 WHAT You Need To Know About Tampons Could Save Your Life!
Pass this info on even if you do not use this product--
TAMPONS/PADS Important Info...
Check the labels of the sanitary pads or tampons that
you are going to buy the next time and see whether you
spot any of the familiar signs stated in this email.
No wonder so many women in the world suffer from> cervical cancer and womb tumors. Have you heard that
tampon makers include asbestos in tampons? Why would
they do this?
Because asbestos makes you bleed more, if you bleed
more, you're going to need to use more. Why isn't this
against the law since asbestos is so dangerous?
Because the powers that be, in all their wisdom (not),
did not consider tampons as being ingested and,
therefore, did not consider them illegal or dangerous.
This month's Essence magazine mentions 2 manufacturers
of a cotton tampon alternative. The companies are:
Organic Essentials @1-800-765-6491 and Terra Femme @
1-800-755-0212.
A woman getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado
sent the following: "I am writing this because women
are not being informed about the dangers of something
most of us use: Tampons. I am taking a class this
month and I have been learning a lot about biology and
women, including feminine hygiene.
Recently we have learned that tampons are actually
dangerous (for other reasons than TSS). After learning
about this in our class, most of the females wound up
feeling angry and upset with the tampon industry, and
I for one, am going to do something about it. To
start, I want to inform everyone I can, and email is
the fastest way that I know how.
HERE IS THE SCOOP: Tampons contain two things that are
potentially harmful:
Rayon (for absorbency), and dioxin (a chemical used in
bleaching).
The tampon industry is convinced that we, as women,
need bleached white products in order to view the
product as pure and clean. The problem here is that
the dioxin, can lead to very harmful problems for a
woman.
Dioxin is potentially carcinogenic (cancer-associated)
and is toxic to the immune and reproductive systems.
It has also been linked to endometriosis and lower
sperm counts for men. For both sexes, it breaks down
the immune system.
Last September, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) reported that there really is no "acceptable"
level of exposure to dioxin given that it is
cumulative and slow to disintegrate. The real danger
comes from repeated contact (Karen Couppert "Pulling
the Plug on the Tampon Industry").
I'd say using about 4-5 tampons a day, five days a
month, for 38 years is "repeated contact", wouldn't
you? Rayon contributes to the danger of tampons and
dioxin because it is a highly absorbent substance.
Therefore, when fibers from the tampons are left
behind in the ****** (as usually occurs), it creates a
breeding ground for the dioxin. It also stays in a lot
longer than it would with just cotton tampons.
This is also the reason why TSS (toxic shock syndrome)
occurs.
WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES? Using feminine hygiene
products that aren't bleached and that are all cotton.
Other feminine hygiene products
(pads/napkins) contain dioxin as well, but they are
not nearly as dangerous. So, what can you do if you
can't give up using tampons?
Use tampons that are made from 100% UNBLEACHED cotton.
Unfortunately, there are very few companies that make
these safe tampons.
They are usually only found in health food stores.
Countries all over the world (Sweden, Germany, British
Columbia, etc.) have demanded a switch to this safer
tampon, while the US has decided to keep us in the
dark about it. In 1989, activists in England mounted a
campaign against chlorine bleaching.
Six weeks and 50,000 letters later, the makers of
sanitary products switched to oxygen bleaching (one of
the green methods available) (MS magazine, May/June
1995).
WHAT TO DO NOW: Tell people. Everyone. Inform them. We
are being manipulated by this industry and the
government, let's do something about it!
Please write to the companies: Tampax (Tambrands);
Playtex; O.B.; Kotex.
All the 800 numbers are listed on the boxes. Let them
know that we demand a safe product: ALL COTTON
UNBLEACHED TAMPONS...
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