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Reusable Menstrual Products Week

When the market is dominated by disposable, single use products, at Go Real we strive to bring reusable alternatives to the public eye. We work to empower women to feel confident about their menstruating bodies, so that they can talk freely and confidently about their periods when necessary and remove the embarrassment and shame sometimes associated with menstruating. After all, it is something that most women will do once a month for around 38 years.

Reusable Menstrual Products Week happens every October. In this week we focus on giving women and men good clear information about the different reusable products that are available and their benefits over single use products. We do this via our website, social media, newsletters and in person with an army of women who have demo kits ready to talk to people up and down the UK.

It is estimated that a woman will use 15,000 pads or tampons in her menstruating life costing up to £2000. And of course there is a huge environmental impact too. Not only do these products end up in landfill sites, costing local authorities to dispose of them, but they end up in our oceans and on our beaches. This is unpleasant and damaging to sea life.

Since 2009 Go Real has mainly focussed on Real Nappy Promotions, bar one campaign with Surfers Against Sewage and a leading Menstrual Cup Brand. We are now updating our website to include information about Reusable Menstrual Products and backed by a fantastic group of supporters from the industry we will be bringing you a week full of information and promotions.


Along with our fabulous mascot Sandy we will bring reusable products into the public eye.

Look out for newsletters and keep an eye on our social media to see what we’re up too, we will be using the hashtags #RMP2016, #periodtalk and #ditchthedisposables!

2016s event will be October 10th - 16th.



We have two fantastic give aways running this week click here to find out more!
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