Rinse your period cup thoroughly with clean water.  Clean your period cup before each insertion and at the end of your period with gentle soap or intimate wash. Never use petroleum products (vaseline), essential oils, corrosive cleaners, perfumed soaps or dish soap to clean your period cup.  Disinfect your period cup at the end of each cycle by simply plunging it into a pot of boiling water for 7 minutes. Dry your period cup in open air to prevent odours. After disenfection store in your carry bag until your next cycle.