Saalt Soft Menstrual Cup – Best Sensitive Reusable Period Cup – Wear for 12 Hours – Tampon and Pad Alternative (Regular (Pack of 1), Mountain Iris)

From an almost 40 year old woman and first time user, GET IT!
Talk about an absolute game changer. Wow, and I truly mean wow. Saalt, thank you. I bought the two pack of the regular and small cup. Given my flow is as heavy as it is I was really uncertain as to whether this was going to be my finally switching out from using tampons. I couldn’t do it anymore due to the internal physical pain that the cotton fabric was causing me since I was in need of ultra tampons for the majority of my cycle. With that in mind, I was going through an ultra tampon every two-four hours depending on how much my uterus hated me that particular month. I had originally considered going with a different brand with a larger cup size for that reason.Turns out it wasn’t even necessary. I’ve been using the large cup for twenty-four hours now and I haven’t had a single issue that any of the negative reviews state. In fact, all I have to say is positive. For starters, I can go for up to about six hours before I feel like I have to empty the cup. It definitely takes some getting used to as far as insertion and removal, but once you get the hang of it, you’re golden! I played cards against humanity last night with my nephew and laughed so hard I felt the cup flex a lot like it was breathing and thought I might blow it right out (which had me laughing harder and no, I didn’t share that with him lol), but it stayed in place and worked perfectly.Last night was my first night using the cup and while, yes, I should have probably emptied prior to going to bed I didn’t and had zero issues. We’re talking TEN hours with a flow that typically uses ultra absorbency tampons (granted I was stationary), and no leaks at all. I’m totally in awe of what this product has done for me.I haven’t used the small cup yet, but as for the regular you know it’s there. It isn’t like you insert and forget which is a good thing. Since TSS is an issue you WANT to know it’s there. At first, I noticed that I felt like I needed to urinate after it was in, but after a few hours of wear that feeling stopped. The sensation takes a little bit to get used to, but it doesn’t have that abrasive friction and constant irritation that I was getting from tampons. Nobody needs that. Why do we still make them?If you’re having trouble with insertion and removal there’s plenty of helpful videos on YouTube and QandA’s on Google. If you’re new to the cup or considering, this is worth the investment. I’m twenty-four hours in and refuse to go back to tampons. Saalt makes a wonderful product and I’ll be singing their praises to whomever is willing to listen. Do yourself a favor and get it. It’s worth the investment and money you’ll save as well as cutting back on unnecessary pain associated with tampon use.Update: I switched to the small cup later on in the evening of day two. It was harder to insert the cup and as it turns out, I wasn’t bleeding as heavy (keep this in mind for later). Easier time overall using the small cup and also didn’t have leaking issues.Emptied each time I went to the bathroom so say… Every four to six hours or so. I was about 60 hours or so into my cycle or about two and a half days when I noticed there wasn’t really anything to empty. I figured hey, probably due to gravity and the fact that I had been lying down using a heating pad (again, back problems *cough, cough, old*) and nothing really moved down that way. I even wiped and noticed nothing. Ok, weird. It happens. Roughly another six or more hours later and I use the bathroom again (it’s hot as hell, I’m drinking a lot of water, don’t judge me) and I reach in, break the suction and go to empty… Nothing. There’s nothing at all to empty. Confused now, and assuming what I was hoping to be true had just happened, I went on the internet and discovered a few blerbs on Google and then came across an entire article by Vice. There’s an entire website dedicated to cups called Put A Cup In It. I’m stating these things because there’s a physical effect to using a cup. Not only did I just have the least painful period of my life, but I also just had the shortest. I just had a period that lasted about two and a half days. This happens to 53% of women that switch to using the cup. It’s a completely understudied phenomenon and it’s a shame it isn’t more widely known for all of woman kind. It takes getting used to, but it’s so worth it. If I had known I’d be in less pain every month and bleed for WAY fewer days I would have switch such a long time ago. Make the switch and liberate yourself.

This is my first menstrual cup, I was firmly a pad girl before because the tampons are just so uncomfortable. I find it is comfortable and though it can slide, it doesn’t often, and I can wear it at night on my heaviest flows and not be worried about pooling.It is a flexible material and gets good suction when inserted properly. I’m gonna go into dirty detail so scroll away now if you’re not interested.Before inserting, boil some water and stick it in there for 5 minutes to sterilise (and wash your hands while youre at it) unless you want nasty infections. Next, sit on the toilet, it’s gonna get a bit messy. You need to fold the cup and kinda just shove it up there fingers and all until you can feel the cup unfold and hold on. You can take a finger and feel around the rim to make sure it is fully unfolded and settled. If you can pinch the bottom of the cup and it doesn’t pop back out into its original shape it’s not inserted correctly. Then have a quick wipe and wash your hands coz your fingers look like you just practiced magic from the dark hold.I can usually go from 8-12 hours before unclogging the drain and giving it a quick wash before reinserted.When taking it out. Sit on the toilet again. Shove your fingers up, find the tail, climb up until you can feel the bottom of the cup, pinch it and gently pull out, if you feel grip, it’s still suctioned so pinch it a bit more until the seal is broken. It is a great sensation letting all of that blood out of you and you might as well call your toilet carrie cos it’s covered in blood.This bad boy can hold a lot of blood so my fellow heavy flowers can rejoice.Make sure the cup is newly in before going to bed, the seal means that even if you overflow at night, it doesn’t trickle out and onto your bedsheets. I’ve never had spotting in any underwear, it’s been in for entire work days and not moved, it takes one or two goes the first time, but is easy to place when you’ve got the routine.One thing I noticed is that in the later stages when you’re not bleeding so much anymore and its more spotty, you kinda loose the lubrication to get it in, so imo it gets a bit more uncomfortable. It’s at this point i tend to switch to pads which then don’t need changing as often until I finish up completely.So, overall, great when you’re starting and in your flow stages. Easy insert and removal. Lasts a whole day, or at least a work shift. No worries at night. Bit uncomfortable towards the end of the period. Comes with a nice bag.

Facile da indossare, anche la taglia small ha tantissima capienza, facile da pulire