The Mooncup Reusable Menstrual Cup is an alternative to tampons (shown on the left). It’s a medical-grade silicon cup designed to collect menstrual fluid rather than absorbing it like a tampon.

The Mooncup is reuseable, so you only need to buy one.

Now, we can all work out that helps with landfill ‘n’ stuff, so eco-benefits abound, but did you know that tampons are taxed as if they are a luxury item? Bread – for instance – is considered a staple so is therefore free of taxation. That’s OK. And luxury goods are taxed. That’s OK too – up to a point.

But tampons? luxury? It doesn’t sound right.

The Moon cup will save you money every month because of its clever design – but SO WHAT! unless it makes your life easier. Now, I have no idea whether it would be good, bad, or indifferent. But These women and these women think it’s OK. So I figured it’d be OK to write about – if only to highlight that it exists, not to give opinion on whether it should be used: You can do that.

Is the Moon cup a good idea?