my period is back again and id like to take this moment to remind everyone with a uterus to avoid using tampons at all costs, if you can. a recent study was conducted with 14 different popular brands of tampons, revealing that every single one of them contained toxic metals such as lead, arsenic, and more.
I'm a cis male but I'm reblogging this to save lives.
i sincerely appreciate it! and i agree, being aware of this danger could genuinely save people's health! menstruation is rarely talked about and when it is it's treated as something disgusting or embarrassing, so many people will just quickly buy whatever products are on the shelf and get out of the store asap.
which i understand, youre on your period, there's too many choices on the shelves to read them all and it sucks being in public. but, if you have the opportunity, please consider getting reusable menstrual products instead, like medical-grade divacups or washable fabric pads or ones made from organic materials. they exist! and theyre much better for you than popular store bought ones.
always be aware of what products you use on and especially in your body!!!
omg??? Another source here
Quote, "For the moment, it’s unclear if the metals detected by this study are contributing to any negative health effects. Future research will test how much of these metals can leach out of the tampons and be absorbed by the body; as well as measuring the presence of other chemicals in tampons" But like, why take the risk??
And from the paper itself, "we found measurable quantities of several toxic metals, including Pb, which has no known “safe” exposure level."
