How To Get Access To Free Menstrual Care for LIFE
One in Four Women Struggle To Afford Menstrual Care…
due to period poverty — a term used to described those who have low income and have to choose between a meal and period products. According to The Menstrual Movement at period.org, 46% of women must make the choice of either food or hygeine.
THE TAMPON TAX
The Tampon Tax exacerbates this problem. Thirty-five US States impose a sales tax on period products because they are non-essential items. Products that have to do with male sexual activity, however, like penile pumps or Viagra, are considered essential goods that do not require a sales tax. Not only are period products expensive to begin with for the average-income women, but layered on top is a sales tax that makes it nearly impossible for low-income or homeless women to afford without suffering.
FREE MENSTRUAL CARE FOR LIFE
In support of this organization’s movement and in celebration of National Period Day, Public Goods, a sustainable home-goods company, is offering a FREE sustainable menstrual product of your choice every month when you sign up for their membership. No, this does not solve the problem for those who are fighting homelessness and completely unable to even afford basic needs, but this certainly can help those low-income individuals or any woman forced to comply with the tampon tax when a membership is only $59 a year — that’s less than $5 a month for your period goods + access to affordable low-impact/sustainable goods. That’s how much an 18-count box of traditional, toxic, regular tampons are!
how does it work?
For this weekend only (10-18/10-19), in honor of National Period Day, if you use code CLAIRESUA at checkout, this will allow you to get a free period product + two products for FREE to start. Then moving forward, you’ll receive a free menstrual care product of your choice every month through a recurring discount code that will be emailed to you. If you’re hesitant to pay the membership fee upfront, Public Goods offers a 14-day free trial when purchasing its goods which you can choose to cancel if you’re unhappy with their products. After this weekend, the code will revert back to a 25% off discount on any of your goods.
In an effort to be fully transparent here, I tried out the products through the 14-day free trial and never wanted to cancel, then reached out to the marketing team to see if I could offer discount codes to followers. I truly love the company’s mission and I think it’s a great way to offer low-impact/sustainable and clean choices to the masses — Sustainability is not so affordable yet and this is a great way to make sustainability more inclusive.
why is sustainable fem care important?
Monitoring what goes inside your body is extremely important. Traditional tampons and pads are made out of toxic chemicals that may contain pesticides, synthetic fibers, and other irritating ingredients like BPA and chlorine. So basically, we’re paying a premium + a sales tax on toxic fake cotton going into our vaginas. That’s why I’ve switched over to Public Goods — I know other great tampon/pad companies out there like Lola exist, but essentially they’re all the same thing: clean & green products. I just like to shop for all my basic goods from one place to cap out the free shipping minimum and make shipping as eco-friendly as possible.
my review
Organic Tampons: Regular: $4
So far I’ve tried the cotton tampons without applicator - tiny compact tampons that become regular sized once inside. It was so strange to me to try a tampon without an applicator, but it’s a whole lot better for the environment and just requires some extra before and after hand-washing (I know that was gross, but I’d hate for you to get a tampon without an applicator and wonder how the hell you’ll get it up there like I did… lol).
I thought the tampon did its job and I had no trouble with it — it performed exactly like the traditional tampons I used to use even on my heavier days.
Public Goods also has bamboo liners and pads of all different sizes that range from $3-$3.50. Bamboo is a super sustainable choice because it requires less water to produce.
I would definitely recommend this to you all. It seems like a no-brainer — free or more affordable tampons every month that are not only better for you but for the environment. Shop now with code CLAIRESUA.
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