy days every 2 hrs. It doesn’t bother me at all. I had to find something different for my cycles because my body was rejecting tampons sounds weird but really. My body would just push the tampon out. Its gross but I would be walking and wow it just starts coming out. Tampon are so uncomfortable sucks me dry. For a whole year I had not have to by tampons or pads. Ya!
Thank you very much for posting this information. I have been looking for a tampon alternative for awhile now. I have had 3 children and tampons don’t stay where they should now. I tried the sea sponges, and while they stayed where they were supposed to they really irritated my vagina and must have changed my pH or something because I have had a bunch of yeast infections since. My main worry about cups is being able to use them during exercise. I like to do triathlons and they would need to be reliable during swimming, biking and running. Does you have any feedback from people regarding comfort and reliability during sports?
Colette — I am the opposite of sporty, but personally I would prefer a well-fitting cup to a tampon for activities.
I’d only have two reservations: one, in any activity that involves inversions (head below hips) as in stretching or yoga, I don’t love the idea of basically emptying the cup into my body. (Some yoga schools tell you not to do inversions during your period anyway.)
I’d solve this by either not using a cup for these activities, or emptying it right before I started. (You’d probably be fine for swimming, biking, and running.)
My other reservation would be biking — it’s possible the pressure of the seat would either cause a stem to be uncomfortable, or the cup to shift around. I can’t say for certain, since I haven’t tried it. My understanding is that a properly placed bicycle seat should have your weight further back towards your rear end anyway.
You could minimize the possibility of this by trimming the stem on your cup (up to cutting it entirely off), or buying one (in an appropriate size) with a shorter total length, shorter stem length, or a ball/ring/no stem to begin with.
FYI: I generally have a bit of light spotting even with a cup. I think these are less leaks and more flow that was already beneath the cup when I inserted it. I could probably fix it by washing every time I inserted my cup, but I tend to use cloth pads or panty liners as backup.
If you’re prone to yeast infections, you may find cloth pads help you to have fewer of them, used either as backup or for days your flow is so light you don’t want to use a cup. I switch back and forth between cloth pads and my cup, but I’d never consider switching back to tampons or disposable pads.
Liz —
Are you trying the cup on your heaviest flow day? You’re probably “loosest” then. “Dry runs” are almost certain to be uncomfortable. Have you tried using a water-based lubricant around the rim, or setting the cup lower or higher?
Also, looking at this site’s squishiness ratings (here: https://menstrualcups.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/squishiness-ratings/), it looks like the small Ladycup is a 7 on the 1-10 scale of squishiness (10 being most firm) — you might do better with a softer cup.
As for pads, I like cloth MUCH better than disposables. I like Matersum pads, Moonpads (both available on Etsy), and Party In My Pants.
— bitsy
Bitsy- I ended up getting the larger Fleurcup. Considering I ordered it from France and had it shipped to WA state it was amazingly affordable. I have used it for 2 cycles now and I am fairly well on my way to falling in love 🙂 My complaints are that stem did irritate me, so I cut it completely off, the gripper knobby things also irritated me so I actually wear it inside out all the time. I only leak a little on the first day and night when my flow is pretty heavy. I did try it for yoga and I didn’t think to empty it. Uh, yeah EPIC FAIL. The seal popped while doing an inversion move and I had a blood waterfall. Yuck! Thankfully it was a yoga video at home so no big deal I just cleaned up and continued. I haven’t had a chance to test it running, biking or swimming, but I hope to soon. Not having a tab does make it a bit of an hunting exploration sometimes but fairly doable.
Hmmm, I’ve never tried other brands, but I got a DivaCup at the suggestion of a friend, and I’ve loved it. The holes didn’t bother me – I’m actually not sure what bothered you about them. The length doesn’t poke me if I wear it properly, but of course everyone is different in this respect. I do have trouble grasping the stem, and I always remove it by reaching farther in and grabbing the body of the cup firmly between thumb and forefinger. It doesn’t really bother me, but it might bother some people, especially folks who have to use public restrooms frequently and don’t want to dirty their hands as much as you can at home. Removal can be a bit painful if I don’t relax, though I’d imagine that this could hold true for any cup.
I have a Mooncup UK, sized for post-childbirth, but the end stuck out and it leaked. I then discovered that I have an extremely low cervix during my period, so I tried the old-style Medium Meluna, since it was one of the shortest cups that seemed like it might still be wide enough for someone who has given birth. It is a little firmer and seems to seal better–sometimes. Most of the time it leaks worse than the Mooncup. I am really frustrated–can anyone help? Any suggestions of cups that might work better?
Just wondering, where would you put the Ju Ju on this list?
Looks like I am the only person who has tried the Yuuki!! I will give you my thoughts:
It is very comfortable, and at first the extra grip rings on the end scared me off a bit but it ended up not being feel-able at all. I didn’t even notice them. *keep in mind i DO have the new version* although i am not a huge fan of the stem. I find it VERY hard to get out, maybe because i am only 15 and haven’t grown fully, but I find that the suction is SO strong and it is hard to get a good hold on the hollow, VERY squishy tube. I’ve found myself in the bathroom for 20 minutes just trying to get it out. I think i want to try one with a ring stem or one with the tab stem so it’s a bit easier to get out. I find throwing some water down there helps get it out.
Additionally, I think that although it comes from the Czech Republic, another thing that scared me off a bit, the silicone is approved by the ADA which is nice, and I thought that the manufacturing of it was very good, the brand name was printed on the inside of the cup so you could not see it at all.
I like the Yuuki cup and menstrual cups in general because I wake up, empty/clean my menstrual cup, and then im set for the day, through the school day and through playing sports!! Which is SOO nice. I’ve only a couple times had to empty it during school, and i always just go to one of the bathrooms that no one really uses, so its basically like the bathroom at home. At first i had some leakage problems with the Yuuki, but I later discovered that it was because i was confused about how to put it in xD. i thought the stem was supposed to stick out of your vagina a bit… but when i trimmed it now it has incredible leakage-protection, with that said I am always sure to wear a panty liner.
Well, I hope this helps anyone who was unsure about Yuuki. 😀
I was wondering if you could put the suction and if they leak on here because that’s the way i would decide to buy one. Also do you know if lunette has good suction? What’s the one with the best suction and that wont leak?
I’m afraid that things like leaking are going to be different for one person to the next. I’ve not leaked with any of the cups, so I can’t say for sure which are less likely to leak
The cup I’ve found with the most suction was the large JuJu – I found that very difficult to remove because of the suction. For memory one of the old style medium/large MeLuna’s had a lot of suction, but I can’t say for sure.
Thank you. Need to add to your amazing chart if they ship to US! I used the Diva cup years ago…now trying to find a cup for my young daughter. prob go with homemade pads for a couple years…
Thanks you so much for your website! I came across menstrual cups accidentally whilst surfing the net, and I was so intrigued that I had to give them a go. Being an Aussie I decided to try the JuJu cup. I was very disappointed after trying this cup out 3 times because it was really, really hard to remove – it took me about 20 minutes each time to get it out! I was so impressed with how comfortable it was though and the fact that I had no issues leaving it in for 12 hours that I decided to do some more research and perhaps try a different brand. That’s when I came across your website. Looking at your comparisons it seemed that the problem with the JuJu cup was too much suction and no grip on the base or stem, making it extremely difficult to remove. I took faith in your experiences and decided I would try the Fleurcup next – BEST DECISION I EVER MADE!!! The Fleurcup is unbelievably easier to remove (try about 2 minutes instead of 20!), and also extremely comfortable and again no problems leaving it in for 12 hours. I’ve also only used this cup for 2 cycles so I expect to get even quicker at it as I get more practice. Thank you so much – Fleurcup has changed my life and I owe it all to you!
Thank you for your website!After looking at your website as well as the videos and comments of other women, I chose to purchase the small Fleurcup. I look forward to testing it out, and I will be sure to come back and let you know my experience with it. This is my first cup, so I hope it’s a good experience! My flow is heavy so i thought I might need the large one but I see that the large ones can bother sensitive bladders, and I have one of those.. since I am 27, with no kids… i thought i’d try the small one. Hopefully I made the right choice.
Fabulous web site, thank you so much! I am new to all this after a lifetime of wearing tampons and have found your comparisons very informative. I was going to get a Miacup but have changed my mind to a Fleurcup, in PURPLE of course 🙂 Wish me luck.
Do you think the fleurcup is lower in quality?? Because the webside of lunette looks so much more trustworthy …
the only problem is that the lunette is just too expensive for me, as it is 31 euros and the fleurcup is only 15 … do you think there are any differences in fabric and material??
I don’t have any experience with menstrual cups and I don’t want to “insert some rubbish into my vagina”
I’ve already spent about 3 hours just comparing menstrual cups ^^
Happy about any respond!
P.s.: so happy about having found your webside, it really helps a LOT! 😉
Will you try the femmycycle?
Why aren’t there any ratings/score specifics on the Lena cup? It seems to be missing entirely from all the lists. I’d love more information on that one in particular, so I was sad to see it left out.
Because I have been exceptionally busy with life things, and I can’t always keep this site up to date.
It is coming!
So much information!! Thank You for doing this!! I have been using Softcups for like 10 years and decided to rant about it because I saw an article about Astronaut women suppressing their period for no reason (most will dump their blood but really it is valuable and should be harvested for stem cells). I wanted to look into what is available for menstrual blood collecting, and what You have put together is very comprehensive. I am personally going to try the FemmyCycle now… it looks perfect. 🙂
“I’ll accept wearing a cup that isn’t as comfortable, if it looks nicer”… How can I trust your reviews when you make a statement like this?
Trust me or not, it’s up to you. I’m as open and honest as I can be – which is why I made 2 lists, one where I let colour/look influence me, and one where I ranked based on the design of the cup alone.
I prefaced that statement by saying that I’m swayed by the colour purple. So yes, if there was a purple cup that was slightly less comfortable to wear but looked fabulous, I would use that cup over a plain clear one that was slightly more comfortable to use. And I said “comfortable”, I’d not put up with a leaking cup or a cup that had trouble opening no matter how pretty it was. But for example cups with a smoother outer I find more comfortable, but even though I prefer a smoother outer, I would choose something like the Miacup if it was a purple colour I liked even though it has a more pronounced ridge. However the purple Ruby cup doesn’t appeal as much to me because I prefer tab stemmed cups.
Part of the reason for having coloured cups (and colourful cloth pads) is to make periods less mundane, so having a “pretty” cup I do feel is an important thing for people who feel better when using nicer looking things. I wouldn’t wear an uncomfortable cup because it looked pretty – but if there were 2 otherwise fairly similar cups and one was slightly less comfortable but looked nicer – then I would probably wear that one. I personally would be prepared to put up with something less than perfect if it looked nicer.
How many times do people wear clothing/shoes that isn’t as comfortable but wear them because they look nicer. If not we’d all wear pajamas all day 😛