Women's products...

Use of sanitary for more than 3 hours can cause cervical cancer &
bacteria infection.

FOR THOSE OF US WHO USE SANITARY NAPKINS/PADS:

IF u ever wondered what were the ingredients that made popular
brands so 'free' and light and carefree', well here's the bit:

The material that makes the pad so paper THIN, is cellulose gel.
YEP,it's not even cotton!!!!!!

DO NOT wear the same pad for more than 3 hours of a maximum!!!
After this duration, the genital area is prone to bacterial action
and may result in cervical cancer or other complications!!!!!!!!

REMEMBER! NEVER NEVER NEVER WEAR THE SAME PAD FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS!!!!

SO yes, please pass on this message to as many women as possible
and save lives!!!!!!!!!!

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.

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, didn't consider them illegal
or dangerous.

Essence magazine has small article about this and they mention
two manufacturers of a cotton tampon alternative. The companies
are:
Organic Essentials @1-800) 765-6491
and Terra Femme @(800)755-0212.

A woman getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado at Boulder
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 much about
feminine hygiene. Recently we have learned that tampons are
actually dangerous (for other reasons than TSS).
I'll tell you this - 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 this 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 products). 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,
which is produced in this bleaching process 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 set '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 menstruating 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 vagina (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
since they are not in direct contact with the vagina.
The pads/napkins need to stop being bleached, but, obviously,
tampons are the most dangerous.


So, what can you do if you can't give up using tampons?
Use tampons that are made from 100% cotton, and that are UNBLEACHED.
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 U.S. 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. Call the 800 numbers listed on the boxes. Let them know
that we demand a safe product

ALL COTTON UNBLEACHED TAMPONS.