Plastic Tampon Applicator Stuck

In the war against plastic waste tampons must be the next target celia pool is the co founder of dame a start up crowdfunding the world s first reusable tampon applicator tampons and sanitary.

Plastic tampon applicator stuck.

The piece is made out of period plastic found polluting beaches. More than 88 percent of the estimated 1 1 billion worth of tampons sold in 2015 had plastic applicators. If a tampon causes a clog inside your toilet bowl plunging the toilet will only push it farther down the drain where it can cause a more serious problem. Tampons come wrapped in plastic encased in plastic applicators with plastic strings dangling from one end and many even include a thin layer of plastic in the absorbent part.

Asda and boots own brand tampon ranges as well as superdrug s standard range use biodegradable paper applicator tubes and recyclable packaging but plastic can be found once again. Suggest remedy for pain due to plastic applicator being stuck above the tampon md my daughter has just returned from a school trip during her time away she used a tampon with a plastic applicator on half of which became stuck inside her above the tampon. Have a plastic free period using d the world s first reusable tampon applicator. Whitney henriquez denied setting up a.

So why are tampon companies hell bent on making applicators out of ocean polluting plastic. Environmental activist ella daish has created a giant tampon applicator as part of a protest against single use plastic. Our organic cotton tampons are toxin free and sustainable. Eco friendly period products for those who bleed red think green.

The best way to remove a tampon is to pull it out.