Natracare Pads and Panty Liners Cool Comfort Non-Chlorine-Bleached,
No Dioxins, Environmentally Sound:
There are other "natural" pads available to the
consumer, but Natracare Pads and Panty Liners are the only
non-chlorine bleached products available in the US that do not
use pulp from ancient, endangered North American forests.
Natracare uses only pulp from a Scandinavian mill that uses a
forest management system that sets environmental standards for the
pulp and paper industry worldwide. The issue of using endangered
North American forests for feminine hygiene products is the focus
of a current worldwide Greenpeace Awareness Campaign.
Natracare Pads and Panty Liners are not manufactured using
CTMP (Chemo-Thermal Mechanical Processing). This process requires
a high input of energy. Toxic sulfur compounds along with resin
acids and other wood wastes make CTMP waste highly toxic to fish
and very difficult to biodegrade. Pads made with this process
break up and clump. Natracare Pads and plastic-free, breathable
Panty Shields are made from hydrogen-peroxide bleached pulp so
they are comfortable and reliable and do not "clump".