How to Clean Cupping Set Equipment: Professional Disinfection

According to our expert team’s in-depth research (Best et al., 2014), HPD (hydrogen peroxide decontamination) is the most effective measure to remove long-term environmental contamination.

We have completed research of our own in order to give you the most direct and effective way to clean your cupping set.

This article will teach you with:

• A step-by-step guide on how to clean cupping set equipment
• Information on how to clean silicone cups
• Answering frequently asked questions about cleaning and disinfecting

We have another article for the ultimate best silicone cupping set equipment you can buy this month!

Table of Contents

How to Clean Silicone Cups

1. Remove the cupping supplies from the patient. If you have vacuum cups, you must completely disassemble each cup for the most effective cleaning.
2. Wash the cups with soap and water: Scrub the cups with a scouring tool to ensure visible cleanliness and all organic material has been 100% removed.
3. Rinse the soiled matter off the cups. Distilled water is required for a final rinse to avoid water spots.
4. Apply rubber gloves prior to using any disinfectant on your cupping device.
5. Cupping sterilization is achieved by immersing the cups in a 7.5% hydrogen peroxide ready-to-use disinfectant/sterilizer for 6 hours (READ PRECAUTIONS: sterilization brands may vary on the cup’s time-period soaked).
6. However, 30 minutes soaking in the 7.5% hydrogen peroxide is the time-period required to reach “high-level disinfection” if you need to reuse the cups quickly.
7. After sterilization, rinse the cups once more. The disinfectant agent needs to be removed or neutralized.
8. Dry the cupping tools on an air-drying place or rack.
9. After the drying process is completed, you can now use your newly cleaned cups on your next patient.

“Cupping therapy, as cups are medical devices, needs to adhere to the U.S. or Canadian regulatory standards of the local health department.”

Silicone Massage Cups

Cleaning silicone massage cups can seem overwhelming. We have made this article for you so that you can find out the solution to your question. It is important to wash silicone massage cups properly. While you are working on therapy for other patients, you need to have the silicone massage cups completely disinfected in between uses.

Fire cupping sets can be cleaned in the same manner as above. Glass or silicone, the cleaning and sanitizing process are the same. It is always advised to ensure that you have more than one or two cupping sets available so that you can follow the best practices above. The safety of your patients comes first, which is why you need to learn how to clean silicone cupping set equipment.

Learning how to clean plastic cupping set equipment is vital to the health of your patients. Massage therapists that practice cupping is practitioners of health care. As a professional, you need to adhere to the standard of cleanliness that the rest of the medical world practices.