Saalt Menstrual Cup - Premium Design - Most Comfortable Period Cup - #1 Active Cup - Wear for 12 Hours - Soft, Flexible, Reusable Medical-Grade Silicone - Made in USA

This is the first time I have worn a cup. I didn't know which brand to buy but I knew I wanted a flexible one. I watched an informative youtube video first so I was aware of the need to "break the seal" before removal, I'm happy I watched it first because the video said if you don't break the seal it is painful. Even watching the video, removing was not super easy although not super hard either. I don't think I would want to remove it in a public bathroom although I'm sure after a year of practice, it won't be so weird. I made sure to get a very flexible one which this one is. I like it, it's much more comfortable than a tampon because it doesn't dry you out. I think I did leak some, I probably should have purchased the larger one because I think that one would leak less but I have light periods and am a baby about new things. Unfortunately it didn't arrive before my period started so I only got to try it out about 2.5 days in which is when my period begins to lighten quickly. I wore it for probably 8 hours before I took it out and it was about a quarter full. I can't imagine removing it full but I guess we'lll see how that goes in the future. It's weird to be 34 and learn new ways to take care of menstruation. I'm almost like what's the point, but I probably still have 10 more years of periods. I also bought thinx underwear which was much more expensive than this cup but also, come on, who wants to sleep with anything inside of you if they don't have to? It's so great that women now have so many options to choose from, so much better from the days of tampons vs. pads. The only thing I have to say is I wanted a black one to keep it from staining and like who cares if it's a pretty color lol but I have a pretty green one. Edit: I have finally used my cup during heavy menustration. I skipped using it on vacation because I didn't want to deal with something I'm not comfortable with while hiking and stuff. It's definitely necessary to be very comfortable with yourself. I find I have a little bit of trouble getting the cup to pop open after insertion but it after some maneuvering it does. Even on heavy days it doesn't really leak much but I pop it open and kind of pull down on it some to make a seal. I think the leaking is just the blood that is under the cup after insertion but it's a pink color and doesn't go through my panties or anything (I always wear black panties on my period). Removal requires two hands. It very much could be a very messy accident. I am a housewife and I do not go to a job so I do this in the bathroom naked. When I start working again I will probably buy the bigger cup but we'll see if this can hold a full first day of menustration. After a few hours on the first day I removed it mostly out of curiosity and it spilled on the floor so I still don't know if the small size is all I need. I am very happy with the comfort, I did not remove the stem and I use it to locate it inside of me. I am not worried about it getting lost. It does not cause me any discomfort and it is much less gross than a tampon when you need to go to the bathroom for other reasons than your period. I really hate when I have to go to the bathoom with a tampon in because the string hangs down and when you wipe, it goes up your butt. I usually remove my tampon every time I go to the bathoom but with this thing in, it doesn't get in the way. I heard pooping was difficult but I just found that I don't push quite as hard and it's not that weird. When I'm on my period, I don't need to push anyways. Edit 2: I decided to go ahead and purchase the larger one so I can wear it longer and maybe hike with it. It was a little annoying to wear the small one because I did have to change it every few hours on a heavy period but after my period is done being heavy, I almost don't need to wear anything. I wish I had just purchased the big one to begin with because it's not like I can give it away but oh well. I have a low cervix on my period so I wasn't sure but I think the bigger one will be fine because it's so soft. I will probably update after use. Edit 3: I am now happy I have both the big and small. I wear the small on that day when you think you will start your period, but you're not sure. Especially if I'm out. It's small enough it's not too bothersome on that day. I also wear it on light days and at night, although the bigger one could probably work on these days as well. I have gotten better at dealing with leaks. Cups work differently than tampons and they don't soak up blood so you have to take some extra precautions to prevent leaks (although the leaking isn't like a tampon leak unless your cup isn't big enough, even when I was leaking I could just wipe it away and not worry much). So I have found that if you wear a cup all the time, you will leak less. This means at night while sleeping. If not, you can put the cup in and then take a half bath for 15 minutes or so. This removes a lot of the excess blood. If you are short on time, you can wet your fingers with water and then rotate your fingers around the cup to remove any blood that may be around it, do it a few times. Leaking is pretty much only a problem on your heavy days, on light days, it's not an issue. Removal: I'm a lot better at removal. I can now get it every time in under a minute and I have little hands, although I am a bit limber which helped a lot at first lol but now it doesn't matter that much. I actually use a different technique for the big and small. So for both I hike up one leg on the bathtub or toilet with the lid down. I break the seal. I use the pointy part to locate and perhaps move it. For the small, I can reach the top of the cup and I pull it out from the top. It is easier to remove. Now, the large is more difficult to remove because I cannot reach the top of the cup when it is in place. Instead, I grip it from the bottom and pull it out from the bottom. Pressing down can help. When I first started using it, removal was kind of stressful and once I did fail and have to wait 10 minutes before trying again. But now I can remove it in a minute. I have never removed it in a public place but with the big one, I probably won't have to. If I anticipate I cannot make it home in less than 12 hours (and you might be able to get more than 12 hours out if it in a pinch depending on how heavy you are), I would wear thinx underwear and just wait until I got home, myself. Or maybe try removing it halfway in the day before it is very full because removing these things is messy and in a stall, I just can't imagine. One last precaution, these are very comfortable and you may forget you are wearing them. Especially near the end of your period when it is lighter. I didn't die but now my cup has a weird smell. I did a lot of things to the cup to make the smell better like washing it a lot, airing it out, and I soaked it in water that had a little bit of essential lavender oil in it (the only thing that worked), and then boiled it again. It still has a smell but it's an improvement. I'm sure the manufacturer would not suggest the essential oil thing but it still works and didn't irritate my body. I don't suggest doing this often to the cup, I'm not someone who tries to use scented things or anything. I was just desperate. I read some people set alarms to let them know when they need to change it, because you just don't feel like you're on your period and it's easy to forget.

My menstrual cup adventure began a little over a year ago. My first cup was the Lunette (model 1, for light-normal flow). It's important to note that I got that cup when I was on hormonal birth control which made my periods pretty light. I loved that cup for the first year, but for the past 4 periods or so, I've had constant leaking issues and I could not fix the problem. Not only that, but I've since switched to the Paragard copper IUD for birth control, so my periods are back to how they were pre-hormones, which are reasonably heavy. My Lunette was getting filled to the top in 4-5 hours which got to be really inconvenient because I prefer to not have to empty my cup while I'm at work. I took the popular "what cup should you get" test again, knowing that my periods are heavier nowadays and now knowing how high my cervix sits normally on my period. My results came back with this Saalt cup in the size regular, and I ordered it right away after being completely fed up with yet another pair of underwear getting ruined because my previous cup was leaking all over no matter what I did. So far, I love it! I LOVE how much "bigger" it is in comparison to my old cup. Not bigger in the sense that like, it'll be hard to put in - but bigger in that it can hold so much more. Granted my first cup was for light-normal flow while this one is for normal-heavy, but it's a welcome change either way. It's soft, very flexible, and super comfortable. No issues putting it in, and right away I felt confident that it won't be leaking after it popped open and I made sure there was good suction. I put it to the test the first day too, going to a VR arcade which involved a lot of bodily movement, running around town doing errands, and just in general doing some ridiculous aerobic moves in my home to make sure nothing got past. Clean underwear!! What an amazing sight! I wanted to add, for menstrual cups in general - I was someone who wore pads for every period before I got into cups. I couldn't use tampons because no matter what size, no matter how I put them in, I could FEEL them constantly, they dried me out so quickly, and I could never make it past a couple hours before starting to feel nauseous with them in. I thought that the menstrual cup would be the same story, but not at all. I literally cannot feel it in my body no matter what I'm doing, there is no nausea, and it lets my body stay regular and not get dried out with a wad of cotton soaking everything up. ALSO. For anyone curious about if you can use these when you have an IUD in - yes you can! If you're not sure, then talk to your doctor. But I got the green light from my gyno that it is totally fine to use a menstrual cup even if you have an IUD in, as long as you break the suction before pulling it out like you're supposed to - don't just YOINK that sucker out of there without breaking suction first. I love this cup and I will be recommending it!

I love this cup! I have endometriosis. So, I bleed SO MUCH during my period that I often just bleed past tampons and I have to change my pads very frequently! Plus I often pass large clots or tissue (part of having endo) and Tampons don’t really absorb those. I’ve tried a lot of period products. I have very sensitive skin, making regular tamps & pads not an option. I would break out in irritation bumps and swell any time I tried. So I switched to organic tamps and pads. It got rid of the irritation bumps. However, My periods are so long, I bleed so much, and I have to change them so frequently that it was leaving my vagina sore (raw feeling). I was really struggling! I tried the Diva cup first and it was too long and too firm of a cup for me. I heard people raving about the Saalt cup, so I thought I’d give it a try. Bonus: it’s about half the price of a lot of cups and the company is female owned and primarily female operated. They’re big on educating people about their cycles and the impact that femi products have on the environment. So I bought one. It came in a day ahead of schedule and the packaging is beautiful! It makes you feel a little better about your period quite frankly. It comes with instructions on how to use and properly clean it. Also, there is a really cute little, canvas, cup storage baggie. I got it on my 2nd try! I prefer the “C fold”. It’s easiest for beginners in my opinion. I didn’t have any issues with it not opening or me feeling my cup in me. It was awesome! I only had to change it every 12 hours instead of every hr! Sign me up! I love it! ****A couple of tips from my experience: Boil your cup for 5 min before and after your cycle. * If you’re having a hard time placing you’re cup, relax and take a few deep breaths before trying aging. If you’re struggling you could be accidentally tensing up. *I recommend emptying your cup in the toilet but placing it back inside of you while you’re in the bathtub. That way it’s ok to make a mess. * To avoid any dripping from blood that was already on the walls of your vagina when you placed your cup... I always get in the tub and before placing my cup, I run water and use my finger to kind of “scoop out” any blood that I feel. Then I place my cup. This will save your underwear. * If you keep having leaking problems: check your suction once the cup is placed. Also, if your like me and your Cervix are at a slight tilt... you may need to tip your cup a little more towards one direction. In my case I have to tip my cup a little bit more towards my take bone (downward). Make sure you are not accidentally suctioning the cup to your Cervix. It’s uncomfortable plus you will have leaking! * And my final tip is about removing your cup. Don’t freak out if you “don’t feel it or can’t find it”. It can’t float away! Just take a few deep breaths to relax your vagina, squat down as if you’re crouching and then push like you would if you were trying to poop. Doing this causes your body to push your cup downward. From there you can use your pointer and thumb to reach in and squeeze the base of your cup. You will feel the suction break and then you can remove. Enjoy your cup, be patient with yourself, it’s a learning process, and you will catch on!

This was the second menstrual cup I tried, the first being Lena. I had initially found Lena somewhat uncomfortable to put in and remove, and tried Saalt because it was recommended to me from a quiz on Period Nirvana. So I was very surprised that Saalt made me like Lena more. (Turns out I probably just needed more time to get used to Lena, and period cups in general.) Saalt is very comfortable when it's in, and I really don't feel it at all. It's also quite easy to put in, being more flexible than Lena. The problem for me is that it was annoyingly difficult to get out. Partly this is because the suction is pretty strong, but the bigger issue for me was the string. The "string" at the end has indented lines, rather than grippy ridges coming out, so I was constantly losing my grip on it, and the cup would suck itself back up and I'd have to start over trying to get it out. If this had been my first experience, I probably would've been a little scared. And frankly I'm still fairly new, so maybe someday I'll be a pro who doesn't need the string at all. (I know you're not supposed to pull it out by the string like a tampon, but I do need to pull it down a little to reach the cup enough.) I got Saalt because of all the positive reviews, and honestly I do expect to keep using it occasionally, but Lena will probably be the main one, especially if I'm having a busy week and don't have time to waste finessing the cup out of me twice a day.

I’ve used this my past two cycles, and I got to say I’m really glad I gave this a go and tried it. I did a lot of YouTubing how-tos and practiced using it not on my cycle. I was having a hard time getting the suction to work, and it wasn’t sealing. I was using the C fold method initially, and was having some leaks. I switched to the punch down method and got a seal immediately. It’s a little scary the first time because you gently tug on the stem and it’s IN THERE. Removing is a bit of a learning curve. I recommend having shorter nails during your cycle if you intend to use a cup, as removal can be painful. It takes a few times practicing removing it so it doesn’t spill (I recommend emptying and changing it at home or in a private single bathroom). I had a few spills! Nothing crazy but they do recommend first removing it in the shower to get comfortable with it. For staining, I always rinse in cold water first, to wash it out and then use hot water as it’s a little more comfortable reinserting it. (They also recommend you boil the cup to sterilize it *not touching the pot bottom* after each cycle to ensure that the cup is clean) I use an unscented soap to wash it in between changes if I feel the rinse isn’t enough. To get proper suction, you will see that there are tiny little holes around the lip of the cup, and when you go to reinsert it, make sure these holes are clear and don’t have any stuff in them. They are what creates the seal and prevents the cup shifting and leaking. What I’ve liked the most about this cup is the seal once you get it TO seal is strong. I’ve had no issues with leaks (just a little spotting from the remaining liquid). It isn’t as messy as a pad when sleeping and you don’t have to worry about changing a tampon in the middle of the night, so I really enjoy that part. As far as dryness,Towards the end of my cycle, when I would use a tampon I would get very dry. With the cup I don’t get dry. I’ve used the organic tampons my whole life so I’ve never had issues with tampons except swimming and dryness, and I prefer the cup to even the fancy tampons. Drawbacks; It isn’t virtually undetectable depending on your anatomy. I found that I needed to place my cup higher up for it to be comfortable. When it sealed too low it wouldn’t fully unfold. The stem is also a little long for my anatomy but I plan to trim it. With it being a little long it can rub in uncomfortable places. Depending on the angle of the cup, you can also tell that you have it in. It’s not painful, just a sensation that you know it is there. The cup is kind of a learning process so Im sure I’ll get better with time, but I really encourage you to try it out. There is a lot of good YouTube’s out there that will teach you how to insert, remove, clean, carry, and help you find a good cup for your anatomy. I personally really do like Saalt cups and I am considering purchasing a second one. I hope this review helps!!! Edit; Trouble in paradise!!!!! I had a particularly heavy day out and about and the small cup was not wide enough for my cervix that day! I recommend getting the TWIN PACK. I bought the regular cup just recently for my heavier days. The regular cup is a lot bigger and the stem is a lot shorter so beware! I now understand the crazy reviews of people getting the cup stuck inside them because the regular one is difficult to take out because of the short stem! I feel that the regular cup is a lot more secure for heavier days or days when the cervix has moved. Anatomy is so hard! I still love these cups and I really do hate tampons now.

UPDATE: After a full cycle with the Saalt cup, I trimmed off the stem entirely. The stem is very soft but unfortunately still long enough to poke out of me. (To be clear, the Saalt's super-soft stem is way less annoying than being poked in the labia by a trimmed-off Diva Cup stem.) No stem at all is really the best option for me. I'm a veteran cup user, so I think I'll be okay without the stem. Maybe this is something others could try if they're having stem issues. --- I've been using the Diva Cup (size 1) for a decade, but it was never quite perfect. The Diva Cup's poking stem was never awesome (even after cutting most of it off to avoid being jabbed in the labia minora), but I figured that even my imperfect menstrual cup was preferable to pads and tampons. I saw the Saalt cup and was immediately intrigued by the comfy-looking shape, supposedly soft stem, and their charitable giving, so I figured it was worth a try. At first, it was a train wreck. Not going to lie: wearing the Saalt felt uncomfortable as all get-out. It felt like I was carrying something gigantic inside of me. Naturally, I figured that the width difference between my Diva Cup and the regular-sized Saalt was to blame. I contacted customer service, and they gave me some helpful reminders about positioning the cup lower in my vagina. "Sure, sure," I thought, "I'll try it one more time, then this thing is going back for a refund. Diva Cup, I won't ever stray again!" I tried it again -- Saalt is way better than Diva. My problem was that I was so used to having to make sure that the Diva Cup's poking stem was fully inside me that I thought I had to do the same with my Saalt. That couldn't be further from the truth. The Saalt's stem is so soft that you really can't even feel it. It's amazing, guys. Ah-MAY-zing. I'm loving the Saalt now. It's a bit firmer than the Diva, so occasionally I feel a bit of bladder pressure, but it's not a deal-breaker when I consider other factors. I feel like the fact that the cup itself is shorter means it sits on a different spot and doesn't press against my bladder as much (a plus). And the pretty pink color is a huge step up from the mildly discolored, clear silicone of the Diva Cup. Admittedly, that's a small thing, but anything you can do to make your period a little more pleasant is certainly worthwhile. The one thing that the Diva Cup has on Saalt is that the Diva does feel a little softer and squishier (just a tiny bit), so if you prefer a softer cup, Diva might be your gal. Overall, I'm a convert. I won't be throwing out my Diva Cup, but the Saalt is probably going to be my go-to.

I think this is a great product and I was so excited to try it! I know a few people who use it and love it and experience zero leakage. I, However, had a bad experience. I usually have to wear a super tampon along with a pad due to leakage. The cup wasn’t any different, I had to change out within a few hours and there was leakage. I made sure it was in correctly and had no issues getting it in at all. That part was easy ( I have had two children), and it wasn’t any different than a tampon for me. However, getting it out was a struggle! I’m considering trying a different brand with a larger cup option.

All the raving you hear about menstrual cups. Well it is true, this little piece of silicone is freaking fantastic. I was an avid pads user, tampons scared me, honestly the thought of shoving anything up there was scary, but one of my roommates swore by the cup so I thought I would give it a try. I read the reviews and decided to go with the Saalt Cup in the small/regular size and I am so glad that I did. Pros - Environmentally friendly, I’m not dropping half a box to a box of pads in a landfill once a month. - Wallet Friendly, I’m no longer dropping quite a chunk of money on pads - Leak Free, I have only ever leaked twice and it was when I was a lazy butt and wore it more then 12 hours cause I didn’t want to get out of bed - Can do practically anything in it, I jumped on a trampoline, swam, did a handstand, and much more while using this cup - If you are using body literacy/fertility awareness and know that your period is going to be starting in the next 24 you can pop it in, and is no pain or discomfort and you are prepared for your period to start at anytime that day/night - You can’t feel it, like seriously if it is in right you can feel nothing, I will forget it is there - Easy to clean and sanitize. Just wash with a mild soap between changes and boil for like 5 min in between cycles to sanitize. - You help your self and other women. I love that they donate to charities that help other women get period products. Cons - Bit of a learning curve. I was able to figure it out by the end of my first cycle with it but I know some people take longer. - I feel like the stem breaks too easily or at least mine did. During my first cycle while I was still figuring things out the stem broke. It works fine without the long stem but I wish it has lasted longer then a few days. - You need to be comfortable with your lady bits. - It can get messy Tips - Do your research before hand look up different folds. I prefer the triangle fold. - Make sure you know what a good seal feels like. Solid Rounded bottom. - Practice putting it in and taking it out before you have to go any where give your self some time to get use to it. Because it of the design you can practice with it before your period even starts. - Get the size that fits you. Regular is for low cervix women and woman who haven’t given birth. The large is for those with heavier periods and those who have given birth. - Learn to take it out in the shower or on the toilet. I honestly had an easier time learning from sitting on the toilet then in the shower, but the shower is good for less mess. - Wear a panty liner or period panties the first few days as a pack up as you are learning. I never ended leaking in my first days but the back up gave me a sense of security as I learned to trust the cup. I am really so glad I gave the Saalt cup a try. It is super convenient and was easy for me to use. I get excited for my periods now because there are all these things I can do now that I wasn’t able to do before when I just used pads. If you are like how I was an avid pad user who had never had anything in her vagina before don’t be afraid to give the Saalt cup a try it is easier then it looks. Most problems take time and practice to get over and the pros really do out way the cons. I would have given it 5/5 if not for the stem breaking so easy. It really was a great purchase and I highly recommend it.