Ep.134 The Revolution of Reusable Menstrual Pads with Yessica Villatoro: Empowerment, Sustainability, and Tackling Stigmas

Have you ever considered the untold story stitched into the fabric of a menstrual pad? Yessica Villatoro, the innovative force behind Just Period, does just that, weaving a narrative of empowerment and sustainability into each reusable pad her company creates. From her roots in Chihuahua, Mexico, to launching a business that's challenging menstrual stigmas head-on, Yesica's journey is as absorbing as the eco-friendly Zorb technology she champions. This episode peels back the layers of menstrual health education and the reasons behind Just Period's commitment to revolutionizing the way we view and manage periods, especially within Latino communities, where open discussions can be rare.

Discover the misunderstood hero of period care – the reusable menstrual pad, and let Yesica dismantle every myth you've heard about them. Comfort meets convenience in Just Period's skin-friendly minky material and leak-preventing design, making the monthly cycle less of a hassle and more of an experience in self-care. We navigate through the practicalities of pad care, storage, and even how to incorporate them into your on-the-go lifestyle. In the process, we're unraveling the wider implications of period poverty, and the personalized flair that Just Period brings to each design, offering a glimpse into the future of period care that's not only sustainable but also economically savvy.

As we wrap up, we're not just celebrating the near one-year anniversary of Just Period's entry into the period care conversation – we're also cementing Yessica's commitment to community, feedback, and the environment. We probe into how reusable menstrual products like hers are making waves against the 'pink tax' and how they're educating and empowering young girls. Join us in acknowledging the collective effort required to move towards a more period-positive future, where informed choices and community support are the norms, not the exceptions. With Yessica, Yovy, and Daisy by our side, we invite you to be part of this transformative mission.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:06

Hello everyone and thank you for tuning into this very special to Latina interview. Our guest today is Yesica Viratouro, a Latina entrepreneur and owner of Just Period, a product that is destigmatizing the way menstruation is and means to everyone. I'm really excited about this because I feel like, as a man, we kind of need to talk about this subject more Absolutely, especially in the Latino communities, so that they can help educate themselves for their partners as parents and as human beings. But welcome to the show and I can't wait to dive into all of them.

Speaker 2: 0:41

Welcome.

Speaker 3: 0:42

Yesica Welcome, thank you.

Speaker 1: 0:45

So my first question to you I ask it of everybody. We all have an origin story. I'm curious as to how it was for you as a Latina growing up, and what made you become an entrepreneur.

Speaker 3: 0:57

Okay, so I'm from Mexico, from the north of Mexico, Chihuahua. For those of you who do not know, we have nothing to do with the Chihuahua dog.

Speaker 1: 1:08

I was just about to ask that. So you say Chihuahua? That's the first thing that came up.

Speaker 3: 1:14

But we do embrace the Chihuahua dog, though I feel like it's a marketing ploy right.

Speaker 3: 1:21

Exactly and actually, if you would have asked me last year this same time around, I probably would have said no, I'm never going to become an entrepreneur. I went through a life-changing experience and that's what kind of like shifted my tone. I've been in corporate in supply chain, for 12 years now and I always thought I was going to be in that, but something changed in me and I said you know what I got to do this? So now I'm doing it. I'm the first one in my family, first in many things, and yeah, that's how I started an entrepreneur.

Speaker 1: 2:01

Very cool.

Speaker 2: 2:02

So you have a first-gen experience, right.

Speaker 3: 2:05

I don't know if I call myself a first-gen, because I wasn't born here and also my family no longer lives here. So I lived here a long time ago for my first I'd said 10 years and I left the country for I don't know like 17 years.

Speaker 3: 2:24

Oh, wow, and I just came back six years ago because I got married. Oh, congratulations, thank you. So it is difficult to say like, oh, first-gen or even identifying as a Chicana is like, I'm not, because I was never born here, though I did kind of have like my life back and forth between the years, so your family's over there right now.

Speaker 4: 2:44

Yes, and you're the only one out here with your husband.

Speaker 2: 2:46

Yes, Wow, Well, Jessica, I'm curious so how you came up with the name Jess period.

Speaker 3: 2:53

Yeah, so my name is Jessica, as we talked about earlier, but my mom taught me how to write my name with a J, so we're basically blaming it on the Mexican authorities that switched my name, because ever since I was a little girl, it was with a J, with a J, with a J. When I grew up on the act, that it was with theY and I'm like wait, wait, a minute. I've always signed with a J and I come from a family where it's only girls. My dad was in our life for a very brief time, so we've had to give a lot between us and I said you know what? This is now time to do something for myself, for me, and that's why I chose to add my name onto my brand.

Speaker 4: 3:42

So why reusable pads? What was the idea behind this?

Speaker 3: 3:48

I'm going to twist the question to you. Did somebody ever educate you on to use tampons?

Speaker 4: 3:54

No, growing up, no they actually didn't.

Speaker 3: 3:56

Okay, say me. When I got my period, when I was 14, actually, the first thing that they told me is oh, use toilet paper, wrap toilet paper around your hand and use that. And basically Pat was just thrown on to me and that's it. No other options were ever laid out to me. So right now I'm all over 30. Scratch that, don't say that. And I've never been able to use a tampon. In fact, my first experience trying to use a tampon with was with my high school best friend, bibiana, and still I wasn't even able to use it. So when you think about reusable products, we talk about the menstrual disc, the menstrual cup. That's the alternative for the tampon, but there's no alternative for the actual pad. And this is it, the reusable pad.

Speaker 4: 4:48

Okay, and I have the same problem as you I never learned how to use a tampon. Sorry, babler, for this topic.

Speaker 1: 4:54

I'm good, look, I'm here. I'm here as a runner.

Speaker 2: 4:56

Don't feel bad it happened to me too, but I could never learn.

Speaker 4: 5:00

I never learned and it's never been a part of my period.

Speaker 2: 5:03

And that's what I think is part of like the create, you know, an experience that you know. It takes me back like nobody really sits down and talk to you. When this moment happens to you as a little I don't know, as a little girl, but you're like something maybe between 12 and 13,. Give and take, and then this takes place and then the fact that as much as our parents may mean well, but then nobody really sits down and explain to you these things, you know, and all the symptoms that come with it.

Speaker 4: 5:29

I feel like a lot of men don't really understand what it's like to have a period, because not every month is gonna be different. You may be angry one month, you may be sad, you may be having cramps, back pain, you know. So it's a lot. It's a lot, and I know that a lot of pads and tampons have bad side effects, right?

Speaker 3: 5:46

Yes, so rashes. I mean, I guess the biggest thing is getting cancer from the toxic products. That is in extreme cases, but it is a possibility and similar to many other products. Or when they give you medicine. When they give you something they just say, oh here, take it, but they never talk about the side effects that comes by using that specific product.

Speaker 4: 6:14

So are pads necessarily bad for women, or does it just kind of depend on the brand?

Speaker 3: 6:19

It kind of depends. Right now there's a lot of options, not only the reusable ones, but disposable ones that are 100% organic cotton. But the thing with that is that they are still disposable, so that's still going to create trash and go to the landfill.

Speaker 4: 6:35

So the purpose is more to be eco-friendly, and maybe it's better for your health too, right?

Speaker 3: 6:40

Yes, and for the comfort of the woman. They ask me a lot and, by the way, when I talk about women, because I'm a woman, I identify as a woman and my experiences are from a woman.

Speaker 2: 6:52

but Perspective, but exactly to any people that menstruates, Exactly. Yes, yes, Sorry, oh.

Speaker 4: 7:01

I lost my Trinidadod. What Wait, wait, wait.

Speaker 1: 7:03

Ask again.

Speaker 4: 7:05

Oh, I was saying oh, my God, I lost my Trinidadod too, you're both lost your. Trinidadod. Yeah, you were gonna say something, though.

Speaker 2: 7:10

No, she was talking about the products that are made and the health benefits.

Speaker 4: 7:15

Oh, is there any bad? I was asking, like is there a bad side effects on the disposable pads?

Speaker 3: 7:22

Yes. So when I made these pads and I test everything, all of the fabrics that I buy I test it all on myself. I'm my biggest tester and my sisters and my nieces. I give everything to them for them to give me feedback Something that I chose was the softness in the product. So this is minky material and then if you touch it it's kind of like a blanket for a baby and that's yeah, it feels really soft. Yes, that's my main purpose the comfort of the woman. The eco-friendly comes as a added thing for the product, but really my objective is for the woman to, for any menstruator really to feel comfortable. That's the point. No rushes. You would notice that these have wings. Before I never used to use wings with disposable ones, but these have to have wings because there's no glue on the back. They have to attach to right.

Speaker 4: 8:20

Exactly so. Something has to hold up. However, you don't feel the wings because it's so soft, so no rushes there you go no shafting and also I'm sure you tested it out, for one of the biggest issues women have is staining themselves.

Speaker 3: 8:34

Yes, bleeding, yes, and I know you were curious about this as well.

Speaker 1: 8:40

Look, I'm a dad, so I was a single dad, so I raised my two daughters. One of the biggest topics that you guys were talking about were the fact that there's not really enough education. When my girls had it, we went right to the pad, like that was just what I knew from being raised by a mom. I had the same question that she was kind of gonna ask, because when I look at the pad, one of the biggest things that my daughters dealt with were like a heavy flow or things like that. And I'm looking at the pad what kind of technology is inside to kind of hold that?

Speaker 3: 9:16

So a few things on that. So these are made out of three different layers, the top one being what touches your skin, and this one is the function, for the top one is just being soft to your skin. Then there's an inner layer that you don't see because it's sewn in. That is called Zorb, and this material is basically made in the USA. Technology, actually, that absorbs twice or even three times what a regular period product would absorb. And I know many girls they approach me and they say, hey, but I have heavy flow, I can't use this. And reusable Reusables are meant for everybody, not just for, like, somebody that has a light flow the more Zorb that you have in between the layer, the more product sorry the more liquid it will absorb. Why? Because also the technology that is in there it disperses the liquid, in this case the menstrual blood.

Speaker 2: 10:23

It's spreaded around.

Speaker 3: 10:23

Yes, so the bigger, the more it absorbs. And on that topic there's also misconception that, oh, because you're a little girl or a little body or lightweight, you're just going to use the very little one. That's incorrect.

Speaker 2: 10:38

No, it's wrong.

Speaker 4: 10:39

I see different sizes here? Yes, and how would you know when, how many times? Like how long would one last you?

Speaker 3: 10:47

It depends on you, like you would know. You would know yourself like hey, this is feeling like too heavy. I need to probably change it. You're starting to change it, so recommended time is eight hours.

Speaker 1: 10:59

But it's just mainly on your body Like how Depending on the flow, because I know when you and I were discussing this product you know off interview I had asked you the question like, for instance, somebody who's at work and they have to, because you would buy these in more than just one, obviously.

Speaker 3: 11:15

Yes.

Speaker 1: 11:16

But if you're at work, let's say, and you had to use this product and you're running into what she's saying, what would be like? How would you deal with that? Because when you have a tampon, you can just go and change that out, or if you have like a pad, you can just go dispose that out. How does, how would this work in like a work experience, let's say for the day?

Speaker 3: 11:35

So I have a pad on right now, actually, and I'm out and about. Reusables are not only to be at home, and I think that's also kind of the information that is not known, that we think about re-usables and we just think about, oh, it's only when I'm at home and no, we can do it on the go like a regular pad. The opposite thing that you would do is, instead of throwing it away, you're gonna take it back with you. I have these wet bags that I make as well, and they are basically leak proof. In here you will put your clean pad let's say, if it was a regular disposable one, you have your clean pad. You go out and about. Let's say, I'm done here with the studio, with you guys, and I need to go change. I will put in my dirty one in here and then change to my clean one, and that's water.

Speaker 1: 12:23

that's liquid proof, like it's.

Speaker 2: 12:25

Yes, this is liquid proof, so you will not stain or anything like that.

Speaker 3: 12:28

It could stain, but you could use hydrogen peroxide, but this material is a liquid proof.

Speaker 1: 12:37

Liquid proof. Okay, so I think that's what she meant by the stain Like it's, so it's not gonna come out of the bag.

Speaker 3: 12:42

Exactly no, that's what's called the wet bag. So, this material, this right here, and you will probably recognize it from gosh Gosh the mattresses have you seen those mattresses?

Speaker 4: 12:58

that you put a protector for the kids.

Speaker 3: 13:01

It's that same type of material.

Speaker 4: 13:03

And what's like the easiest way to wash these? That was my next question. Yeah, I'm sorry, that's okay.

Speaker 3: 13:08

So I also have bigger ones of this wet bag kind of like this big, and what I do is I put them in all of the used ones and then, once I'm done with my period, I throw them in the washer.

Speaker 2: 13:22

In the bag.

Speaker 3: 13:23

One node. No, no, no, no, no. Like I'm done with the bag, a big bag, I've put, I don't know, 15, 30, you mentioned earlier you would obviously use more than one. Yes, yeah, once you're done with your 15 or 30, or however many ever you need, you will just throw them in the washer and then you will, you will, you will just throw them in the washer, air dry them.

Speaker 3: 13:41

That's the best way to keep them to make them last, because the fabrics last up to three to five years, but it just depends on how well you take care of them.

Speaker 1: 13:52

So what happens if you actually do like machine dry them?

Speaker 3: 13:56

Really nothing as long as you tumble dry them, but if you put them like on the highest yeah you're probably going to burn your your fabric from the top. Okay, yeah.

Speaker 1: 14:07

Creating this and I actually got caught off by the wings. So the wings are just to kind of tied like tie it like that right.

Speaker 4: 14:13

Because it's, not because it holds, it.

Speaker 2: 14:14

Yeah, because it's all over the place, yeah.

Speaker 3: 14:18

No, because.

Speaker 1: 14:18

I was about to ask you. I see these two like plastic, like how does that work if they wasn't?

Speaker 4: 14:23

Yeah, there would be. If there was no wings, there would be no, it wouldn't hold.

Speaker 3: 14:27

It could probably shift. You could still use it. I do make some like that, but it will probably shift and we don't like the shifting because then that could cause an accident.

Speaker 1: 14:38

Okay, so I guess pads when they have the wings is so that you could fold them. Yes, yeah, so I still, I just, warned the wings were just to keep everything in like not. I had no idea that it was. It was in our producers laughing in Sassaw Cause there's absolutely no clue but it's one of those things where I'm just like I was to me. That's what I thought wings were like. They were just a way to kind of keep worrying.

Speaker 4: 15:03

There's like a trust protection right now, where the the wife asked the husband can you go get me pads and wings? And he brought pads and the wings yeah. He's like what you said wings and pads yeah, I have a question.

Speaker 2: 15:16

So do you have any stats or numbers for us? And you know you mentioned earlier about the menstrual cup versus you know period. The point is tell us, like you know, you're given a consciousness when it comes to you know for the environment.

Speaker 3: 15:33

Yeah, so using myself as an example and I actually just did a video about this earlier this this week so let's say I use a 24 pads in in one month, so that's 280 in in a year that I would buy disposable. In a lifetime that's over 10,000 pads that I would have used per person per person. Yes, but that's on the minimum.

Speaker 3: 16:03

A 10,000 is on the minimum. That's not even saying that I bought like a night pads or I had to change even more often. Or some girls I hear that they say, oh, I have to use a tampon and a pad so I don't leak. And then my my brain kind of goes like what, what do you mean? You're wasting like a lot of money on this. This is costing you a lot, and you don't even have a choice for your period.

Speaker 3: 16:29

So let's say, like I said, the, the pads can last up to three to five years. If if I were to only use this for four years, with the 24 pads I'm already saving over a thousand period products going to the, to the land.

Speaker 4: 16:46

And not only that. You're saving money because, yeah, buying a pack of and prices went up. Buying a pack of pads now, like for every period you have, is about, I would say, like $13. It just depends, yeah.

Speaker 3: 16:58

And and see when. When you look at the price for one pad only, it sounds pricey, but when you compare it on the long run it's like no. It actually makes sense that I buy reusable, especially when you have to double up, especially when you have so many flow and you're you're constantly changing. But then it goes back to period poverty. How much, how? What can I afford right now? What's? Cheaper between this bad, or a disposable one, even though the disposable disposable one might be more toxic. This is what I can afford right now.

Speaker 1: 17:35

I have a question. Yeah, let me see the big one. That's over there yes.

Speaker 2: 17:38

So, I'm gonna show that. This is what it looks like. That's a nice deeper.

Speaker 1: 17:42

That's on there. I'm gonna ask a guide question. Yes, from a novelty perspective, can you get this in different patterns? Like, can I get a New York Giants version?

Speaker 2: 17:51

of this Absolutely, or something like that. You asked the Powerpuff Girls over here, yeah.

Speaker 1: 17:55

No, I mean, I know that they have the different one.

Speaker 2: 17:57

I think it has your search.

Speaker 1: 17:59

But I'm saying, if you, went online could you modify this to like Mickey and all kinds of other stuff Like? Is that an option when?

Speaker 3: 18:06

you purchase the product Anything, anything.

Speaker 4: 18:09

Very cool. What's the price on like one like this, like about 13 bucks 13?

Speaker 3: 18:14

Yes, one.

Speaker 1: 18:16

I'm assuming that somebody would have to buy like probably like maybe four or five in a pack or something like that, in order for like a day's worth.

Speaker 3: 18:22

To start off, I would recommend three, three, three, yes.

Speaker 1: 18:25

Okay.

Speaker 3: 18:26

But when I started, I started with one because I wasn't convinced. I was like I need to try this. This is new and I would just wash it and wash it, and wash it, but then also you're wasting a lot of water, so you probably have to build up a little bit more.

Speaker 1: 18:43

But yeah, what's three? To have the comfort of being able to wash four at a time. I suppose it's just one over and over and over.

Speaker 4: 18:49

Exactly Well, periods last from four to five days, sometimes Give and take. Yeah, about a week seven.

Speaker 2: 18:55

So you have to think how many you need. Up to seven, yes, up to seven.

Speaker 1: 18:58

Now you wash is on their own right, Like you washed them. I wouldn't be mixing this with.

Speaker 3: 19:01

Yeah, yeah, yeah, you wouldn't wash that.

Speaker 4: 19:03

Preferably, preferably, preferably. Would you recommend washing these hands by hand at all?

Speaker 3: 19:08

Yes, so in my Mexican culture it's very common to have the tallador, you know like where you?

Speaker 1: 19:16

I don't even know what's that word in English and it doesn't ruin, like the interlining the product that. Does you Like the washboard?

Speaker 2: 19:24

Yes, the washboard yes.

Speaker 3: 19:26

Unless you're actually like rubbing it, then yes, you're going to lift the fabrics, but like a light thing, or even like doing it by hand, like this I actually do a rinse by hand myself in the tub.

Speaker 1: 19:38

So if you had to do it by hand, like, what kind of soap do you recommend would be good? Is it regular? Detergent Sothe, sothe, yeah, that's the best one for hand washing. See, now we just turn around. Now, sothe, you owe us some money for now Exactly Wait.

Speaker 4: 19:50

so you hand make all of these.

Speaker 3: 19:52

Yes, yes, I everything, everything, so everything from scratch. How long did it?

Speaker 4: 19:57

take you to do one so.

Speaker 1: 20:00

Did you?

Speaker 3: 20:00

just hiss.

Speaker 1: 20:01

Yes, Okay, she went into kitty mode. She's like, I'm like.

Speaker 3: 20:08

I'm like what's coming out now? I could make 10 of these each hour, Really. Yes, from scratch. Oh, actually, we use that. What's that? Oh yeah, what is that?

Speaker 4: 20:18

A sewing machine and a serger. I think this is a sewing machine and a serger.

Speaker 3: 20:21

I use two different types of machines. I source my fabric, I cut my fabric, I sew everything. Everything that you see here I have.

Speaker 1: 20:29

So what happens if you get like a huge, like a huge order? Is there like so, when you get it, is it dependent on like how fast you work or do you have like a backup?

Speaker 3: 20:38

It's how fast I work, but I also have stock and you brought this I build up stock.

Speaker 1: 20:43

And they come in. Yes, oh, we got we.

Speaker 3: 20:46

Oh, there's a tester.

Speaker 2: 20:47

No, that's a tester there you go.

Speaker 4: 20:49

Yeah, it could be a tester.

Speaker 1: 20:50

Right there.

Speaker 3: 20:52

Try to test it with the water so.

Speaker 1: 20:54

I wonder if the camera is going to catch it, but we'll try it.

Speaker 3: 20:56

Okay, so this is a one tablespoon, this is a 15 milliliters, I believe, and according to science, a menstruator can menstruator half flow up to five to six times this one, this size. So when you look at it it looks like so insignificant, so little, but when you're actually having the flow it's massive.

Speaker 4: 21:32

Like massive.

Speaker 3: 21:35

I don't know, I can't imagine this. Anything over the five or six is basically somebody who has A heavy flow no up leading disorder. A little bit of a more serious situation.

Speaker 2: 21:50

Yeah.

Speaker 3: 21:51

And that is very common nowadays. Okay, so let's do the.

Speaker 2: 21:57

The tests.

Speaker 3: 21:58

Yeah, I forgot to mention earlier this last layer. I said the middle layer is the absorbent layer, but this is the leak proof layer, the back one. So in case your middle layer fails, your back one is basically going to come into the rescue.

Speaker 2: 22:20

I was touching the material and it feels like you know, very sturdy it is it is really thick.

Speaker 3: 22:26

I didn't bring that material, but it is really thick. It's also called Zorb, but this one is Zorb 4D. It's a technology.

Speaker 4: 22:36

So are you going to show us five of those going in?

Speaker 3: 22:39

Oh I could?

Speaker 4: 22:40

yeah, that would be interesting.

Speaker 3: 22:43

That's one Also, I'm gonna press it in with my hand. This this presses in when you have it against your body, but of course, right now there's nothing pressing it in. So skin to pattern yeah, gonna have to do like a speed video.

Speaker 2: 23:00

Absorption yeah.

Speaker 3: 23:02

I wonder if I should just do it directly.

Speaker 4: 23:04

I was gonna say water and blood are different viscosity. Yes, yes, so I feel like the blood would probably soak in a lot quicker than the water.

Speaker 3: 23:13

Yes, yes, it will okay, let's see now. So that's just one, but that was really really hard to push it in.

Speaker 4: 23:20

Can you show us the back? Yes, the leak proof. There you go.

Speaker 2: 23:24

There you go.

Speaker 3: 23:25

And it doesn't even feel heavy, but you are the expert. When somebody tells me, are you an expert? Hell yeah, I'm the expert in my body. I know, I know, so you will also know like when, when, you need to change it.

Speaker 1: 23:41

Not for jokes.

Speaker 4: 23:42

How long have you been in?

Speaker 3: 23:45

business for. So I'm about to come on one year. I started everything in March, but I didn't formally register until May. So I'm about to come and how many products have you sold?

Speaker 4: 24:01

Do you have? Like an estimate.

Speaker 3: 24:03

So really my first year has been more about exploring and connecting and finding community and getting the message out, because when I do get out there, some of the girls actually like they don't want to talk about it or they like get shy to talk about it. So that has been the work that I have actually put in place. To be very honest and I don't know if you want to publish this I haven't yet like sold substantially. I've sold, but I haven't sold substantially because it's such a new concept.

Speaker 4: 24:42

And I really appreciate that you took the time to do your research and really like find like the method that works. I trust you because I mean we all get periods, you know, and like you say, like I took the time to try it out and see if it's for me and if I like it and if it works like that says that the product is worth buying.

Speaker 1: 24:59

So I mean, you're gonna be a revolution, so she's gonna have a table. Oh, great so she should be selling the product there, but if they wanted to buy it, you know, before that time frame, wherever they go, because I know you're gonna be in the women's magazine, so they can definitely do use the barcode there.

Speaker 3: 25:15

My website just periodcom. Okay, that's it Straightforward.

Speaker 1: 25:20

Very cool, very cool. You know, coming from a father's perspective, you know, and from a man's perspective, especially in the community, I think it's extremely important for us to kind of educate ourselves. I think it makes us better if we know more, and the information that you're providing and to be able to provide alternatives is kind of something that's really cool, especially for our kids and, you know, for somebody who, like you said, this may be less expensive than what people are currently paying. So, you know, thank you for introducing us. This is pretty awesome.

Speaker 3: 25:55

Thank you.

Speaker 1: 25:56

Welcome.

Speaker 3: 25:57

I'll definitely be trying it so you gotta give us a full report, then I know right, I'll give her a full report I need feedback when the interactions that I have and so far have been very meaningful, because I've met girls that have endometriosis or fibroids or even other bleeding disorders that have nothing to do with menstruation, and they tell me their personal stories and I give them product and I say, please give me your feedback, because these products are for them, for the menstruator, and if it works for me but it doesn't work for the rest or it's not even working, then what's really the point?

Speaker 1: 26:38

Can I grab that? I know this is the one that you put the.

Speaker 2: 26:43

What I like is the fact that you know the consciousness of the environment. You know I definitely was one of those persons that went through the fibrosis and heavy bleeding, so but the fact that again it's learning and being educated. You know that you can go through those factors of not wasting. You know having over and over. If you had offered this, you know it would have been make a difference a long time ago.

Speaker 3: 27:09

And just being open to like new concepts is very easy to just like okay, this, these are the only options. But what else is out there and not only in like period products, but in everything else like, okay, you're presenting me these options, but what else? What else is there? Are you hiding anything behind that I can maybe benefit from?

Speaker 2: 27:29

Yeah, and you said it from the beginning, also in the middle of the conversation. It can be costly.

Speaker 4: 27:33

It's a pink tax, you know, very costly for women, it's helpful for parents teaching their young daughters their periods too, and making it in a fun way, like getting a fabric you like, you know, like you're starting your period. Like you know, this is how you use it teaching them and like making it not fun.

Speaker 2: 27:48

Periods are not fun, but you know a nice care package, you know like a care package like for your daughter because a lot of like there's like younger girls that start like at what 12 you love me?

Speaker 4: 28:00

Yeah, sometimes I do earlier.

Speaker 3: 28:02

My nieces. They they started when they were eight and and I think about, like, how is an elementary, fourth grade or fifth grader having to deal with this? It's hard, yes, periods are not fun, but there is a way to make them more positive and less painful. If we prepare, last week for Valentine's, I made a self-care period basket where I put, like, all the things that I would like to have during my period. I put some star acne patches because I think, like they're they're so fun and they're just like little cute ways or fun ways to make it a little bit better and not just like I have everything.

Speaker 2: 28:43

It's such a pain.

Speaker 3: 28:43

Everything is hurting. Yes, it's hurting, but I'm doing other things to make it better in one of the ways is okay. Maybe at least I'm not gonna have a rash because I'm using this or something like that.

Speaker 1: 28:56

That package doesn't have my doll, I don't know, no, but this is. It's an amazing product. I know that when you and I spoke about it, I thought it would be really good to share, especially, you know, like if you're a parent and you have a kid that you know is growing up and the options you're just not educated on it. This is the episode. You got more here, then you're gonna get on anybody teaching you on any side, and so you know, we wish you a lot of luck and we, you know, we will definitely do our best to promote it on our end, and you know, we'll see you in Revolucion.

Speaker 3: 29:28

Thank you so much.

Speaker 1: 29:30

If they wanted to follow you, though, on social media, where would they?

Speaker 3: 29:33

go Instagram or TikTok at just period. Underscore.

Speaker 1: 29:37

Very cool. All right, everybody, that is our show. We hope you got educated here. I know I did as the only one who doesn't menstruate in the room, but that is our show. I'm Rafael. That is Yesica with a Y, for people who misspelled it all these years. That is Yobi, that is Daisy, and we thank you. We're out.