Reusable menstrual products are the new demand and NGOs from across India have started making options for women to help reduce the burden of non-biodegradable products on the environment.May 28 is World Menstrual Hygiene Day and the world is talking about the significance of menstrual hygiene. Akshay Kumar’s next film, Pad Man, which is based on the women’s menstrual health, is also in the news now. Let’s not forget that disposable sanitary napkins are non-biodegradable and lead to health and environmental hazards. They are also used in landfills.Therefore, people are now opening up to the idea of reusable menstrual products.
Well, your first reaction might be of disgust, but later you will not regret this decision. From time immemorial, the use of cloth in place of sanitary napkins is known to Indians. With time, however, the neatly packed and high-priced disposable sanitary napkins have taken over the retail market and the psyche of a society that still deals with the topic of menstruation in hushed tones.

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