Five-Stars, Two Thumbs Up, Absolutely Fabulous – I’m wearing it right now and I’m not even on my period – that’s how much I love the Diva Cup.

I was skeptical. I didn’t want to spend $20 in case it didn’t work.

But the thought of never having to buy tampons and pads again pulled me in. As much as I’d like to declare that it’s because I’m terribly concerned with how my period impacts the environment, it’s really because I’m terribly concerned with how my period impacts my underwear.

There were leaks every month. Super tampons just don’t stay where they used to stay when I was young and before vaginal births. Pads shift and feel like wearing Depends.

The Diva Cup is a silicone cup. It’s flexible enough to fold up to insert (I recommend sitting on the toilet to insert, then standing to adjust depth and angle for comfort) but, rigid enough that it won’t flop around or tip over when you’re pulling it out. There is a small silicone stem to pull it out. You simply pour the blood into the toilet and reinsert it. I only had to empty it twice a day. There are no known health risks.

Let me tell you what I love about the Diva Cup:

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Green Period, Post-Birth Incontinence & Ovulation – Diva Cup Review

I just tried the new Noxema Soothe and Smooth Refreshing Bikini Spray which claims to relieve irritation, bumps and redness. It does not work. Don’t waste your money.

I’ve tried shaving cream and really expensive razors. When Veet hair remover first came out I nearly burned my vajayjay off.  Acidic poison burn is really not better than razor burn in the way off wearing a swim suit in public. I’ve used Nair but it gives you a different kind of rash. I’m kind of going for NO RASH at all. I’ve tried the at-home wax products that claim to be painless and lemme tell ya – there IS pain involved. You really need a third party to be waxed, someone with little sympathy or compassion  and someone you know intimately enough to do the deed. My husband isn’t really into jobs like this. Spoils the romance to rip the hair off the Netherlands of your spouse. (However, I think I might get into doing it to him. What does that say about me?) I’ve even tried rubbing the area with deodorant to stop the bumping and itching and it works as well as anything.

If you’ve caught me staring at your crotch at the pool or beach, please don’t be offended. I’m just trying to figure out if I am the only one with this problem.

Professional bikini waxing is definitely the way to go. But, in a small town it’s like $60, which is ridiculous and also so not in my budget to be able to maintain for the whole summer. Maybe for like a second honeymoon or something.

So I wear these board shorts. I know I look like a dork. I just would rather look like a dork than have a irritating rash down there.

It’s ironic really, I remember making terrible fun of my sister for wearing shorts like these about 8 years ago. 

Remember the Vagina Monologues? They had a whole segment about pubic hair and how you can’t really love the vagina if you hate pubic hair. At the time I had a well-kept bikini area and couldn’t relate at all. Now, I’m truly wishing it were trendy to let it grow like a wild forest. I’m just sick of dealing with my pubes.

Watching the Girls Next Door and their attitudes about how “gross” a hairy pubic area is makes me want to blame the whole thing on Hugh Hephner. Do you think pubic hair being thought of as “ugly” is all Playboy’s fault?

If that geezer hadn’t started shaving his bunnies bare for the magazine would the fad have really caught on? Would we be using words like “clean” to discribe a bare bikini line? What’s the opposite of that besides “dirty?” I thought “dirty” was kind of what they wanted anyway.

Is it time to just give up the battle of the bikini line?

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“Clean” Bikini Line