{"id":83749,"date":"2018-03-26T14:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T07:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/pricey-periods-how-to-save-money-on-sanitary-products\/"},"modified":"2018-03-26T15:03:44","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T08:03:44","slug":"pricey-periods-how-to-save-money-on-sanitary-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/pricey-periods-how-to-save-money-on-sanitary-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Pricey periods: how to save money on sanitary products"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nChoosing supermarket own-brands or reusable menstrual cups can reduce the cost to one\u2019s wallet and the environmentDenise Preis never needs to buy sanitary pads or tampons. And since first using a silicone menstrual cup more than five years ago, she has saved over \u00a3350. \u201cA friend recommended it,\u201d the 41-year-old says. \u201cI\u2019d always used organic tampons and pads, and wasn\u2019t sure I\u2019d like inserting a cup, but I got used to it quite quickly.\u201d The stay-at-home mother says she feels less period pain with the cup and welcomes the ecological benefits, as there is no waste.Her savings are a welcome respite from the monthly cost of other sanitary products (Preis\u2019s Enna cups cost just under \u00a325 for a pack of two). Current prices range from as little as 4p for a Tesco and Morrisons own-brand items to as much as 21p for an Always night pad and 16p for a Tampax Pearl tampon. If you opt for these familiar brands and use the typical number of 22 products per cycle, that puts the cost of a period at over \u00a33.50 \u2013 more than 10 times that of a menstrual cup per cycle. The cost to the environment may be far higher: plastic tampon applicators can take up to 100 years to degrade and thousands are found in oceans and on beaches around the world. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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