To think tampax compact pearl

[dontbesillyhenry]

Have a huge design flaw or is it just my flaps that get pinched by the applicator ?

Is that she he lasting one? I’ve never used this hen because of the nip potential.
They will be banned soon though won’t they? Like plastic cotton buds.

I had no idea they make plastic applicators, that is awful! Someone should really make a petition about that. How irresponsible body form

You are right. I had a hysterectomy a few months after they were released and I thought the same as well. Wasted many of them. The other pearl design, that didn't split into two, was great.

I am flabbergasted that these were allowed to be marketed or that someone at Tampax thought they were a good idea! Single use plastic when the cardboard ones are perfectly fine. Environmentally criminal imo. They should be completely banned.

Yes, agree with the nasty sharp plastic and the huge plastic wastage. I wish I could have got the hang of non-applicator ones but I really couldn't - I just felt uncomfortable all the time.

You're not on your own - they are shit and hurt. And more often than not, they don't push the tampon out - they just go back to where they were. I got through the 2 boxes that I'd bought when on offer and would never buy them again.

I can never grab the cardboard ones it goes all slippy I end up having to make a flap in it to grab hold of it to push it in/ oh the tampon related dramas! Could never use non applicators as my flow is too heavy and my hands would be messy

Yes they pinch.

They are appallingly wasteful - single use plastic that ends up getting flushed down the loo and ends up all over beaches.

Non-applicator tampons all the way for me - my flow is heavy too... I wipe my hand with a tissue, and then wash my hands... it's pretty simple.

What are the benefits of the applicator?

Is it just so you don’t have to use your finger or does it have some sort of optimal positioning advantage?

I hate cardboard ones but I love the full size pearl and hate the compact pearl.

Awful things. The applicator rarely works properly. I've had to dump loads of them without them actually being used. Waste of money and crap for the environment.

I hope someone from their company reads this thread.

single use plastic that ends up getting flushed down the loo and ends up all over beaches.

Who the fuck puts a plastic applicator down the toilet!? I mean I've heard of tampons, but not the applicator!

Deffo shouldnt flush tampons! Bag and bin (I keep cheap nappy sacks for the purpose)

If they are banning plastic straws then they need to ban these too.

Bag and bin (I keep cheap nappy sacks for the purpose)

So even more unnecessary plastic? just wrap in loo roll and put in the bin!

I've definitely nipped myself with them before. My periods are too heavy for non applicator...it's ok for at home when there's a sink next to the loo, but doesn't really work when out and about!

They never release the tampax for me. I hate them, such a waste being plastic and totally not needed - the original cardboard was better in the first place. I use the original.

To whoever asked- I prefer applicators, I never seem to get non applicator tampons where they're comfortable for me, they rotate a bit.

I wouldn't wrap in just loo roll. I use very little plastic (never buy take away coffee, don't use straws, used cloth nappies for all of mine) so I refuse to feel guilty about using the sanitary protection that works for me.

I prefer the pearl ones for glide, lack of accidental separation of tube, and a generally comfier experience.

I just wish it was better for the environment

I find non applicators much more comfortable. Applicators seem to aim the tampon right into my cervix. Those saying they have heavy flow - I just wipe any mess off my hands with toilet roll and it’s not noticible when washing my hands in public.

Same problems when I tried them,nipping or coming back out with the applicator.My DD likes an application as she finds it easier by we get cardboard ones.
Are scented tampons now a thing?I get irritation and thrush using the pantiliner god knows what damage a scented tampon could reek.

I do like the plastic ones for the glide as I find the cardboard ones harder to insert but I too have pinched myself a few times.

I agree I prefer the normal pearl. I only ever get the compak pearl if I can't get the normal ones.

Yup! Also the cardboard applicator sometimes too. The pearl is usually better for being smaller

I've never nipped myself, but there is just no need for a plastic applicator when a card one does the job.