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-# Natural menstrual products
+This topic is part of [[gt:wellbeing|Wellbeing, home & relationships]].
+====== Natural menstrual products ======
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-## What are natural menstrual products?
+===== What are natural menstrual products? =====
 Natural menstrual products are non-disposable products that don't contain the cocktail of synthetic chemicals that most commercial menstrual products do. Non-organic, disposable products are relatively new, of course, and before the 20th century, all menstrual products were natural. According to the Museum of Menstruation, around 1550 BC, Egyptian women were using folded pieces of lint as tampons; in Mediterranean countries sponge ‘tampons’ have long been popular; and of course our grandmothers would have used what may have been termed ‘rags’ which were usually folded pieces of cloth.
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 ![](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/menstrual-pads.jpg)
 <caption>
- Washable, organic cloth pads.
+ _Washable, organic cloth pads._
 </caption>
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-## What are the benefits of natural menstrual products?
+===== What are the benefits of natural menstrual products? =====
 **Environmental**
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 ![](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/menstrual-cup.jpg)
 <caption>
- Menstrual cup.
+ _Menstrual cup._
 </caption>
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 ![](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/menstrual-sponge.jpg)
 <caption>
- Unbleached sponge and bag.
+ _Unbleached sponge and bag._
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-## What can I do?
+===== What can I do? =====
 Well, maybe just experiment with organic, non-disposable products for a few months to see which product, or combination of products works best for you. You could even start just by using natural menstrual products at home until you get used to them.
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 ![](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/menstrual-belt.jpg)
 <caption>
- Belted pad. Image: [Obsidian Star](http://www.obsidianstar.com.au/)
+ _Belted pad. Image: [Obsidian Star](http://www.obsidianstar.com.au/)_
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 </figure>
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-## Further resources
+===== Forum =====
+This topic belongs to the section [[gt:wellbeing|Wellbeing, home & relationships]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/wellbeing).
+===== Further resources =====
-## Specialist(s)
+- [ClothPads](https://clothpads.wordpress.com/) - info on making and using reuseable sanitary pads
+- [Homemade sanitary pads](https://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/sanitarypads.htm)
+- [Museum of Menstruation](http://www.mum.org/)
+- [Tampon Alert](http://www.tamponalert.org.uk/akta/index1.htm) - charity exposing the dangers of toxic shock syndrome from non-organic tampons
+- [Women's Environmental Network](https://www.wen.org.uk/toxicfreeperiodspetition/) - get toxic chemicals out of period products
+===== Related topics =====
+- [[ntsk:Natural skincare]]
+===== Specialist curators of this topic =====