Our 5 most frequently asked menstrual cup questions and GIVEAWAY!

March 5th, 2013 by in Featured Post, General, GiveAway, Health, Lunette, Product info, Using the Cup, Women's Health
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The Lunette team really do like receiving your questions, comments and concerns- YES, even the really “unique” ones! We understand that menstrual cup use doesn’t come easy to everyone and a few questions might arise regarding your anatomy and how the cup works.- We want to help you love your Lunette menstrual cup just as much as we do!

How are menstrual cups different than Tampons?

The Lunette menstrual cup is made of medical grade silicone…not cotton or rayon- which can dry you out. Plus, the Lunette cup’s capacity is much greater than tampon’s. The Lunette model 2 can hold (30ml) 1 fl oz of liquid compared to a super absorbency tampon which can hold only 12-15 grams. We have more menstrual cup and tampon comparisons here.

HELP! Why can’t get my menstrual cup inserted comfortably?

You may not be able to get the menstrual cup to fit right the first time, but with a bit of practice you will be able to insert the cup like an expert. Check out these folding methods here. Every body is different so if one fold doesn’t work well for you try another one! You also don’t need to wait for your period to start before you can try out your menstrual cup- it’s perfectly OK to do a “dry-run”- especially since the Lunette cup wont dry you out. Check out more useful tips for insertion here.

 Why am I having difficulties removing my cup?

Relax. The first few times using the cup you may feel that removing your cup is a complicated process. After a few tries you’ll realize that it can actually be quick and simple! Break the seal by squeezing the bottom part of the cup until you feel or hear the suction release. Then, gently rock the cup from side to side while pulling down. Make sure that you do not pull the cup out by the tab alone! Our website has some good tips for the removal of the Lunette menstrual cup.

How do I clean my menstrual cup?

The Lunette cup should be cleaned before and after your cycle and after emptying. We suggest boiling your menstrual cup for 5 minutes. If this is not a good option for you (say, while you’re out shopping or camping) wipe your cup out with toilet paper or use a Lunette disinfecting wipe.

Are colored cups safe?

Yes. The dye used in Lunette menstrual cups is FDA approved for medical and food use. The colors don’t contain heavy metals or phthalates. We don’t use really bright colors or glitter in our products- we choose our colors very carefully so they are truly safe to use inside the vagina. Plus the type of dye used in the Lunette menstrual cups are inside the silicone so it’s not possible for the color to leach like with some cheaper dyes which are also used in other menstrual cups.

Have a menstrual cup question that you need answered right away? Check out our Facebook page or shoot us an e-mail at info@lunette.com.

Ready to give the Lunette menstrual cup a try? We’re giving away 5 FREE cups!

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  • http://twitter.com/dolphinlvr0757 Danielle

    I want to win a Lunette cup so badly! I’ve tried so many giveaways with no luck yet. Fingers crossed!!!!

  • http://twitter.com/greyidmom Hannah Adamson

    I can’t wait to start using my cup! 8 more days until the IUD comes out. I’ve already won a Lunette for myself, but my best friend wants one BAD!

  • http://www.facebook.com/ej.beez Emily Beezhold

    I have never tried reusable cups and get so nervous that they will get stuck. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000724964607 Nora-Synnøve Oma

    Awesome! Hoping to win one, that way mum wouldn’t have to deal with all the nagging about buying one! :D

  • KattePizano

    Awe I don’t have facebook :(  

  • Veronika Paprocka

    If you don’t have facebook is there another way to win? 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=788980197 Annika Rinear

    I’ve been relentlessly trying to get my friends on board with menstraul cups for a couple of years.Thanks for these giveaways to promote such a fantastic product!

  • http://www.facebook.com/danielleaknapp Danielle Knapp

    Would love to win one! These sound great :)

  • Jen Leach

    I would love to win one of these!  I’ve been on the fence with trying a Lunette, and finally decided to try one and found your giveaway. So excited!

  • http://www.facebook.com/unforgrettable Gretta Anderson

    I would love to win one of these!  Menstrual cups are cleaner and cheaper and just plain fantabulous!  Thanks for the contest.

  • http://www.facebook.com/shana.trahan Shana Trahan

    There are so many different opinions about cups and IUCs, what do you reccomend, and why?

  • Erin Burke

    Please please pick me!!  I have wanted a cup so badly for months now, and I have a number of friends who highly recommend Lunette in particular.  Thanks for the giveaway!!! :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=58215878 Mallory M

    i have wanted one of these things for like a year now! I love the whole idea of it!

  • Ivy Parrish

    Omg!! My period just came back after 2yrs I soooooo need a cup!

  • Bethany Grannan

    Would love to win so I can try this!

  • Alicia Austin

    I love how much safer this product is. It’s so easy and comfortable!

  • Tracey Frelot

    I would love to win a Lunnette cup I love that this is a eco friendly alternative and safe to use.

  • Anonymous

    Would be wonderful to win!  My daughter recently got her new cup in the mail.  She loves the coral color!  If I were a winner I would choose one for myself since my current cup is nearly 10 yrs old now.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=32301843 Gretchen Barr

    I have a cup but I don’t know if I’ll need the larger one once I give birth.

  • Caroline McGarty

    Oh my! I would love to win a Lunette cup!! I’ve been wanting one for a while!

  • jenna Powell

    would like to win one of these. Never tried but really would like to make the change.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1500726830 Megan Daniels

    I would really lo

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1500726830 Megan Daniels

    I would really love to make the switch!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/MUZVTAZOXR25JV5P3AHI3C5IVQ Melissa

    I would love to try out a Lunette menstrual cup! I’m a massage therapist, and can’t run to the bathroom in the middle of a session and sometimes it is NOT FUN!  I have been researching the different brands, and would love to give yours a try! -Mel

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/MUZVTAZOXR25JV5P3AHI3C5IVQ Melissa

    I would love to try out a Lunette menstrual cup! I’m a massage
    therapist, and can’t run to the bathroom in the middle of a session and
    sometimes it is NOT FUN!  I have been researching the different brands,
    and would love to give yours a try! -Mel

  • Tonya Barnes

    OMG…I really really want this!!!  I have become an earth mama since my baby…cloth diapering, baby wearing, and all…and this would just help complete the process of being more green in our home!

  • http://twitter.com/mgamboni Mandy Gamboni

    I would like to try one of your cups. I’ve never tried anything like this before. :)

  • Anonymous

    I’ve already made the switch, but I would love a second Lunette!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1118397667 Christina Boyd

    I have one and like it a lot!  Still learning how to use it and get used to it.  I really want to win one for a friend as I tell them all about it!

  • http://www.facebook.com/itssoeasy2me Dawn May

    I really hope to win a Lunette cup! I have fibromyalgia and it makes wearing tampons painful.

  • http://www.facebook.com/susannah.rose.73 Susannah Rose

    Would reallllllly love to win a lunette cup! 

  • http://www.facebook.com/diane.franta Diane Franta

    Fingers crossed I win one!

  • http://twitter.com/1Mommabear Trisha W.

    I have a tip for cleaning the suction holes. Fill the cup with warm, soapy, water. Then cover the opening with your hand and flip the cup upside down. Next, gently plunge (like plunging a toilet) the cup. Water should shoot out the holes and help clean them in the process.

  • domo016019

    oh would i ever love to win one i just switched to cloth diapers last month and now i’m wanting to make a change for me aswell!!!

  • http://twitter.com/KHBride K.H.

    I would love to win! These are amazing!

  • ginger g.

    I would love to try these!!!

  • revelationchild

    Been wanting to try one of these for months!!! Would love to win one!!!!

  • Geri Fink

    I’ve entered a ton of the Lunette giveaways. Currently, I have a different brand that leaks on me constantly. I’ve been wanting to try some different brands, but I don’t want to just buy them all to figure out the best one for me.

  • Rumsita

    I’m ready to try it!  Started using mama cloth 2 years ago (always needed a backup) and I love it.  I’m so over tampons (they don’t fit well!)

  • Anonymous

    I’d love to try a lunette

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1133232963 Demetria Medina Edwards

    I really want to try these out! Pick me! Pick me!

  • Krystal Glick

    I love my Lunette cup!  I’d like another one for my travel bag.  My cycle always seems to come when I least expect it!

  • Andrea Merrigan

    I have always wanted to try these but been a little hesitant.  If I win I will DEFINITELY try it and do a review on my blog. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1460962118 Madison Tomblin

    I want another one so bad. I got a large one instead of the small because I’ve had a child, but it’s too big :(

    • Megan Schuiteboer

      how did you know it’s too big? I’ve been wondering if that’s my problem!

  • http://www.facebook.com/katie.burke.3388 Katie Burke

     I just had my son in november and was hoping to try one of these anyways (once AF shows up!), if i can win one ill probably buy more, i love the idea of this!

  • http://www.facebook.com/victoria.sharpbrewster Victoria Sharp Brewster

    I have been wanting to try the Lunette cup for a while now :) would like to win one!

  • http://www.facebook.com/victoria.sharpbrewster Victoria Sharp Brewster

    I have been wanting to try the Lunette cup for a while now :) would like to win one!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002239300604 Candice Dawn Gray

    I have been wanting a cup so bad, but could never justify the cost.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=513566408 Sara Hernandez

     I would love to win a lunette cup…….My diva cup is ready to go and i am gonna be needing a new cup very soon

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=699550382 Nicole Gabrielle Koskovics

    wow! how neat would it be to win this! I’d love to be able to save money and avoid yest infection, bladder infectins ect with using tampons and pads! im sick of that! and the gross feeling of sitting in a full pad! ew!

  • Anonymous

    I really want to try the lunette cup! I would love to get rid of tampons/pads.

  • Samantha Simmons

    I first started using cups a few months ago, but started off with a different cup brand. I was instantly sold on the idea of eco-friendliness and saying goodbye to bulky pads. 

    Unfortunately, after purchasing the cup, I knew after two cycles that I didn’t do enough brand research and that the cup and I weren’t going to work out afterall. After obsessing over cup brands trying to find a new one, I kept coming back to Lunette’s website; as a PR student, I love the PR work, I love the social media, I love the openness about menstruation and our bodies and of course I love the cup colors! Everything about the brand is so unique and fresh and the Lunette team is interactive with the consumers. So I bought a Lunette!

    And oh my goodness has it proved once and for all that menstrual cups are women’s answer to 21st century menstrual care! I’m never talking to girlfriends about pads or tampons again. It’s gonna be all about Lunette from now on and I’m going to spread the word as best as I can! Lunette is amazing! I’d love to win another cup sometime so I can keep it as a model for friends, or give one to a friend!

  • Anonymous

    After trying another brand of cup, which shall remain unnamed, I thought it was just my ineptness at learning to use the cup. Now I am learning that not all cups are created equal and that the cup of choice appears to the Lunette. I am looking forward to upgrading!

  • Summer

    I am the proud owner of a lunette! Unfortunately, I am also forgetful and was forced to use my bus fare for a “vending machine” tampon last month. I’d love to have two for at home and at work.

  • http://www.facebook.com/hailey.hinson Hailey Hinson

    I have never used a cup. I have extremely heavy flows and use cloth pads. I am a college student that is…well on a budget. So to spring the money for the cups are too much. I always he e to choose my health (acupuncture) or cup. I am trying to figure out what cup brand is best for a sensitive body. I have had issues in this area because of a past incident. I need something that will not cause pain and feels comfortable.
    Do you have any ideas?