The average woman uses 10,000 sanitary products during her lifetime. These tend to be treated with chlorine bleaches, and the dioxins produced are damaging to the environment and to our bodies. Choose tampons and pads that haven't been bleached with chlorine and that are made from organic cotton, if possible. To avoid the need for the vast majority of those 10,000 sanitary products, try wearing a menstrual cup. This hygienic bell-shaped silicon container works without leakage or discomfort. It can be washed and reused thousands of times, saving tons of unnecessary waste and a pile of money.
