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Pixie Soft Menstrual Cup – Ranked 1 for Most Comfortable Reusable Period Cup – Buy One We Give One – Includes Ebook Guide, Flushable Wipes, Lube, & Storage Bag – Tampon and Pad…
£18.95
- 100% Happiness Promise. We are so confident that you’ll love our products that we back them all with our Happiness Promise. This means if you aren’t totally satisfied, we will make it right. Either a full refund or a replacement product. We’ve got you.
- Period Freedom. Pixie is a reusable silicone cup that collects your monthly discharge or menstrual flow. Inserted similar to a tampon, Pixie Cup sits in the vaginal canal comfortably with no odor, leaks or risk of TSS. Easy removal and leak-free periods means no period blood stains! Also works as a conception cup!
- Pixie Cup vs Soft Cup. The design of our Pixie stem allows for easy removal and is perfect for a higher cervix. We recommend the Pixie Slim for those with a lower cervix or tilted uterus. All of our cups are on the softer side, which doesn’t block urine flow, this allows your bladder to relieve itself fully.
- Works for Every Woman. You can wear Pixie Feminine Cups for 12 consecutive hours before you clean or reinsert. Whether you’re an active teenager who enjoys sports or a busy mom, you can enjoy every part of life while you run, swim, or dance. We have a menstrual cup for you while in motion or in your sleep.
- Buy One, Give One. Every time you purchase a Pixie Cup, a cup is donated to a woman in need. Here at Pixie, our goal is for every woman to have access to period products and you can help us! With help from people like you, we’ve donated 135,000+ Pixie Cups so far!
Last updated on March 27, 2024 7:48 pm
Additional information
| Product Name | Small |
|---|---|
| Units | 1.00 count |
| Brand | Pixie Cup |
| Country of origin | USA |
by Beth Farmer
I was so nervous about using one of these, but now I’ve tried it I will never go back! (Sorry this is a detailed review so strap in)
I’ve always been a pad user; I have used tampons in the past and felt comfortable using them but a pad just seemed easier for me. I’d seen menstrual cups advertised and saw some people reviewing them. I was interested as it seemed better for the environment but I felt incredibly nervous. After doing some research I found the pixie cup, and the fact that they give these to women in need too was amazing.
I had a quick look on their website as they do a variety of cups and wasn’t sure which one was right for me (if you’re unsure too they have a quick quiz on their website which I recommend doing, especially if you are like me and had no idea how to tell where your cervix was, which a lot of companies recommend you do before buying). I then bought the regular one (as was recommended), and it worked beautifully for me.
If you’re not sure where to start with what to buy (as there are a lot of different products to chose from) I bought the cup and their menstrual cup wash (which I found incredibly useful as well). I do have the steriliser now too, but I think in terms of necessity you only need the cup itself and the cleaner. The cup does come with wipes which are incredibly useful if you’re in a public bathroom, and you can sterilise your cup without the steriliser. I would start with just the cup and the cleaner and see how you go.
When the cup first arrived it came with a really great information pack guiding you through. When I first started using it I was apprehensive, and insertion was tricky. A lot of people recommend the C-fold which I tried, but after about two days and leaks I looked up other folds as it just didn’t work for me. I ended up trying the punch down fold and found this worked so much better and was 1000 times easier (there are so many ways you can fold it and there are tutorials on YouTube too).
Actually using the cup I was so pleasantly surprised by how easy it was. After finding a better fold that worked for me, I can now insert it on the first try. Now I’m a bit more practised I can take it out, clean it, and re-insert it in about five minutes.
Taking out the cup was actually really easy from the get-go, I love the bobble at the end of the stem as it is always really easy to find. Cleaning was so easy with the cleaner, and inserting it back in again was easy once I found the right fold for me. In terms of the mechanics of it I find it is obviously harder than traditional period products such as a pad or tampon, and for a while it takes a lot longer. However, it gets easier with practice and time.
When the cup was in, I was blown away! There were a few tiny leaks whilst I was getting the hang of it, but I would put it in/change it when I woke up and before I went to work, would do an entire shift (I work quite long hours) with it in and without worrying, and then change it between 8 – 12 hours. It took so much stress and thinking pressure off of me, as I didn’t need to worry about leaks or changing it regularly, I just went about my day! There was no odour which was great, and I didn’t have that awful wet-pad feeling which I hated, so this was unexpected bonus that didn’t occur to me at the time.
I felt so much more hygienic, and some days I genuinely forgot I was on my period. It didn’t take over my week as much as it usually does. I felt so impressed that I didn’t have to worry for up to 12 hours; I am so tired on my period that I can easily sleep for that long and it was relief to know I wouldn’t have to set an alarm to get up and change a pad/tampon, or worry about leaks on bedsheets. Changing it in a public bathroom is a bit more tricky, but as said the wipes really help with this and it’s very manageable.
Sorry this is so long! But I absolutely love this product! I love that my period is less stress now, I feel more hygienic, it’s more environmentally friendly, I’m saving money in the long run, it’s helping other women, and I can use this 10 years! I was so nervous to use this, but I am absolutely converted and cannot tell you how pleased I am that I’ve tried it! If you’re apprehensive, honestly give it a go. It’s a lot of trial and error I think, but once you’ve figured out what’s best for you it’s life changing!
by Marina
This cup saved me. After being diagnosed with PCOS my flow is much heavier and the regular cup couldn’t contain the blood for long. This cup is just the right size so I don’t need rush to clean it all the time.
by ToriC
Bought as a replacement for my meluna shorty in medium. This is quite different. Very flexible silicone. No leaks so far and has a guarantee.
Seems good. Not too keen on the bible verse etc. Wish they did a version with or without but no one is going to see it but me.
by kitkat
I switched to these from diva cup, which I’d been using for years. The issues I had with the diva cup were due to the design, and when I looked at it properly it seemed really obvious to me that things such as the stem would cause issues, so I wasn’t sure why it was like that in the first place. I started looking for a cup that had a better stem, particularly without the open end and hard ridges of the diva cup.
The pixie cup stem is what I was drawn to, and it’s totally sorted all of the discomfort I’d had with my previous cup. I can’t feel them at all when they’re in, and the shape and capacity is better than the diva cup (for me at least). I’ve already had a good few moments of panic where I’ve wondered if I’d even remembered to put one in because I genuinely cannot feel them at all.
I’d gotten the double pack as I was worried about just going for the the large – I wanted to try it because of the higher capacity. I’m 22 and don’t have children and after having discomfort from the smaller sized diva cup I was worried. Thanks to the design differences, it wasn’t actually that bad! I definitely ‘feel it’ at first and insertion can be awkward, but I quickly get back to not even knowing that it’s there once I start walking around again.
I get really bad cramps before my period and I’ve started using the small cup in the days leading up to it, purely because I noticed that it made the cramps far less severe. I didn’t have any discomfort from using the cup when I wasn’t ‘on.’
One issue though: I’d noticed that the smaller cup kept leaking even with an extremely light flow, no idea why. It’s a shame as I’d have rather used this one on my lighter days or for spotting, but even for that I found that I’d still wipe blood away with the cup in. I don’t know what’s causing this, the cup will have a few drops in it but will still manage to leak. I didn’t have any leaking with the diva cup which was pretty much the same size, maybe even smaller.
I guess it’s a good job that I tried out the combo pack, at least I had the large to fall back on – even if it was the size I was wary about in the first place!