City to Sea launches a period education programme to promote #PlasticFreePeriods in the UK schools
We are proud to announce a partnership with the wonderful City to Sea for the launch of their period education programme for schools. Six hundred schools in the UK will receive relevant teacher training and product demonstration packs which will…
The menopause; what to expect and how to help yourself through the transition
‘The Change’, ‘that time of your life’, ‘Aunt Flo’s grand departure’… here at Mooncup Ltd we have heard the menopause called many things! Going through the menopause marks the transition from one phase of life to another, and while this…
Mooncup Organise Beach Watch on Behalf of Marine Conservation Society
Chants from Extinction Rebellion climate change activists (rather fitting) and stormy skies provided an atmospheric backdrop for the annual beach clean we organised on behalf of the Marine Conservation Society (MSC). Members of the Mooncup team, alongside dedicated volunteers, combed…
How Mooncup is Turning The Tide (#TurningTheTide)
With the launch of our new look packaging, we’re celebrating 17 years of the Mooncup menstrual cup and its game-changing users worldwide #TurningTheTide Here are some of the 4 fronts on which Mooncup Ltd is dedicated to Turning the Tide…
Bold new look for Mooncup, same game-changing product
We’re delighted to present our new look branding and packaging for the Mooncup menstrual cup. Set to roll out across all outlets over the next few months and here to stay – we really hope you like it! Firstly, it…
Face of Mooncup Competition: Celebrating Mooncup Users
Are you the Face of Mooncup? If you’re a #RealMooncupUser, then yes, you are. The secret of the Mooncup® is out! From early day whispers to Whatsapp groups with sisters, it spread like wildfire… To your friends, your daughters, your mothers. In…
Period Tracker Apps: When Technology Met Menstruation
At Mooncup we’ve always been fascinated by periods. In the last few years, however, there has been an outpouring of interest from all quarters in what our periods can tell us (and perhaps more worryingly, tell others – more on…
Menstrual Cup Safety & Effectiveness – Mooncup Respond To The Lancet’s Report
It’s great that menstrual cups are being discussed across the media thanks to the prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, publishing a comprehensive report collating studies and data about menstrual cup use from projects worldwide. At Mooncup Ltd, we’re proud to…
Travelling On Your Period – Why The Mooncup Is A Backpacker’s Best Friend
A few years back I found myself planning an eight month adventure around Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. As I smugly packed up my 40kg backpack I felt rather proud of myself for packing so light. There were all…
How to be Zero-Waste at Festivals – What to Pack this Summer
The tickets are paid for, lifts have been shared and your backpack is dusted off for another year at least. It’s festival season and who knows, the sun may very well be shining. In this blog post we are taking…
What is Menstrual Hygiene Day? And why it’s so important…
What is Menstrual Hygiene Day? Menstrual Hygiene Day, spearheaded by Berlin-based nonprofit WASH United, is held annually on 28th May. It is an awareness day created to highlight the need for menstrual hygiene rights for everyone worldwide. Through social media…
Can you go swimming on your period?
It’s true for many of us that our plans to visit the beach or swimming pool don’t exactly elicit squeals of glee when we realise that our period wants to come along too… But can you go swimming on your…
How To Manage Heavy Periods
If you suffer from heavy periods (scientifically known as Menorrhagia), you’ll know that not only can they be inconvenient and painful, they can keep you from participating in social activities and generally getting out and about. But there’s no need…
“Let’s Talk. Period.” Fighting period poverty through education with Brook
Mooncup are delighted to be supporting the Sexual Health & Wellbeing Charity, Brook with their latest project: “Let’s Talk. Period.” which intends to explore and tackle the problem of Period Poverty in the UK. In this guest post, Molly Sutton…
What is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder? (PMDD)
What is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder? (PMDD) Did you know that every April is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) awareness month? It’s a campaign to raise global awareness and advocate positive change for those experiencing this challenging and debilitating condition. Two of…
Period Poverty in the UK: can the Mooncup help?
Due to coverage highlighting the fact that ‘period poverty’ is being experienced in the UK, many supporters are contacting us, keen to explore whether Mooncup Ltd may be able to offer some kind of solution. Clearly, the ever-more established need…
How 5 inspirational women practice self-love in their own unique ways
Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them. In celebration of International Women’s Day on the 8th March, we’ve been reflecting on the wisdom and strength of five women whom we…
Free sanitary products in Scotland: the latest in the war on Period Poverty
In a world-first scheme, the Scottish Parliament recently made available £5.2 million to enable schools, colleges and universities to provide free sanitary products to students. They have also made £500,000 available to provide free sanitary products for women on low…
8 Menstrual Cup MYTHS To Look Out For
Are you thinking of using a menstrual cup? With the rising popularity of menstrual cups, it can be hard to separate the facts from the fiction, especially with so many misconceptions circulating on the menstrual scene. In this post we’ll dispel…
Period cup or menstrual cup… What do you call your Mooncup®?
We’ve created a poll to find out which name you prefer. But first a little background about how our galactic name came to be… The Mooncup® is of course our beloved brand name – the original medical-grade silicone menstrual cup….
Mooncup available at ASOS. This season I’ll be wearing… a Mooncup® menstrual cup.
This Autumn, as you’re trawling online for the cosiest of trench coats, jumpers and scarfs, you’ll find something a little different to wear for the season ahead… and many more for that matter. We’re very excited to announce that the…
What Is The Pelvic Floor? And Why Everyone Needs To Know About It…
The Mooncup Advice Team were lucky enough to attend an ‘Adore your Pelvic Floor’ course recently and realised how important (and neglected) the pelvic floor can be! Louise Field, a Women’s Health & Fitness Exercise Specialist, began researching and teaching…
Gender Pay Gap at Mooncup
The gender pay gap is back in the news here in the UK, with MPs calling for small businesses to publish their gender pay gap figures as well as the big companies. The UK Government recently introduced compulsory gender pay…
How To Give Up Plastic – 5 Things To Keep In Mind
How To Give Up Plastic – Takeaways from a talk with Will McCallum Plastic waste is a pretty big topic here at Mooncup HQ. It’s only fitting then, that we were all keen to get to see Will McCallum, Head…
“Employee Ownership” – How Mooncup Ltd is owned and run
We all know menstrual cups are a revolutionary way to manage your period, right? So what about a revolutionary way of running a business? To celebrate Employee Ownership Day we wanted to write a blog to share how Mooncup Ltd,…
How To Reduce Period Pain And Cramps
Period cramps and menstrual pain For many of us period pain and cramps are part of our normal monthly cycle, to varying degrees; some will experience a dull ache while others suffer severe pain and then; there are the lucky…
‘Under Her Eye: Women and Climate Change’
It was a real honour for Mooncup to take part in ‘Under Her Eye: Women and Climate Change’, an international Summit and Arts Festival at the British Library. Being cast among such eminent players from a huge range of disciplines,…
How do five households manage to live without waste for one month?
We present the Objective #Rezero web-series, a European first where five households accept the challenge to go #ZeroWaste for 30 days Rezero is a Catalan not-for-profit organisation that have been working for over a decade to change production and consumption…
Mooncup Review Archives – 9 Questions about the Mooncup, answered!
The ‘Mooncup Review Archives’ will answer every question you’ve ever thought of! At Mooncup HQ we may well have heard every question in the period book. No matter how “TMI” you may think it is, chances are we’ve probably heard it….
Mooncups in Nepal: Working with the Blind Women’s Association and NERF
At Mooncup we’re proud to support many charities and not-for-profit programmes all over the world. We have a charities team who meet up regularly to discuss the many applications we receive from passionate individuals and organisations – keen to get…
Kayaking South America’s Essequibo river – Adventurers mission to ‘Leave No Trace’
All-female trio complete a world first expedition to kayak one of South America’s longest rivers. Three leading British female adventurers attempted a world first expedition to paddle the third longest river in South America – the Essequibo in Guyana. During their…
2017 – Year of the Period!
This time last year, at the end of 2016, we were reveling in the strides that had already been taken to break down the stigma surrounding menstruation. With inspirational people like Kiran Gandhi free-bleeding through the marathon, artists like Rupi…
The Mooncup Song – Behind The Scenes
How did it all begin? It all started in the balmy days of May 2016… with an invite from The Ruby Darlings to their upcoming show for The Brighton Fringe, at our brilliant local venue The Brighton Komedia. Apparently, if we…
“10 things I love about Mooncups!” Guest Post by Lily Phillips
I have loved Mooncup menstrual cups pretty much as soon as I saw them. Love at first sight does exist! And even before we took our relationship to a more intimate level the concept made so much sense to me….
Should You Talk About Periods on a First Date?
I like to think of myself as a bit of an ‘Old Hat’ at this whole dating malarkey… I mean, yes, I may technically still be single but does the definitive goal of dating always have to be to find…
How is the Mooncup® environmentally friendly?
One of our fundamental wishes as a green business is to reduce the amount of waste created on our beautiful planet. We feel strongly that the extent of single-use plastic pollution needs to be addressed, and have been working hard…
Brighton & Hove Business Awards – Mooncup Ltd win two coveted awards
We are delighted to announce that Mooncup Ltd have won not just one, but two awards – ‘The Green Business Award’ and ‘The Best Place to Work’ – at the Brighton & Hove Business Awards 2017. The sell-out event is designed…
Make sure your Mooncup® is the Real Deal
Make sure your Mooncup® is the real deal So you’ve been thinking about ditching the disposables for ages; your best mate’s been raving about the Mooncup® for years now; tampons are a drag and you’re fed up spending your hard…
Behind the Scenes of our Period Drama film
Period Drama: A Day on Location It’s incredible what it takes to produce 1 minute and 15 seconds of film. St Luke’s ad agency’s formidable work of storyboarding, casting (both human and equine!), wardrobe, location scouting, and gathering a cast…
Mooncup launches Period Drama Campaign
We’re thrilled to present ‘Period Drama’: our latest tongue-in-cheek campaign. With a touch of humour, the film shines a light on the drama of disposable sanitary products, inviting us to leave the past behind and choose another way. Why a…
The Mooncup and Homelessness
The Mooncup and homelessness Brighton, where Mooncup is based, is the city with the third highest level of rough-sleepers in the UK. In the Autumn of 2015, 3,569 people were estimated to be sleeping rough on any one night in…
Hymen or Vaginal Corona?
What is a hymen? And should it be called a hymen or vaginal corona? Find out how experts are dispelling myths and educating the public on this sensitive topic.
Healthy Tips for the Vulva and Vagina
Five top tips for a healthy Vulva and Vagina When it comes to cleaning the vulva and vagina, the best advice is to keep things simple! Getting to know your vulva and vagina is important – recognising any changes early…
Changing Lives in Rural Uganda with Mobilise a Midwife
Mooncup menstrual cups in rural Uganda, Africa Written by Emily Hill of Mobilise a Midwife Menstruation is still a huge stigma in many communities around the world. Northern Uganda is not immune from these attitudes. It is well documented that…
How the Mooncup fits in with my Vegan Lifestyle
Why choose the Mooncup® if you’re a vegan? Many people are choosing to become vegan for various reasons – for the sake of the animals, for the planet or for health reasons. Whatever the reasons once you make the leap…
Knowing your Vulva
So, what is the vulva? As a Mooncup advisor and practising nurse specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Health, vulval and vaginal health is paramount. Awareness of your anatomy and recognising changes can be a tricky business as the complexity of…
