When the thread was started it was on about 'the enviroment etc'
You're doing more harm to the enviroment than good... Because you have to sit it in boiling water for 5mins how ever many times a day..
I'd say. Surely the damage to the enviroment is equal...
Again just opinion..
So do whatever it takes
‘Cause you can’t rewind a moment in this life
Let nothin’ stand in your way
Cause the hands of time are never on your side
There's a toilet on planes and how does driving in a car have any impact on what yo use when you're menstruating?
Unless you're talking about the impact on the environment? It is unfortunate that cars are pretty much a necessity in a lot of peoples lives to get to work or wherever else. But if you drive a car you can still drive it ethically so as not to use too much fuel.
The OP is not a hypocrite, she's trying to do what she can for the environment. If everyone did that then the planet would be in a far nicer state. If we all did our washes at 30, if women used reusable methods on their period (The vast majority of women menstruate once a month for 60 years, landfill sites are full of tampons and towels) if we all recycled. Little changes from a lot of people makes a big impact.
I know there were a lot of articles in the first post but there's a really one I've found from The Guardian
" Irena Rodziewicz, who sells the modern version of the menstrual cup by mail order from her home in Bristol, says there will always be a market for them, but they cannot compete against the commercial might of the "sanpro" industry. British women spend more than £331 million each year on tampons, sanitary towels and pantyliners."
For realzzz
Last edited by Crumple... : 19-07-2009 at 02:48 PM.
Regardless of the environment (and no I don't drive and rarely get on planes), not having something suck up all your vagina's natural moisture can do you a world of good.
Women who tend to get yeast infections that start using the cup see obvious improvements.
I tried the mooncup.
It got stuck. A couple of hours in A&E and a few Dr's and laughing gas it was freed and binned.
It really isn't for me.
Luckily due to the pill I now have very light periods so don't use much sanitary products each month.
I want to kiss the bottom of the ocean before I burst through its surface into the sunlight, otherwise I will always be wondering about what was left unseen at the bottom
i'm tired of chasing my dreams. i'm just gonna ask where they're going, and hook up with them later.
Re-usable nappies are definatly "coming back" into fashion and it helps big time when it comes to the enviroment.
It's no different to re-usable nappies (re-usable pads that is) but it wouldn't be my cup of tea not because i'd be unwilling to give it a try but because i have a lot of problems surrounding my periods (very heavy) - so i know it wouldn't work (and i don't use tampons and i'd never use mooncups because it just wouldn't work with my heavy periods).
I still recon you've made a good post, and i truely hope you aren't being bashed for it - i've only just realised there's 5 pages and i've not read them but i can imagine the sort of bashing you'll get if it does happen. I hope it hasn't.
Good thread though, i'm sure it made atleast 1 person want to change there ways and 1 person is better than no one right?
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^^ Exactly, and you will have a lot more to deal with in that area than you would with re-usable sanitary towels. If you were living back in the 1900's you wouldn't have had any choice but to use rags and boil wash them/re-use them. But in todays society it's tampons, pads, or a mooncup (which is pretty recent to add to the collection - good idea for people who are regular and not heavy).
If my periods weren't so heavy (i've just been given some tablets and i'm on at the moment and they seem to be working so huzzah!) i'd probably think of using re-usable pads (i'm more comfortable with pads - just a personal preference) - but that would be something i'd seriously have to think about, i'd probably be more willing to try it when i live on my own rather than with the folks.
one thing do YOU use re-usable pads...
Do you use these silly little cups?
ewww no thanks.
I've made some of my own reusable pads as I thought I could take it one step further and recycle old fabric whilst in the process but I use my cup for 90% of my period. Works great for me. What is "silly" about the idea to you?
I have enough issues about my period without havi g to wash it out three times a day. And when I have heavy periods that's how often I change pads. What the he'll do u do when you're at work? Wash it in a sink? That's fine u use them. Good on you but saying how bad it is for the environment and how bad pads and tampons are for you. Please provide some statistics on all these women who get sick from TSS?? I used tampons all the time when I was still swimming and diving and so did all the other girls.... Never a problem. So please, sine facts on how dangerous it is.
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
one thing do YOU use re-usable pads...
Do you use these silly little cups?
ewww no thanks.
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Originally Posted by Jessiwuzzle Lives
I have enough issues about my period without havi g to wash it out three times a day. And when I have heavy periods that's how often I change pads. What the he'll do u do when you're at work? Wash it in a sink? That's fine u use them. Good on you but saying how bad it is for the environment and how bad pads and tampons are for you. Please provide some statistics on all these women who get sick from TSS?? I used tampons all the time when I was still swimming and diving and so did all the other girls.... Never a problem. So please, sine facts on how dangerous it is.
I never said they were dangerous although they are significantly more unhealthy than cups, yes.
When at work or in another public place you don't desperately NEED to wash it, it's sufficient just to wipe it with toilet paper and properly clean it once you get home.
"Only 65% of the fluids absorbed by tampons is blood. The remaining 35% of fluids are natural and necessary vaginal secretions. The absorption of these fluids can lead to vaginal dryness, peeling and ulcerating of the vagina and cervix, as studies by various researchers have shown. In one particular study of seventeen young women throughout their menstrual cycle, entitled Study of the Vaginal Mucous Membrane Following Tampon Utilization, vaginal dryness was noted in 89% of cases, peeling in 47% and cellular destruction affecting all layers of the vaginal covering was noted in all cases"
Er, i highly doubt flowerfairy is saying to use the same re-usable pad throughout the day. I'm guessing you have a bunch of re-usable pads that you use throughout the day and wash when you're coming to the end of the bunch of re-usable pads you have. You don't just stick to one for the entire length of your period - that's just ridiculous thinking.
And as for cups being "silly" - i also find that rude, and slightly ignorant.
