Comparison of menstrual cups: which louloucup cup to choose?

Just like teen period panties, washable periodic discs and absorbent towels, menstrual cups or cups have revolutionized our periods! The cup collects our periods without leakage, without staining, without odor, without any discomfort. Freedom is ours! 

As reliable as the disc, as comfortable as the panties, as absorbent as the towels, the Louloucup is a high quality product with many advantages. 

Super practical and effective in the swimming pool, during sports as well as in everyday life, haircuts or menstrual cups raise, however, many questions: opinions, use, sterilization, cleaning, insertion, removal, content, capacity, position, danger, toxic shock, saturation, composition. It is not always easy to take the plunge and switch from tampon to cup. A menstrual cups comparison can be very useful before validating your purchase and your order.

Source menstrual cup Louloucup choose? A menstrual cup comparison can help you make your choice and find the right model made for you, adapted to your menstrual flow and your body shape. 

🩷 What is a menstrual cup?

The menstrual cup is a durable and washable internal hygienic protection which offers incredible freedom to all women who wear it. The cup or menstrual cup is a small, inverted bell-shaped reservoir that collects period blood super efficiently.

Once in place, the cup has the advantage of being completely invisible and not felt. No embarrassment, no discomfort and a welcome freedom during your period. Pure bliss!

These washable menstrual protection, just like the pair of period panties, is a cheap, practical and reliable alternative to tampons and towels disposable sanitary towels. If you are interested in washable, durable and ecological menstrual protection, know that there are also absorbent and washable cloth towels but also menstrual discs.

Le periodic disk is a silicone cup quite similar to cups. However, it is not placed at the entrance of the vagina but higher up, at the base of the cervix. This type of product, still little known in France, has great advantages: various sizes, absorption, healthy, etc.

Ecological, zero waste, hygienic, easy to use, the menstrual cup is intended for all women (teenagers and adult women), virgins, women who have given birth (you must always have the agreement of your gynecologist after giving birth and wait several weeks) or nulliparous women. menstrual cup is perfect for sportswomen, travelers and very active women.

Regardless of the brand, it is a smart purchase, inexpensive and very quickly profitable. The menstrual disc and the feminine cup are also the two least expensive types of period protection on the market.

Finally, menstrual cups are products that are perfect for holding back light, normal or heavy menstrual flows.

🩷 Reminder: the essential qualities of a menstrual cup

The best menstrual cup has to be…

• ultra soft for comfortable insertion and use;
• super firm so it stays in place for long hours without moving or leaking;
• made in France for optimum quality;
• easy to use and handle (easy to fold, insert, remove thanks to the rod, etc.)
• clean with a transparent composition good for health (medical silicone, organic, etc.),
• accessible, at a fair price.

🩷 Louloucup: comparison of menstrual cups

Here is a comparison between the two Louloucup menstrual cup models. Sizes, health, benefits, capacity, leaks, quality. We review everything! A question? Find our menstrual cup guide super complete to find out more.

❥ The Classic Rose Cup

Rating: 4,9 / 5
Price: € 28,90 
Eligible for the custom pack, decreasing price.

Invisible, made in France from medical silicone, without phthalates or bisphenol A, the model of classic menstrual cup Louloucup rose has many assets, great benefits. This product is aimed at the majority of women and body types. It is a great, practical, high-quality alternative to single-use sanitary towels and tampons.

Available in two sizes : size S (average menstrual flow) and size M (heavy menstrual flow and women who have given birth vaginally). With the Louloucup Rose, no leaks in sight.

Compared to the Turquoise model, the Pink model is a little firmer. It is perfect for very active women, sportswomen or women with a slightly relaxed perineum following childbirth. Just like the Turquoise model, a stem makes removal easier.

❥ The Soft Turquoise Cup

Rating: 4,9 / 5
Price: €28,90
Eligible for the custom pack, decreasing price.

Soft, comfortable and very flexible, the model of soft menstrual cup turquoise is for all women who are quite sensitive. Invisible, made in France from medical silicone, without phthalates or bisphenol A, the Turquoise model is available in two sizes: small size (for light to medium menstrual flows) or medium size (for medium to heavy flows).

Just like the Rose model, a rod makes removal easier.

The Turquoise model has only advantages. This product is aimed at women with a sensitive bladder, as well as women with a toned perineum. Good for health, zero leaks, high quality and low price, the Turquoise Louloucup is a great, practical, inexpensive and reliable alternative to sanitary towels and tampons.

🩷 Mini FAQ comparison of menstrual cups

Toxic shock, applicator, sterilizer, use, opinions, full cup, Louloucup tells you everything about menstrual cups without taboos!

❥ Menstrual cup sterilizer: how to proceed? Why sterilize your cup?

Sterilizing and cleaning your menstrual cup is very important. At the end of your period, remember to sterilize your sanitary protection in order to clean it well and remove all bacteria. You can boil it for several minutes in boiling water or use a sterilizer for menstrual cup. To guarantee top hygiene and carry out your sterilization without a hitch, Louloucup offers you its own sterilizer model that is both discreet (unfoldable) and effective.

❥ Full menstrual cup: is it possible? How to do it?

A full and overflowing menstrual cup is very unlikely, because its reservoir and capacity are really important for collecting menstruation (just like discs). If you empty your cup regularly (i.e. every 4 to 6 hours) then don't stress: your cup will never be full.

❥ Menstrual cup danger: what are the risks?

Suction cup effect, aspiration, toxic shock, IUD, several myths, fears and more or less false dangers surround the use of a menstrual cup.

THEuse of menstrual cups or periodic cups must obviously be thought through, we can only advise you to find out more, to read the instructions carefully and to get the opinion of your gynecologist or midwife if you have an IUD.

For the rest, no, the cup cannot suck anything.suction cup effect does not exist. On the other hand, as it is an internal protection, just like the tampon, it is necessary to empty and clean it regularly in order to avoid any risk of SCT (toxic shock syndrome).

❥ Menstrual cup with applicator: is it necessary?

With the Louloucup models, themenstrual cup applicator is useless. It is very easy to insert the Loulou menstrual cup with your fingertips. You fold it as you wish (C-fold, 7-fold or tulip-fold) and follow our advice given in the detailed instructions for use.

❥ Menstrual cup use: how to use it?

At Louloucup, we advise you touse the daytime period cup only. Throughout your day, empty and clean your menstrual cup as much as you want. For the night, we advise you, for your comfort, safety and health, to wear menstrual panties.

The period panties are quality protections with a high absorption capacity (no leaks) while being very comfortable. Washable and reusable menstrual panties are safe for your health (unlike tampons and towels), flora and your vagina. You have a peaceful night.

Another recommendation, for a use of menstrual cup more serene, we advise you to alternate between two menstrual cups or cups in order to always have protection ready and clean to insert. This is an important hygiene guarantee.