Using LilyPadz and Mooncups (environmentally friendly sanitary protection)
[This post is for the girls…Blokes - look away now as not much here in this post for you other than persuading your women to use these two fabulous new products]
The Mooncup Menstrual Cup - An Innovative Alternative to Tampons
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“3 days after using my mooncup for the first time and I want to tell the world what they are missing out on! I keep forgetting I’m even on my period! I was dubious at first but now I love it and am never letting it go! thank you sooo much! Angel
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I can’t remember how I discovered the Mooncup I think it was reading a post on the ever-wonderful www.mumsnet.com/Talk/ forum. An environmentally friendly way of dealing with monthly menstrual periods which happy users were saying were better (cleaner, needing to be changed less frequently and more comfortable to wear) than any of the disposable sanitary protection products on the market? It sounded too good to be true so I read up on the manufacturer’s website and very shortly afterwards bought one (for about £15 I think).
The claims were absolutely spot on. One small silicon egg-cup shaped product is used in place of a tampon and collects the fluid. The fluid is then tipped away down the toilet and the Mooncup resinserted. It can be washed in water and between periods it has its own discreet little unbleached cotton bag with pretty pink ribbon to store in. No more shelves of bulky sanitary protection or being bamboozled by the bewildering array of choice in the ‘feminine hygiene’ aisle at the supermarket. No more spending good money on disposables products which clog up landfill every month of your reproductive years (how much does that add up to?!) Read the rest of this entry »