How to use a menstrual cup and why you should switch to a more eco-friendly period product

Safe, reusable and hygienic, silicone menstrual cups are less environmentally damaging and cheaper than pads or tampons in the long run

Once the mechanics are mastered, the cups take a lot of the hassle out of periods

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Menstrual cups are safe, reusable and hygienic, and less wasteful than tampons.

Published: 4:30pm, 18 Sep 2019Updated: 4:30pm, 18 Sep 2019

When I received an email from Joyce Beauty informing me they were selling the OrganiCup, a 100 per cent medical-grade silicone menstrual cup, I was super excited.

Menstrual cups are available in Hong Kong, but not easy to track down. They’re available at some organic stores on Hong Kong Island, and apparently at Park’n’Shop, but I’ve yet to find them at the supermarket.

So the fact they’re now available at a high-end beauty chain all across Hong Kong is big news.

I started using a menstrual cup in August 2016 and haven’t used anything else since.

OrganiCup menstrual cups are reusable and less ecologically damaging than tampons or pads.

I very much doubt any woman actually enjoys getting her period, but pads make them extra horrible. No matter how thin or absorbent they are, it never actually feels like nothing’s there. And (TMI warning!) it doesn’t help that Hong Kong is such a hot and humid climate. I’ve hated pads since I started my period at 12 years old. Also, has anyone actually mastered zero leaks overnight?

I started noticing the Diva Cup becoming more and more popular on social media around 2015, and was immediately intrigued. I’d been using tampons for about seven years by then, and while they were preferable to pads, there were still some downsides. One major disadvantage being how wasteful it is.

How to use a menstrual cup and why you should switch to a more eco-friendly period product

Safe, reusable and hygienic, silicone menstrual cups are less environmentally damaging and cheaper than pads or tampons in the long run Once the mechanics are mastered, the cups take a lot of the hassle out of periods

Safe, reusable and hygienic, silicone menstrual cups are less environmentally damaging and cheaper than pads or tampons in the long run

Once the mechanics are mastered, the cups take a lot of the hassle out of periods