Feminine hygiene products have evolved through the decades as suppliers have examined the pro’s and con’s of products that were available to women. In recent years however, the traditional methods being used have been the Sanitary Napkin, which seems to have been around for a while with newer and more effective napkins being developed to provide comfort, security and prevent leakage. More recently we have seen the tampon gain popularity due to its effectiveness in terms of leakage prevention. Nevertheless, the sanitary napkin still appears to be the most widely used feminine hygiene product as of now. However, with the younger generation becoming more aware of the issues of disposable materials filling up landfills, animals dying from ingesting non-degradable materials such as plastic and animal testing, suppliers have had to re think their policies on disposable products such as sanitary napkins and tampons. With the new generation becoming more ethical consumers, another disadvantage of these products is that they are often animal tested.
Novel and Innovative hygiene products
In recent years we have seen a far more effective hygiene product enter the market although not yet widely known and used. The menstrual cup is a silicon product that unlike tampons and Sanitary napkins is reusable and has many added benefits to its user. Among its many benefits is the fact that it is far more hygienic than its predecessors because it protects menstrual blood from being exposed to air preventing harmful bacteria. Its re-usability is not only earth friendly and saves a lot of money but also saves users countless trips to the pharmacy.
Benefits
Other benefits of the menstrual cup include more time in-between changes with its ability to go up to 12 hours unchanged, its lack of chemicals unlike tampons and Sanitary napkins, almost no chance of leakage occurring and that they take up less “purse space”. Although they have not yet become as popular as they should be, manufacturers are seeing the demand for them increasing as awareness is created.
With the modern woman’s lifestyle becoming more and more active, having to juggle motherhood and their careers that include long hours of work, be they dancers, entrepreneurs or CEO’s – it is becoming difficult for women to find time in their busy schedules to deal with the many tiresome issues that come with traditional sanitary products. Therefore, we believe this new product has a promising future in the lifestyle of the contemporary woman, leaving her with more time to follow her dreams and take on the world.