What do the sanitary pads and tampons advertised on TV bring to mind? Mainly spotless whiteness and comfort during painful menstrual days. But what if you learn they contain plastics and other additives that aren’t safe for your body? Here’s the shocking truth about the materials used to make the most popular pads and tampons.
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Smiles, comfort, no unpleasant odors – that’s the most common message in ads for the most popular pads and tampons. Women’s needs are obvious: monthly bleeding accompanies them for decades. On average each woman uses up to tens of thousands of hygiene products in her lifetime, most often pads and tampons – relatively cheap, widely available, and promoted as a guarantee of comfort during painful menstrual days.
Cellulose, plastic, and even cotton that isn’t healthy
What are pads made of? Well, it’s not widely known, since manufacturers of these products don’t have to list their full composition on the packaging. Meanwhile, the vast majority of menstrual hygiene products are a combination of cellulose pulp, viscose, and plastic. That’s bad news, because synthetic mesh is an ideal place for bacteria to grow, leading to staph or strep problems. Contrary to buyers’ intentions, plastic additives in pads and tampons contribute to unpleasant odors and, in extreme cases, even toxic shock syndrome. It’s enough to say that hygiene products from big factories can even contain petroleum derivatives…
And what about cotton, which is present in only about 15% of hygiene products on the market? It doesn’t guarantee safety either. Cotton used in industry most often comes from polluted fields. Chemicals and pesticides are used on them, and residues remain in the cotton that later comes into contact with women’s intimate areas. Moreover, to achieve a snow-white color, chlorination is used, and this process can irritate delicate female skin.
There is another way
Not all products on the market are bad. What should you choose to use during “those days” that won’t threaten your health? Pads and tampons from Masmi are made entirely of organic cotton (GMO-free!). Unlike their “chemical sisters,” they are made wholly from top-quality certified organic cotton (including the absorbent core!). These products contain no fragrances, cellulose, viscose, or dioxins that can irritate delicate intimate skin. It’s a true revolution: 0% chemicals, 0% GMO, 0% chlorine! Interestingly, even details like the absorbent core or the edible adhesive used to stick the pad to underwear are fully natural and safe for the skin and the whole body. Whitened with body-safe hydrogen peroxide. 100% adapted to the female body. Ecological and effective, like popular tampons or pads. They hold as many as eight certifications: ICEA, GOTS, FSC, VEGAN, COTTON NATURAL, NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS, which guarantee a high-quality ecological product. The MASMI brand offers the largest range of fully natural hygiene products dedicated to every woman: organic pads, tampons, nursing pads, menstrual cups, and even cotton buds and cosmetic pads. Available on global markets at very attractive prices – they are the cheapest, healthiest, and cleanest alternative to traditional pads and tampons. Highest quality at the lowest price!
Dioxins, viscose, cellulose, fragrances? Forget artificial additives in intimate hygiene products. In Rossmann stores you can buy safe, comfortable, hygienic Masmi products.
