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The Pill and Depression

The Pill and Depression

Words by Poppy Fitzpatrick Come with me now on a journey through time and space… Sounds like the intro to a colourful episode of The Mighty Boosh, right? Well, not quite. Let’s take it back to March 2016, the beginning of an exciting new chapter in my life: university. I exited the cosy embrac...
The Environmental Impact of Pads & Tampons

The Environmental Impact of Pads & Tampons

Let's all be honest with each other. Pads and tampons are probably two items that you likely haven't given a lot of thought to. And you may have given even less thought to what happens to these items once you’ve used them and they’re thrown into the bin. Out of sight out of mind, right? The re...
May Business Update

May Business Update

It seems as though every month we say “This has been the most exciting month so far!” (Or words to that effect). But this month, we absolutely can’t deny it - so much has happened!  The biggest milestone reached this month was finally making the payment to our manufacturer in Barcelona for the...
How Far We've Come

How Far We've Come

The 28th May was a special day here at TABOO: Menstrual Hygiene Day! Initiated in 2014, Menstrual Hygiene Day is an annual awareness day to highlight the importance of menstrual health. Let’s take a look at what’s been achieved in those five years! In August 2017 Human Rights Watch, the world...
April 2019 Business Update

April 2019 Business Update

April was another big busy month in the TABOO HQ and that’s the way we like it! With product being in production stages, there’s an exciting buzz about the place within the team. Each of our awesome core team members has been working hard in their areas preparing for the launch we’ve all been ...
Launch Pad

Launch Pad

We all know that your period is a rough enough time of the month as it is. But imagine on top of it all, you have no access to pads and tampons. They're either just too expensive for you to be able to afford or you wouldn't know the first place to look to find them. Perhaps you're not even 100% ...