IMPACT OF PRODUCT / BENEFITS

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Every year, +/- 200,000 tonnes of menstrual waste ends up in landfills.  Disposable sanitary pads use 90% single-use plastic and contain up to 5 carrier bags worth of plastic which takes up to 500 years to decompose.  

Deposable pads have a high energy consumption as it is composed of plastic,

changing to reusable pads reduces energy consumption.

Reportedly there are up to three thousand harmful toxins in disposable sanitary pads?

• Styrene: carcinogen.
• Chloromethane: reproductive toxicant.
• Chloroethane: carcinogen.
• Chloroform: carcinogen, reproductive toxicant, a neurotoxin.
• Acetone: irritant.

Buying disposable sanitary pads are also costly, with an average of R 2,160.00 per girl over 5 years.

The concern was that reusable pads wouldn’t perform as well as disposable pads.

They stay dry; they don't have the unpleasant pad odour we have all experienced. Project Inthombi's reusable pad is made from soft, breathable cotton, which is breathable and allows airflow. You are less likely to have irritation and chafing when you wear reusable cloth pads, and you will also experience less sweating. There are cases of women being sensitive to the bleaching agents used in disposable pads. Cloth-reusable pads give immense relief to women who suffer from this sensitivity. Some women experience a decrease in menstrual cramps. The increase in airflow from Project Intombi's reusable pad decreases the chance of contracting a yeast infection.