In recent years, there have been significant changes to the dialogue surrounding menstrual hygiene in India. With an increasing number of women opting for tampons, menstrual cups, and period underwear ...

“When it came out, it was pure black. It really hurt,” recalled Hollie Smith after the tampon was removed from her Kennedy News and Media A 31-year-old woman in Essex, England experienced unusual ...

About half of the global population menstruates at some point in their lives. Disposable products, such as tampons and pads, are some of the most popular products used around the globe to manage ...

• Plaintiffs say independent lab testing found “substantial” lead in all sizes/configurations of the product. • The class-action alleges Kimberly‑Clark Corporation failed to disclose the lead content, ...

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‌Pads and tampons are two of the most common and effective ways to manage period blood. Deciding which one to use doesn’t have to be hard. Learning more about each product can help you figure out ...

Tampons changed the game for people who menstruate when they hit stores in the 1930s. An early tagline, “Tampax Makes Life Worth Living,” was a bit of an overstatement, but tampons were clearly a ...

Some 54 million people tuned in to WNBA games last season—that’s why 30 Under 30 founders Amanda Calabrese and Greta Meyer jumped at the chance to make their company, Sequel, the first official tampon ...

When it comes to menstrual hygiene, the choice between tampons and sanitary pads can be a tough one, but it shouldn’t be. I’m a menstrual pad girl who has always wondered what it feels like to try ...

People who use tampons will go through an estimated 9,000 to 11,000 of them throughout their lifetime. This is already an impressive number, but if you recently stumbled across a viral video about ...

There are certain words you don’t want associated with things you put inside of your body. “Toxic” is one, and “metals” is another. So when a 2024 study found that there are toxic metals in tampons, ...

The safety of tampons has been called into question twice in the last year, and naturally we're all concerned. As of May 2025, the Pesticide Action Network UK (Pan UK), the Women’s Environmental ...