Female Personal Hygiene

Choosing the right period care

Cup or tampon

The big choice is reusable versus disposable. A menstrual cup is medical-grade silicone you fold, insert and empty — one lasts years, which works out cheaper and greener than buying disposables every month. It collects flow instead of soaking it up, so it won't dry you out, and it holds more before it needs emptying.

Soft tampons go the other way: disposable, foam, and stringless. With no string and a flat fit, they can stay in for swimming, sport, or while you have sex — something a standard tampon can't manage. If sex is on the cards, condoms still matter, as a period doesn't remove the risk of pregnancy or infection.

Neither wins outright. A cup rewards a little practice with long wear and low running cost; soft tampons trade that for grab-and-go convenience.

Sizing, wear time and care

Cups come in sizes, usually small and large. Smaller suits a lighter flow or anyone who hasn't given birth; larger holds more and fits those who have, or a heavier flow. Soft tampons size by flow too — a mini for lighter days, a regular for the rest.

A cup stays in up to 12 hours, then gets emptied, rinsed and reinserted, and boiled to sterilise between cycles. Tampons are single-use and need changing every few hours — leaving any tampon in too long risks toxic shock, so don't stretch the wear time.

If insertion feels tricky at first, a little water-based lube helps a cup or tampon slide in more easily. It gets quicker with practice.

Body-safe materials, plain packaging

Every female personal hygiene product here is made from body-safe materials — medical-grade silicone in the cups, skin-kind foam in the tampons. Orders ship in plain, unbranded boxes with nothing on the outside to say what's inside. Order before 2pm Monday to Friday for same-day dispatch, with free UK delivery over £50 and fuss-free returns.