The only difference is that as the name suggests the tampon comes without cardboard or plastic applicator to insert it into your vagina.
Plastic cardboard tampon applicator.
The two main categories of tampon applicators are cardboard applicators and plastic applicators.
Cardboard applicators have been designed for.
The grace green essential collection was developed as a direct response to health and environmental concerns about plastic levels and concerns around dioxin pollution caused.
Susie hewson a veteran of the feminine hygiene industry and founder of the plastic applicator free tampon manufacturer natracare believes the switch from cardboard to plastic had more to do with.
But this is a minor adjustment.
Grace green tampon applicators are made of 100 gots certified organic cotton and come with a specially designed cardboard applicator with a soft rounded tip for soft easy insertion.
Applicators are the small tubes used to insert the tampon and place it inside the vagina.
Some companies have introduced plant based applicators but these behave like plastic and do not biodegrade.
Others suggested stainless steel or even glass.
Making the switch to a cardboard applicator.
At blume we offer cardboard applicators that are rounded for easier insertion and are 100 biodegradable non threatening to your body and the planet.
Watch our video to learn the first step opening the wrapper.
Non applicator tampons are exactly the same product.
The difference is in the detail.
Want to know how to insert a tampon with applicator.
Tampax tampons have an absorbent core and a protective skirt for additional back up protection while their cardboard applicator features an anti slip grip for easy insertion.
Now if you re new to cardboard applicators it s useful to be aware that they do not glide like a plastic applicator.
Patent for tampons from 1929 included a design for a telescoping cardboard applicator tube.
Cardboard naturally has a more rigid feel to plastic so you need to be prepared for this difference.
Cardboard is the most eco friendly applicator a tampon can have.
The cardboard tampon applicator is one of the first applicators to be invented and is an applicator that is made out of cardboard that helps you insert your tampon.
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Tampax tampons offer long lasting protection.
Our applicator is entirely recyclable or compostable.
Tampax regular tampons with cardboard applicator are for light to medium flow days during your period.