I have a decent collection of cups and discs and will be writing reviews on them every so often.
This review will be on the Hey Zomi disc, an Australian disc.
Size: 65mm diameter - one size fits most
Shape: Round
Features: Removal loop
Rim size: small. Will get back to you on measurements since I'm currently wearing it.
Rim stiffness: 2.75/5, about halfway between the Hello disc and the Diva disc.
Basin: Soft and flexible
Color: white, black (I bought white)
Maximum capacity: 52 mL
The Hey Zomi disc is the seventh disc I've tried, in my fervor to find the One Disc to Rule Them All. Every disc I've tried so far feels like it's missing just that one thing, and the Hey Zomi is no different. But the Hey Zomi does come closest to giving me a flawless disc experience.
I choose the Hey Zomi disc because I've figured out by now that that round discs work better for me than oval discs, and that I very much prefer a loop that sticks forward rather than curving underneath the disc. With just these two requirements, the Hey Zomi disc, at the time of this review, is the only disc on the market that fulfills these requirements. The fact that it also fulfilled my next sizing requirement (65-66mm) was a happy coincidence.
I waffled over getting this disc for a while since I was concerned that the rim would be too soft. It's not as soft as I feared, but it's definitely softer than my preference. It's pretty soft but it's also got a decent springiness to it that keeps it from being too soft.
The soft and slim rim means that insertion is a breeze, even if the final push to get the disc all the way inside is slightly less easy than other discs. Removal is also easy with the loop, but it's the messiest of the discs I've tried so far. I measure my flow, so keeping the flow inside the disc upon removal is crucial, and the Hey Zomi disc is not great at it. It squishes a lot on removal, and for a full disc, that's squishing a lot of liquid out. I've got it mostly figured out, but it would be significantly easier with a firmer rim.
Keeping the flow in the disc also means that autodumping is undesirable for me. I don't properly autodump with this disc, but it's also not NOT an autodump - a little bit gets dumped, about a mL or so, enough to be a pain to wipe but not enough to really get the actual benefit of autodumping. I suspect that if the rim were closer to the Saalt or Hello disc rim stiffness, there wouldn't be any autodumping.
I got the white disc. I'm seeing a bit of spotty staining on my second period. Rinsing with cold water doesn't do any good, since the stain seems to be setting while I'm wearing it. It's better than the Hello disc with stains, but not by much.
I love the texture of the outside of this disc. It's so soft and smooth, and the loop is especially texturally pleasant to rub. The inside of the disc is shiny, similar to the Hello disc, and rinses clean very easily.
The center of the basin has a tiny nub, where presumably it's the injection point of the mold. The basin itself can just barely hold itself up if you put it basin-side down. If you squish the basin when putting the disc down, it will stay squished. It's softer than the Diva disc's basin, which I thought was already very soft. I've had problems with less soft basins (like the Moonthlies loop) that created a hill and ate up all the capacity. I've had no such problems with this disc.
I've had no rotation issues at all. I think the way the loop connects to the front of the rim and the way the loop sticks out helps with preventing rotation. But I've only had minor rotation issues with the Saalt disc, so maybe someone else's anatomy who is really good at rotating discs may have a different experience.
Other than the minor issues above, I do get:
- 12 hours of leak-free capacity (15-20mL on a heavy day, for comparison)
- Easy removal
- Easy insertion
- Minimal crevices for cleaning
If the Hey Zomi disc had a rim that was a bit stiffer, it would be the ideal disc for me. Or Saalt can put a loop on its disc - I would be ecstatic. In any case, the Hey Zomi disc is good enough that my disc fever has finally lowered from hyperfixation to relevant interest, which is a great relief.
So the Fornix Disc still isn't available in the US, but one of the retailers of the Fornix Disc will ship to the US, so now I have my hands on a Fornix Disc!
Rim stiffness - 3.5/5 on the Period Nirvana scale. Identical to the Saalt disc, really, in firmness and springiness. The rim is short and round and is slightly a pain to hold in a pinch.
The basic is more on the structured side. Again, very similar to the Saalt disc basin in flexibility and thickness. It's quite springy.
The tab is thin and flexible with rounded edges, so it's super comfortable. The tab folds on itself nicely so I probably won't bother with cutting the stem off.
Honestly, this disc seems very... inspired, let's say, by the Saalt disc. It's smack dab in between their two sizes and is incredibly similar in many ways. But the finger notch is flexible like the basin instead of stiff, so it's easy to pinch the rim for insertion.
I'll write up a full review after I've actually used it. I'm really looking forward to trying it and am hoping it works just as well as the Saalt disc because that would be perfection.