The makers of the silicone menstrual cup had to overcome disgust and suspicion when they launched the company two decades ago. Now they are busy breaking new barriers There was a time in the early ...

The new 'Own Your Period' Campaign by Mooncup - the eco-friendly alternative to disposable sanitary-ware - aims to persuade women to make the switch From day one we've had one aim: to make the ...

Every year, in Britain alone, a staggering 1bn tampons and sanitary towels are used and disposed of – many ending up in the sewerage system. If that figure gives you a PMT-type headache consider this: ...

Erin Brown, 21, from Coventry, admitted her first try at inserting the cup was pretty traumatic... *All recommendations within this article are informed by expert editorial opinion. If you click on a ...

When Mooncup’s marketing boss Kath Clements joined the business 14 years ago the then three-year-old menstrual cup brand “wasn’t into advertising”, nor was it looking to make menstrual cups as a ...

For many women, pads, panty-liners and tampons are so intrinsic to life we barely give them a second thought. However, there’s a growing menstrual revolution as we face the ugly truth of many of these ...

I’ve known for a while I should give Mooncup a go. Touted as a cleaner, greener and cheaper alternative to tampons or towels, the first I saw of the menstrual cup was a sticker on a toilet door in the ...

I WOULD be lying if I said that when I first laid eyes on the moon cup I wasn’t absolutely terrified. It arrived in the post in a cute little bag tied with a ribbon. However, when I pulled it out, my ...

They chose to call it the Mooncup, not the Blood Mug, Silicone Scarlet, nor my son’s suggestion, the Holy Grail. They chose to honour that astronomical body we look up at in the night sky that turns ...

Sometimes a sanitary product isn’t just a sanitary product; sometimes it’s a badge of honour pertaining to a certain lifestyle, discovers Rebecca Holman on her enlightening Mooncup mission. Many women ...

The online video features the so called ‘Mooncup crew’ taking on their rivals the ‘Tampon crew’. Mooncup, known for its off the wall and controversial advertising campaigns wants to “shake up the long ...