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Go with the flow

Updated on: 02 January,2022 08:01 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Anju Maskeri | anju.maskeri@mid-day.com

Plastic sanitary napkins take over 500 years to decompose and can cause significant damage to your health. Enough reason to switch to organic, biodegradable pads

Go with the flow

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Pee Safe



Hygiene and wellness startup Pee Safe offers feminine hygiene products ranging from period care to sexual wellness. Their reusable pads are made of breathable fabric that ensures a comfortable experience during your menstrual cycle. These pads prevent any kind of itching or rash that is commonly caused by the use of plastic pads. The reusable sanitary pads last up to one year if they are used and taken care of properly. Maintenance includes soaking, washing and drying the pad in direct sunlight.  Their new offering is the menstrual disc, an alternate sustainable period product that provides up to 12 hours of protection. Made from ultra-soft medical-grade silicone, the reusable disc is phthalate and BPA-free, and comes with a leak-proof rim.
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www.peesafe.com


Nua

Nua is a women’s wellness startup that offers organic pads. The best part is that you can customise your needs based on your cycle—from super-thin pads to ones designed for heavy-flow. They have a subscription-based model—R133 for a pack of 12 delivered to you every three months. They also have disposal covers for easy disposal, three size options in one customisable pack and a well-oiled auto-repeat plan that ensures you never run out of pads. 
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www.nuawoman.com

Anandi

Anandi is India’s first and only government of India lab-certified fully compostable pad. The pad can be disposed of by burying in a pit and waiting for the compounds to decompose naturally. Due to the natural raw materials used to make the pad, this process is safe, easy and quick. They become part of the soil and manure within three to six months in composting conditions. The organic cotton top layer comes with a unique wetness-reducing treatment and has a plant-based Bio-SAP Sheet for high absorbency. One pack of eight compostable Anandi pads retail at R40. The profit is paid as commission to 
the women producing and distributing the pads.
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www.aakarinnovations.com

LAIQA

LAIQA, a passion project started by entrepreneur Monica Bindra and actor Taapsee Pannu, offers comfortable and eco-friendly sanitary pads and liners that come in biodegradable packaging. These fragrance-free, chlorine-free and pH compatible pads are designed to prevent any kind of itching or rash. The brand has created pads with a nine-layered structure to ensure there’s no leakage. With much reduced plastic in the pads combined with 100 per cent biodegradable packaging, the pads also come with recyclable bags for hygienic disposal of the product.
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www.mylaiqa.com

Saathi

Kristin Kagetsu, Tarun Bothra, Amrita Saigal and Grace Kane, graduates from MIT, Harvard, and Nirma University came together to launch fully eco-friendly and compostable sanitary napkins called Saathi. The pads are made of bamboo and banana fibres and help menstruating women avoid rashes and irritation during their period. The chemical-free nature of these materials makes them safe for the environment and the menstruator. By purchasing agri-waste of the banana trees, Saathi is also helping provide additional income to the farmers. 
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www.saathipads.com

Sirona

Sirona is a wellness startup that addresses feminine hygiene problems, ranging from period to menopause. One of their signature products is the biodegradable black pads made with corn, sugarcane, cassava and straw bale. It is super-absorbent, rash-free, anti-bacterial and locks the period smell.  They also have tampons, which have been made in Europe and are FDA-approved. The eight grooves along the length of each tampon regulate its even expansion, thus enhancing its absorption and reliability. These come in three categories: regular flow, heavy flow and very heavy flow.
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www.thesirona.com

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