Are there any feminine hygiene products that are made in the U.K.?

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My rummage though Tesco discovered that Tampax are from Hungary, Lillets from Taiwan, and Tesco own from Germany.

Come a no deal brexit are we supposed to go all retro and use a bit of old pillowcase and a safety pin?

A list of (all) products made in the U.K. using U.K. materials would be helpful. Especially life’s essentials, gin and biscuits.

Im sure we wiĺl be able to get some sanitary towels we won'tvbe resorting to leaves and rags

Why are you sure @MrsJayy? Because its never been a problem before?

It's

Always are made in turkey. Body form are made in the EU by a Swedish firm. Tesco in China, with the exception of the 23p ones. Carefree in Italy.

Dock leaves and sticks it is.

I have been thinking now might be the perfect time to buy a mooncup OP

Many countries manage to import products without being part of the EU i am fed up with apocalyptic posts about brexit the sonner this is sorted the better people are becoming hysterical

Sainsbury’s tampons from Germany, some towels from U.K.

Asda: product of the EU.

Morrison’s: China and Germany.

where are mooncups made

Yes, they do. Because they have deals with them.

Looking at the supermarkets it’s just occurred to me that baby milk isn’t produced in the U.K. either. Only Kendamil is made in the U.K., and I don’t recalll ever seeing it for sale?

Mooncups are made in the U.K. Don’t know where they source their materials.

Mooncups are made in the UK and if you get one now it should hopefully last for years

Ive sorted out the tampon/towel drawer earlier. It seems I keep buying them, shoving them in the drawer and forgetting. Now I'm peri-menopausal and hardly have periods. I think I might have to start sharing them around if there is a shortage

How about reframing it as "I'd like to buy a product with reduced product miles, ideally from the UK"

if nothing else the 'potential' trade issues may re-invigourate the "Buy British" slogan of my childhood!

I have been trying to buy British for years. Decades, even. It's surprisingly difficult. I try to buy local, and from small businesses if possible, for a lot of reasons.

I've switched to a menstrual cup, & cloth pads over the last few years. Much more comfortable. Better for the environment. No ongoing costs. No more monthly bouts of yeast infection/ itchiness. No chance I'll run out.

Mooncups, cloth sanitiary pads. Buy now and you'll be Brexit proof in that department for at least a decade

Perhaps another thing to get a few packets in just in case - with 3 of us we get through a fair few, mooncup leaky terribly for me and the DD's wouldn't be comfortable yet.

Washables from etsy for example.

I have had a Mooncup in the past, but didn’t get on with it at all. Shame as it’s a great idea.

Bloom-n-nora reuseables are made in Glasgow.
Same company as Totsbots nappies.
Can't say I've used the pads but the nappies are well made.

(starts hunting through attic - maybe sell on ebay? :) )

www.twinkleontheweb.co.uk/acatalog/3-Ma-Petite-Chou-Upcycled-Bamboo-Menstrual-Pad-14MPC3.html

Do we grow bamboo in the U.K.?

No but I can't imagine that it grows anywhere in Europe either.

Regardless still has to be better for environment than the disposable type of pads.

There's a balance between what's best for the Economy, what reduces the carbon footprint of products and reducing what's goes to land fill.