Hi this is Kim from "Put A Cup In It" and I'm here with a review of the "Hello
Cup" brand. This is not a brand new brand but it is one that you may not have
heard of because it's based in New Zealand
and even though they're based there you can definitely get your hands on this brand
or this cup from some of the online stores that sell and ship worldwide.
I'll leave a link for that in the video description that way if you are
interested after this review you can find it. A quick note that my voice is a
little bit weird because I'm currently wearing those invisible braces, the
Invisaligners. I just started this journey about a week ago so I'm still
getting used to them and while the speech thing isn't too bad I might
be doing some weird things with my mouth so that's why. So now that we're over that
awkward hump let's talk about the Hello Cup and give you just a brief overview
and then I'll let you know how it worked for me.
The Hello Cup now comes in three sizes- this is the large, this is the what they
call small or medium they call it both so it's s/m in and this is they're
smallest cup which they actually call their "teen cup" and these are made from
TPE. TPE is a medical grade plastic- it's an
alternative to medical grade silicone if you happen to be allergic, if you're not
allergic there's really no reason to use TPE over silicone. So getting the TPE out
of the way it is a pretty firm cup and it does not have any of the uh..rim the...
protruding rim so it's firm but smooth and I think that's a pretty good
combination because firms plus a rigid rim- a protruding rim- can make some
people uncomfortable because of the pressure but with it being smoother I
think that helps a lot and for me personally I felt like
I didn't notice it even though some of the firmer cups do give me pressure
issues with slower urination or just feeling that pressure inside like I have
to urinate so that was actually great. And the thing that's really unique about
the Hello Cup comparing it to other brands is that it has this little knob... this
little knobby thing here, it's their stem and instead of it being what a lot of
brands like to do with a flexible stem or really soft stem this one's very
rigid and very large but because it bows out you can leave it on comfortably, at
least in my experience, because it's almost like the base of a cup itself.
It's rounded and it's smooth and it has some some rigidity to it so it doesn't
feel like it's moving or hitting the side of the vaginal canal rubbing it in
a way that would be uncomfortable. That was definitely a big thing for me...
wondering if that would work for me because you can't really remove the stem
so having it there wasn't an issue. Continuing on with the design and the
stem I like the stem because it gives you something to hold on to when you're
putting it in... and I'll fold it and let you see how it looks folded because it's
TPE. It is a little bit harder to get that
tight narrow fold like I like to recommend for people when they're new
with the punch down fold. You can get it kind of small but you
really can't squeeze it up like a softer cup so that's one thing sort of in the
negative category. But if you're experienced with cups it probably shouldn't
be an issue, if you're new it might be a little more... little more annoying but going on
folding it, putting it in, when you're putting the cup in with this little
knobby thing you can really get it higher if it opens too early which is
something that happens to a lot of people when they're
new, versus taking it out back in over and over and over having this knob to
position it is very helpful because it's rigid instead of a softer cup where the
base if you try to poke at it to push it up will collapse. So not very many cups
have that unless they're firmer- Diva Cup has it to a degree- but this one even more so.
So I like that if you're new and that works really great when you consider
that they do have this teen cup offering and the teen cup is super petite. It
looks really inviting, if I were a young person (I'm no longer a young person) but if
I were a young person who's just getting into menstrual cups
I really like the appeal of the color I like the size I like the little handle
the branding itself just on the cup that says "Hello" is super cute not that
anyone's ever gonna see but you, but that's what matters is how you perceive
it and I think it's fun and it is a very nice small cup in comparison to a
lot of the other size 1 cups that are out there. This is just to give you a
little bit of a comparison to another mini cup this is the Monthly Cup mini
and they're pretty close in size except for the mini cup is really really soft
and the Hello Cup is quite firm. And again to give you some perspective this
is the smallest Lena cup and this is the teen cup and
then going back on that this is the small/medium Hello Cup with the small
Lena. And, one more little comparison this is your Lena large with the Hello
Cup Large, so you can see that together. So I mean the sizing is great, it is
definitely a firmer cup if you're more active a firmer cup is good because
it'll stay in place better and like I said about the rim I did
find it really comfortable even though it was firm. I did test the small/
medium and the reason I did this is not because I feel like I have a tiny
petite vagina (because I don't) but I was worried and I knew based on other
experiences with cups that this large would be too long for me. I have a
slightly lower than average cervix and without being able to trim the stem I
knew it was just going to be right there it would probably fit but it would be
there like right at the entrance and those few centimeters at the entrance to
the vaginal canal that's where you have the most sensation, so if there's
something there that's where you're gonna feel it. So trying to get above
that little bit of station will help comfort long-term and just feeling like
you don't know your cup is there- and that's the goal- you don't want to feel
that your cup is there and that was really successful for this small/
medium and always and the feeling of it, the firmness, the diameter,
the length, I wasn't noticing it, I didn't feel like it was there. The stem didn't bother me
at all which is again a very huge thing because I don't use stems- I don't like
stems, I cut them all off. But you can't. It has suction holes at the top for
all of the models and this is really crucial for breaking that seal, getting a
good comfortable fit, and making sure you remove it comfortably by pinching the
base and trying to pull it out. On the note of this TPE
material, it has a different kind of tactile-ness and it also holds a shape
which I can't really explain but when I pulled it out it was slightly
more of an oval shape than a pure circle, perfectly round circle, and it stayed
that way so one of the things I had to do
was really kind of manipulate it and play with it under the water after
removing and putting it back in because trying to put an oval back in and having
it fit in the same place it was before, because it's roundish, you're not
really going to be able to succeed on that and I was having leaks and I don't
know how many people have had this happen to them...
I talked to Hello Cup about it and they said it's not really something they've
heard about being an issue, but for me it was, so knowing that it was holding its
shape enough that it was not sealing properly on the second trip back in I
would try to mess with it and put it under the water and get it back to the
circle shape and start over again and hit the reset button on that shape. That
was a weird little quirk about this cup and it being TPE and being so thick I
think contributed to it holding its shape more than other TPE cups that. I
have tried in the past. It has some nice ridges on the bottom for removal but
because you have this really hefty base you can guide the cup down for removal
with that and then break the seal to remove. About the capacity for the Hello
Cup, if you are someone who's a heavier bleeder this might not be the cup for
you. The large holds 28 milliliters which is pretty close to
average for that sizing but the small / medium only holds 21 and the teen cup
holds 17. Now for me this is plenty of capacity I am
pretty lower than average bleeder so I didn't need a huge cup. A lot of the
average cups, size -2, hold about 30 milliliters just to give you that
comparison, so it's not the highest capacity, for me totally perfect, and even
if you are someone who's a light bleeder and petite you can also use the teen... I
think that would be fine. Then of course they still hold way more than tampons.
One other thing I would love to point out is that their packaging is amazing.
The branding is really great, this feels like a little gift, it looks like a
little gift, it's in this carton, it comes with a white cotton pouch that's
embroidered that says "hello" on it as well so it's cute for storage. You'll
have your own little cotton pouch. I love to get people menstrual cups, this is one
of the ones that I consider a giftable cup that just already out of
the box of super cute. "Saalt" is another brand that does really awesome with their
packaging when it comes to "gifting looking" cups. You know buying a cup
based in another country can be a little more expensive on shipping. It's
more for the enthusiast who likes to try all the cups or someone who really wants
to keep a stem and just wants this cup for that reason. I think that's it for me
it's actually one that I wouldn't say is in my heavy rotation but it is one
that I have used quite a bit over the cycles, one, because I wanted to give it a
really good shot and try it and get past the leaking phase that I was having at
first, which I was able to do, and also because it's just a comfortable cup and
I like it especially being active, knowing I'm going to be out walking
and stuff like that it stays in place really well without any of the pressure that's
some of the other cups caused. By the way if you're looking at this cup and you just
want to have some fun go to the Hello Cup website it is awesome they have a
little name thing where you put in whatever you want to call your vagina
and it replaces all the words in the website with
that name. I love it and would love for them to release the data on that at some
point. That is it for me and the Hello Cup review, hopefully this helps you out
with some questions you might have had about the brand. If you're new please make sure
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