How to Clean a Menstrual Cup
The questions we all had when thinking about using a menstrual cup for the first time: how do you clean it, especially in a public bathroom? Let me walk you through the process (hint: it's much simpler than you'd think).
Using Your Cup for the First Time
When you take your new menstrual cup out of its packaging for the first time, you should clean it before using it for the first time. To fully sterilize the cup, boil some water in a pot on the stove, drop your cup in, and let it boil for a minute or two. Make sure it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan by stirring the water (kind of like pasta LOL).
Boiling your cup is the #1 way to ensure it is 100% clean.
During Your Period
When you're on your period, you don't have the time (or energy) to boil your cup between uses - helloooo, you're actively bleeding, you need to put it right back in every time you empty it!! But don't worry, there's still a way to keep your cup clean: the Viv Menstrual Cup Wash.
The Viv Cup Wash is a gel cleanser that you can apply to your cup, lather with water in the sink, rinse, and you're set to reinsert your cup! Get the Viv Cup Wash, the beginner-friendly Viv Cup, a storage pouch, and a beginner's guide all at a discounted price with the Viv Cup Starter Kit!
The Viv Cup, Viv Cup Wash, Storage Pouch & Beginner's Guide
Why the Viv Cup Wash?
Sooo why not just use any old soap? It's coming into contact with your cup, which comes into contact with your vagina. Aka one of the most sensitive & absorbent parts of your body. Any chemical or ingredient in your cup wash should be safe for your body, even if you're not directly applying it to your skin.
Many soaps - and even menstrual cup cleansers that are not Viv - contain harmful ingredients, even some that are linked to reproductive harm and certain cancers! The Viv Cup Wash is formulated with 100% natural, vegan, and body-safe ingredients.
In Between Periods
When your period ends, you will store your cup until next month. You have the option to boil your cup, to ensure it's completely clean before storing, but you don't have to as long as you use the Viv Cup Wash to clean it before storing it away!
When your next period is about to arrive, we recommend boiling your cup - just like you did the first time you used your cup! Your cup is already clean (because you used the Cup Wash at the end of your period last month) but boiling it ensures it's 100% sterilized.
Cleaning Your Cup in Public
If you've never used a cup before, you might foresee chaotic situations where you're leaking through your cup in public, making a big mess in a stall, with no way to clean it. Let me be the first to say: there's an EXTREMELY small chance of ANY of those things happening. Ask anyone who uses a cup😅
The Viv Cup holds as much as up to 5 tampons. Think about how long it takes for you to use 5 tampons - that's how long you'll be able to leave the Viv Cup in. That could be all day long. Seriously! You can leave the Viv Cup in for 12 hours, completely safely. That means you can put your cup in in the morning, leave it in all day, and take it out right before bed. Don't believe me? Test it - try using the cup for the first time on a day when you can stay home (in case of leaks) and see how long it lasts for you!
If you absolutely need to clean your cup in a public bathroom, that's what the Viv Cup Wash is for! Throw it in your bag just in case. If you're not comfortable cleaning your cup in the sink with others around, find a single-person restroom. In an absolute pinch, wipe your cup with toilet paper and reinsert. Just be sure you have clean hands, and cleanse your cup next time you take it out!!
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