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HISTORY OF TAMPON

100 years of development history of female menstrual products

  • 1888Before

    From rudimentary absorbent materials to homemade menstrual bands Female menstrual products had remained primitive and backward for a long time

  • 1888

    Southall’s Towels was invented in Europe and America Came into the market as the initial disposable sanitary pad

  • 1920

    The world’s first disposable sanitary napkin brand Kotex was born Sanitary napkins officially entered the era of mass production

  • 1929

    Earle Haas, an American doctor, made the world’s first tampon for his wife

  • 1932

    The world’s first bell-shaped menstrual cup appeared

  • 1936

    Tampax bought the tampon patent and brought it to the American market

  • 1945

    About a quarter of American women used tampons The use of tampons popularized as more women entered social work during World War II

  • 1982

    The first sanitary napkin production line was introduced into China from Japan

  • 1985

    Whisper, another brand of Procter& Gamble, innovated dry mesh and pad with wings and then captured the global market rapidly

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

  • 1985

    Anerle, a homemade sanitary napkin brand created by Hengan, occupied the metropolitan market in China through TV advertising

  • 1989

    Tampax tried to enter Chinese market but failed

  • 1997

    Procter & Gamble’s Whisper, Kao’s Laurier, Kimberly-Clark’s Kotex and Unicharm’s Sofy entered Chinese market

  • 1999

    Half of women used sanitary pads in China There were over 1,000 sanitary pad manufactures in China

  • 2008

    Whisper invented liquid sanitary pads

  • 2013

    Sofy rolled out period panties

  • 2015

    The menstrual cup used technology detection technology was born

  • 2016

    Tampons, blood blocker and other menstrual sanitary products arised

  • 2016

    The use rate of sanitary napkins reached 96.5% in China

  • 2017

    Tampax had the third attempt to Chinese market

  • 2021

    Uni Beauty (Hubei) Technology Co., Ltd. was founded and launched the brand Lighttime

DOMESTIC ISSUES

TYPES OF TAMPONS

  • APPLICATOR TAMPON
  • DIGITAL TAMPON
  • DEFINITION

    It refers to the tampons that use an applicator as a carrier to push the absorbent core in to body, which is convenient

    CONSTRUCTURE

    Absorbent core, Cord, Outer tube, Inner tube, Wrapper film

    TYPES

    According to length: long applicator tampons, short applicator tampons
    According to materials: plastic applicator tampons, paper applicator tampons

    METHOD
    ABSORPTION AMOUNT
    • L(Light) <6g

      ≈180mm sanitary napkins

    • R(Regular) 6-9g

      ≈180mm sanitary napkins

    • S(Super) 9-12g

      ≈280mm sanitary napkins

    • SP(Super Plus) 12-15g

      ≈340mm sanitary napkins

  • DEFINITION

    It refers to the tampons that use an applicator as a carrier to push the absorbent core in to body, which is convenient

    CONSTRUCTURE

    Absorbent core, Cord, Outer tube, Inner tube, Wrapper film

    TYPES

    According to length: long applicator tampons, short applicator tampons

    METHOD
    ABSORPTION AMOUNT
    • L(Light) <6g

      ≈180mm sanitary napkins

    • R(Regular) 6-9g

      ≈180mm sanitary napkins

    • S(Super) 9-12g

      ≈280mm sanitary napkins

    • SP(Super Plus) 12-15g

      ≈340mm sanitary napkins

DEVELOPMENT OF TAMPON IN CHINA

DEVELOPMENT OF TAMPON IN CHINA

BEFORE

Lack of sex education Unwillingness to talk about sex Don’t know about tampons Menstrual shame

NOW

Break the conventional mind Menstruation can be discussed Tampons are more hygienic and comfortable Be the master of your own life

ADVANTAGES OF TAMPON

Raw cotton sliver is a more healthy and comfortable Feminine hygiene than sanitary napkin

INTIMATE

INTIMATE

Small size, easy to carry, no outline on the skinny pants

NOT STUFFY

NOT STUFFY

Sanitary napkins stick on the underwear, while tampons absorb quickly and are not sticky

FREE TO EXERCISE

FREE TO EXERCISE

Free and convenient to swimming and energetic exercises

NO ODOR

NO ODOR

Sanitary napkins are not breathable and often give off odors, while tampons are not

HYGIENIC

HYGIENIC

Sanitary napkins will breed bacteria after contact with oxygen. While tampons absorb in the vagina, which not contact with the air

QUESTIONS ABOUT TAMPON