Ding Dong Governor Does Good Thing
We finally tricked the government into tax-free ‘pons.
Student Group Helps Zambian Girls Stay in School with Hygiene Kits
“Dignity during menstruation”: something that many of us in Western countries don’t think twice about—probably even take for granted—and that a Gonzaga University student group wants to ensure at-risk Zambian girls can have, too.
Kimberly-Clark Wants Women to Talk About (and Spend Money on) Menopause
Most women get the "period talk" when they start bleeding once a month, but few receive advice when their periods go away. Or at least that's what Kimberly-Clark is banking on with "Second Talk," a new campaign geared towards women 40 and over who are or will soon be going through menopause.
Introducing The Punk Glam Tampon
We've had some time to process Kotex's introduction of pads with pretty designs for women to bleed all over, but we weren't aware that the limited-edition "Designer Series" also includes tampons. Kristi Bryant, a Kimberly-Clark design manager, says the new line is an "extension of today's young women's personal…
The Award-Winning Banana Tree Sanitary Pad
Elizabeth Scharpf won the Curry Stone Design Prize for creating sanitary pads made from banana trees, which are 65% cheaper than Procter & Gamble's pads. Scharpf's organization Sustainable Health Enterprises is helping African women start their own banana pad businesses.
Gross Anatomy: Disgusting Words For Lady Products
I've always found the word "speculum" really disgusting. Not the device, although that's no picnic, but the word itself. Here's why:
Decomposing Sperm May Lead To Not-So-Fresh Feeling
"In 1978, a team of scientists succeeded in proving that :vaginal malodor" among women using the contraceptive sponge is caused by sperm — specifically, the components sperm breaks down into after having been killed by spermicide." [BoingBoing]
"Dainty Maid Balloon Syringe"
See, the second two words kind of cancel out the first two. [ModernMechanix]
"Why Do You Think You're Different?"
You're not unique, just another mindless sheep refusing to face facts. You'll stick this tampon up your vagina and like it. Or else. [Vintage_Ads]
Ignorance Is OUT-OF-DATE
From a 1930 Physical Culture: "Superior because safe, LUCOROL is non-injurious. Convenient and used without mixing...Dr. Lillian Whitney's book of facts, "The Modern Science of Feminine Hygiene." Tells "why" and "how" of modern methods." [ModernMechanix]
What The World Looks Like Down Under
The commercial is for GlaxoSmithKline’s Lactacyd vaginal cream. Like the Australian Kotex ad we’ve run before, the Lactacyd video is explicitly about the care of a woman's vagina, no euphemisms, no blue liquid, no ambiguous shots of girls doin’ girl stuff while vague and annoying music (“It’s just an ordinary day!”)…
Padded Prose
It's hard to decide which is better: the oceans of blue liquid we are confronted with nowadays or the David Foster Wallace novel that is this Kotex ad from 1947. "Discreet" does not begin to describe it; the sanitary napkins are concealed within layers of teen-friendly prose, topics ranging from how to accept a…
How Long Could You Go Without Showering?
A British woman named Nicky Taylor — like millions of women — had a morning hygiene routine going on. Shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, cleanser, moisturizer, toothpaste, mouthwash, anti-aging serum, make-up, hair get, deodorant and perfume. She used skin creams at night as well. In fact, she had so much in her…