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I don’t want to do even more washing than I already do! How could I possibly deal with a reusable product in public? It just sounds like sooooo much work. I hear these questions a lot, and honestly, they’re completely fair. Convenience is one of the biggest reasons disposable period products became so popular in the first place. Use it. Bin it. Grab another one. Simple. And period products are really just one small part of a much bigger convenience culture. We buy coffee and matcha in...

When you think of reusable period products, menstrual cups can feel like a very modern invention. I remember first hearing about them about 10 years ago and automatically assuming they were some new product designed by a progressive millennial determined to revolutionise periods. I held that assumption for a while. Turns out menstrual cups are much older than most people think. Early menstrual collection devices were being patented in the United States as far back as 1867, although those...