Is the silicone material that The DivaCup is made from safe? Is it the same silicone used in breast implants?
A. Some women are concerned that silicone is dangerous because of its association with breast implants. There is a major difference between the silicone in breast implants and the silicone used in The DivaCup. The older breast implants that caused problems were made from a sac filled with silicone gel, a different material to what we use for The DivaCup. In the past, problems occurred when the sacs ruptured or improperly sealed valves allowed the silicone gel to leak into the body. The DivaCup is made of a high quality, soft healthcare grade silicone that starts as a liquid. Then the molecules are bound together (or vulcanized) with very high heat to form a solid stable piece of silicone (similar to the feel of soft rubber). The DivaCup is cured after production in an oven at a very high temperature to make sure all the molecules are bound and “chain linked” together. Since the end product is a solid material yet flexible and durable, there is no possibility for anything to leak into t
Some women are concerned that silicone is dangerous because of its association with breast implants. There is a major difference between the silicone in breast implants and the silicone used in The DivaCup. The older breast implants that caused problems were made from a sac filled with silicone gel, a different material to what we use for The DivaCup. In the past, problems occurred when the sacs ruptured or improperly sealed valves allowed the silicone gel to leak into the body.