The Cons of the Menstrual Cup

We've gone over the pros of menstrual cups, so now its time for the cons. Like I said in the last post, I'm pretty biased toward menstrual cups at this point, but there are some definite disadvantages to them. You'll find them below along with some personal commentary regarding how I have overcome them (or ignored them, as the case may be).

The Pros of the Menstrual Cup

So, now we know what a menstrual cup is--I'd like to go through some of the pros and cons, things that I thought through when deciding to use and continue to use one. I'm starting with the pros--cons are here. Let me know if you have any questions--or click one of the links at the bottom for more info.

Disclaimer: I'm pretty biased toward menstrual cups. :)

Everyone Wants to Know: What is a Menstrual Cup?

When I started this blog, the most feedback I got was about promises of menstrual cup posts. I don't know what it is about them, but menstrual cups seem to have the ability to draw attention to themselves. Despite this, they still get the short end of the stick when it comes to recognition in the world of feminine hygiene products. This being so, I'm beginning my Menstrual Cup series with this post--take it as a primer on menstrual cups if you will.

Beware: this post says things like "vagina" and "menstruation," and there are pictures of things related to those words.

Lemons! And Sunshine! And...Parsley?

Welcome to my first Beauty Tip from the Amazon! Let's start with a question.

What do these things have in common?

The Sun

La Blanquita (The White Chick)

Lemons

Doxycycline

Beauty Tips from the Amazon

Welcome to our first blog series, everyone! I've decided to start things off with something that's familiar to all of us: health and beauty. But here we're going to give things a little twist and a shake. That hopefully won't break anything...

For those of you who know me, you should realize how weird it is that I'm going to write a blog series on beauty tips. I don't wear makeup. I shower less than once a day while living in the rainforest (we won't say exactly how often). Though someday I am going to be a famous fashion designer, I don't dress like it. So what da heck is this going to be about?

The idea started when I realized I had done some things to make myself LESS beautiful (stay tuned to future posts...), specifically, this:

Yikes! What is this??? Is that... is that my HAND?!?!!!

That icky picture never should have happened to me. And it won't happen to you, either, because I'm going to tell you how to avoid it. Hopefully not too many of these posts will come from my mistakes...

This is going to be health and beauty in the nitty gritty of daily life. You may want a seat belt for this...

..kirstie..