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The brilliant invention of the tampon for women
We tend to forget it but before this invention, it must have been a bit complicated … for women. Knowing that tampon consumption takes place once a month … multiplied by the number of women on earth. Needless to say, the figure is simply huge. How much does a period cost in a woman’s life? On average, during their period, women use 22 tampons or pads. Which therefore makes a total of 22 x 480 = 10 560 hygienic protections. According to some internet sources, having your period costs 23,500 euros in a lifetime. All this knowing that some women don’t even have children … so it costs a lot to be a woman. It takes 500 years for these hygienic products to degrade, which is as much as a plastic bottle. 13 times a year and 520 times in her life, a woman needs a sanitary napkin or tampon. In 2016, around 6.8 million people used tampons in France. 10,000 to 15,000 This is the number of periodic protections a woman will use in her lifetime. For a total cost of 3,800 euros, or 7.5 euros per cycle.