What’s in your tampon?

Typically, tampons are made from cotton or a cotton-rayon blend. The string is made of synthetic, glued and dyed material.

Toxic dioxins are produced both as a by-product of rayon production and from the bleaching process used to make tampons white. These dioxins can often be detected in trace amounts in conventional tampons.

Why do the materials in my period care matter?

Making sustainable decisions when it comes to your period has a positive impact on the environment, but it’s also really important for your health too.

The materials in period care have the potential to disrupt your vagina’s natural microbiome. The vagina is lined with a highly permeable mucous membrane, capable of absorbing chemicals and additives that it comes into contact with. The skin of the vulva is also extremely sensitive and can be easily irritated by chemicals and perfumes often found in standard sanitary products.

On average a woman uses 11,000 to 12,000 tampons over a lifetime.

If you add that up, that’s 6-7 years worth of intimate exposure to dyes, fragrances, pesticide residues and trace dioxins, which may be linked to hormone and endocrine system disruptors.