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#SwitchStories: Jenni’s experience using organic cotton period care

Posted by alexOn October 30, 2018

Our customer Jenni shares her experience switching to TOTM organic cotton period care. Read her switch story below #SwitchStories 100% improvement in comfort. What is your first name? Jenni Why did you choose to switch to TOTM products? I am very aware of the effects of plastic and products that have little to none biodegradable qualities. I wanted to do my bit to make sure my child has a

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Green Living, Real Life

Plastic-free periods: Catch-up with campaigner, Ella Daish

Posted by alexOn November 19, 2018

We’ve been catching up with Ella Daish, who has been campaigning for plastic-free periods. Ella’s #EndPeriodPlastic campaign now has the support of over 106,000 signatures! Ella talks to us all about the support she has received, next steps with the petition and other eco-issues like the problem with flushing period care. What are the next steps with your #EndPeriodPlastic petition? The next steps for the campaign will be to continue putting pressure

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Green Living, Learn

How to use a menstrual cup

Posted by alexOn November 14, 2018

Menstrual cups are a rising trend as a convenient, zero-waste period care option. Whilst reusables might not be for everyone, if all the talk is making you curious then this blog is for you! Find out about cups and most importantly how to use a menstrual cup. What is a menstrual cup? First things first, let’s talk about what a menstrual cup actually is. A menstrual cup is a reusable alternative to

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Period Powerful Profile: Olivia Hawthorne, Cycle for Your Cycle

Posted by alexOn November 12, 2018

Next up in our Period Powerful Profile series, we have Olivia Hawthorne, founder of Cycle for Your Cycle. We talked to Olivia all about Cycle for your Cycle and why she thinks it’s important to talk openly about menstrual health. Could you tell us a bit about yourself? My name is Olivia and I am 22. I am a musical theatre performer and spinning instructor. I was diagnosed with PCOS when I

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Green Living

Top 5 Zero-Waste Bathroom Essentials

Posted by alexOn November 7, 2018

Keen to green up your bathroom products? We’re giving you a list of our top 5 zero-waste bathroom essentials to help you cut down on plastics. Shower gels, shampoos and toothbrushes can all come at a cost to the environment. Whilst many of these product bottles are recyclable, according to the Recycle Now campaign only 50% of packaging is being recycled in the bathroom. We’re then facing an issue in which the

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Period Powerful Profile: Clare Knox, See Her Thrive

Posted by alexOn November 3, 2018

Next up in our Period Powerful Profiles series, we have Clare Knox, founder of See Her Thrive. We talked to Clare all about PMDD and the mission behind her period powerful project. Why motivated you to start up See Her Thrive? I see people post day in, day out on out on social media about their struggles with menstrual-related health conditions at work. As a secondary school teacher with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

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Period Powerful Profile: Preventing Period Poverty

Posted by alexOn October 29, 2018

Next up in our series of period powerful profiles we have Molly and Nell, founders of Preventing Period Poverty. Preventing period poverty is a non-profit organisation pushing for changes in the UK surrounding period products and their availability. The aim of the organisation is to help people in period poverty and a make a change, no matter how big or small. We chatted to the founders, Molly and Nell about Preventing Period

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