"refuse what you do not need; reduce what you do need; reuse what you consume; recycle what you cannot refuse, reduce, or reuse; and rot (compost) the rest."
We all want to live greener but I think we could all agree that the situation we live in makes it difficult to do so. Convenience is comfort, and convenience entails a lot of waste most of the time. If you think about it, we throw a lot of stuff. This had been bogging me for a while so I have started to change my lifestyle little by little.
I am not a green warrior, I admit I still use a lot of stuff and throw a lot of trash. However, I found that I can actually change some of the products I have been using in order to lessen my waste.
One of that is the use of sanitary napkins.
Women use a lot of tampon or sanitary napkin on their menstrual cycle. It irritates me to see how much I put on the waste bin.
I invested in a menstrual cup. You would find a lot of detailed articles about it on the internet but to put it simply, a menstrual cup is something you would put inside your lady parts. It would catch most blood that drips from the cervix. On most women, a menstrual cup could catch most of the blood for 12 hours.
I enjoyed the convenience of menstrual cups but to tell you the truth, it was quite troublesome to use it. Since my period only lasts for two days, I decided to shift to menstrual pads. Menstrual pads are simply reusable sanitary pads. They might take more time in using them but they were still convenient since I stay home most of the time.
I have been using menstrual pads for a year now and I am not looking back. It feels good not needing to throw away a bunch of sanitary pads. Some people might feel grossed out with the thought of touching your own blood but I personally find it not disturbing at all. Anyways, menstrual blood is the only kind of blood shed not because of violence or accidents.
If you are interested, I recommend menstrual cups by Anytime Menstrual Cups and menstrual pads by Kanami Pasador.
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