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Cloth Pads: Pros, Cons, Use, Care, and Everything Else You Need to Know

Long before sanitary pads came into the picture, ancient Egyptian women used papyrus; Greek women used wooden sticks wrapped with lint. On the other hand, English women fashioned 'catamenial sacks'...

Understanding a Hybrid Approach to Managing Your Periods

A woman's menstrual cycle is a tumultuous one. From menarche on, they quickly realize that achieving womanhood isn't easy. Every cycle takes a toll on her physical and emotional well-being.PMS may ...

Is "Menstruation" a Problem?

When you read this Headline for the first time, maybe you will not understand the meaning of it. But after reading this article, you will realize what exactly I meant. Many times we make decisions ...

Sustainable Menstruation

About 12.3 billion or 113,000 tonnes of used sanitary pads are dumped in landfills in India every year, adding to the already existing plastic pollution in the country. Pad Waste Disposal Study Rel...

Alternate Feminine Hygiene Products Part 1: How Menstrual Cups Became My New Best Friends

Around the time I was 14, when I was a little more than three years into my life as a menstruator, I stumbled upon a video where a bunch of American women tried menstrual cups. I told my mum about ...

How to Use Menstrual Cups for Beginners

Adopting a new internal menstrual hygiene product could make you loathe at first but, you’ll feel renascent the sooner you make the switch. Is the fear of infection and taboo keeping you away from ...

20 Reasons to Use Menstrual Cups

Did you know that approximately 1.9 billion women, or 22 percent of the global population, are of menstrual age? Adolescents and women spend an average of 65 days per year caring for their menstrua...

Reusable Cloth Pads Vs. Natural Sanitary Napkins

Plastic, bleached rayon, artificial fragrance, and antibacterial agents. These are some of the general contents used to make traditional sanitary napkins. On the surface, these ingredients may seem...

Tips for Flawless Intimate Hygiene While Travelling

Imagine making travel plans for the upcoming. You are looking forward to swimming in the ocean or hiking up the beautiful mountains. You have your travel gear and clothes ready, and have checked of...

How Switching to Sustainable Period Products can Help the Environment?

Our periods are often the source of cramps, mood swings, bloating, and so much more. It's bad enough that Aunt Flo has a bad rep for being merciless, but it is also one of the major contributors to...

Reusable Sanitary Pads: Answering all Your Questions

If you are switching to reusable sanitary pads or starting your journey with these sustainable period products, Kudos to you! However, it is understandable that you might have a few questions or pe...

Menstrual Cup Myths, Facts, and Clarifications

For those who are switching to menstrual cups from other sanitary products or starting their menstrual journey with the cup, it is understandable that you would be on top of your research game. How...