Government backed scheme offers free access to period products in schools – including the Mooncup®

This week saw another historic moment for us at Mooncup Ltd with the Mooncup® menstrual cup becoming available free-of-charge in schools in England for the first time, as part of a new Department for Education scheme. We’re proud to have…

8 Top Tips for an Eco Thrifty 2020

Apart from ditching the tampons and switching to the Mooncup®, what other small conscientious changes can we make in our lives that save us pennies and are good for the environment too? We spoke to Zoe Morrison, blogger and author…

Young Person’s Guide to Period Products

Which menstrual product should I start with? Choosing the menstrual product that’s right for you can be a bit of an adventure, trying out different products to see what works best for you – there’s also likely to be a…

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…

Body & Wellbeing, Body & wellbeing

Let’s talk about Toxic Shock Syndrome

Mooncup Ltd / 10th February 2020

At Mooncup Ltd, one of our intentions from the outset has been to help make our experience of periods as positive as possible. However, there can of course be challenges and even risks associated with our menstrual cycle. In fact,…

Body & Wellbeing

4 Perimenopausal Women Review the Mooncup®

Mooncup Ltd / 10th February 2020

Often ominously referred to as “The change”, it feels as though the menopause has been shrouded in mystery and spoken about in hushed tones for far too long. With half the population likely to experience this transitional phase of life,…

Ethical business

Government backed scheme offers free access to period products in schools – including the Mooncup®

Mooncup Ltd / 5th February 2020

Lifestyle, Opinion

8 Top Tips for an Eco Thrifty 2020

Mooncup Ltd / 15th January 2020

Body & Wellbeing

Young Person’s Guide to Period Products

Mooncup Ltd / 19th December 2019

10 Eco-Friendly Gifts For A Green Christmas

Mooncup Ltd / 3rd December 2019

Minimalism over consumerism With Christmas fast approaching, we’re thinking about how we can combat the culture of consumerism and create a more ethical experience this year. (Because, y’know we really do like to think about these things here at Mooncup…

How Did The Vagina Become The New Commercial Frontier?

Mooncup Ltd / 29th November 2019

With the world’s first Vagina Museum opening in London this month and Pussy Power bags spotted on the catwalks, it feels like vaginas are clearly having a moment. At Mooncup ltd. we of course couldn’t be happier about this –…

City to Sea launches a Period Education Programme to promote #PlasticFreePeriods in UK schools

Mooncup Ltd / 7th November 2019

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 include…

Body & Wellbeing

The menopause; what to expect and how to help yourself through the transition

Sophia Jordan - Mooncup Advisor / 18th October 2019

Mooncup Organise Beach Watch on Behalf of Marine Conservation Society

Mooncup Ltd / 30th September 2019

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)

Mooncup Ltd / 26th September 2019

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

Mooncup Ltd / 26th September 2019

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…

COMPETITION

Face of Mooncup Competition: Celebrating Mooncup Users

Mooncup Ltd / 8th August 2019

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…

Our World

Period Tracker Apps: When Technology Met Menstruation

Rosalind Howell / 24th July 2019

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…

Ethical business

Menstrual Cup Safety & Effectiveness – Mooncup Respond To The Lancet’s Report

Mooncup Ltd / 22nd July 2019

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…

Lifestyle

Travelling On Your Period – Why The Mooncup Is A Backpacker’s Best Friend

Lucy Stewart / 4th June 2019

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…

Lifestyle

How to be Zero-Waste at Festivals – What to Pack this Summer

Amy Murrell / 3rd June 2019

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…

Our World

What is Menstrual Hygiene Day? And why it’s so important…

Lucy Stewart / 23rd May 2019

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…

Body & Wellbeing

Can you go swimming on your period?

Advice Assistant - Hannah Read / 20th May 2019

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…

Body & Wellbeing

How To Manage Heavy Periods

Mooncup Ltd / 15th May 2019

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…

Guest Post

“Let’s Talk. Period.” Fighting period poverty through education with Brook

Guest post / 1st May 2019

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…

Body & Wellbeing

What is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder? (PMDD)

Mooncup Advisors / 8th April 2019

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…

Ethical business, Featured

Period Poverty in the UK: can the Mooncup help?

Mooncup Ltd / 21st March 2019

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

Lucy Stewart / 8th March 2019

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…

Opinion, Our World

Free sanitary products in Scotland: the latest in the war on Period Poverty

Sophie Jarlett / 1st March 2019

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

Mooncup Ltd / 4th February 2019

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®?

Mooncup Ltd / 21st January 2019

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.

Mooncup Ltd / 6th November 2018

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…

Body & Wellbeing

What Is The Pelvic Floor? And Why Everyone Needs To Know About It…

Mooncup Advisor / 26th September 2018

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…

Ethical business

Gender Pay Gap at Mooncup

Sophie Jarlett / 17th August 2018

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

Jana Szczepaniak / 11th July 2018

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…

Ethical business

“Employee Ownership” – How Mooncup Ltd is owned and run

Mooncup Ltd / 3rd July 2018

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,…

Body & Wellbeing

How To Reduce Period Pain And Cramps

Amy Murrell & Sophia Jordan / 13th June 2018

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…

Our World

‘Under Her Eye: Women and Climate Change’

Kath Clements / 5th June 2018

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?

Mooncup Ltd / 16th May 2018

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!

Lucy Stewart / 4th May 2018

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….

Our World

Mooncups in Nepal: Working with the Blind Women’s Association and NERF

Mooncup Ltd / 23rd March 2018

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…

Lifestyle

Kayaking South America’s Essequibo river – Adventurers mission to ‘Leave No Trace’

Mooncup Ltd / 8th February 2018

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…

Our World

2017 – Year of the Period!

Mooncup Ltd / 16th January 2018

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

Kath Clements / 18th December 2017

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…

Guest Post

“10 things I love about Mooncups!” Guest Post by Lily Phillips

Lily Phillips / 12th December 2017

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….

Opinion

Should You Talk About Periods on a First Date?

Lucy Stewart / 7th December 2017

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…

Ethical business, Our World

How is the Mooncup® environmentally friendly?

Lucy Stewart / 3rd November 2017

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…

Ethical business

Brighton & Hove Business Awards – Mooncup Ltd win two coveted awards

Mooncup Ltd / 28th September 2017

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…

Body & Wellbeing, Ethical business

Make sure your Mooncup® is the Real Deal

Mooncup Ltd / 30th April 2017

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…

Campaigns, Featured

Behind the Scenes of our Period Drama film

Kath Clements / 3rd February 2017

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…

Campaigns

Mooncup launches Period Drama Campaign

Kath Clements / 1st February 2017

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…

Campaigns, Featured

The Mooncup and Homelessness

Mooncup Ltd / 5th December 2016

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…

Body & Wellbeing

Hymen or Vaginal Corona?

Mooncup Advisor / 23rd March 2016

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.

Body & Wellbeing, Featured

Healthy Tips for the Vulva and Vagina

Mooncup Advisor / 8th January 2016

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…

Government backed scheme offers free access to period products in schools – including the Mooncup®

8 Top Tips for an Eco Thrifty 2020

Young Person’s Guide to Period Products

The menopause; what to expect and how to help yourself through the transition

Let’s talk about Toxic Shock Syndrome

4 Perimenopausal Women Review the Mooncup®

Government backed scheme offers free access to period products in schools – including the Mooncup®

8 Top Tips for an Eco Thrifty 2020

Young Person’s Guide to Period Products

10 Eco-Friendly Gifts For A Green Christmas

How Did The Vagina Become The New Commercial Frontier?

City to Sea launches a Period Education Programme to promote #PlasticFreePeriods in UK schools

The menopause; what to expect and how to help yourself through the transition

Mooncup Organise Beach Watch on Behalf of Marine Conservation Society

How Mooncup is Turning The Tide (#TurningTheTide)

Bold new look for Mooncup, same game-changing product

Face of Mooncup Competition: Celebrating Mooncup Users

Period Tracker Apps: When Technology Met Menstruation

Menstrual Cup Safety & Effectiveness – Mooncup Respond To The Lancet’s Report

Travelling On Your Period – Why The Mooncup Is A Backpacker’s Best Friend

How to be Zero-Waste at Festivals – What to Pack this Summer

What is Menstrual Hygiene Day? And why it’s so important…

Can you go swimming on your period?

How To Manage Heavy Periods

“Let’s Talk. Period.” Fighting period poverty through education with Brook

What is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder? (PMDD)

Period Poverty in the UK: can the Mooncup help?

How 5 inspirational women practice self-love in their own unique ways

Free sanitary products in Scotland: the latest in the war on Period Poverty

8 Menstrual Cup MYTHS To Look Out For

Period cup or menstrual cup… What do you call your Mooncup®?

Mooncup available at ASOS. This season I’ll be wearing… a Mooncup® menstrual cup.

What Is The Pelvic Floor? And Why Everyone Needs To Know About It…

Gender Pay Gap at Mooncup

How To Give Up Plastic – 5 Things To Keep In Mind

“Employee Ownership” – How Mooncup Ltd is owned and run

How To Reduce Period Pain And Cramps

‘Under Her Eye: Women and Climate Change’

How do five households manage to live without waste for one month?

Mooncup Review Archives – 9 Questions about the Mooncup, answered!

Mooncups in Nepal: Working with the Blind Women’s Association and NERF

Kayaking South America’s Essequibo river – Adventurers mission to ‘Leave No Trace’

2017 – Year of the Period!

The Mooncup Song – Behind The Scenes

“10 things I love about Mooncups!” Guest Post by Lily Phillips

Should You Talk About Periods on a First Date?

How is the Mooncup® environmentally friendly?

Brighton & Hove Business Awards – Mooncup Ltd win two coveted awards

Make sure your Mooncup® is the Real Deal

Behind the Scenes of our Period Drama film

Mooncup launches Period Drama Campaign

The Mooncup and Homelessness

Hymen or Vaginal Corona?

Healthy Tips for the Vulva and Vagina

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