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Soft papyrus as tampons
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fluff wraped in tiny pieces of wood
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Tampons and sanitary towels made out of soft wool
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Old rags as pads, similar to what they would use as nappies for their babies and would simply wash and re-use them.
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Lister´s Towels. Produced by Jhonson & Jhonson.They weren’t well received by the public and failed to sell
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French nurses in the First World War figured out that Curad bandages were much more absorbent than their homemade menstrual rags and started using them as pads.
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He chose the name Tampax as the brand name for this product and by 1936 his product was on the market
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It felt like a backwards step in the menstrual aid product arena. Reusable products were seen as old-fashioned
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First time that women’s sanitary products were marketed in fashionable ways
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Kotex begins to individually wrap pads for increased hygiene and convenience while travelling.
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This put an end to the need for belts, pins and other cumbersome attachment methods.
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It was made from a new material that expanded when it was inserted to create a cup shape.
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Sanitary pads and tampons didn’t change much post 1970 except to get more discreet.
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Increased use of the menstrual cup.
