In today's era, women have become very conscious about skin care and beauty products, they think a hundred times before applying expensive serums, sunscreens and moisturizers on their faces as to what harm they can do to their skin. However, meanwhile, a very serious and overlooked aspect is that women do not take that much care in choosing their personal hygiene and menstrual products. Recently, well-known gynecologists have given a big statement warning women that more than what they are applying on the face, it is more important to know what chemicals and materials are being used in your sanitary pads, tampons or menstrual cups, because it directly affects your reproductive health.
Why can normal sanitary pads available in the market be dangerous?
According to experts, synthetic fibers, bleach (Chlorine Bleaching), artificial fragrance and plastic are used extensively to make most of the commercial sanitary pads and panty liners sold in the market whiter and fragrant. When women are exposed to these chemicals for several hours continuously during their periods, they get easily absorbed into the body through the vagina and the extremely sensitive vaginal skin around it. This results in a manifold increase in the risk of developing hormonal imbalance, severe allergies, skin infections and serious reproductive health problems in the long term.
What things should women take special care of and what are the safe options?
Gynecologists recommend that women should carefully read the ingredients on the packaging of menstrual products when purchasing them. Instead of synthetic and scented pads, one should always use pads made of organic cotton, biodegradable sanitary napkins or menstrual cups made of medical grade silicone. Apart from this, changing the pads regularly every 4 to 6 hours is also very important to avoid the risk of infection. This small precaution taken regarding beauty as well as intimate health can protect women from many serious health problems in the future.