2019-11-01 People South Africa

LIFESTYLE

BYANGELABEKIARIS

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CHANGED MY LIFEE

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YOUR periods

don’t have to

disrupt your

lifestyle.

those in townships.”

ABOUTGEN-XX

THEGen-XXcupis madeofmedical-grade

silicone andcan beusedfor upto five years.

“I amnowonmysecondcupandit’sbeenthe

best nineyears ofperiodsever!” says Tanya,

whotellsuswhysheis introducingtheGen-xx

cupstoSA.“I sawanopportunitytobringthe

cupstoSA,becauseif it hasmadesucha big

difference for me––it willdothesameforthe

nextwomanorgirl.”

You pay aonceofffee ofR375for aGen-xx

cupwhichcomesina containertobeusedfor

storageandasthemediuminwhichthecupcan

besterilised every timebefore use.For thenext

five years you donotpay anothercent. Inafive-

year periodtheaverage woman willspend(best

case scenario)R3000ontampons andpollute

theenvironmentwithapproximately

2 100tampons.Thatis theimpactofone

woman.TanyaexplainsthattheGen-xxcupis

awonderful,aff ordable solutionto somany

nuancesthatcomewithbeingfemale,andit

can beusedby allwomen ofallages! Thecups

comeinsmallandlarge;smallis recommended

for girlswhoare notyet sexually active and

have started periods.Itisalsorecommended

for any woman withalow cervix whodoesnot

have aheavy flow. Thelarge isrecommended

for anyone withhighcervix andheavy flow.

“Generally,mostwomen would use the small,”

explainsTanya.

USEIT?

nfor thewholeday withouthaving

pti ed.We thinkwe bleedourselves

butwhenyouseetheactualamount

rage woman, you laugh,” says Tanya,

literallytakemineoutintheshower

rning,washit withSanexandpopit

hat’sit––nohassle,nofuss,notampon

duringtheday.”

urperiodhasnever beenthiseasy,

bleandactuallycompletely‘normal’,

“Itchanged my life, soIhave dedicated

sothatI canhelpotherwomenmake

hoicefor theirhealth,theirfinances,

ghters andtheenvironment.”

THEBENEFITS

TAMPONusecan cause infecti onifany cott on

staysbehind;it canalsobecomeunhygienicand

cause ahorribleodour. TheGen-xx cupprevents

anyodourandcanstayinforupto 12 hours,

whether you swim, sleep, travel orrun.

Anaverage woman/girlchanges tampons every

fourhourswhenawake(andprobablyonce

duringthenight)andhasa cyclethatlasts

between five to seven days, explains Tanya.

That meanonafive-day cycle onewould usean

average of30tampons. Onaseven-daycycle

thatgoesupto42.

“A box of 36 tampons costs roughly R50.

You spend thisamount 12timesayear, which

works outto R600,andanaverage 35tampons

permonth‒ 420 tamponsperyear.”

TheGen-xx cup,asmenti oned, ismadefrom

medical-gradesilicone andisFDA approved.It

is sealedaspartofthemanufacturingprocess

before it’s packaged for logisti cal easeina

screw-topjar,whichis usedtohygienicallystore

thecupwhennotbeingused,andtousewhen

cleaningthecup.Thejarcan behalffilledwith

warmwaterandSanex(oranyotherformof

hygienicwash)beforeplacingthecupinthe

water,closing the jar and shaking to clean the

cup.

FOR

more info on

the Gen-xx cup, visit

http://www.gen-xx.co.za

or follow them on

Instagram at

generati on_female.

Founder

ofGen-xx,

Tanya Roux