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There’s a lot of confusion about safe and healthy menstrual products. Between concerns of toxic chemicals in tampons and uncertainty around hormone disruptors in popular period underwear brands, it’s hard to know how to handle your period without putting yourself at risk.
Because of the absorbent nature of period products, particularly underwear, they are at a high risk of containing perfluorinated chemicals, commonly referred to as PFAS, or “forever chemicals.” Moreover, the vagina is particularly vulnerable to chemical absorption, which means putting products containing PFAS inside or against it puts one at a…