Ngizamile ezinye izindlela ze-Organic kuBig Tampon - Nakhu engikufundile

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• Nakhu engikufundile
• Izinto okufanele uzicabangele ngaphambi kokuthenga okuphilayo
  
• I-LOLA: amathamponi akhanyayo, ajwayelekile, aphezulu, futhi amakhulu
• L.: Ama-tampon avamile futhi amakhulu
• Ama-Pads e-Tree Hugger Cloth: ama-liners, ama-pads alula, asindayo nawokubeletha
• Imicabango yokugcina

Iqiniso Lihlolwe nguJennifer Chesak, ngoMeyi 10 2019

Ngathola isikhathi sami sokuqala lapho ngineminyaka engu-11 ubudala. Ngineminyaka engama-34 manje. Lokho kusho ukuthi ngiye (ngibambe izingqondo ukuthi ziyeke ukushaywa…) cishe izikhathi ezingama-300. Eminyakeni engama-23 ngibe yigazi, ngike ngazama futhi ngahlola kakhulu imikhiqizo nemikhiqizo.

Umkhuba wami ojwayelekile wokuthenga umkhiqizo esikhathini:

• Thola amajaqamba angitshela ukuthi isikhathi sami sesizoqala.
• Gijimela endlini yokugezela ukuze ubone ukuthi ngabe kukhona engikushiyile engingakusebenzisa.
• Thola amathamponi amabili wezinsuku ezikhanyayo nebhokisi elingenalutho lama-liners.
• Gijimani esitolo sezidakamizwa uthenge noma yini esendalini noma ukuthi yiluphi uhlelo lombala webhokisi olukhuluma nami.
• Dash ubuyele ekhaya, ubeke amanye amathamponi ekhabethe lami nasemikhwameni (okulahleka nakanjani kwalasha), futhi isiko liyaziphinda ezinyangeni ezimbili kuya kwezintathu kamuva.

Ngabe ucabanga ukuthi, “Ngakho? Yini engalungile ngalokho? "

Lutho, ngempela.

Kodwa kwangikhanyela ngonyaka odlule ukuthi bengingazi ngokuya kwami ​​esikhathini. (Ucwaningo lwango-2019 lukhombisa ukuthi ukuqwashisa kungathonya abantu ukuthi bakhethe imikhiqizo elungele imvelo.) Kungani ngangifaka umcabango omncane kangaka emikhiqizweni engisebenzisana nayo eduze - futhi yini eba nomthelela odakeni ongaka emhlabeni jikelele?

Umthelela wemvelo wemikhiqizo yokuya esikhathini Iphedi engeyona eyejwayelekile ejwayelekile ithatha iminyaka engama-500 kuye kwengu-800 ukubola. I-tampon kakotini ithatha cishe izinyanga eziyisithupha. Kodwa-ke, ama-tampon brand angajwayeleki awahlukani ngokubolayo: Angahlanganiswa ngepulasitiki noma asebenzise isicelo seplastiki.

Hlanganisa lokho nemikhiqizo yokuya esikhathini elinganiselwa ezigidini eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-45 egcina kudoti njalo ngonyaka, futhi ngeke ibe yinhle.

Ngakho-ke, nginqume ukuthi ngicabange ngakho.

Nakhu engikufundile

Amathamponi alawulwa yi-Food and Drug Administration (i-FDA) njengedivayisi yezokwelapha yesigaba II, ngokulingana namakhondomu namalensi wokuxhumana. Kepha i-FDA isavumela inani elincane lama-dioxin (umkhiqizo we-bleaching rayon) ne-glyphosate (isibulala-zinambuzane esisetshenziswa ezitshalweni zikakotini ezingezona ezejwayelekile) ukuba zibe kuzo.

Yize kumazinga aphezulu kuphela lapho lezi zithako zingalimaza umzimba (inani elitholakala kuma-tampon lincane kakhulu akuyona ingozi), abagxeki bama-tampon angavamile baphikisana neqiniso lokuthi ama-brand akudingeki ukuthi abhale izithako zawo.

Izinto okufanele uzicabangele ngaphambi kokuthenga okuphilayo

• Usadinga ukushintsha amathamponi we-organic njalo emahoreni ayisishiyagalombili bese usebenzisa usayizi ofanele wokugeleza kwakho (okungukuthi, ungasebenzisi i-super lapho okujwayelekile kuzokwenza).
• Ama-tampon we-organic awasusi ubungozi be-toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Eminye imikhiqizo namabhulogi angakuholela ekukholweni ukuthi amakhemikhali kanye ne-rayon kuyimbangela ye-TSS, kepha kukhombisa ukuthi i-TSS inkinga yamagciwane. Lapho ugqoka amathamponi noma ama-tampon amunca kakhulu isikhathi eside kunokunconywa.
• Ukuba nelebuli "ye-organic" ebhokisini lamathamponi kusho ukuthi ukotini bekufanele utshalwe, wenziwe, futhi uphathwe ngendlela ethize kakhulu, kufaka phakathi ukusebenzisa imbewu engeyona eye-GMO, ukungasebenzisi izibulali zinambuzane, nokwenza mhlophe nge-peroxide hhayi i-chlorine. Bheka imikhiqizo enesitifiketi se-Global Organic Textiles Standard (GOTS).
• Ama-OB-GYN ayavuma ukuthi amathamponi angavamile aphephile njengamatampon aphilayo, ngakho-ke kungukuzikhethela komuntu siqu kunokukodwa okuhlobene nempilo.

Ama-tampon amakhulu-brand aphephile ukusebenzisa, kepha uma umcabango wezithako ezinjenge-dioxin () zikwenza ucabange kabili, hamba organic ukuze uthole ukuthula kwengqondo kwakho.

Ngakho-ke, bekuyisikhathi sokuthi ngibheke ezinye izindlela eziphilayo neziphinde zisebenze zamathamponi namaphakethe.

I-LOLA: amathamponi akhanyayo, ajwayelekile, aphezulu, futhi amakhulu

U-LOLA wenze intuthuko enkulu ekufundiseni abasesikhathini ukuthi kungani kufanele sinakekele lokho okuya emikhiqizweni yethu nasemizimbeni yethu (ingasaphathwa, umdlalo wabo wezokuxhumana usephuzwini).

I-LOLA iyisevisi yokubhalisa ekuvumela ukuthi wenze ngezifiso ukuthi yimiphi imikhiqizo oyifunayo nokuthi uyifuna kaningi kangakanani.

Isibonelo, nginebhokisi elilodwa lamathamponi (amalambu ayisikhombisa, ayisikhombisa ajwayelekile, amane amakhulu) ahanjiswa njalo emavikini ayisishiyagalombili. Ukuhamba kwami ​​kwesikhathi kugcwele yonke indawo, ngakho-ke kwesinye isikhathi lelo nani lamathamponi lingangimboza ngemijikelezo emithathu.

Lapho ngingadingi okuningi, i-LOLA yenza kube lula ukweqa engikuthumelayo okulandelayo ngaphandle kokukhansela ukubhalisa kwami. Banikela nangemikhiqizo yezocansi, futhi ngincoma kakhulu i-lube yabo.

Izithako: I-100% ukotini wemvelo (i-GOTS iqinisekisiwe), isicelo seplastiki esingenayo i-BPA

Izindleko: $ 10 ngebhokisi elilodwa lamathamponi ayi-18 <

Buhle	Nebubi
ukwenza izinto obala okuphelele ngezithako zomkhiqizo	kudinga ukuzibophezela; akulula ukuzama nje ama-tampon ambalwa ukubona ukuthi uyawathanda yini kuqala
yonke imikhiqizo iyi-organic eqinisekisiwe	uqobo bazithole zingadonseli njengamanye ama-brand
kulula ukwenza ngezifiso nokuhlela isevisi yokubhalisile	ayitholakali ezitolo zezitini nodaka
anhlobonhlobo imikhiqizo

L.: Ama-tampon avamile futhi amakhulu

Umngani wami uthenge lo mkhiqizo kuTarget futhi wangiboleka ezimbalwa "esikhathini sokuphuma kwegazi" lami. Ngambhalela umyalezo ngijabule ngemuva kokusebenzisa ithamponi yami yokuqala ka-L, ngithi, "Umm, isigaxa esimunca impilo yami yonke ?!"

Ngingumuntu odinga ukugqoka i-liner namathamponi ami ngoba isikhathi sami asidlali ngemithetho. Kepha lo mkhiqizo ubonakala uvimbela ngempela noma yikuphi ukuvuza kimi. Kwakuyisikhathi se-aha. Ngifisa sengathi ngabe u-Oprah ubekhona.

Njengo-LOLA, ungasetha ukubhaliswa no-L, kepha kuyatholakala naku-Target.

Izithako: Amaphesenti ayi-100 okotini ophilayo (okuqinisekisiwe ngamaGOTS), umfakisicelo wepulasitiki wamahhala we-BPA

Izindleko: $ 4.95 ngebhokisi lamathamponi ayi-10

Buhle	Nebubi
ukuthenga ngezifiso	izinketho nobukhulu bomkhiqizo obunomkhawulo
yonke imikhiqizo iyi-organic eqinisekisiwe	noma ngabe ama-Target akhona yonke indawo, ukuba nalolu hlobo ezitolo zezidakamizwa namakhona kungaba ushintsho lomdlalo
ukumunca kakhulu
kutholakala kabanzi ngoba ama-Target akhona yonke indawo

Ama-Pads e-Tree Hugger Cloth: ama-liners, ama-pads alula, asindayo nawokubeletha

Ngaphezu kokuzama amathamponi we-organic, nganginentshisekelo kumaphakethe angavuselelwa. Azisizi nje kuphela ukugwema izithako ezisolisayo namakhemikhali, futhi zinobungani bemvelo. Ngizamile i-Tree Hugger, kepha amaGladRags ngolunye uhlobo lomkhiqizo oludumile, olungaqhathaniswa.

Ukuvula ibhokisi lamaphakethe we-Tree Hugger kuyajabulisa. Izindwangu abazisebenzisayo zithambile futhi ziyathandeka. Omunye wamaphakethe ami unama-unicorn kuwo futhi uthi, “Fluffy pillows for your vagina.” Kunini lapho iphedi yakwenza wakumomotheka?

Futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye, ziyasebenza futhi zikhululekile. Basebenzisa inkinombo yokubamba ukugcina indawo ezingutsheni zakho zangaphansi (yize ezami zaziwa ngokushelela kancane). Ngithole ukuthi mancane kakhulu amathuba okuthi babange ukusha kunamaphakethe avamile. Angikatholi nkinga ngephunga.

Izithako: ukotini, uqalo nezinketho zendwangu emincanyana

Izindleko: $ 55 ngesampula kit (eyodwa ngosayizi ngamunye), $ 200 for “All You Need” kit

Buhle	Nebubi
ilungele umzimba wakho, ilungele iplanethi	Izindleko zokuqala zingavinjelwa (iphedi eyodwa yokuhamba okusindayo ingu- $ 16.50)
ngikhululekile kakhulu	ayitholakali ezitolo zezitini nodaka
iza ngezinhlobo eziningi zezindwangu namaphethini

Ungaqaphela ukuthi izindleko zala mapads ziphakeme kancane. Yebo, ayabiza, kepha kufanele ucabange njengokutshalwa kwemali.

Uma uhlanganise yonke imali oyisebenzisile kumaphakethe alahlwayo, lokho kubiza kudlula kakhulu izindleko zokuqala zokuthenga ezizophinda zisetshenziswe. Eqinisweni, banesibali sokubala ukuze uzibonele. Ngokusho kokusetshenziswa kwami ​​kwephedi, ngingonga u- $ 660 kusuka manje kuze kufike esikhathini sokuya esikhathini.

Imicabango yokugcina

Ngingumlandeli omkhulu wamaphakethe avuselelekayo we-Tree Hugger futhi ngizoqhubeka nokuwathenga nokuwasebenzisa. Yize kunezinto engizithandayo ngamathamponi okubhaliselwa engiwatholile (njengokungawathengi kumfana oneminyaka engu-17 ngemuva kwerejista yama-Walgreens), ngicabanga ukuthi ngizoqeda ukubhalisa kwami ​​ne-LOLA njengoba kungenjalo kubonakala kukufanele ukuhamba kwami.

Kepha ngincoma ukuhlola izinketho zakho zezinye izindlela. Noma ngabe ufuna ukugwema izithako ezisolisayo, ukuxhasa ukulima okusimeme, ukwenza ukukhetha okulungele imvelo, noma umane nje umqondo wokuba netamponi zithunyelwe kuwe ngqo, kungenzeka kube nomkhiqizo nenketho ekufanele kahle.

Phuma uye esikhathini ngokuqaphela!

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