Annemarie and Betttina decided to dig deeper into the topic and found out quite shocking facts about female hygiene products. First, there is a big environmental issue: 90% of tampons and pads consist of a cellulose plastic mix. A single tampon takes up to 500 years to biodegrade. As a result, 45 billion conventional hygiene products pollute our plant every year. Second, this is also a personal health issue. The plastic in female hygiene products has repeatedly been associated with skin irritation and infections in the genital area. Substances like dioxin, formaldehyde, softeners or synthetic perfumes can be found in pads and tampons. All of them have no place in the most sensitive part of the female body.