Why did it not occur to me that your "run-of-the-mill" tampons and pads where full of chemicals?!? In my efforts of trying to make wiser choices I decided to start buying natural tampons, pads, and panty-liners. Glancing over the words on the box of the natural sanitary products the words "Chlorine-free" immediately caught my attention. I began to think to myself "you mean to tell me my other tampons and pads are filled with chlorine? But why? and what else were these products emitting into my body?" Here is an article I fould that will explain everything much better than I could.
"Susie Hewson, founder of Natracare and who has been an environmentalist for more than 25 years, said, "Women who want to restrict their contact with synthetic materials and unnecessary chemicals and additives, and who also care about the environment choose Natracare products because they are chlorine free, made from organic cotton and natural materials and are biodegradable. Some of the tampons and pads sold today do not offer women a natural and chemical free choice in feminine hygiene care. Tampons are commonly made from a blend of chlorine-bleached conventional cotton and/or synthetic products, such as rayon, polypropylene and plastic, and Pads often contain a blend of chlorine bleached pulp, polypropylene, polyacrylates and plastic. Chlorine bleaching produces an unwanted byproduct called dioxin -- a substance linked to cancer, endometriosis, low sperm counts and immune system suppression."
http://www.natracare.com/news/news_articles_7.htm
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