TDLR: Tampons can contain gross stuff that’s bad for your body, this company is dope, there’s a discount code at the bottom.
Did y’all know that most tampons contain harmful chemicals?? In this amazing TIME article, Markham Heid describes all the hellish chemicals that can be used in tampons, from the dioxins from bleaching the cotton to the scented products that contain endorcrine disrupters, this stuff is terrifying. In fact using these products can even be more harmful than ingesting them! Heid writes,
“Unlike something you swallow, substances you place inside your vagina may not go through the body's typical elimination and metabolic processes, says Ami Zota, an assistant professor of environmental health at George Washington University. Instead, tampon chemicals are absorbed by the vaginal mucosa, and from there are able to pass almost directly into your bloodstream.”
Companies aren’t even required to label their ingredients at all!! Gross. I know.
That’s why I’m so glad I found conscious period, a health conscious, eco conscious, and socially conscious brand aiming to not only end the luxury tax and availability of menstrual care, but to create products that a body safe as well. The tampons are 100% organic cotton free of pesticides, carcinogens, dioxins, and all that other nasty stuff. The products are sustainable, comfortable, and breathable thanks to the materials used to make them.
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Now go forth, and be conscious!