Dubbed one of the Dirtiest: How safe is our cotton?

Did you know that cotton is considered one of the world’s dirtiest crops? Why you ask?

90% of tampon made with conventional cotton contain materials and chemicals that are potentially harmful to a women’s health (Cora, 2016).

The typical tampon can made with:

Conventional (non-organic) cotton is considered one of the world’s dirtiest crops due to heavy usage of pesticides and is gm.

Undisclosed ingredients

Viscose Rayon, that is synthetic, highly chemically processed, and bleached.

Synthetic fibers left behind can cause irritation, which could lead to endometriosis and chronic inflammation and infertility (Cora,2016).

Could the cotton women use every month be causing us harm?

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