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I know I'm not the first to say it, but Aunt Flo is my least favourite visitor. She makes me crampy, she makes me grumpy, and she makes me wasteful.
While I definitely can't solve all the less-than-great gifts "that time of the month" brings in one fell swoop, I can put you on a female-founded, Toronto-based brand that'll help you cut down on waste *and* annoyance when you're visiting menstruation station: nixit.
The nixit menstrual cup is suction-free (aka easy to remove), made of chemical- and toxin-free materials, *and* can hold up to four tampons' worth of blood. Yep, that means you can go a whopping 12 hours without changing it and not suffer any messy consequences.
Plus, thanks to its cup-like, tail-free design, you can even wear it when you're 🎶gettin' jiggy with it🎶. It sits in the same place a contraceptive diaphragm would, so you won't have to worry about it getting in the way.
And, if you're looking to cut down on waste and spending, I've got some good news for you: you can use the nixit menstrual cup over and over again. It's built to last for years, meaning it can save you hundreds and hundreds of dollars in the long run.
If you don't wanna take my word for it, just scroll through the reviews on its page — over 6,000 people are raving about how life-changing it is. Consider me influenced.
In conclusion, if you wanna cut back on buying tampons and pads, you probably need nixit in your life immediately.
Cheers to feeling *slightly* less like this:
