Menstrual Hygiene Day was celebrated worldwide today(May 28) and it was first celebrated in 2014, carried on by WASH United, a non-profit based in Berlin/Germany, founded in 2011, with a focus on menstrual health and hygiene (MHH), strengthening the global MHH ecosystem by offering free, easy-to-use solutions for awareness, advocacy, and education, and engages in strategic advocacy throughout the year.
The mission of the Menstrual Hygiene Day movement is to create a period-friendly world, where menstruating is a normal fact of life and period is no longer stigmatized.
I've been long concerned about finding non-polluting alternatives to menstrual pads and tampons. My first take on this were washable cloth pads made from spare pieces of fabric.
They were the first generation of commercial alternatives to disposable pads, which take years to decompose in the environment, as well as alarming reports that they could contain toxic materials inside an item used in direct contact with the vagina. But the project was a partnership that didn't went on.
Knowing about a new fabric that absorbs liquid and being concerned with environmental preservation, I decided to use it in clothing, creating the first line of absorbent menstrual panties that also avoid the harmful effects of waste on ecology and of the materials you may put in contact with your skin.
