Certified Organic

The Facts

Pesticide use in conventional farming is linked to ill health such as infertility and birth defects in nearby communities. Farmers are often locked into expensive contracts with big corporations. Did you know 95% of the cotton seed market is owned by GMO giant Monsanto-Bayer³?

Organic guarantees farmers freedom of crop choice and the ability to save seeds.

Cotton production uses $2.6 billion worth of pesticides each year⁴, and accounts for 10% of global insecticide use⁵ – more than any other single crop. Studies have found detectable levels of dioxins and glyphosate in many brands of tampons⁶. Both are carcinogenic chemicals and have no place in tampons, not even in trace amounts.

Organic guarantees cotton grows without the use of hazardous pesticides, insecticides or herbicides.

Natracare tampons are independently tested to ensure they are free from harmful chemicals. What’s more, Natracare’s 100% cotton tampons have never been linked to any cases of Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)⁷. In contrast, there have been reports of TSS cases associated with the use of tampons made of rayon or rayon-cotton blend⁸.

Women farmers and cotton pickers on organic farms gain their own income at a fair wage. Independent income is important for female farmers, and has hugely beneficial knock-on effects on the education and livelihoods of their children⁹ and, the whole community.

This is why we will only ever use certified organic cotton.

Take comfort in using certified 100% organic cotton tampons – they are some of the most intimate products you will ever use.