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( 0 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jan 17 2008
Like any fully conscious person with a conscience, I have concerns about my health, my body, and the health of the environment. So, the thought of responsibly grown 100% cotton, bleached with a method free of dioxin as a byproduct, was definitely appealing. I swallowed the extra expense, thinking these just had to be better. Well, sadly, I found the absorbency a bit lacking, and I do NOT have a heavy flow. It was irritating that the tampons would begin leaking, forcing me to change them only to find they weren't completely saturated. All of the frequent changes irritated me setting off a chain of yeast infections. You might not like reading this review, if you were interested in purchasing Natracare; but I must tell you all hope is NOT lost! There really is a better way! If you really care about your health, and the health of the environment, try a Diva cup. It's truly everything that these tampons were not, and them some. You might think you have to make some sort of sacrifice to help the environment, but I will tell you reusable menstrual cups are not only more responsible, but also more convenient for you. Why pay someone in a foreign country to break their back raising organic cotton so you can pay a fortune for the priveledge of bleeding all over it and then send it to the landfill where it will take who knows how long to break down? In posting this review I'm only trying to help someone who shares my concerns about tampon safety, and who might not otherwise hear about menstrual cups for several more years, if ever in their lives. The only way I found out about them, you see, is because another tampon reviewer mentioned it in her review, and I'm thankful she did. It has changed my life for the better. BTW, Amazon also sells Diva cups. Read the reviews.
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Posted: Jul 24 2007
I really trust these. Natracare tampons are manufactured in Europe under strict guidlines in a sterile environment. They are organic cotton with no rayon, and are bleached with hydrogen peroxide instead of chlorine. They are available with applicators and without- in the case of those with applicators, they are cardboard. (I will say Natracare has changed the applicator in the past couple of years, and I'm not totally wild about the new design- sort of an "asterisk" shape at the opening of the cardboard applicator which the tampon must pass through- which I find rather unnecessary) But I still think that these are the best tampons out there. Safe, naturally bleached organic cotton. No scents, no rayon, no plastic applicators, no dioxins, no junk. Simple. Great. I give these as many stars as I can, and then some. Absolutely worth every penny.
