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Post by gale w on Jul 7, 2014 20:21:39 GMT
I don't usually use my cup because it bothers my bladder a little. However, I am going on vacation next month and have to prepare for the possibility of aunt flo screwing up my life on vacation. I'd rather use the cup than use pads all the time while on the go, and I can't use tampons for some reason. So anyway I won't have the opportunity to give it a daily boil or anything like that so I want to get something to wash it each day. I know a lot of people don't wash it daily but I would prefer to because I know it smells no matter what I do to avoid that (I might have a more sensitive sniffer than most). I know there's diva wash and lunette wash. Any other ideas?
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Post by mimima on Jul 7, 2014 20:24:20 GMT
I just use the same soap I wash my body with - I make our own soap.
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Post by AN on Jul 7, 2014 20:25:22 GMT
I just use whatever soap is handy - dial body soap, Bath and Body Works hand soap. I don't think you need anything special, especially if you're doing it daily. The soap isn't absorbed into the cup so it won't irritate you as long as you rinse well.
If you really want something special, I'd probably look at the "feminine hygiene" washes at the store.
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Post by gale w on Jul 7, 2014 20:25:29 GMT
I have vanicream bar soap. Would that be comparable? I don't have the means to make soap right now.
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Post by gale w on Jul 7, 2014 20:26:21 GMT
If you really want something special, I'd probably look at the "feminine hygiene" washes at the store. Oh that's a good idea. They would probably be less likely to irritate. I did notice the lunette wash has much fewer ingredients than the diva wash. |
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Post by mimima on Jul 7, 2014 20:27:42 GMT
I have vanicream bar soap. Would that be comparable? I don't have the means to make soap right now. I would just use whatever soap you use in the shower - I happen to use homemade, but Ivory, or Dial, or whatever you have. |
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Post by rune2484 on Jul 7, 2014 21:02:04 GMT
I just use the unscented soap I have in the shower and that works very well for me.
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Post by scraphollie27 on Jul 8, 2014 1:03:19 GMT
Another regular soap user here. I have never had an issue with odour. I have also never boiled it. Am I supposed to?
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Post by compwalla on Jul 8, 2014 1:08:32 GMT
I just use whatever hand soap is in the bathroom and I have never noticed a problem with smell. I am not a boiler either. I live life on the edge.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2014 1:20:16 GMT
They make a disposable softcup that you wear for 12 hours and then throw away. My dd uses it and said it works just like the diva cup, but she finds it more comfortable. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2014 1:22:06 GMT
Cup user for almost 13 years here. Have never boiled, use regular bathroom soap.
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Post by dulcemama on Jul 8, 2014 1:33:54 GMT
I always used Cetaphil on mine...gentle and non-irritating. Oh, and also not a boiler.
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Post by gale w on Jul 8, 2014 1:34:06 GMT
With regular soap I'm concerned about not getting it fully 100% rinsed and ending up with irritation. I have to use baby soap down there (but only on the outer bits) and it still makes me irritated sometimes. I guess I'm a delicate flower.  |
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Post by gale w on Jul 8, 2014 1:35:22 GMT
I always used Cetaphil on mine...gentle and non-irritating. I have some of that. Maybe I'll give it a try on this cycle to see if it bothers me. With any luck this will all be for nothing and I won't have it on my vacation. But as irregular as I've become and the fact that I'm on it now and we go in 3 weeks makes me think I won't be so lucky. |
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Post by SnowWhite on Jul 8, 2014 1:44:58 GMT
They make a disposable softcup that you wear for 12 hours and then throw away. My dd uses it and said it works just like the diva cup, but she finds it more comfortable. Be forewarned you can not use the softcup with an IUD. The softcup sits at the top of your vagina (closest to your cervix), whereas the Diva Cup sits at the opening to your vagina. Anything near the cervix runs the risk of pulling the strings to an IUD, which can dislodge it. As for the OP, I'm another who uses whatever soap I have handy for my Diva Cup. |
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Post by gale w on Jul 8, 2014 2:30:16 GMT
I can't use the instead soft cup. I think I'm too small inside or something because it shifts and leaks.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2014 2:55:44 GMT
I can't use the instead soft cup. I think I'm too small inside or something because it shifts and leaks. Oh shoot! I was just gonna suggest this to DD26, since she's living with us and uses TONS of t.p. She blames it on "aunt flo," and I told her about the diva cup. Might be the answer for her. |
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Post by lovemy4js on Jul 8, 2014 3:49:00 GMT
See...now this is the kind of question I wouldn't dare ask anywhere else! Thank goodness for 2 peas refugees!!
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Post by Dani-Mani on Jul 8, 2014 4:31:04 GMT
I've never used soap, because I'm way too sensitive. I give it a good rinse and a boil and I'm good to go.
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Post by Jockscrap on Jul 8, 2014 5:45:43 GMT
I've used a couple of brands of menstrual cup for 14 years, and now use a Mooncup. Morning and night I empty it, rinse it with water then give it a quick scrub with a toothbrush and baby shampoo. It only takes seconds to do. If it needs emptied during the day I just rinse with water, or if I'm away from home - give it a wipe with tp. At the end of each period, I soak the cup in a solution of sterilising fluid. It brings the Mooncup back looking like new again.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 8, 2014 6:31:40 GMT
 I know someone who puts hers in the dishwasher. I am always in a rush when I visit, and never have the time to stay for a cup of tea!
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Post by JoP on Jul 8, 2014 6:39:39 GMT
I know someone who puts hers in the dishwasher. I am always in a rush when I visit, and never have the time to stay for a cup of tea!   Noooo that's really gross  I wouldn't be be staying for a cuppa either! |
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Post by miominmio on Jul 8, 2014 7:41:22 GMT
I know someone who puts hers in the dishwasher. I am always in a rush when I visit, and never have the time to stay for a cup of tea! *gag* |
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I know someone who puts hers in the dishwasher. I am always in a rush when I visit, and never have the time to stay for a cup of tea!
Noooo that's really gross 
