One of the perks of being the editor of Frost is coming across great things. And Pink Parcel is a great thing indeed. Not only do they send you a box of sanitary protection, but the box also has other great stuff to make your period a much better experience. Chocolate, make up, candles…it really does perk you up when you open the box.
It is easy to set up, you choose your brand of tampons and pads, select your dates, and then your parcel is sent to you. The first one is £6.99 and then they are £10.50 from then on, including postage and packaging. Each parcel contains the following: tea, tampons, pads, something sweet and a beauty product. It will also contain deals and offers. The September box had a £60 nakedwines.com voucher and a postcard featuring a quote from Amy Schumer. There is also a booklet which tells you all about the products in your box, along with some other fun stuff.
The box hits all the right spots: tea, because it makes the world go round, something sweet to help with the cravings, and a beauty product so you can take some time out to pamper yourself. The tampons and pads will be your favourite brands too. The September box (pictures above) has a great eye gel from AA Skincare- it’s vegan and full size, a Cotswold Lavender Slumber SprayNew CID Cosmetics I-Glow Mini and Schwarzkopf Bonacure Colour-Freeze Shampoo. Add in a relax tea light set, Nairn’s Oat Crackers, some Cuppanut Coconut & Cranberry Infusion tea and an Ombar Centres Coconut & Vanilla bar. Yum. A lot of thought has been put into Pink Parcel. That is clear from everything, but particularly the way the tampons and pads are set out. The light ones are in a velvet pouch which it tells you to keep on you for now. Then it has some day one and some night ones. All in different compartments. Genius. I love Pink Parcel and I think you would to. It helps make a difficult time of the month much easier and we deserve that.
Some news from a swimming pool in Georgia. A woman got banned from swimming because she was on her period.
A leisure centre hit the headlines last month after banning women from swimming when they are on their period.
The fitness club in Georgia put up posters warning women to avoid the pool while menstruating, claiming it was a threat to public hygiene.
When confronted over their misogynist actions, the Vake Swimming Pool and Fitness Club which is based in Georgia’s capital city, Tbilisi, justified the ban by saying, “We’ve had incidents where we’ve found tampons in the pool.”
As the backlash grew, a number of disgruntled female customers took to social media to protest.
One customer expressed her disgust on Facebook. Sophie Tabatadze wrote, “Do you even realise how offensive that is? And, by the way, since according to your rules we are not allowed to use a swimming a pool 5-6 days each month, do we a preferential price compared with men?”
Incredibly, the club, which is one of the most exclusive places to workout in the city, responded by refusing to back down.
They said, “Our statement is not sexist and has a preventive objective. We had a case, when the water was contaminated. We try to follow norms of hygiene and we ask our members to do the same.”
The club told Buzzfeed its policy had been in place for years.
However medical advice directly contradicts the club’s claims that taking a dip while you’re menstruating is unclean and NHS direct actually recommends gentle swimming as a way of relieving painful cramps.
Pink Parcel wants women to engage in positive dialogues surrounding their periods, not ostracise them into thinking that they need to be ashamed or embarrassed of such a natural function.