- The cup works, end of review, bye.
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Welcome back to our channel.
This is Kim from Put A Cup In It.
And today, I'd like to give you my review of the OrganiCup
and it's been a pretty requested review.
Since there's just only so many periods a month,
just one, and so many vaginas,
it takes a while to get to some of these reviews.
So this is one I've been wanting to do for a while
and I would like to let you know
that it is inside me right now,
so this is my second trial run with the cup.
And so I've had almost two full cycles
where I've been able to test the cup
and now I can give you my thoughts.
Unfortunately, the size A OrganiCup
has gone missing, that I own.
And the size B is currently in use,
so for my demonstrations
to show you the features of the cup,
I'm gonna have to use the Mini,
which is adorable and we're definitely gonna talk about
this new size they launched last year.
They started with a size A and a size B
and now they have a Mini for the first time or a teen group,
or just very petite people.
So that's gonna be in use later in this review.
So if you're here to learn more about the Mini,
maybe fast-forward a bit until that gets talked about,
but we're gonna talk about just OrganiCup A and B first.
A few facts about OrganiCup,
they started in Denmark, in Copenhagen.
And unfortunately when I was there for a vacation,
we didn't get to connect, but maybe next time.
They only produce their cups in clear,
so they're really one of those cups
that doesn't use colorants, doesn't want colorants,
they feel like clear's the way to go,
so if you're buying OrganiCup
because it fits well, or you like the idea,
or you like the brand, you'll only get it in clear.
They do have three sizes, as I mentioned,
they have the A the B and the Mini, which I have here.
One of the things that I really, really like
about this brand, you know I'm all about packaging
if you've watched reviews here before.
This is not exciting packaging, it's not flashy,
it's not particularly clever in any way,
but look how thin it is, so when it ships,
even though the cups are thicker than this,
they get it into this little box,
so it takes up less space.
It's probably cheaper to ship,
when people get it, they're not dealing
with a lot of packaging.
It's just this box, the instructions and the bag.
But I do love how eco-friendly, recyclable
these packages are and how they don't add a lot to it,
it's just very simple.
So I will go off my packaging rant,
but I always have to talk about the packaging. (laughing)
So the cup itself, it's nothing flashy either, it is clear.
It has grip rings at the bottom.
It has a pretty robust, but flexible stem
with lots of little ridges.
So if you like a stem and want it and need it for grip,
there's is one of the grippy-er stems.
It's not a flat tapered stem,
it actually has things that when you grab it,
if you need it to move down and wiggle it down,
you actually can stay on it, your fingers
are not gonna slip.
And also for the grips, same story,
now, on the flip side of that,
if you're sensitive, you don't like that OrganiCup
and really any menstrual cup you try
can be flipped inside out to get rid of the ridges
or the raised lettering,
but you would just wanna trim your stem off
before you do that.
For the cup that I'm wearing now, which is their size B,
I'm a B, I trim the stem off immediately
just because this is the kind of stem
that I know I would notice.
I didn't even try it with the stem on this time.
So as soon as I started last period,
I looked at it and I was like, "I'm gonna trim the stem.
"I'm not even gonna test it."
And that's not something I normally do
'cause some of the flimsy-er thinner stems,
I give a chance, but this one is robust.
Good thing for people who need it,
not a good thing for me.
It's a little bit of a flared rim,
it has the suction holes.
It does have measurement lines
and their branding on it, of course.
It is one of the seam built cups,
so their seam is pretty noticeable,
but it's also well-run.
So when you manufacture a cup, if you have a seam on it,
there is a process to kinda like smooth it down or whatever
and so this one, I've seen some
that have little pieces of silicon
still kind of hanging on it,
like little tiny layers little membranes.
This one's completely well done,
but it is a noticeable seam.
I've never felt a seam, but when you look at it,
it kinda stands out that it has one.
Clear cups will stain, so you can do a peroxide soak
every once in a while, or maybe put it out in the sun,
some people do that, just to get rid of their stains.
So the OrganiCup, even the Mini can do any of the folds
that you're used to seeing,
really easy to do the punch down fold.
But yeah, here you go.
Oh and so there you go.
That was a good example of how to help it open, too.
And here it is inside this little cube,
just sits there nicely, under the cervix.
Before we get into the review part,
I do wanna mention one of the things
that I like about OrganiCup is they really do walk the walk
when it comes to education, when it comes to charity.
They aren't necessarily a one-for-one program,
like some of the cups that you've seen
that are popular for doing their charity programs,
but from what I can tell from their social
and from their really beautiful website
that they must have just recently redone, it is gorgeous.
What they are doing is just finding different
charity partners to work with in different capacities.
One of the things I really liked
was that they were providing menstrual cups to sex workers
and they might expand on that program.
They also provide a lot for educational purposes
and to teach people in schools about the cups,
so they provide that.
Okay, so about the use, how it worked for me.
So the sizing on the cups for OrganiCup,
they do offer three sizes.
Capacity wise, OrganiCup, on their entire line
is very just right there on average.
Their B, which is their large, holds 30 milliliters.
That's right where all the other cups are,
Lunette, Diva, very average for large.
So their A cup, which is their small,
that one holds 25 milliliters is what it says on the box.
Now, when Amanda did her capacity measuring to the holes,
it actually holds 21.
And their holes are not the smallest, but not the biggest.
So it really depends on the consistency of your flow,
if you would have leaks if it went about the holes.
So on the size A, up to 21.
On the size B, if you're measuring to the holes, it's 27.
On the Mini that you see here, it says 15.
So that seems about right.
So 15 milliliters, not a huge capacity,
but if you're one of the people who are starting out
on their period journey, a young person,
usually you're not gonna be starting out
with a super-heavy flow, of course,
there's always someone who does, that sucks,
but typically it's light, scant and irregular.
My personal experience with the cup has been
perfectly great, it's one of those very average cups,
it falls in with Lunette, for me.
Lunette's one of my Goldilocks cups, I love Lunette.
I found it very comparable to a Lunette,
but now that it's in my vagina, I cannot do this for you
and show you, but I'll squeeze real quickly, I'll kegel.
And feels like a Lunette in there.
And Lunette works so great for me,
which is why my experience with OrganiCup
has been really great.
No leaks, I can't feel it, I actually forgot
because I'm on the tail end of my period,
I forgot that I was wearing the OrganiCup.
And so I went to use the bathroom
for the morning constitutional
and almost got rid of it, as in I almost shot it out.
It was poking out, I was giving birth.
So I forgot it was in,
went and did the normal thing I would do
and almost shot it out.
So that is just how comfortable it's been, for me.
It is one of those cups, there's not much I can say about
on a review because it worked, it fit, it opened fine.
The only thing I noticed is that this one,
I kinda had to burp, if you've heard of that expression,
after I folded it and put it in,
it felt like it didn't wanna open every time
and so I would just kinda push the bottom
and allow some air and then let it go.
And I could even hear it make the noise.
I would say that's TMI,
but it's not on Put A Cup In It's channel.
And yeah, that was it.
It was in and it didn't leak and I didn't feel it.
So it's the Goldilocks, right up there with Lunette.
I'm a little sad I haven't tried it earlier,
but actually didn't have it for a long time.
And so when they finally sent some a few months ago,
it just got bumped for some other reviews.
And finally, I was like, "You know what?
"People keep asking about OrganiCup,
"it is going in, the next cycle."
So that was last month.
One of the things OrganiCup does often,
if you follow them on social media,
they do a lot of sales.
So if you're following their Instagram or Facebook page,
you're gonna get notices all the time,
they're doing a buy one get one free sale,
or a buy two get one free, or a buy one get two free.
So it's almost always a possibility,
if you're trying to buy an OrganiCup,
that you can get, not one, but two.
So if you're looking to try a cup
and you have a good friend who's also looking to try a cup,
maybe keep an eye out together on the sales,
maybe you could score one for you and one for a friend
for the price of one.
If you're just going on to Amazon to buy an OrganiCup
and don't mind sales and don't wanna deal with all that,
they're typically around 20 bucks.
So 20 bucks with prime shipping for our US viewers.
I'm assuming it's pretty comparable in Europe as well.
Now, let's talk about the Mini itself.
So the A and the B, they're just normal sized cups,
but the Mini is an exciting addition
that they added last year.
And it's really filling a need for people
who need a starter cup.
Even if you're looking at just a size small, a size one,
it's intimidating and it's large, especially DivaCup,
which is that more available brand for most of us,
at this point.
So having a bigger brand, like OrganiCup, offer a mini,
it's just a great place for people
who are just starting their periods to start out with
and explore an internal period product
that is not scary to look at.
Wanted to show you some of the other mini,
extra small cups available
and how they compare to the OrganiCup Mini.
This is one that has always been on the market
for quite a while, this is the Meluna Shorty
and it's their really tiny one.
So compared to one another, they're very, very similar,
except the stems are different,
but widthwise, OrganiCup is smaller.
Formoonsa, the Taiwanese brand, makes a training cup,
which is very, very small, not far from that,
but a little bit longer, excluding the stem.
BFree is a new cup, hopefully doing a review on that
at some point and I have tried it a little bit, not this one
'cause this would just literally fall out of my body.
(laughing)
And so this one's a little bit smaller
than the OrganiCup Mini.
Here's one that I really like,
it's the Claripharm Extra Small.
It's longer, which is good if the person using it
has a higher cervix, but it's still very narrow
and very comparable in the diameter to the OrganiCup Mini.
Then this is another mini, this is the Monthly Cup Mini.
I think this is a Swedish brand, just a little nubby tail,
very, very similar in the diameter,
but the Monthly Cup is a little bit longer
and then one that has a color,
this is the Hello Cup Teen and these are a little different,
this is the TPE cup, diameter's very close,
but Hello Cup's a bit longer.
And all of these have varying different firmness levels.
So I like the concept of the Mini
and I think it would be nice if the stem
were a little longer because I do think that,
even though I've looked into this
and researched it every way from Sunday
to try to able to say if this is true or not,
my hunch is that teens have a higher cervix
than someone who has been around a while longer
or has given birth, your uterus kinda lands
in a different spot after having a baby
and so it tends to be a little lower than before
and when you're more active
and you typically are more active in your younger years.
So it's a guess, it's not corroborated,
but If I were starting out with a cup
and I put in a tiny little cup and I couldn't reach it,
I would be panicking that I couldn't find it.
So something like the Diva Zero,
which is longer, or the Clariparm,
which has a nice long stem and is a longer cup.
Those come to mind as something
that is a little more accessible
when you're trying to reach it and grab it
and have that safety net of knowing
I can always find the stem,
even if the cup itself is shorter
and you trim the stem down, you can always find it.
So I think I would love this cup
to just have a little bit of a longer stem just in case
and that way you have the option to trim it down,
but the cup body itself is totally acceptable.
I like the body style, having 15 milliliters,
capacity wise, certainly is not a deal-breaker,
but, there are people who would bleed more,
even in that category,
who would want something like the size A.
So I wish I had that to show you, (laughing)
a total Kim fail.
So I think that's it.
I wish I had more exciting details
in the review part of this video,
but I don't 'cause it's just a really good cup.
It's just something I can't say a lot about
and I feel like I'm just talking
for the sake of talking at this point
because it feels weird to just say,
"The cup works, end of review, bye."
(laughing) 'Cause it did, it worked,
it's the end of review.
I didn't have any issues with it, it's just great.
That's it for this OrganiCup review.
Sorry, it wasn't juicier, it's just a good cup.
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And one of the things. (whooping)
(sighing) Oh, my God. (sighing)
This is so tiring.