Ruby Cup: Innovative Sanitation to Girls and Women in Developing Countries

Ruby Cup is a menstrual cup, an alternative menstrual hygiene product made of medical grade silicone that can be re-used up to 10 years.

We target girls and women in developing countries, who are today struggling every month with affording sanitary products.

Ruby Cup will be distributed and sold through a network of women entrepreneurs in order to create local employment, while fostering an intimate space where women can talk to women and girls about stigmatized issues and enhance education about menstrual hygiene.

Read about our business model here

How to Use a Ruby Cup

INSERTION

  1. To ensure hygienic use, always wash your hands before inserting the cup.
  2. Fold the cup as shown in the picture or, alternatively, pinch down one side into the bottom so that the cup forms a triangle shape.
  3. & 4. Push the cup gently inside and place it high in the vagina.

REMOVAL

  1. To ensure hygienic use, always wash your hands before removing the cup.
  2. Use your stomach muscles to push the cup downwards until you can reach the cup with your fingers. Grab the lower end of the cup and smoothly press the walls inwards in order to release the vacuum. Thereafter, gently take the cup out and empty the blood into the toilet.
  3. Ruby Cup should be emptied every 4 to 12 hours depending on your flow.

CLEANING

  • To sterilize Ruby Cup, boil it once a month for 5 minutes before your next period.

STORAGE

Store Ruby Cup in the Ruby Cup bag between your periods.

REMEMBER

The cup is yours and yours alone. Never share the cup with anyone. If you treat it well, it will stay with you for the next 10 years.