- WEALTH Most menstrual cups are made of rubber/medical grade silicone which makes the cup easy to-fold so that it can be inserted Into the vagina to collect menstrual blood rather than absorbing it. The design is simple; a cup te collect menstrual blood and a ‘pull-tab' to remove to make emptying it easy, A menstrual cup is placed inside the vagina a few inches below th cervix, When it is time to empty up, simply remove and empty th into a sink or toilet. Then, you can rinse h clean water and reinsert. Although it looks like a funnel, the blood does not the pull tab as the tube is solid, not hollow, Make your decision about which type of period product to use based on whate comfortable using! “Reu! The Monthby Affair How to Stay Free When Mother Nature Visits. TEXT BY: KELLY CHENG CHIAL! it This is probably most gi first chaice when they get thei period for the firsttime. They are the simplest menstrual product to use. e the ecup drain out through ver you feel most Atampon is made of absorbent material and pressed tight into a small cylinder shape. Some tampons have applicators which are plastic or cardboard tubes that help put the tampon in place. Some girls use tampons when they do sports or go swimming, sable pads? That's gross!" That might be your first reaction, butjust imagine your lifetime supply of used pads or tampons in landfills. Now that's gross! The average woman will use about 12,000 disposable pads or tampons in her lifetime. That's a lot of waste! Plus, think of the manufacturing, shipping and packaging impact over the years. Cloth pads are mare expensive than disposables when you first buy them butthey will save you money over time because they last for years. You change reusable pads as often as you would change disposable pads, except with reusable pads you hand ar machine: was them instead of throwing them away. PHOTOS BY: AU HUISHAN AND KELLY CHENG CHIALI