It’s common to see suggestions to “sterilize” a menstrual cup before use or before storage.  However, sterilizing an item will require more than what we are able to do in most home applications.
Sanitizing
Reduces the number of disease-causing organisms to a non-threatening level.  Sanitizing does not affect some spores and viruses.
Sterilizing
This is obtained by using chemicals, temperature, gas and/or pressure and may require a minimum time requirement.
This kills all organisms including disease-causing bacteria, spores, fungi, and viruses.
Please visit our cleaning methods page for more info and tips!