Applicator for use with a menstrual collection device

An applicator, comprising:

• an applicator housing including a sidewall that is delimited at a first end by a tip and a second end by an applicator housing base, and has a first surface and a second surface with the second surface defining a cavity that extends within the applicator housing from the base of the applicator housing to the tip of the applicator housing;
• a plunger that is arrangeable within the cavity of the applicator housing;
• and
• wherein at least a portion of the plunger is coated with a lubricious coating.

An applicator, comprising:

• an applicator housing including a sidewall that is delimited at a first end by a tip and a second end by an applicator housing base, and has a first surface and a second surface with the second surface defining a cavity that extends within the applicator housing from the base of the applicator housing to the tip of the applicator housing;
• a plunger that is arrangeable within the cavity of the applicator housing;
• and
• wherein at least a portion of the applicator housing is overmolded.