DAME is an award-winning company, founded by a couple who wanted a better world for their daughters. As well as offering organic cotton tampons (still bin them, never flush tampons down the loo), they are used with their flagship reusable tampon applicator.
Never use tampons within 8 weeks of giving birth (or while pregnant). If using their reusable period pants, launder in a microplastic catcher, due to synthetic waterproof materials.
Non-applicator tampons are cheaper, but can be fiddly to use! You can buy the set once, then all you do is buy tampons thereafter. The set also includes a cotton storage pouch and bathroom storage tin.
DAME reusable tampon applicator works just like a normal one, but this can can be reused. Just remove the lid, load a tampon, insert the plunger, then push through the soft petals. Then rinse under running water (or wipe clean and rinse later).
Innovative technology keeps the applicator hygiene, and it’s sold with a free 60-day return option. It’s slightly bigger than most tampon applicators, but that means it works with all sizes of tampons. Made from soft comfortable materials, it’s designed to medical standards, and does not even need to be boiled, you just rinse with cold water, then pop it back in its pouch.
This company carries out sustainability checks. And at the last count, it has so far saved over 20 million plastic tampon applicators. It also is able to offer tampons for public bathrooms for businesses, and gives back to period poverty charities.
The DAME Period Cup
An alternative to organic tampons is DAME Menstrual Cup. Again don’t use within 8 weeks of giving birth, or while pregnant. Unlike tampons that absorb liquid, a menstrual cup collects it, so has far lower chance of toxic shock syndrome, and once you get used to it, is easy to use and reuse.
Sold in two sizes (depending on age and childbirth history), this is made from soft medical grade TPE, powered by natural biocide-free Saniconcentrates™. So you can just rinse, wipe and reuse (no need to boil or sanitise between uses).
The menstrual cup includes a cotton storage bag and a digital guide, for those new to using menstrual cups. Once bought, one purchase should last you years. Read answers to all your menstrual cup questions.
Disposable Tampons are Littering Our Beaches
Did you know that tampons are one of the top 10 beach litter items in England? This is because many people wrongly flush them down the loo, so they miss sewage collection systems, and end up in our rivers and seas. Bad enough, but most contain plastic, which breaks down into microplastics.
If you use disposable tampons or towels (even organic), never flush them. Always safely bin, whatever eco brand you choose.
