Formoonsa Disc Review | Taiwan's First Menstrual Disc
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2024
- Sorry for the delay on getting this review shared. You see, I filmed it all and edited and uploaded and then immediately after learned more information. All of it meant re-filming and editing would somehow be easier than editing the original into making sense. And the video is better for it now that I also have the new Mini size in my hands to showcase.
Formoonsa Disc is the first menstrual disc in Taiwan. This makes sense considering their Formoonsa Cup was also the first cup in Taiwan. The shape and design of Formoonsa Disc are meant to address the rotation issues of other notch discs with 1 notch. Is it perfect? No. But it's a solid disc and innovative design with a hybrid notch/pull ring.
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Chapters
00:00 Start
01:01 Formoonsa Brand Info
03:06 Unboxing
04:14 How to use Formoonsa Disc
06:14 Formoonsa Disc Features and Sizing
09:46 Formoonsa Disc Firmness
10:13 Various Disc Brand Comparisons to Formoonsa
11:54 Formoonsa Disc Review
19:11 A Little Explainer
20:34 75k/100k THANK YOU
Finally period care companies have taken the advice to put cool patterns on their products. Today, it’s space. Tomorrow, DINOSAURS
Would buy dinosaurs, even if it doesn’t work for my body.
Hi Kim, I'm a Taiwanese. I just want to thank you for sharing and selling Formoonsa Disc.
I'm very happy to see you introduce Formoonsa Disc, it's really mean a lot.
I saw someone very surprise about Taiwan just have a first menstrual cup and disc.
Taiwan is a relatively conservative society, most of us use menstrual pad or tampon, but tampon user is fewer.
Menstrual product is daily product in most country, but it's a medical product in Taiwan and our medical law have very strict limit for everything put into our body.
I remember few year ago, I saw someone shared her experience on the Internet, talk about "How to custom declaration for a menstrual cup", I only can say it really need a instruction for medical product's custom declaration.
The Formoonsa company went through a lot to apply sales license. It's a big step for Taiwan's women right .
Thank you for this information! Very interesting history and culture facts!! I’m happy that your country is experiencing progression in the world of periods! ✌🏼🥰
I love Taiwan so much, and I'm so happy that they came out with their first disc!!
THANK YOU so much for reviewing and making Formoonsa available in the US! Growing up in Taiwan in the 90s we had very few options for menstrual products. The only non-pad option is ob tampons and using tampons in rare occasions can be passive aggressively slut shamed. Vanessa is a true trailblazer who made menstrual options available in Taiwan, educated consumers (like what you do!) and made them gradually accepted by the Taiwanese market. I am glad you find Formoonsa disc one of the top discs and will definitely order one!!
I'm taiwanese and interested in getting this so the review is super helpful. The shallow notch worries me because I have high cervix and have previously gotten a cup stuck up there. I'm currently happy with my cup but would love to support taiwanese business - hope they come out with a better removal situation
Kim, I have a love hate relationship with your channel. I love that you got me using menstrual discs
I hate that you make me want to buy all the menstrual discs.
I get it! I follow a lot of Smashing Pumpkins related pages and when my FOMO gets too strong I mute them. Gotta do what you gotta do :)
@@PeriodNirvana Smashing Pumpkins FOMO is totally valid
I absolutely LOVE the design of these discs. So cute!
I just found your channel as I was curious about discs. I think I'll be getting one in tine for my next cycle. Which is a shame because I just got a new cup 😂 I love your videos and that you aren't afraid to get personal! I'm in my 30s now but I wish I had resources like this when I was younger!
My first period came when I was 10 and my mom never encouraged pads, it was straight to tampons right from the beginning. I remember struggling and being too embarrassed to ask my mom so I am so glad young girls/women and even adults like myself having these as educational resources.
you are so thurough and concise, i wish you reviewed reusable cloth menstrual pads and liners as well as reusable cloth panties, leggings and swim wear. maybe even review disposable pads and liners that are supposedly non toxic and "natural" (veeda, joni, natracare, seventh generation, organyc, naty...etc,) like many others, i cannot wear anything that has to be inserted in my body , for a myriad of reasons. trial and error for poor people is just not an option, these things are so over priced it feels like the oppresive patriarchy trying to cram their misogynist toxic materials up my cooter.
I'm not sure if its just me but i have no issue with the loop, except that it takes a little more effort to wash. It's reliable, leak proof, and the auto dumping works well. This is my second menstrual disc and I'm so glad I've found my holy grail.
I’ve discovered that when I’m sick with a bad cough, a disc is just not going to work. But my cup? Yes, it stays during a coughing fit! Hooray! I am so grateful for my disc for being so easy and comfortable to use, and for my cup as an excellent backup.
What is the diameter of the Formoonsa as compared to the Saalt disc(in mm if possible)? I might try the Hello and/or the Formoonsa if they differ a little bit.
all the measurements are on periodnirvana.com in the cup comparison chart. thecupchart.com
the little planet design is so cuuuuuuuute and i really like the colors as well
edit: is there any way to sign up for updates from the shop when the regular size gets in stock? i think im subscribed to the email list but I'm notorious for missing those XD
the regular size is in stock now :)
I love the space emblems!
Love your videos and love your shirt!
YOUR SHIRT IS FANTASTIC ❤️
It’s a very cute design
I was so excited to use this when I saw it and now I have it!
When it’s in, it’s great! No leaks! However inserting has been tough! I put it in long way and one notch sticking towards the exit as Kim explains but it’s so soft that it takes me so many attempts to put it back in. I use water to help me but it just makes things slippery.
Does anyone else experience this?
Are you planning to do a review on the Cora Soft Fit Disc?
Thanks for all your videos, I'm currently looking to swap from cup to disc so they are super useful.My main problem with the cup was how difficult it is to empty it when yiu are in tiny public toilets where you almost can't squat and you don't want to touch the toilet seat. What's the best disc for this? And would autdumping solve the problem in these cases? Not sure how Easy autodumping is :)
Would you be able to do a video on period cups and discs for Europe, MDR approved??
I started using disc with Formosa, but personally, I don't like it that much 🤔 there are a few points to that.
First, the regular size is too long for me (although I am high cervix), it feels uncomfortable through to my intestine and very hard to autodump. I eventually put it sideways, that feels better. Second, the pattern outside could catch stains quite easily, and the disc still rotate anyway. Third, the loop mentioned in the video. Not very functional in my opinion, quite hard to grab. Also, blood is hard to wash off stuck in loops.
I eventually switch to hello disc for the above reasons, mainly for my comfort. I would say the extra long of the Formosa Disc is really a big no no for me. Quality wise, it is pretty good. I am happy Formosa disc introduced me into the menstrual disc world, sadly that's about it for me.
Glad to watch this video because I am so curious about how you think about it. Beautiful job 😊
Have you heard of the fillow disc? I just saw an ad on instagram.
Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Cleaning the disc seems like it would be a hassle due to the loops. Those loops are a great crevice for bacterial build up.
Sorry i have questions regarding the use of a menstrual disc and idk who to ask so if you, or any other watcher of this channel, can answer me, it would help me so much.
I watched all your videos as I was looking for a cheaper and environmentally friendly alternative to tampons, so i decided to buy a menstrual disc.
I took your website’s test when choosing the disc and used your tutorials when inserting it, but i have only one issue, and i don’t see anybody talking ab it so idk what to do
So I bought the lumma disc size S, & i inserted it correctly, because i checked and i tucked it properly behind the pubic bone, my cervix is inside it (i checked), i touched all the borders and its in place, the problem is the round part/“cup” part thats underneath the rim/border, it doesn’t open properly in the round shape, its like folded in itself a bit. This is my third change during this period, each time i tried with my finger to get it to open more, but it’s like when i create the eight shape during insertion, the cup part folds itself towards the inside following the eight shape i fold it in, and when i have put it in, it doesn’t expand/unfolds itself properly because the walls of the vagina from underneath kinda keep that space not “deep” enough and push it in itself. The only part that unfolds & permits the blood to be contained, is the part that has the vaginal canal below so there is no vaginal wall stopping it.
I thought, as the blood would pour in, the weight of the blood would help the disc take the same shape it has when its outside the vagina, and therefore permit the full capacity of it, but it didn’t and instead the blood started getting out when the capacity of the “punched-in” (sorry idk in what way to describe it) shape was finished. I think it didnt even reach 1/3 of the capacity it’s supposed to have.
Even from watching the video tutorials, it seems as if the vagina walls would shape themselves around the form of the disc, instead in my case it seems as if the walls and the insertion process are shaping the disc.
So… anybody has any tips? Did i make a mistake in inserting it? Do i have the wrong size/disc and maybe another size, brand or type of disc would have fit me better?
Also to give further context. I am a virgin, 21 years old, first time menstrual disc user and never used a menstrual cup, usually i use tampons, medium height cervix and i don’t have a tilted cervix. My flow is considered medium or light.
The diameter/circumference of the lumma disc S seems to fit me as I comfortably tucked it behind the pubic bone and behind the cervix, the rim itself adhered well to the vagina walls, after each use i had to untuck the disc from behind the pubic bone so i dont think the issue was it slipped in my vaginal canal.
Also i have been working in a standing position during the use, so it cannot be possible that the spill was caused by auto-dumping happening.
It is also not a small spill, i had the disc in for 10 hours (the capacity is supposed to be 12 hours) & i had put a pad for safety reasons and the pad ended up full, so that’s a lot of blood that wasn’t contained. The disc wasnt even 1/5 full due to the folds.
And my flow is not heavy, I usually change a tampon/pad every 8-10 hours during my heaviest day.
I’m so confused if this is normal, and for discs, capacity-wise, i have to take into consideration the anatomy and depth of the upper part of the vagina where the disc sits…. or if instead the disc is supposed to unfold into its proper form…. somebody help plsss idk anybody irl who uses a disc so i cannot ask anybody around me! & sorry for the massive TMIs and detailed descriptions
Will there be a smaller size of Hello disc?
And a larger one?
I don't know what to do because I think that while my cervix is quite high, my diameter is very narrow. I've tried MeLuna cup in a size S, it seems to be one of the smallest cups and it's still too wide for me. I couldn't put it inside, so I started thinking about dics because they seem more narrow while folded? idk any thoughts on narrow diameter and what to use?
I can't believe they just now have made a menstrual disc
Hope more and more options will happen in Canada to lol all in good time lol 😆
That’s a slow slow slow process but there will be in time
@@PeriodNirvana Have you tried any of the Mascoto menstrual discs/cups? They have good reviews but I'm always wary of the medical grade silicone claims...
I got Hello disc shipped to Canada from a world wide shipping website. The total cost is 85 CAD but is worth it.
Hey Kim, I have a friend who has seen a menstrual disc on amazon the brand says heyhera it looks exactly like the formoonsa disc and says that the formoonsa is the manufacturer from Taiwan. I was wondering if you knew anything about it because I have tried looking for more info on heyhera and have not been able to find anything about it. If you can reply I'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much!
I am concerned that this brand is not truly the formoonsa brand and is some kind of knock off. Which is not ok at all. It is the same price as the formoonsa disc. It recently went on sale (within last couple days) down to 39 dollars I believe is what she saidthe sale price is. But like i mentioned I have seen absolutely nothing about heyhera on the internet and can find absolutely nothing about them.
The heyhera ones are also different colors. I am asking for a friend that likes the style of the formoonsa.
I personally love the hello disc!
Again thank you so much for everything you do. You absolutely are an amazing woman who cares.
Thank you for everything you do!
Your friend,
Heather
Do your website accept FSA?
yes period.shop takes HSA cards and if you need a reimbursement reciept to file an FSA/HSA claim we offer those as well.
Are there any cups and disks sold in Mainland China? 🤔
Help I got a disc on Amazon and thought it was nice disc I am now really confused. I got what is this but in different packaging with a different name and they're saying it's also from Taiwan. I got the heyhera disc. And now I'm wondering if the from Taiwan getting is a lie. And if it is safe to use. Like maybe in the last 8 months other companies in Taiwan have made discs. Or they're just saying it's from Taiwan. You seem to have a lot more resources than I do and I'm not sure how to go about finding out.
I wonder if there is a cup or disc that can be something like the female condom, so that it can hold more...
I've never gotten more than 4 hours of wear with any reusable product.
So do you also not like the formoonsa cup sense its so similar to the femmy cycle
Same feelings about the formoonsa cup for my personal use.
2:58 me, a Chinese speaker: 0-0
I just want to find a disc that doesn’t freaking leak!!!!!!!! Hello Disc didn’t leak for 4 months but after that time it starts leaking. I bought a 2nd one and the same thing happened. 😩😠
Ive bought a cup because of this channel. Im looking into discs but im terrified...no matter how much research i do. I guess i just dont understand how it comes out.