Plastic Cardboard Tampon Applicator

Susie hewson a veteran of the feminine hygiene industry and founder of the plastic applicator free tampon manufacturer natracare believes the switch from cardboard to plastic had more to do with.

Plastic cardboard tampon applicator.

Applicators are the small tubes used to insert the tampon and place it inside the vagina. Tampax regular tampons with cardboard applicator are for light to medium flow days during your period. Patent for tampons from 1929 included a design for a telescoping cardboard applicator tube. The first recorded u s.

Now if you re new to cardboard applicators it s useful to be aware that they do not glide like a plastic applicator. The grace green essential collection was developed as a direct response to health and environmental concerns about plastic levels and concerns around dioxin pollution caused. Some companies have introduced plant based applicators but these behave like plastic and do not biodegrade. The construction for both types of applicator is essentially the same consisting of a larger tube holding the tampon itself with a smaller tube behind it to force the tampon out when pushed.

Non applicator tampons are exactly the same product. They simply come without that applicator. Cardboard naturally has a more rigid feel to plastic so you need to be prepared for this difference. Grace green tampon applicators are made of 100 gots certified organic cotton and come with a specially designed cardboard applicator with a soft rounded tip for soft easy insertion.

Want to know how to insert a tampon with applicator. Cardboard is the most eco friendly applicator a tampon can have. Watch our video to learn the first step opening the wrapper. Making the switch to a cardboard applicator.

Others suggested stainless steel or even glass. At blume we offer cardboard applicators that are rounded for easier insertion and are 100 biodegradable non threatening to your body and the planet. The two main categories of tampon applicators are cardboard applicators and plastic applicators. If you want more detailed instruction on.

Tampax tampons offer long lasting protection. Cardboard applicators have been designed for. The cardboard tampon applicator is one of the first applicators to be invented and is an applicator that is made out of cardboard that helps you insert your tampon. But this is a minor adjustment.

The difference is in the detail. Our applicator is entirely recyclable or compostable.