50 Acts of Green: Day Nine - Feminine Products - Warning!
Warning! Feminine Products! This post openly discusses feminine hygiene products.
It wasn't until a few years ago that there are alternatives to tampons and pads. At first, I wasn't comfortable thinking about alternatives, but as I accidentally learned more by listening to other people, I became curious.
On their own, tampons and normal pads are by nature single use disposables which create a huge amount of landfill waste (and cost a lot of money!). There are plastics and synthetic materials in tampons and pads which are designed to last a long long time, unlike their final product's intended purpose. A lot of energy and environmental waste comes out of feminine product creation. Creating these products is a relatively new venture on the human timeline, for centuries, women took care of their menstruation in very natural ways, mostly with cloth. Today there are still companies that make reusable cloth pads, along with companies which make menstruation specific underwear.
As our technology has advanced, we can now make things out of silicone instead of plastic which is more environmentally friendly than plastic. Silicone doesn't release toxins as it decomposes and it actually holds up better under a wider range of temperatures. One of the things being created out of silicone are menstruation cups, which are inserted similarly to tampons and effectively does the same job as a tampon, however, is washable, reusable, and all around more environmentally friendly.
The human body is an amazing thing and the reproductive system in a woman can do amazing things. I am glad that we are finally starting to use our human minds to keep up with our bodies in environmentally friendly ways. As of last year, I switched away from using disposable tampons and pads to using more environmentally friendly options. I bought a Organicup and some cloth pads and have loved the options and combination of the two. Actually, in all honesty, I simply love the Organicup and it has taken away all the problems I had with regular tampons and pads.
One small act of green, a huge decrease in landfill waste!
It wasn't until a few years ago that there are alternatives to tampons and pads. At first, I wasn't comfortable thinking about alternatives, but as I accidentally learned more by listening to other people, I became curious.
On their own, tampons and normal pads are by nature single use disposables which create a huge amount of landfill waste (and cost a lot of money!). There are plastics and synthetic materials in tampons and pads which are designed to last a long long time, unlike their final product's intended purpose. A lot of energy and environmental waste comes out of feminine product creation. Creating these products is a relatively new venture on the human timeline, for centuries, women took care of their menstruation in very natural ways, mostly with cloth. Today there are still companies that make reusable cloth pads, along with companies which make menstruation specific underwear.
As our technology has advanced, we can now make things out of silicone instead of plastic which is more environmentally friendly than plastic. Silicone doesn't release toxins as it decomposes and it actually holds up better under a wider range of temperatures. One of the things being created out of silicone are menstruation cups, which are inserted similarly to tampons and effectively does the same job as a tampon, however, is washable, reusable, and all around more environmentally friendly.
The human body is an amazing thing and the reproductive system in a woman can do amazing things. I am glad that we are finally starting to use our human minds to keep up with our bodies in environmentally friendly ways. As of last year, I switched away from using disposable tampons and pads to using more environmentally friendly options. I bought a Organicup and some cloth pads and have loved the options and combination of the two. Actually, in all honesty, I simply love the Organicup and it has taken away all the problems I had with regular tampons and pads.
One small act of green, a huge decrease in landfill waste!
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