Turns out the world wars were actually good for something!

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How do you battle a terf period product brand?

If you look up the period product brand Garnuu, they campaign for period poverty, green earth, charity for women, and all that typical stuff. However, their main campaign is "girls only club"

Discuss: either we all boycott this terf company or gather up all the trans individuals who have periods to buy their products and advertise it to really drive it in.

Ps. I'm not trans so any trans people out there want to provide their input?

It is such a shame I cant go back in time and teach my younger self what period products work for her. I spent so many years struggling with tampons and super uncomfortable disposable pads.

Discovering a period cup that works for me and washable period underwear was the best thing I ever did. I would’ve saved young me from so much discomfort and bled-through clothes.

Anyone with periods here who has only used disposable pads and/or tampons and doesn’t like them, I beg you it’s worth it to explore other options. Talk to your friends, do research online. Heck I’ve done a bunch of stuff, feel free to reach out to me.

(And remember please to not shame anyone for their choice of period products. Everyone should be able to use what works the best for them. Our bodies are all different, so it makes sense that we would all use different products and methods)

"Always" period pads - toxic as hell

After 15+ years of periods, I moved to a new country and decided to give the "Always" period sanitary pads a chance. I got the sensitive, soft, unscented ones — and hell began.

Within one day of using them, I was super itchy in my vagina. Now bear in mind I had never before in my life had vaginal itchiness. Pubic itchiness, occasionally, yes, even the odd vaginal itch now and then, but not during an entire period, practically every hour, and with a level of intensity that was driving me insane. I'd never had an infection there, nor a virus, I hadn't had sex, no way I had STDs. But it itched horribly and when I peed, the itchy area stung. And so I began worrying.

I read everything I could find on diseases, bacterial infections and viruses affecting the nether-lands, I looked down there with a mirror, tried to feel for blisters, checked the smell, analysed fluids and dryness... and I still couldn't find anything remotely abnormal other than the fact that it itched. At last my period ended and, two-three days later, so did the itchiness. Phew.

And then the next period began, and the next. It took a few tortuous periods filled with horrifying itchiness and burning down there for me to realise that the only thing I was doing differently to pre-stinging days was changing the brand of my period pads. I had bought two boxes of "Always" sensitive, soft skin pads. Two. (Note to self, when trying a new brand, only buy one box). I still had half about twelve pads left to get through.

Desperate, I looked online to see if the brand wasn't good, and here's the hell I found:

I've now stopped using Always pads and my symptoms have immediately improved. I've contacted the supermarket demanding explanations, doubt anything will happen, but still. I've also contacted my doctor to see if this can be reported, because I can't believe that with studies saying Always pads contain irritants and carcinogens, they're still being sold left and right.

Please, please, please, for the love of God DON'T BUY ALWAYS PADS. REPORT THEM. SPEAK TO ANY CONSUMER'S ASSOCIATION YOU'VE GOT IF THERE'S ANY (here there's none useful). Contact your representatives! DON'T LET A BIG COMPANY GET AWAY WITH MAKING WOMEN ILL ON PURPOSE.

Ok so this is a bit of a rant but also a real problem so bear with me. I went to buy menstrual pads at the pharmacy today and I saw that the price is higher than two months ago (a pack generally lasts me 2 months). Not only that but the VAT is 7,7%. 7,7 fucking %! Menstrual pads are taxed like luxury goods when condoms are considered as necessary goods (which is good, mind you, but also very unfair). Fuck, even liquors and wine aren’t taxed as luxury goods!

And I have to pay 6 francs for 10 pads, which is outrageous. And people (like my mum) may say ‘but buy the pads at the supermarket, they’re way cheaper!’ And yes but no. Because the brand I use is organic cotton, without any perfume or chemicals, and the cheap brand at the supermarket gives me allergic reactions . And believe me, you don’t want an allergic reaction down there. The cheap brand also has organic pads, slightly more expensive but still waaaay cheaper than the ones I buy. I tried those, but I have heavy periods so I end up changing pad every 2 to 3 hours even when I buy the extra absorbent ones. With the expensive brand, I can keep a pad for 6 to 8 hours without any leak. Again, the cheaper brand is just not worth my money. I do use the cheaper organic pads for the last days of my periods, when the bleeding is less abundant, but it’s not much compared to the rest.

‘But there are washable pads now! And did you try the cup?’ some might ask. Yes, these are options. But, besides the fact that these options are expensive too, if more rentable on the long run, they don’t work for me. I have chronic pain and fatigue so I simply cannot deal with the extra laundry washable pads or period underwear create; and anything inserted makes the pain so much worse it’t not worth it.

I tried pretty much any period protection under the sun: regular tampons and pads, reusable pads, menstrual cup, menstrual sponges, but the only one I am both comfortable with and is compatible with my disability is this specific brand of organic cotton pads. And I have to pay so much for that it makes me so angry!

The point is, I can afford the expensive menstrual protections I need, tho it is a signifiant part of my budget. There are so many people who menstruate and can’t afford even the cheapest protections, because it’s that or eating. And the prices keep going up, and the government does nothing to even acknowledge it is a fucking necessary product and the VAT shouldn’t be 7,7%!

I've been meaning to share this for a while. It's nothing fancy but it's just a nice technique to have. I know it's helped me.

pondering over a long-lost time when menstrual pads didn’t stick to everything but the underwear and weren’t advertised as though they’re performance enhancing drugs

this is ur reminder that it's ok if u don't consistently use 1 period product.

rather that be period-to-period or day-to-day.

yesterday, i wasn't feeling anything internal, so i wore pads.

today i'm wearing my menstrual disc.

last period i almost exclusively wore my period underwear.

the 2 before that? tampons were my bitch.

god my period is KILLING ME

when i said i had a blood kink, this is not what i meant.

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My whole period experience has changed for the better ever since I switched to making my own cotton pads. You can wear them comfortably for a longer amount of time compared to store bought ones because they're very breathable! I wish I switched sooner and would've saved lots of money too.

One time my dad went to buy my mom pads from Walmart and the cashier lady was looking at him like he's crazy so he looks her dead in the face and says "my boats got a hole in it."

And honestly I don't know if I should think it's funny or have a problem with it.

Sustainable periods with WUKA - a reusable pads and pants review

Sustainable periods with WUKA – a reusable pads and pants review

Don’t they feel wet and uncomfortable? Do they smell? How do you get rid of the stains? Aren’t they a nightmare to wash? Why would you want to use them? These are the questions I get asked when I mention reusable period products to people who haven’t used them yet. I guess I had the same reservations before I first tried them years ago, so I’m going to give some answers. Let’s start with the…

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Marian is on her period

WHO tf keeping pads with no wings in production?? Put it in your draws and by the time you walk out the bathroom it’s down the street buying scratch offs at the corner store. Like girl