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  • Emanui is a portable menstrual cup cleaner that saves water

    The reusable Emanui menstrual cup cleaner is designed to offer users an easier, more sustainable way of cleaning the product on-the-go without having to use a public sink. More

    Natashah Hitti | 5 January 2021 | Leave a comment
  • "I applaud Pantone for using colour to highlight social issues" says commenter

    In this week's comments update, readers are debating Pantone's latest shade of red and sharing their views on other top stories. More

    Karen Anderson | 6 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Pantone releases taboo-breaking Period red colour

    Pantone releases taboo-breaking Period red colour

    Colour company Pantone and health brand Intimina have collaborated to create an "active and adventurous" red colour to start a positive conversation around periods. More

    India Block | 1 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Carrie is a "wearable pocket" for police and army to store period products

    Carrie is a "wearable pocket" for soldiers and police officers to store period products

    Central Saint Martins graduate Amelia Kociolkowska has designed a spandex pouch called Carrie, which offers those working in the police or armed forces a discreet and hygienic way to store their sanitary products while in the field. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 24 August 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Period Sex Blanket by Thinx

    Thinx launches "taboo-smashing" Period Sex Blanket

    This blanket by Thinx is designed to soak up blood, so that women on their period can have sex without ruining the bed sheets. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 29 June 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Lauren Lee's Warm Wall is designed to alleviate women's menstrual cramps

    Industrial designer Lauren Lee has designed a heated wall for public toilets, which provides women with a communal place to alleviate their menstrual cramps. More

    Natashah Hitti | 5 May 2018 | Leave a comment
  • 10 most forward-thinking brands for women | Dezeen

    10 of the most forward-thinking designs created for women

    As part of International Womens Day, Dezeen has pulled together products that have been designed specifically for women – dealing with everything from periods, to child rearing and sex. More

    Natasha Levy | 8 March 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Dame launches reusable tampon applicator as a "period product for the 21st-century"

    This reusable, self-cleaning tampon applicator has been designed by start-up company Dame to offer women a more sustainable alternative to throwaway counterparts. More

    Alice Morby | 5 March 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Tampliner designed to overcome the "inadequacy of period products"

    Start-up company Callaly has created a new period product that combines a tampon and pantyliner, which could offer women a more trustworthy alternative to those currently on the market. More

    Gunseli Yalcinkaya | 20 February 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Seeding Finger is a hand-shaped tool for artificial insemination

    Korean designer Koo Hyeonjeong has created a conceptual tool for women, which could allow them to impregnate themselves through the use of a hand-shaped pump. More

    Alice Morby | 15 February 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Lia launches "world's first" flushable pregnancy test

    US start-up Lia has developed a flushable pregnancy test that is made from sustainable, biodegradable materials, which they claim to be the first of its kind. More

    Alice Finney | 13 December 2017 | 1 comment
  • Peter Astbury's wristband counters symptoms of menopause

    Grace wristband is designed to alleviate and track menopause symptoms

    Loughborough University graduate Peter Astbury has created a wristband for menopausal women, which is designed to regulate and alleviate hot flushes. More

    Natashah Hitti | 29 November 2017 | 7 comments
  • Nixie Girl menstural cup by Ailsa Inglis

    Nixie Girl designed to make menstrual cup more accessible for teenagers

    Design graduate Ailsa Inglis has created a menstrual cup aimed specifically at young girls, with the aim of normalising alternative period products. More

    Alice Morby | 27 July 2017 | 22 comments
  • mCycle by Kaye Toland

    mCycle is a "Deliveroo for tampons" that turns sanitary products into compost

    Aiming to change our attitudes towards menstruation, Central Saint Martins graduate Kaye Toland has developed a tampon delivery system that transforms sanitary products into compost. More

    Alice Morby | 24 June 2017 | 12 comments
  • Organic tampons and packaging by Thinx

    Sliding packaging design shows where to put your Thinx tampon

    This packaging design for Thinx organic tampons brings a significant part of menstruation out of hiding – the vagina. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 9 March 2017 | 18 comments
  • Pentagram-designed branding aims to help eradicate "tampon tax"

    A partner at New York agency Pentagram has created the visual identity for an organisation set up to lobby the US government on the controversial tax on menstrual products. More

    Dan Howarth | 23 December 2016 | 1 comment
  • Tampon by The Flex

    Flex tampon is designed to be worn during sex

    San Francisco start-up The Flex Company has designed a tampon that allows women to experience "mess-free" sex during their periods. More

    Alice Morby | 5 April 2016 | 15 comments
  • Loon Cup by Loon Lab

    Looncup tracks menstruation and sends vaginal updates to your phone

    The "world's first smart menstruation cup" links with a phone app to provide women with information about their periods (+ movie). More

    Dan Howarth | 8 October 2015 | 6 comments
  • Emergency Tampon necklace by Katarina Hornwall

    Unisex Emergency Tampon necklace by Katarina Hornwall holds spare sanitary products

    The pendant of this necklace by Swedish designer Katarina Hornwall can be used to carry tampons for those "in need of immediate menstrual assistance". More

    Dan Howarth | 28 August 2015 | 13 comments

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