If someone were to ask you how much a period costs, you’d say it costs the price of a pack of tampons or pads. However, managing a period goes well beyond the costs of period products, and the costs involved can all contribute to period poverty, an issue that is affecting increasing numbers of people.… Continue reading The True Costs of Periods
The BBC recently published an article discussing the story of a young girl who was forced to take an exam, leaking in her own blood, due to difficulty accessing products to manage her period at school. With the BBC article stating that 40% of pupils lack access to free period products in school, we take… Continue reading Gatekeeping Period Products in Schools – Our Response to the BBC
With more than 500 million women and girls across the world lacking access to the facilities they need to manage their periods, taking action to achieve menstrual equity is vitally important. Today we compare period dignity research in the United Kingdom vs North America and identify ways that we can work together to tackle period… Continue reading Sentiments About Period Poverty Between Regions
From touching your face, eating at your desk, and even using your mobile phone, these daily habits are germier than you may think. Just by carrying out your normal daily activities, you could be spreading germs without even realising it. Germs can’t be avoided but there are ways we can minimise the risk of particularly… Continue reading Uncovering Everyday Habits that Spread Germs
A Sporting Chance: Citron Hygiene and Aunt Flow Donate 73,000 Period Products to Keep Girls Off the Sidelines As Citizens Advice reports that 2023 was the “bleakest ever” start to a year (1), Citron Hygiene has launched a new initiative to help tackle period poverty. The leading provider of washroom hygiene services will donate 73,000… Continue reading A Sporting Chance: Citron Hygiene and Aunt Flow Donate 73,000 Period Products to Keep Girls Off the Sidelines
The 28th May marks Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023, and an opportunity to raise awareness of menstrual hygiene rights worldwide. Although Menstrual Hygiene Day is just one day of the year, at Citron Hygiene, we continuously raise awareness of issues relating to menstruation and period dignity. Today, we are giving you a closer look into how… Continue reading How We’re Supporting Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023
Last Updated on 14th September, 2023 Tampons are an essential product that are used by millions of menstruators every month. In the UK alone, there are 15 million women who are of menstrual age, with each woman expected to use 10 tampons a month. This means an estimated 150 million tampons are used and disposed… Continue reading Can You Flush Tampons Down The Toilet?
What is period poverty? Period poverty refers to the lack of access to safe and sanitary menstrual products due to financial constraints. This can be caused by a wide range of life events and a lack of access to education about menstruation. Furthermore, period poverty can affect the way a person is treated and how… Continue reading How to Remove Barriers Around Period Poverty in Schools
95% of women are currently worried about the impact of the cost of living on their finances, while one in five has been unable to afford period products as a direct result of the crisis. These are just some of the shocking statistics Citron Hygiene discovered in recent research. With little to no UK government… Continue reading How the Cost of Living Crisis is Affecting Period Poverty
Across the globe, 1.8 billion people have a period each month. Despite menstruation being a normal part of life, period poverty is real and is escalating. In recent research commissioned by Citron Hygiene, we’ve looked at the extent of period poverty in the UK, what factors are leading to this rise and what businesses can… Continue reading Period Poverty is Real: Why Every Business Should Care
