Saalt Soft Menstrual Cup – Reusable Period Cup – Made for Comfortable, Leak-Free Protection Up to 12 Hours – BPA & Latex Free – Includes Cup & Carry Bag (Regular Grey/Small Desert Blush)

Warning, intimate content but mb this will help with your buy if you’re having a hard time finding your match:I am 44 yrs old, have had two full term pregnancies, not as active should be via exercising but do eat pretty healthy, 5’1 and 140 lbs with a high cervix. I just now finding out about reusable menstrual products. Did the quizzes online to find my perfect menstrual cup/disc. Tried menstrual discs first as it seemed it would be the easiest to match up with a disc vs a cup with one size fits lost and all the quizzes pointed me to using a large cup/disc based on age, pregnancies, exercise but nothing asked about my petite stature. First tried the hello disc but felt forced to get it to fit, felt uncomfortable and also felt like I couldn’t get it to easily sit on the “shelf” and seemed squished. Bought the Cora disc which was much more softer and comfortable but it didn’t seem to be smaller than the other one even though a size chart deemed it to be smaller than the hello disc. It too seemed too big, couldn’t get it seated on the “shelf” either. So I thought well I’m going to give a cup a go. I knew I liked the softness of the Cora but I knew I needed a smaller circumference so I went with the small soft salt cup and used the punch down fold method. Wasn’t sure if I got it to open up but I think it did with slight amt of pressure but not too uncomfortable, just know something there. I will say I will prob trim the stem as it pokes out some but it’s not uncomfortable or anything but there’s really no need for it at all as I don’t have difficulty finding it nor do I need it for removal as you just pinch the cup on bottom to remove. Had no problem removing it after use, no leaks during use. Happy with my purchase, happy to have found my match….FINALLY!!! Third times a charm. Wish I would’ve found this sooner. 😁

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.

I had been on either the birth control pill or an iud for the past 10 years and decided that it was time for a break. What I wasn’t looking forward to was my heavy periods coming back. I’ve always been hesitant to try a menstrual cup because it just sounded gross to have to manage, but I was desperate to try anything that might be better than changing tampons every hour or two. I’ve tried out the cup for my first period off of the iud and so far, I do love it. It’s hard to know if this first period was as heavy as they used to be because the flow does seem to appear less in the cup than in tampons, so I’ll have to see how the next few go.The first attempts at inserting the cup were of course frustrating. I went for the bigger one right off the bat due to my typical flow. I did it in the shower as some tutorials recommend, and that definitely helped. Once I got it into place, I was worried about leakage but there was none. I kept feeling like I could feel the blood draining out, but there was none. I then successfully wore it for the night with no leakage.As a newbie, I’m still only comfortable changing it in the shower where I can just dump, rinse, clean with soap and reinsert without juggling things on the toilet and trying to get to a sink for soap.So far, once the cup is inserted, I’ve had clean, dry, odor free, leak free days and nights. I will say however that after getting in the shower so many times throughout the week, it has gotten a little tiresome cleaning and reinserting the cup. But it’s only about 5-10 minutes twice a day and it’s good to go from there.I enjoy the cup more than tampons because you can just go to the bathroom as normal with it in and not worry about moving a tampon string out of the way and there is literally no leaks or anything that comes out while the cup is sealed in there.I’d definitely recommend these for anyone to try out and see if it is a fit for them. It’s also nice knowing that you are using less waste and will hopefully save money in the long run on period products.Update: I’m using the cup on my second period off of the iud and it is trustworthy on heavier days. I feel confident and secure that there won’t be leaks if changed as recommended and it doesn’t even feel like I have a period. If you’re unsure, trust me and get yourself one. I wish I had been brave enough to try a menstrual cup years ago.