- I was one of those kids that was actually
- I was one of those kids that was actually

really excited for my period,
really excited for my period,

because I just wanted boobs so bad,
because I just wanted boobs so bad,

and, like, I'd read that after you get
and, like, I'd read that after you get

your period, you get boobs.
your period, you get boobs.

- I usually rely pretty heavily
- I usually rely pretty heavily

on tampons and the occasional pad overnight.
on tampons and the occasional pad overnight.

- Kind of have always worn a combination
- Kind of have always worn a combination

of tampons and pads.
of tampons and pads.

- Tampons, like, they're super convenient,
- Tampons, like, they're super convenient,

but also, they hurt.
but also, they hurt.

They're uncomfortable.
They're uncomfortable.

It's just that they're much easier than pads.
It's just that they're much easier than pads.

Pads are really bulky and loud,
Pads are really bulky and loud,

and it feels like you're wearing
and it feels like you're wearing

this soggy cloud in your underwear.
this soggy cloud in your underwear.

- About two years ago, I switched
- About two years ago, I switched

to using only organic tampons,
to using only organic tampons,

because I found out that a lot of the
because I found out that a lot of the

normal tampons have been bleached white.
normal tampons have been bleached white.

So when you put that tampon inside of you,
So when you put that tampon inside of you,

you're unknowingly absorbing bleach into your vagina.
you're unknowingly absorbing bleach into your vagina.

- I hate thinking about the waste
- I hate thinking about the waste

that's created by tampons, and knowing that
that's created by tampons, and knowing that

I'm literally, personally contributing to that.
I'm literally, personally contributing to that.

But on the other hand, there's not a lot
But on the other hand, there's not a lot

of options for women who are just bleeding.
of options for women who are just bleeding.

Like, I can't just go to work and free bleed.
Like, I can't just go to work and free bleed.

- I feel like periods are sort of shrouded in secrecy,
- I feel like periods are sort of shrouded in secrecy,

like when you start your period, it's sort of like,
like when you start your period, it's sort of like,

"You're starting your period."
"You're starting your period."

And that is still really confusing to me,
And that is still really confusing to me,

because I think that's why we don't
because I think that's why we don't

really have a lot of alternatives,
really have a lot of alternatives,

because we're not having a lot of conversations
because we're not having a lot of conversations

about periods, and just, like, the vagina
about periods, and just, like, the vagina

and the vulva in general.
and the vulva in general.

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(swooshing)

(fun music)
(fun music)

- I don't know.
- I don't know.

I don't know how this is gonna work.
I don't know how this is gonna work.

Like, why is this so short?
Like, why is this so short?

I'm worried that it's just gonna be up there
I'm worried that it's just gonna be up there

and get stuck forever.
and get stuck forever.

And, like, I have to fold it a certain way.
And, like, I have to fold it a certain way.

I don't know, you guys.
I don't know, you guys.

I feel like you have to know origami
I feel like you have to know origami

to put it in your vagina.
to put it in your vagina.

- About to take a shower,
- About to take a shower,

and then I'll stick it in while I'm in the shower,
and then I'll stick it in while I'm in the shower,

and I'll let you guys know how it feels.
and I'll let you guys know how it feels.

There's just something about it,
There's just something about it,

like, if you could touch it.
like, if you could touch it.

I just hope it's not itchy.
I just hope it's not itchy.

I used the sponge, and they basically went
I used the sponge, and they basically went

to the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef
to the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef

and, like, scraped it off of a coral wall.
and, like, scraped it off of a coral wall.

- Just got the panties.
- Just got the panties.

Did the unboxing.
Did the unboxing.

They're v. cute.
They're v. cute.

I feel like they look like normal underwear,
I feel like they look like normal underwear,

like, just cute-ass, high-waisted.
like, just cute-ass, high-waisted.

The pad is very thin, which I appreciate,
The pad is very thin, which I appreciate,

'cause I was really worried it would be super clunky,
'cause I was really worried it would be super clunky,

which I'm not into.
which I'm not into.

So, so far, so good.
So, so far, so good.

- I'm in the bathroom, about to attempt
- I'm in the bathroom, about to attempt

to put this on successfully.
to put this on successfully.

It's a tiny bit confusing.
It's a tiny bit confusing.

I don't know if the liner goes inside the actual pad?
I don't know if the liner goes inside the actual pad?

- This is no joke.
- This is no joke.

It's not in my vagina, in case you were wondering,
It's not in my vagina, in case you were wondering,

15 minutes later, still can't get the little fucker in.
15 minutes later, still can't get the little fucker in.

I folded it.
I folded it.

I tried to put it in.
I tried to put it in.

I got it halfway in, and then it fuckin' bounced open.
I got it halfway in, and then it fuckin' bounced open.

I don't really want to keep doing it.
I don't really want to keep doing it.

It seems like so much work for something
It seems like so much work for something

that I'm gonna have to empty out in 30 minutes.
that I'm gonna have to empty out in 30 minutes.

'Cause there's no way that baby's holding
'Cause there's no way that baby's holding

all the blood that's gonna come out
all the blood that's gonna come out

of my vagina today.
of my vagina today.

- The sponge is in.
- The sponge is in.

I just realized as I was putting it in,
I just realized as I was putting it in,

I was like, "I hope this doesn't get lost in my vagina."
I was like, "I hope this doesn't get lost in my vagina."

Because I use the DivaCup, but the DivaCup
Because I use the DivaCup, but the DivaCup

has a little knobby thing at the bottom
has a little knobby thing at the bottom

that helps you be able to, like, pull it out.
that helps you be able to, like, pull it out.

I'm really scared of pushing it so far back
I'm really scared of pushing it so far back

that it's hard for me to grab it.
that it's hard for me to grab it.

- No, there's no string.
- No, there's no string.

- So you've gotta reach up.
- So you've gotta reach up.

- No, there's no, it's, like, just the sponge.
- No, there's no, it's, like, just the sponge.

- Just the sponge.
- Just the sponge.

- So you have to pinch it out.
- So you have to pinch it out.

- Fun.
- Fun.

- Ooh, so my first thoughts are
- Ooh, so my first thoughts are

they're really comfortable.
they're really comfortable.

They feel really soothing and comforting.
They feel really soothing and comforting.

There's something to be said, I pulled out my tampon
There's something to be said, I pulled out my tampon

to put them on, and it was nice, like,
to put them on, and it was nice, like,

taking out something and just, like, letting it all flow.
taking out something and just, like, letting it all flow.

- It's on now, and, so far, I can feel
- It's on now, and, so far, I can feel

it's there, but it's pretty comfortable.
it's there, but it's pretty comfortable.

It's like a little vag-cushion.
It's like a little vag-cushion.

I'm not complaining.
I'm not complaining.

- At first, I was pretty apprehensive, 'cause, same thing.
- At first, I was pretty apprehensive, 'cause, same thing.

I'm like, pads, man, they're not sexy.
I'm like, pads, man, they're not sexy.

They're loud.
They're loud.

They get dirty really quickly.
They get dirty really quickly.

But it was the best thing.
But it was the best thing.

It literally felt like a pillow for my vagina.
It literally felt like a pillow for my vagina.

- So I've had the cup in for less than
- So I've had the cup in for less than

10 minutes now, and I'm sitting down,
10 minutes now, and I'm sitting down,

and I can definitely feel it, and I also don't feel like
and I can definitely feel it, and I also don't feel like

it's doing what I need it to do.
it's doing what I need it to do.

And it's really uncomfortable.
And it's really uncomfortable.

I'm giving myself five more minutes
I'm giving myself five more minutes

before I go inside and rip this thing out of me.
before I go inside and rip this thing out of me.

Once it was in, I don't think I inserted it correctly,
Once it was in, I don't think I inserted it correctly,

because I could feel it, and I don't think
because I could feel it, and I don't think

you're supposed to be able to feel it.
you're supposed to be able to feel it.

You're supposed to just live your life.
You're supposed to just live your life.

- I was actually really joking about the itching.
- I was actually really joking about the itching.

It's not like, "Oh my gosh, my crotch is on fire,"
It's not like, "Oh my gosh, my crotch is on fire,"

but there's just, like, a little bit
but there's just, like, a little bit

of a, you know, like I wanna go scratch it.
of a, you know, like I wanna go scratch it.

I think I might have it a little bit too low.
I think I might have it a little bit too low.

I might need to push it up a little bit more.
I might need to push it up a little bit more.

It would kind of almost slide down my vagina sometimes,
It would kind of almost slide down my vagina sometimes,

so, like, it would just be, just hanging out.
so, like, it would just be, just hanging out.

- It's like peeking out?
- It's like peeking out?

- Yes! (laughter)
- Yes! (laughter)

- So we're two hours into wearing white,
- So we're two hours into wearing white,

while wearing the Thinx, and I don't think
while wearing the Thinx, and I don't think

I'm ever going back to anything else.
I'm ever going back to anything else.

It just feels so good to not have anything inside of me.
It just feels so good to not have anything inside of me.

I think you're still gonna kind of need a backup
I think you're still gonna kind of need a backup

when you're heavy, but as far as, like, medium to moderate,
when you're heavy, but as far as, like, medium to moderate,

these puppies are good to go.
these puppies are good to go.

- I'm about to have a shower, and then
- I'm about to have a shower, and then

try the Lunapads for the night.
try the Lunapads for the night.

As you can see, white sheets, so this is gonna be
As you can see, white sheets, so this is gonna be

the ultimate test.
the ultimate test.

It's the deal breaker.
It's the deal breaker.

Time to shine, Luna.
Time to shine, Luna.

- Did you feel like you were worried about spillage?
- Did you feel like you were worried about spillage?

- I was, but they're quite wide.
- I was, but they're quite wide.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- And they kind of wrap all the way around,
- And they kind of wrap all the way around,

and then you can clip them as well,
and then you can clip them as well,

so they're safe, they're secure.
so they're safe, they're secure.

And then at night, it just felt really nice.
And then at night, it just felt really nice.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- I had this extra little cushion on my ass.
- I had this extra little cushion on my ass.

- Okay, I'm currently the only person
- Okay, I'm currently the only person

in this two-person stall, but I'm just wondering
in this two-person stall, but I'm just wondering

how the fuck I'm supposed to clean my cup out
how the fuck I'm supposed to clean my cup out

in this sink if someone walks in.
in this sink if someone walks in.

No.
No.

- I just stood up.
- I just stood up.

Nothing happened.
Nothing happened.

I keep living in fear, but, like, I'm protected.
I keep living in fear, but, like, I'm protected.

If they develop the Thinx that could hold
If they develop the Thinx that could hold

five tampons worth of blood,
five tampons worth of blood,

that you could literally just wear all day --
that you could literally just wear all day --

- I would pay -- - Yeah, agreed.
- I would pay -- - Yeah, agreed.

- A hundred dollars for that. - Hundreds. Yeah.
- A hundred dollars for that. - Hundreds. Yeah.

- Because it would be so worth the investment.
- Because it would be so worth the investment.

- There were no leaks on the bed.
- There were no leaks on the bed.

I just got up to go to the bathroom.
I just got up to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to check out what's going down.
I'm going to check out what's going down.

Everything's fallen into the right place.
Everything's fallen into the right place.

There's no mess.
There's no mess.

I was kind of worried that it, like, would maybe
I was kind of worried that it, like, would maybe

have traveled out onto my thighs at all, but, no.
have traveled out onto my thighs at all, but, no.

The one downside is that it's, like, not sexy at all.
The one downside is that it's, like, not sexy at all.

(laughter)
(laughter)

Not that that should be your number one fear,
Not that that should be your number one fear,

but, like, when I went to bed, I did feel like,
but, like, when I went to bed, I did feel like,

lying next to my partner, I'm like, man,
lying next to my partner, I'm like, man,

I'm kinda wearing this, like, huge adult diaper.
I'm kinda wearing this, like, huge adult diaper.

- I just woke up, and I feel like Thinx was made
- I just woke up, and I feel like Thinx was made

for sleep while you're on your period.
for sleep while you're on your period.

It was awesome.
It was awesome.

All throughout the night, not having to worry
All throughout the night, not having to worry

about whether or not I had a tampon in.
about whether or not I had a tampon in.

- We should just have more options.
- We should just have more options.

That's what bothers me at the end of the day.
That's what bothers me at the end of the day.

Here's four.
Here's four.

Maybe two of them are reasonable for you.
Maybe two of them are reasonable for you.

Maybe just one.
Maybe just one.

Currently only having just one option for people
Currently only having just one option for people

to do something that's been around
to do something that's been around

for thousands of years, you know?
for thousands of years, you know?

- I definitely think I had the sponge in
- I definitely think I had the sponge in

just a little bit too low, because it felt like
just a little bit too low, because it felt like

it was gonna pop out.
it was gonna pop out.

So, I came to the bathroom to adjust it,
So, I came to the bathroom to adjust it,

but when I tried to push it farther back,
but when I tried to push it farther back,

it was just rubbing up against my vagina
it was just rubbing up against my vagina

in a way that, like, I don't like.
in a way that, like, I don't like.

But now that it's up there, I feel fine.
But now that it's up there, I feel fine.

So, the DivaCup, once you get it in there,
So, the DivaCup, once you get it in there,

you don't feel it for the rest of the day, for me.
you don't feel it for the rest of the day, for me.

Whereas, with that, like, I just, it's the first time
Whereas, with that, like, I just, it's the first time

in a long time where I could not feel it.
in a long time where I could not feel it.

I was just so mindful of it every time.
I was just so mindful of it every time.

Like, even when I went to pee,
Like, even when I went to pee,

when I went to sit.
when I went to sit.

I didn't like being that present in my period.
I didn't like being that present in my period.

It's already hard enough
It's already hard enough

to deal with the cramps and everything else,
to deal with the cramps and everything else,

but then to be cognitive of something being
but then to be cognitive of something being

in your vagina was too much.
in your vagina was too much.

- Would you try the DivaCup again?
- Would you try the DivaCup again?

- Yeah, I would definitely try the DivaCup again.
- Yeah, I would definitely try the DivaCup again.

In fact, I'm going to on my next period.
In fact, I'm going to on my next period.

I want to keep trying until I find a way
I want to keep trying until I find a way

for it to work for me.
for it to work for me.

- I would, hands down, try Lunapads again, for sure.
- I would, hands down, try Lunapads again, for sure.

I don't think there's anything
I don't think there's anything

they could improve on, either.
they could improve on, either.

- The only thing I would improve about Thinx
- The only thing I would improve about Thinx

is just another level up of absorbency.
is just another level up of absorbency.

Keep the ones you have for heavy days,
Keep the ones you have for heavy days,

and then have that, like, extra heavy day.
and then have that, like, extra heavy day.

Like, the overnight, almost.
Like, the overnight, almost.

You know, like they have with pads.
You know, like they have with pads.

And, I think, if there was a way to figure out,
And, I think, if there was a way to figure out,

if more companies start doing it, maybe,
if more companies start doing it, maybe,

a way to make it cheaper so it's more accessible.
a way to make it cheaper so it's more accessible.

- [Tania] It's like opening a bag of potato chips
- [Tania] It's like opening a bag of potato chips

in a cinema, when it's, like, in a really quiet scene
in a cinema, when it's, like, in a really quiet scene

and everyone just turns around and hates you.
and everyone just turns around and hates you.

That's what I feel like a pad is like.
That's what I feel like a pad is like.

The Lunapad is like having an ice cream in the cinema.
The Lunapad is like having an ice cream in the cinema.

No one hears it, everyone's happy.
No one hears it, everyone's happy.