Are your tampons toxic?
Did you know, the average woman will use approximately 16,800 tampons/ sanitary pads in her life time? That's a lot of sanitary products! Ever wondered whats in them? Yeah I hadn't either, not for a long time. Not till I started to think about TSS - Toxic Shock Syndrome. All tampons come with the TSS label warning. Toxic Shock Syndrome is a rare but serious medical condition that is caused when the bacteria, Staphylococcus Aureus gets into your bloodstream. It has been linked to the use of tampons. Please take the time to read this heartbreaking story HERE , it really makes you think about TSS. So in the very short of it, yes tampons have the potential to be very toxic to our bodies. So whats in these bad boys? According to Tampax.com: The Applicator is usually made of tightly wound cardboard or plastic with pigments of colour The Absorbent core is usually made of cotton or rayon The thin fabric around the absorbent core is usually made of rayon ...