Oh yes.

Apparently, Tampax is out to save the world and this is their new slogan. For every overpriced piece of cotton shelved in a plastic applicator that you purchase to place in your most sacred of places, Tampax will be so kind to donate some pennies to their own Protecting Futures program which they say will provide young girls in Africa with sanitary products and help them go to school.

I am not even going to link to the Tampax site because I think this is such a load of sh*t. If you want more info you will have to find it yourself. Or just wait for the commercial. You’ll see it soon enough.

Is it not bad enough that women spend hundreds of dollars on their own feminine hygiene products each year? Are we not sufficiently contributing to somebody’s wealth? Now, we need to feel bad when we don’t proclaim our brand loyalty to Tampax? If we choose natural, reusable or goddess-forbid, environmentally friendly products like the Diva Cup or sea sponges to manage our flow, are we using our period for EVIL?

Give me a flipping break.

Here is a little bit more that you should be aware of before you shell out your hard-earned cash for Tampax or any other mass-produced tampons. This is from Rebecca Cannon at the Natural Products Marketplace. Emphasis is mine:

The Tampon Safety and Research Act of 1999, passed by Congress, stated many tampons, sanitary pads and even diapers contain dioxins, by-products of the bleaching process used in the manufacturing of paper products. The EPA and the International Agency for Research on Cancer confirmed dioxins are possible human carcinogens that also put women at risk for “effects that could suppress the immune system, increase the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, reduce fertility, and interfere with fetal and childhood development.” The bill goes on to cite an independent study that found mass-market tampons contain additives such as chlorine, absorbency enhancers, synthetic fibers, deodorant and fragrance. These additives, especially synthetic fibers, amplify toxin production associated with toxic shock syndrome (TSS), a bacterial illness that occurs mainly in menstruating women.

Update: It seems I have more to say.

Post from: Blisstree

“Use Your Period For Good.”