Women are finding out the truth about these products that they use every month, and refusing to keep it a secret. The truth is many of these products contain materials that are extremely harmful to the body. Tampons are bleached with chlorine to give them that white, clean look. What many women don t know is the residue from this process leaves a toxic substance called Dioxin. The substance has also been tied to uterine, bladder, and ovarian cancer.
Rayon is used to increase the absorbency of tampons and pads.
This super absorbent material allows the protection to absorb menstrual blood, as well as normal vaginal secretions, making the vaginal tissues dry and sore. These fibers sometimes imbed themselves in the vaginal walls. This is unfortunate news when we know that rayon fibers have been proven to boost the production of the Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin TSST1. The bacteria grow freely in these fibers. All cotton tampons produce none of this toxin.