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Periods are expensive. On average, every menstruating person spends around 7,000 euros in their lifetime on hygiene products, contraceptives and painkillers. “Period poverty” means that menstruators cannot afford these products. In Germany, this primarily affects people without a permanent address, students and the unemployed. Period poverty is a serious issue - we're talking about it today.

Today we attach great importance to physical hygiene and care. You can tell this when you go to the drugstore and see hundreds of shower gel bottles smiling at you. Here a distinction is made again between body and intimate care. It's not that easy to decide, isn't it?? But it's not just your own needs that are at the forefront when it comes to hygiene: sustainable, preferably plastic-free care products are increasingly finding their way into our bathrooms. In this blog post we have some tips for you on how you can combine intimate hygiene and sustainability and thus promote healthy vaginal flora.

Maybe you've experienced it before: When you urinate, it burns and hurts unpleasantly and you feel tired and weak. This could be due to a bladder infection, also known as cystitis. We will explain to you what causes the disease, what symptoms are typical and what can be helpful in treatment.

A pimple appears, then another and another... For many menstruating people, this is the sign that their period is approaching. Once this is over, the skin usually shines again. The fact is that skin and its requirements change throughout the entire menstrual cycle. Once you recognize this, you can specifically care for your skin depending on the phase of your cycle. In this blog post we talk about the cause of “menstrual acne” and give you tips to help you avoid the skin problems that occur periodically during your cycle.

You feel full, your clothes become tighter, your stomach bulges outward, and you generally feel uncomfortable in the abdominal area? All of these are pretty sure signs of a bloated stomach. Menstruating people especially struggle with this symptom before or during their period. But how does this happen and what can you do to prevent a bloated stomach during menstruation? What relieves the symptoms? In today's blog post we will tell you about it.

You may have noticed that the color of your menstrual blood changes - perhaps even daily. Depending on the cycle, day or strength of your period, it can happen that each color of the red color palette is covered once. But we can give the all-clear: As a rule, this is nothing to worry about and the variation in the color of your menstrual blood is something absolutely normal. You can find out why the color of your period changes and what the color of period blood tells you in this blog post.

In keeping with Veganuary, today we would like to educate you about a topic that often receives far too little attention: wool and animal welfare. In the media, wool is usually portrayed positively and associated with sustainability. But behind a warm wool hat and a colorful knitted sweater lies a cruel fact: animals have to suffer for the wool industry. When it comes to veganism, the dark side of the wool industry might not be the first thing you think of, but today we want to take a closer look at these.

Especially in winter, when the scent of gingerbread, mulled wine and cinnamon is in the air, people feel warm and cozy. Scents awaken memories and promote good feelings. But that's not all: cinnamon has a variety of healing effects - including in connection with periods and menstrual cramps. We have summarized for you what you should bear in mind when taking cinnamon, in what form you can take it and how it can affect your menstruation.

Your period is approaching, mood swings, headaches and exhaustion join cramps in your abdomen - sound familiar? Menstrual cramps are really no fun. Find out what monk's pepper and matcha tea can do in this article.

Sustainability, species and climate protection are big topics today. As a company committed to sustainability and the protection of raw materials, Taynie sees it as its duty to take responsibility. In particular, the manufacturer of sustainable period underwear has nature conservation in mind right on its doorstep.

Mood swings, water retention and cramps in the lower abdomen: When hormones turn everyday life upside down, many menstruators suffer. The level of suffering varies and the symptoms vary from person to person. In this article we will introduce you to two remedies: the yam and magnesium.

The frequent trips to the fridge, constant appetite, desire to feast - you know that too? During our period, we not only seem indecisive, but also struggle with food cravings, water retention and skin impurities. As if that weren't enough, we would like to curl up on the sofa with a hot water bottle when we feel abdominal pain and discomfort. What many people don't know: Diet can have a big influence on your cycle and your period - yes, also on the accompanying symptoms. You can find out what you should pay attention to in terms of nutrition and which foods can be good for you during your period in this blog post.