Wen takes Toxic Tipping Point campaign to Westminster for Environmenstrual Week
Category Archives: Environmenstrual
This is the tipping point. Regulation is the only way to ensure all period products are safe to use.
Interview with Kathrin Schilling, Assistant Professor at CUIMC of Environmental Health Sciences, about the recent research which found PFAS in reusable menstrual products
In response to yet another study revealing toxic PFAS chemicals in reusable period products, Helen Lynn, Senior Consultant at Feminist Toxic Free Futures, highlights the urgent need for regulation. With evidence mounting and government inaction, it’s time to demand safer menstrual care.
Women, girls and people who menstruate deserve full transparency about what’s in their period products. This Menstrual Hygiene Day (28 May 2025), Wen is proud to stand alongside PAN UK and the Pesticide Collaboration in exposing a hidden but urgent public health issue: toxic pesticides in period products.
Could you be a Menstruation, Empowerment and Sustainability (Mensy) Ambassador for your organisation? We are looking for 30 youth leaders and people who work with young people to take part in our training as part of an exciting new project funded by Erasmus +.
Thank you to Ana Santi and the BBC for shining a much needed spotlight on period products in this recent article Pads, pants or cups: Which period product is the most climate-friendly?
We asked our Health Advisor, Helen Lynn to do a deep dive into the issues raised in the article.
HOW CAN WE CREATE SAFE, HEALTHY MENSTRUATION FOR ALL?
Three Perspectives.
The period educator. The health expert. The innovator.
As part of the Reduce, Reuse your Cycle project with North London Waste Authority (NLWA), Wen is looking for 30 volunteers based in North London to run Reusable Period Product Workshops in their communities.
Read about the findings from a research project about menstrual education and the ways it needs to be improved.










