Plastic Cardboard Tampon Applicator

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Plastic cardboard tampon applicator.

Making the switch to a cardboard applicator. The cardboard tampon applicator is one of the first applicators to be invented and is an applicator that is made out of cardboard that helps you insert your tampon. The construction for both types of applicator is essentially the same consisting of a larger tube holding the tampon itself with a smaller tube behind it to force the tampon out when pushed. Watch our video to learn the first step opening the wrapper.

Grace green tampon applicators are made of 100 gots certified organic cotton and come with a specially designed cardboard applicator with a soft rounded tip for soft easy insertion. Tampax regular tampons with cardboard applicator are for light to medium flow days during your period. The difference is in the detail. They simply come without that applicator.

Non applicator tampons are exactly the same product. Applicators are the small tubes used to insert the tampon and place it inside the vagina. The two main categories of tampon applicators are cardboard applicators and plastic applicators. Susie hewson a veteran of the feminine hygiene industry and founder of the plastic applicator free tampon manufacturer natracare believes the switch from cardboard to plastic had more to do with.

Others suggested stainless steel or even glass. Patent for tampons from 1929 included a design for a telescoping cardboard applicator tube. Cardboard is the most eco friendly applicator a tampon can have. The grace green essential collection was developed as a direct response to health and environmental concerns about plastic levels and concerns around dioxin pollution caused.

Our applicator is entirely recyclable or compostable. Tampax tampons offer long lasting protection. If you want more detailed instruction on. The first recorded u s.

Cardboard naturally has a more rigid feel to plastic so you need to be prepared for this difference. At blume we offer cardboard applicators that are rounded for easier insertion and are 100 biodegradable non threatening to your body and the planet. Some companies have introduced plant based applicators but these behave like plastic and do not biodegrade. But this is a minor adjustment.

Now if you re new to cardboard applicators it s useful to be aware that they do not glide like a plastic applicator. Cardboard applicators have been designed for.