Missdiagnosed

  We hardly ever give it a second thought. You pick up a pack of pads from the shelf and add it to the cart and then continue shopping. I did just the same for years. That little pad rests on some of the most absorbent, sensitive skin you ever had, hour after hour, month after month, for – um – for about forty years. That's a considerable amount of touch. So, what about the contents? If you've been looking for the organic menstrual pads , then you probably have that uneasy feeling about the regular ones. Good instinct. Let's dig into it. What's in a Normal Pad? It's not only cotton and love, I'm just being honest. Traditional pads typically consist of a combination of plastics, synthetic fibers, super absorbent polymers, glue and possibly perfume. The top sheet that is soft? Usually made of polypropylene, also known as plastic. The backing is also made of plastic. There are some which are bleached with chlorine-based processes and that can result in the presence...

  I think the majority of people don't ask. You pick up a box at the store, put it in your shopping cart and move on. I used to do this for years. A pad or tampon, though, is placed against some of the most absorbent skin in the body—hours each month, for decades. Well, it's good to take a peek inside. You don't have to be a trendy person to want to change to non toxic period products , it's just curiosity about what you are using on your body. But a shock to me, really what I found. The Stuff Nobody Prints in Big Letters Regular sanitary napkins and tampons contain synthetic fibers, plastics, adhesives, fragrance and any type of bleach the factory has used. Fabrics: rayon/polyester top sheets, polyethylene backing. Not a salad, per se. Fragrance is the elusive one because a single word on the label will encompass a complete perfume mix of chemicals that the brand doesn't have to identify. Disclosure of ingredients in menstrual products has been fairly inconsistentl...