How much plastic is in your period? If you use plastic applicator tampons, it might be more than you think! Over to magician, Katherine Mills, to demonstrate...
yeah, fuck you lil-lets
I mean, I’m actually using their products, but this advert is the shittiest thing they could’ve come up with. It’s essentially saying - you feel shitty enough for having a period already? Hey, wait, let us tell you how your period is damaging the Earth! global warming is your fault ladies ;)
Sure I try to recycle, I use conscious products, and yet I continue to feel constantly attacked for being a female. Rather than attacking the consumer, who may or may not have the money to even afford a more conscious non-plastic alternative, why not just not use plastic in your products in the first place, companies?
There are lots of new businesses emerging trying to capitalise on your consciousness and periods now. I even tried the period underwear, which promised to be the next best thing and I’ll never need to buy sanitary pads ever again! I can just wash and re-use! - fantastic! So I got 4 pairs (because you can’t just wear one same pair for the duration of your period..), and even 4 wouldn’t really be enough. I wanted to try them out and took a plunge - they are not cheap (£20-23 per pair). I also thought - hey you know if I really won’t need to buy sanitary pads for the rest of my life, £80 is totally worth it.
So I got my period and my suffering began. First, I noticed that I was essentially wearing a fucking diaper, a really uncomfortable, hot and stuffy really thick diaper. It didn’t matter whether it was the heavy flow or light/medium version, both panties were super uncomfortable. I also had to change them a few times in a day because I felt pretty gross. They do have high absorbency, but it’s still like wearing the same pad all day, and I choose hygiene, thanks. After a day of being too hot and stuffy and gross I went back to whatever I regularly use, and now I have a worthless £80 worth of period underwear that I’ll never use again.
The most eco-friendly way to have a period is seemingly not using anything at all, or a cloth rag that you wash. I don’t know why, but I’m okay not going back to the 1800s and choosing 21st century products and for once actually being okay with having a privilege of living in the Western part of the world and having access to the things I need.
So no, getting a period is a shitty enough experience as it is, and I need to use whatever products and do whatever I have to, to make me feel less shitty and more comfortable and take the edge off this experience. That’s one area in my combatting global warming that I refuse to compromise on, because my mental health comes first.
