#people are promoting the reusable/washable/organic just for environmental reasons I suspect

[askshivanulegacy]

The findings did not cite the brands tested. Shearston said she was not able to provide a list of the brands tested. Organic tampons had less lead and more arsenic than non-organic ones and those sold in the U.S. held higher concentrations of lead than those in the Europe, the study stated.  Well-known tampon brands include Procter & Gamble's Tampax, Kimberly-Clark's Kotex and Playtex from Edgewell Personal Care. The three companies did not respond to requests for comment. 

So, they're irresponsibly withholding info on the brands tested, which also means that the study, as published, is not repeatable and therefore not properly scientific.

Also, despite the comments above, nothing here demonstrates that reusable/washable/organic products are better for you than non-reusable/washable/organic products. These things are not inherently superior simply by buzzword designation. With respect to this study, the only possible HINT that exists (and it is only a hint; nothing shows that metals are being absorbed by tissue), is that external products do not pose the same risk of absorption as internal products.

my period is back again and id like to take this moment to remind everyone with a uterus to avoid using tampons at all costs, if you can. a recent study was conducted with 14 different popular brands of tampons, revealing that every single one of them contained toxic metals such as lead, arsenic, and more.