Tampons?
yeah anyways i was reading my friends journal and i came up with how tampons are dangerous and only make u bleed more cause..well read it and tell me what u think:
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 in this email.
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, did not consider them illegal
or dangerous.
This month's Essence magazine mentions 2
manufacturers of a cotton tampon alternative. The
companies are: Organic Essentials @ 1-800-765-6491 and
Terra Femme @ 1-800-755-0212.
A woman getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado
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 feminine hygiene. Recently we have
learned that tampons are actually dangerous (for other
reasons than TSS). 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 email
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 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, 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 "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 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
that 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.
So, what can you do if you can't give up using
tampons? Use tampons that are made from 100%
UNBLEACHED cotton.
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 US
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. All the 800 numbers are listed on the boxes.
Let them know that we demand a safe product: ALL
COTTON UNBLEACHED TAMPONS...
REMINDER: In order not to lose the impact of this
email, I suggest that anyone who wants to forward it
to their friends, PLEASE copy this mail and paste it
to a NEW message. That way it will not distort the
whole message with all the forward arroOws. Please do
this with consideration and seriousness." Thank you all
thats about all i have to say on that one
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 in this email.
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, did not consider them illegal
or dangerous.
This month's Essence magazine mentions 2
manufacturers of a cotton tampon alternative. The
companies are: Organic Essentials @ 1-800-765-6491 and
Terra Femme @ 1-800-755-0212.
A woman getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado
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 feminine hygiene. Recently we have
learned that tampons are actually dangerous (for other
reasons than TSS). 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 email
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 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, 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 "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 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
that 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.
So, what can you do if you can't give up using
tampons? Use tampons that are made from 100%
UNBLEACHED cotton.
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 US
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. All the 800 numbers are listed on the boxes.
Let them know that we demand a safe product: ALL
COTTON UNBLEACHED TAMPONS...
REMINDER: In order not to lose the impact of this
email, I suggest that anyone who wants to forward it
to their friends, PLEASE copy this mail and paste it
to a NEW message. That way it will not distort the
whole message with all the forward arroOws. Please do
this with consideration and seriousness." Thank you all
thats about all i have to say on that one