I don’t think I have ever been excited to get my period… until now.
No, this is not because I feared I was pregnant. It’s because this morning I went out to get the mail and was pleasantly surprised to find a package! It felt like Christmas morning as I tore into my purchase from The Package Free shop in NYC that was founded by Trash is For Tossers blogger Lauren Singer!
Not only did I receive my Bamboo Toothbrush from my 6th Product Spotlight, but I also got my first reusable menstrual cup from Lunette!
So gentlemen of Steemit… you may stop reading now! Unless you’d like to learn about periods for the sake of your wives, daughters, etc. It’s up to you! But don’t say I didn’t warn you!
How much does it cost to have a vagina?
Well, if we are counting the purchase of feminine hygiene products like tampons and pads, pain relievers, etc.
$18,171
According to Huffington Post, your Aunt Flo can get really expensive! Tampons alone cost approx. $1773 over the course of your life. Here, check the math!
There are other options, but 70 percent of women use tampons. You’re instructed to change your tampon every 4 to 8 hours, so we’ll use 6 hours as an average. A box containing 36 tampons costs $7 at Walgreens.
1 tampon every 6 hours = 4 tampons per day x 5 days of a period = 20 tampons per cycle x 456 periods = 9,120 tampons. At 36 tampons per box, that’s 253.3 boxes x 7 dollars = $1,773.33!
So if that isn’t enough to tempt you into trying a more wallet friendly option… maybe the ingredients of these tampons will help sway your opinion.
Well… maybe I should say the lack of freely disclosed ingredients instead.
Tampons and pads are not required to disclose a list of ingredients. Rather suspicious… aren’t they just cotton? I don’t know but according to multiple sources, it’s possible they are made in a variety of unhealthy ways like with the use of rayon and non-organic cotton or even by being bleached using chlorine gas bleaching.
I’d rather use the medical-grade silicone of a Lunette menstrual cup that is FDA approved, hypoallergenic, toxin-free, durable, and isn’t harmful to human tissue!
So for $40, I feel the reusable cup was the best purchase for both my wallet and my earth friendly values!
Would you ever try a menstrual cup?
PREVIOUS PRODUCT SPOTLIGHTS:
Product Spotlight Series #1 - Lemongrass & Ginger Deodorant
Product Spotlight Series #2 - OilandAshSoap
Product Spotlight Series #3 - Orange & Lavender Dry Shampoo
Product Spotlight Series #4 - Vanilla Bean Lip Balm
Product Spotlight Series #5 - Organic Cocoa & Mint Lotion Bar
Product Spotlight Series #6 - Bamboo Toothbrush
Product Spotlight Series #7 - Bug Off! Essential Oil Roll-On
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First photo and menstrual cup information from Lunette. Second photo taken by @kiaraantonoviche - please do not share or repost. Additional tampon information from the Huffington Post. Footer badges created by @daddykirbs and @allforthegood.
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