The rage has gotten to me.
Someone tell me WHY. WHY THE FUCK. IS THERE LEAD. IN TAMPONS. THAT GO INTO THE MOST ABSORBANT PART OF THE BODY.
This is a psa to stop using tampax tampons, tampons that claim to be organic but aren't 100% cotton, and tampons in general.
A new UC Berkeley study finds that tampons used during menstruation can contain toxic metals, including lead, arsenic, and cadmium.
Another reminder that companies do not care about menstrual health. At all.
The safest route is to use only 100% cotton tampons. The ones with no plastic at all. Or to stop using tampons and start using menstrual cups, because they're the only ones made with medical grade material, created in medically safe factories.
And obviously, this is all too little too late. Because tampons have never been cheap. And 100% cotton tampons are the most expensive.
What are we supposed to do to keep people with menstural cycles healthy?
Genuine question because I don't fhckinf know.

















