Ladies, gents, and anyone who cares about comfortable menstrual products, gather 'round: Candace Cameron Bure has some news for you. The actress posted a lengthy review of menstrual cups on her Instagram story. Spoiler alert: She LOVES them, and she thinks you should try one.
If you've never heard of menstrual cups in your life and have no idea what I'm talking about, Candace totally gets it.
"First of all, I didn't even know the menstrual cup existed until a few months ago," she said.
The first time the Fuller House star heard about cups, she thought it sounded "really nasty." But she decided to try it after some fans encouraged her.
"OK, the results are in," she announced. "How did I like the menstrual cup? I loved it. I loved it."
Candace, 42, decided not to reveal the specific brand that she used. She's not interested in sponsoring a specific company — she just wants women to know that this option is out there.
The 42-year-old actress tried a menstrual cup for the first time this month.
She was shocked to discover that it actually worked really well. It even stood up to her active lifestyle.
The first day she wore the cup, Candace had to go do stunt moves on set for Fuller House.
"If this was going to fail at all, this would have been the time it was going to, and it didn't."
In fact, she wore it for 10 hours straight with no problems.
In a series of posts on her Instagram story, she spilled the details. The mother of three wanted her videos to be as educational as possible to help other people who could benefit from a menstrual cup.
So how does a cup work exactly?
Menstrual cups are an alternative to tampons and pads. They're made of flexible silicone, and they come in all sizes. You have to fold them to insert them inside.
Many cups can be worn for up to 12 hours. Because they're made of easy-to-clean silicone, they can be reused over and over.
Just dump it and rinse it, which Cameron says isn't as messy or difficult as it sounds. It's just a matter of practice — and staying calm.
"The seal, when you're trying to get it out, you've got to apply some pressure to really get that thing out, and there were a couple moments when I was like, 'Oh my God, that thing is not coming out,'" she recounted. "But it did. It was like, 'Calm down, don't sweat, it's going to come out' — and it did."
Overall, though, Candace has found her new favorite menstrual product.
And she thinks it could be a lifesaver for other people, especially women who don't have reliable access to tampons or pads.
In fact, Candace thinks cups are much better than tampons, anyway.
"I'm not going back to tampons," she said.
"I can't imagine just knowing how much better it feels in my body — I didn't have to worry about changing a tampon several times a day. I just left it in the whole day."
Then there's the health factor.
"It's so much better for my body, not having to have bleached cotton, even though I know there's organic brands. There's all kinds of good stuff out there, but I just like the thought of not having to put anything like that inside of me."
Candace didn't endorse a specific brand, though she specified that she did not use a Diva Cup, a popular brand.
She encourages folks to shop around on their own.
