Bio-degradable pads

**The content below is not just for girls out there but for every person who feels the concern for the environment.**

Everyone of us is aware of mensuration days in a female's life.

Numerous types of sanitary pads has been introduced for their sanitation.

As per research, a female uses 17000 pads approximately in her life. Now, just assume if a single pad takes 500 years to decompose then, how much time these 17000 pads are going to take.

With only 16% of Indian women using sanitary pads today, ladies in India currently generate a 100,000+ heaps of sanitary pads waste every 12 months. As sanitary pad usage will increase, waste will further add up! 

This also means that  the sanitary pads we toss inside the bin every month will hang around even when you and I are long gone.

The sad news is that those grimy pads are not being recycled. These are simply disposed off into the garbage.The blood on the pads can accumulate pathogens and this can additionally infect the soil.

In India, where the government and NGO's are trying hard to spread the awareness about the usage of pads.

Now, it is a big question if the whole population of women start using pads,then those will add up to the present garbage heaps!

There's a quiet revolution occurring among  Indian women, even though, they're responding to the need of the hour by way of using  green sanitary napkins and tampons. While they arrive at a higher price point, these products use natural materials, are better for our own well-being and has less negative impact on the ecological system. It is difficult to switch to a menstrual cup from a cloth pads in a single day, but we all can, without any difficulty ,have a look at transferring to an eco-friendly pads or tampons for the environment.

As we are now into  2020, reusables like eco coffee cups and water bottles have become part of our normal lives (or as a minimum, we’re getting there). Happily for women, their attention has now turned to sanitary products. From washable applicators to reusable discs and mensurational  cups. Producers behind menstrual products are focusing ever extra revolutionary approaches to reduce their effect on the surroundings.

Around ninety percent of sanitary napkins is plastic.The skinny layer at the pinnacle of the serviette which is known as the dri-weave pinnacle sheet, is  manufactured from polypropylene ( a plastic polymer).

For this reason ,well-known brands of pads like Stayfree, whisper are not the roght choice.

However there's nothing to fear due to the fact that there are  eco- friendly sanitary pads are available in the market too.

You can use Heyday pads that are a hundred percent biodegradable, Everyteen is another example ,  Carmesi too, is a good example of sanitary pads which focuses on sustainable mensuration.

Saathi pads are biodegradable and made from banana fibre. Most pads are ninety percent plastic and made from chlorine-bleached timber pulp but saathi do not contain gels, chemical substances or artificial fibres and also helps in prevention from itching and rashes.

Anandi is a  cheap and a hundred percent compostable sanitary napkins, catering to rural women and women in urban slums with a sustainable and low-priced menstrual care product. Anadi Pads are certified by authorities of India Labs as safe and compostable. Anadi pads are made and created  by women of rural India and the profits in return is given to them. 

Made from hundred percent cotton and absolutely biodegradable, OHNE has positioned first in the view of sustainability of its products. From wrappings to delivery bins, the whole product is recyclable and biodegradable. 

The latest addition to the new breed of menstrual tech is the SHERO pad, made of organic cotton, algae, and corn. It's thin, biodegradable, super-absorbent, and took a team of engineers more than two years to develop.

These are as thin as many of the conventional pads, while being both wide and long enough for the “overnight” protection they promised. The wings kept the pad in place quite well with very little bunching or curling. And despite being so thin, the pads turned out to have “tremendous” absorption power.

The tampons are made with hundred percent organic cotton and contain no pesticides, fragrances, or dyes. They’re also compact in size and come in stylish wrappers, and an aesthetically pleasing box

The want for sustainable pads came from the reality that many women live in areas without public sanitation. They want pads that could degrade fast, without including pollutants to end up in nearby landfills and water structures. Plus, the shortage of inexpensive and comfy options is also deperiving the women of these sanitation facilities.

In countries like India, in Menstrual Hygiene Alliance of India (MHAI) only 16% of ladies have access to disposable sanitary napkins. The waste produced by those 16% ladies is very alarming.Three billion pads a year. Other than producing huge amounts of non-biodegradable waste, these pads use unnatural and harmful artificial and plastic ingredients like polyethylene and polypropylene, chlorine bleaches, which are dangerous to a female's health.

So,wherein the demand for plastic based totally pads is excessive, switch sustainble and more green product that doesn't have any chemical or synthetic fibers.

In case you think that these sanitary pads are high-priced...well then these are far inexpensive than the plastic made pads.

There are a few other alternatives too.

Mensurational cups which may be used for a long time for four to five years  & tampons too that's manufactured from cotton & rayon is likewise an eco friendly option.You can think of switching to these options if you are concerned about the environement.

Hiya!! Its just a matter of switching.You simply ought to select the right one and this right choice can make a huge difference.

Let's take the initiative and give our best to save  OUR MOTHER ~ EARTH.

Afterall, all the small steps taken by the every individual can bring a big change.

Lets make our planet cleaner & greener again!