About this episode

Lucy Hope discusses the issues within the female period care industry, focusing on tampons and their health implications.

00:00 Meet Lucy Hope 00:31 What’s Wrong With Tampons 01:48 Toxins and Weak Regulation 03:28 Do Trace Metals Matter 04:29 Plastics Inside the Body 05:41 Lucy’s Origin Story 08:07 Grants and Coating Failures 09:48 Tampon Manufacturing Roadblocks 11:30 Finding Allies and Funding 14:46 Building a Safer Tampon 17:54 Period Underwear and Silver Coatings 24:29 Vaginal Microbiome and BV Risks 28:27 Supplements and Delivery Systems 29:38 Health Claims and Compliance Rants 38:50 Probiotic Deodorant Det...

People in this episode

Host: Elle Sera

Guest: Lucy Hope

Topics covered

• female period care
• tampons
• health risks
• vaginal microbiome
• sustainable products

Keywords

• tampons
• toxins
• trace metals
• plastics
• period underwear
• vaginal health
• probiotics

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Organizations: The Daughters of Mars

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