Period Question!

crunchylove77

You ladies are making me realize that I'm not nearly as green and natural as I thought I was!  I've been noticing a lot of people are using the Diva Cup.  Are tampons that bad for us?  I'm ignorant of the reasons, so who wants to educate me?!  If you have any good links to articles or facts for me, I'd like to look into it. 

NavyClan

I think most of the time people switch to a cup isn't because tampons pose any risk (yes, there's TSS but that could be solved by switching to a pad), but because of the waste. You buy the box, you throw away the wrapper, you throw away the applicator, and ultimately, throw away the tampon. The cup is a one time purchase. That's it. It saves money, is more convenient, and is much more comfortable. Honestly, I got mine for the sheer convenience of it, the whole less waste and saves money thing are just icing on the cake. I love mine and all five of my friends who have started using them have also said they'd never go back. 

doglove

Tampons are made mostly from cotton. Cotton is a crop that is grown and cultivated so there is a good chance that it was fertilized and that pesticides were used on it. I'm not a big fan of eating things that have been exposed to pesticides so the idea that I'm putting something in my body every month that was exposed to pesticides was enough to convince me to switch to the diva cup.

That plus you don't create the amount of waste as using AF products and also you save money not having to buy all those products.

SuperGreen

Ditto NavyClan and doglove.  I switched to the Diva Cup because of packaging waste of tampons, and that cotton is the most pesticide-laden crop on earth.  I keep using the Diva Cup because it just works better.  No more dry, uncomfortable tampon at the beginning and ending of my cycle.  No more switching tampons every 4 hours, I can go a whole day without emptying the Diva.  No more feeling the tampon shift and leak during yoga. Since's really really bad for your plumbing to flush tampons, no more nasty toliet-paper wrapped tampons in the bathroom trash can.  The Diva Cup is a better product in many ways.

elviebird

Ditto to all the reasons above, but not having to change a tampon/pad in a public bathroom was good enough for me.

sillygoosegirl

SuperGreen:

Ditto NavyClan and doglove.  I switched to the Diva Cup because of packaging waste of tampons, and that cotton is the most pesticide-laden crop on earth.  I keep using the Diva Cup because it just works better.  No more dry, uncomfortable tampon at the beginning and ending of my cycle.  No more switching tampons every 4 hours, I can go a whole day without emptying the Diva.  No more feeling the tampon shift and leak during yoga. Since's really really bad for your plumbing to flush tampons, no more nasty toliet-paper wrapped tampons in the bathroom trash can.  The Diva Cup is a better product in many ways.

What she said.

tokenhoser

It's one of the few "green" changes that is not even a compromise or a sacrifice. It's switching to a totally superior product. I'm dreading using pads postpartum - I love my Diva Cup.

GRKaters

SuperGreen:

Ditto NavyClan and doglove.  I switched to the Diva Cup because of packaging waste of tampons, and that cotton is the most pesticide-laden crop on earth.  I keep using the Diva Cup because it just works better.  No more dry, uncomfortable tampon at the beginning and ending of my cycle.  No more switching tampons every 4 hours, I can go a whole day without emptying the Diva.  No more feeling the tampon shift and leak during yoga. Since's really really bad for your plumbing to flush tampons, no more nasty toliet-paper wrapped tampons in the bathroom trash can.  The Diva Cup is a better product in many ways.

Yep, that about sums it up!

 

sunshine_day_dreams

On top of the pesticides, cotton tampons are bleached too.  The Diva Cup rocks - less waste and no pesticides or bleach.

crunchylove77

Thanks guys!  I'll definitely try one next month!

PHNII

Where did you guys get your Diva Cups? I'm going to get one soon, but I'm trying to get the best deal. One of my friends is ordering too so we can save on shipping costs.

sunshine_day_dreams

PHNII:

Where did you guys get your Diva Cups? I'm going to get one soon, but I'm trying to get the best deal. One of my friends is ordering too so we can save on shipping costs.

If you have a Whole Foods near you, you can buy them there and not pay shipping at all.  That's where I got mine.

GRKaters

PHNII:

Where did you guys get your Diva Cups? I'm going to get one soon, but I'm trying to get the best deal. One of my friends is ordering too so we can save on shipping costs.

I got mine from Amazon; I have free Prime shipping with my Amazon Mom membership. It was a better price than I've seen it in stores.

 

MsGinger

Ditto ALL of the reasons above, but the main reason I bought, use, and LOVE the Diva Cup..... I recently got off Depo, never had a period since my mom bought my tampons for me, and frankly I'm too embarassed to buy *girly things* in person..... bought my Diva Cup on Amazon. Too embarassed to even buy the DC at the crunchy, local, organic grocery store.

Never having to have a teenage boy ring up my Tampax.... priceless. Everything else mentioned is pure dividends.

CurbsideProphet

I love my Diva Cup. I ordered mine online at iherb.com Since that was my first time ordering from the site I was able to use a code for $5 off. The code DIX357 should work if you want to order from there.