Pirate's Cove

One of Ask Umbra’s readers is concerned about the OB non-applicator tampons disappearing from shelves. The response is a bloody mess

I’m so glad you wrote, Liza. Happy to be your guide to a more sustainable red tide.

Some are calling it a Tampocalypse. But seriously, let’s not get overly alarmed. Sometimes disappearing tampons happen for a reason. (The actual reason they disappeared, we don’t know. OB has vaguely chalked it up to a “temporary supply interruption,” according to The New York Times.)

As much as I applaud a tampon without a wasteful applicator, there is a way OB could be much better. So the halt in the flow of OB tampons is better for your flow. Here’s why:…… (snip)

So what are the more sustainable alternatives for shark week and where can you find them? (WT: bold mine. Be thankful I didn’t also highlight in red.)

Obviously, the answer is……the same things they used in the middle ages! Umbra dabbles around the fringes, but, essentially, Umbra pushes the same methods our ancestors used before electricity.