Hey everybody this is Kim from Put A Cup In It and I wanted to bring you a
quick review of the new Dot Cup.
And I say new because it's fairly new it came out this year in fact it was one of
the cups that we put into our fun little Instagram stories poll that we just
recently wrapped up on for the best new cup of 2018, while it didn't win, it was
actually a pretty tough competition, it's one of the cups that has really done a
great job getting its name out there. In fact I think it's carried by free people
online which is a really big accomplishment. And the unique thing
about the cup- two things- it is just one size so you just buy one cup, you're not
choosing between a "one" or "two" or an "A" or "B" or whatever so it's somewhat simplifies
the process not to say that that's the best way to do it but in some cases,
maybe in boutiques, it might help people get on the bandwagon for picking it up.
And the other thing is that it's black- it only comes in black- and I'll add that
they have this amazing designer pouch. It's a zipper pouch and I love the pouch
that comes with it, people ask us if we share it on Instagram where if they can
get this pouch and it only comes with Dot Cup.
So I've been using it and I think I've used it for a total of two and a half
cycles on and off I'm always kind of running things into the rotation of my
vagina so it doesn't... umm.. it takes a long time for us to review anything. We
each only have one period and of course we have a lot going on that we're
testing so... to say... this is actually a cup I've been recommending to people who
like the Diva Cup because it is very similar in the length and the diameter
and also pretty close in firmness so let's bring out the Diva Cups and this
is a size 1 Diva Cup this is a size 2 Diva Cup and the dot is right in the
middle. I looked it up on our chart as well the diameter of the Dot Cup is
right in the middle between a 1 and a 2 so diameter wise there is right in the
middle and lengthwise it's actually less so
lengthwise the Dot is shorter than both sizes of the Diva Cup which I find
helpful so once you cut the stem the Dot Cup is a little bit shorter which is the
reason I can't use Diva Cup is that it's too long for me. So I can use the
Dot Cup on the firmness chart when we sort of compare all of our cups the Dot comes
in at a "2" which is softer than Diva. Diva's a "3" and we kind of measure
everything against a Diva Cup because it's that perfect average firmness and it is
just a great starter firmness it's one of the things I really love about the
Diva Cup. The Dot is a bit softer especially in the body so it's hard to...
...you know... because you can't feel... it it's hard to explain but the Dot's body is
really squishy- very very thin the silicone feels like it's thin but the
rim has a lot of resistance to it so even though this is not going to be
applying any pressure once it's inside, which is an issue with some of the
firmer cups, the rim could apply some pressure depending on your sensitivity.
But having a firmer rim is really helpful when you're putting a cup in
because you want it to open and resist so unless you have previous issues with
firmer cups and you had that bladder pressure or uncomfortable feeling or
cramping or even pain from using a firmer cup or if you're new to cups
you're looking at Dot and you're wondering if it will work for you it's
hard to know- just for any cup- it's hard to know what firmness your body is
gonna like. We do say firmer cups are better if you're more active because
they stay in place better and I would say that if you've had any sort of
bladder issues if you're just a sensitive person in general,
crampy, have some of those health issues or just annoyances then maybe a softer
cup is better. This one is sort of hard to pinpoint because I think the firmness
might be a little too much for some people on the rim but that being said I
do have issues with some of the firmer cups, um some of the 4's and 5's
that we tested before and in terms of a slower urine stream or even bladder
pressure but the Dot didn't really do that for me so the body is soft and I
didn't detect that the rim was causing any firmness issues so it could be a
nice happy medium in there.The grip rings on the Dot are very pronounced so
it's easy to get a little handle on. It has a flattish but wide stem so there's no
risk of the stem being pulled apart or breaking which some of the the really
tapered thin stems can feel like there's there's nothing it just stretches it
doesn't feel like it's helpful and of course we all know, and if you don't
here's your lesson, that you don't pull the stem to remove your cup just by the
stem you have to break the seal to remove your cup but you can use the stem
to very gently guide the cup low or if you need it before you pinch the base to
remove it. There's not a lot to say about this cup I find it's very middle of the
road and in terms of the length and the diameter and the way it feels inside
it works of course that's important for me to tell you even though even if a cup
doesn't work for me I feel like I can review it because if it doesn't work for
me it still works for someone it's just not the cup that works for me I just
like to convey that information because the cup that works for me doesn't
necessarily work for you because it worked for me. Every single person's body
is different and it's hard to know even just watching a million reviews what cup
will work.It's interesting that they have opted to do this one size model, it's sort
of a simpler way of going about things because really when it comes down to it
we're not picking between just the two sizes of one brand or the three sizes of
one brand we're picking between all of the sizes of all of the brands and all
of the firmnesses and finding what works for you so one brand having five size
and this doesn't necessarily help you if those sizes don't fit you but if you're
looking at this brand and it is very middle-of-the-road
average it's not too long it's not too firm the diameter is really right in a
very sweet spot for what we consider an average cup and I do think in the future
this will end up on our quiz- we have a place in mind for it and I do want to
get it added because I think it's a good option for people and like I said at the
beginning of the video I think the Dot has a home for people who like Diva Cup
but maybe want it to be a little shorter even though it's not the same firmness
throughout it's it's kind of a 2 in the body but like a 3 1/2
4 in the rim so in the middle it kind of hits that three where Diva is sort
of and again they have this really wonderful sense of style they
have this great pouch that it comes with it comes in a little cardboard
recyclable tube so we like to see brands doing sustainable packaging
when possible and I do think that they're probably going to be in a lot of
boutiques and things so it's fun to see the brand getting out there and they
like this black they consider it sort of a sleek sexy chic color I mentioned in
my stash video that we had a funny interaction with them on email when we
asked if they wanted to be part of our Halloween event where we were featuring
black cups so we were creating a blog post all about black cups which we
do have and Dot's included in that because we just wanted a list because
people ask all the time if you know which brands make a black cup and it's a
popular color because it doesn't show stains and they didn't want to be part
of our Halloween event because they didn't want their brand associated with
like spooky Halloween or pigeonholing it into being just a Halloween Cup which I
totally get but that was definitely not gonna happen in our case so we were sort
of um kind of laughing about it. Two things.. there two other important things to
note about Dot Cup. One is that they have a one-for-one program so it's one of the
brands does, when you buy one, they give one to a
person in need who needs a menstrual cup and you can look into that yourself to
see how they do it because we have our own, um, there are some brands that do it well
and some that don't. I haven't researched Dot super well so I can't speak to that
I just know that this is what they publicize and how they do it so feel
free if that's important to you and making a decision to look into you know how
they do it make sure they're doing it the way that you feel is right. And we're done.
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oh sorry something's going on here they just got some bo'jangles next
door umm-hmm they didn't bring me any bo'jangles! It's bo-time! I haven't had breakfast so