Sustainable
Avoids up to 4kg of waste from disposable products per year
Skin-safe
Free of toxic metals and tested for skin safety
Practical
High quality wings with buttons for easy attachment to undergarment
Adaptable
Available in sizes L-XL, specific application for use without underwear in developing markets
Durable
Washable and reusable up to 60 times
Compliant
Approved product by IS 17514 & ZBS 1659:2014
Antibacterial
Destroys up to 99.9% of bacteria
Always Fresh
Captures and neutralizes malodors
High performing
Optimal dry-feel and stain-release technologies for easy washing
Long-lasting
Absorbs up to 80ml to protect for 8-12 hours
Simple to use & clean
Rinse with cold water, soak in mild soapy water. No detergents, no machine wash.
Multi-layer construction that has been carefully perfected over years of working closely together with thousands of women and iterating on their first-hand feedback - for maximum performance and protection.
Top layer:
Antibacterial, soft, impression fabric for optimum dry feel and stain-release.
Middle layer:
Antibacterial, absorbent viscose for protection against bacteria, yeast, odor & wetness.
Bottom layer:
Leak-proof laminate.
Outer layer:
Antibacterial, soft, impression fabric for optimum dry feel and stain-release.
Whitepaper - Period Poverty and the Role of Safe & Affordable Reusable Menstrual Hygiene Products
204 kB
4kg year- 150kg lifetime
Waste generated for every women from using disposable sanitary pads
500-800 years
Time required for a disposable sanitary pad to biodegrade in a landfill (plastic never really biodegrades and remains as microplastics in circulation)
Affordability due to comparably high costs or limited financial control
Unhygienic practices with long-term consequences (e.g. use of old paper, sand, ash, hay or recycled cloth)
Education & awareness
Contamination leading to UTIs and RTIs or even long-term reproductive and urinary complications
Cultural norms & taboo
Loss of dignity, limited access to education
Finished product
Finished pads and napkins for consumption or resale / whitelabeling
Raw material kit
Simple, easy to stitch kits converted by self-help groups to sell / distribute, ensuring livelihood generation and skill development
Raw material
Treated raw materials for production of products with customer’s own designs
Technology licensing
Livinguard Saafkins antibacterial, antiodor and stain release technologies for application on customer’s fabrics
Helping create livelihood opportunities for women across India since 2011
Approach: Set up of SHG’s (Self-help groups) that stitch Saafkins - women earn a stipend for each pad produced and the pads are then distributed to the community via different models
500+
women engaged in production
26,000+
women engaged in production
Goal of 100,000 kits and 20 new SGHs in 2025
$23k+
labor provided
