என் வானில் என்றும் நீ ஒரு நக்ஷத்திரம் - வாழ் நக்ஷத்திரம்
பல ஒளியாண்டு தொலைவில் இருக்கும் நீ ஒரு நக்ஷத்திரம் - எட்டா நக்ஷத்திரம்
இன்று ஈன்றாய் நீ ஒரு நக்ஷத்திரம் ! அந்த நக்ஷத்திரா அழகு நக்ஷத்திரமாக அறிவு நக்ஷத்திரமாக என்றும் ஒளியோடு என்றும் குளிர்ந்த நக்ஷத்திரமாக மின்னிக்கொண்டே இருக்கவேண்டும்!
முயல்வது மட்டும் முயற்சியல்ல முடியும் வரை முயல்வதே முயற்சி !
நண்பன் :
என் கண்ணுக்குள் என் நண்பன் , என் சிரிப்பின் சந்தம் என் நண்பன் , என் வெற்றியின் வலிமை என் நண்பன் , என் தோல்வியில் துணை என் நண்பன் , என் கனவுக்கு கண் என் நண்பன், ............. உன்னை போல் நண்பன் - உலகில் இனி உண்டோ ? பிறர் வாழ பிரிந்தோம் நீ வாழ துடித்தேன் நான் வாழ தேய்ந்தாய் நாம் வாழ்க நலமாக !!!!
கடல் :
உலகில் முக்கால் நீ என்றே என் முக்கண்ணன் உன்னில் தோன்றினான் உன் காதல் சந்திரன் காணவந்தால் காற்றோடு (காதல்) அலை வீசும் நீதான் உனை மறந்து ஒருநாள் போனால் ஆவேசத்தோடு உள்வாங்குவாய் இந்த சாபம் உனக்கு எம் தமிழ்ச் சங்கங்களை விழுங்கியதாலோ !?!?
Recently few days back, I saw the below information posted by many people in facebook and other social networking and websites.
"Attention !!!
FORWARD AS U RECEIVE:
56 girls died because of using whisper, stayfree, etc.
One Single pad for the whole day because of the chemical used in Ultra Napkins. Which converts liquid into gel. It causes cancer in bladder and uterus.
So please try to use cotton made pads and if you are using ultra pads, Please change that within 5 hours, per day, at least. If the time is prolonged the blood becomes green and the fungus formed gets inside the uterus and body.
Please don't feel shy to fwd this message to all girls and even boys so that they can share with their wives n friends, whom they care for.
This is a public service message........... Pass it 2 all the ladies you care for without hesitating. ." Some of those sites are listed below :
How far this is true?... Before getting onto this, lets go back into some history.
HISTORY OF MENSTRUAL PADS :
What did women used before Tampons and Sanitary pads were available ?
One Answer, most of us would know is Clothes, was that the only solution, what was used before that !
Women used to make their own menstrual pads at home with the leftovers available which were absorbable material, and inexpensive to throw away after usage, this includes old fabrics, grass, left over scraps. Soil and Mud are also used to collect the menstrual blood in underdeveloped countries.
From Wiki, it is evident that from around 4th century, women used to use OLD FOLDED CLOTHES during the menstrual period. Only around end of 19th Century, disposable menstrual pads were available. The first commercial menstrual pad available was in America by Johnson & Johnson. These pads were mainly made of cotton wools which would worn like belt inside undergarments. As days moved, the design slowly changes to adhesive strip, and lot of variations based on women's need !
An important point is the usage of Cloth Menstrual pad made a comeback because of health issues, savings over cost and money ! We must also agree that, even today not all womens have financial aid to get these pads, as they tend to be costly, some still use clothes because of health reasons and some because of they cannot afford it. In the year 2006, Arunachalam Muruganantham, invented the low cost sanitary napkin vending machine, which won Best innovation for the betterment of Society from IIT from then President Ms. Patel. This machine could produce pads, which could cost only one-third of the present sanitary pad costs.
The absorbent part of the sanitary pad is made from the wood pulp and bleached with chlorine, this along with polyacrylate(group of polymers referred commonly as plastics) gels which helps the quick absorption of blood and keeping it inside.Most of the material used in the making of pad are derived from the petroleum industry. There are other chemicals believed to be used to provide fragrance and act as a odor neutralizer. The hard truth is women believe ONLY cotton is used as a absorbent in the sanitary pads.
So now coming back to the topic of discussion how true is the message circulated in various social medias?
ANALYSIS OF THE INFO :
There is no evidence or reports available that 56 girls died after the prolonged usage of these sanitary pads. But still we need to agree on the fact that, the sanitary pads in the present day market are more chemically manufactured threatening female health. The chemical manufacturing of female health product is not just with sanitary pads, but with pantyliners, tampons and even diapers.
House Resolution 890, named the Tampon Safety and Research Act of 1999, according to which, "To provide for research to determine the extent to which the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products used by women with respect to menstruation pose any risks to the health of women, including risks relating to cervical cancer, endometriosis, infertility, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, immune system deficiencies, pelvic inflammatory disease, and toxic shock syndrome, and for other purposes."
This reported the presence of DIOXIN in the sanitary pad, pantyliner, tampons and diaper. Dioxin is a by product of chlorine bleaching process. It is also founded that, dioxin has a cumculative effect on the health. It is also found that these sanitary pads are not air permeable, which can cause skin irritation, bacterial growth, etc. So it is also important that the sanitary pads and pantyliners are air permeable. It is estimated that a women will use around 17,000 Sanitary napkin during her lifetime.
More on Dioxin :
Dioxin is chemically called 2,3,7,8 - Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin(TCDD), which exists all around the world. This dioxin is formed as a result of unwanted by products from manufacturing industries including chlorine bleaching of paper pulp, smelting and other manufacturings wastes. Dioxins are found highly in soil, mainly in meat, fish and dairy products and found less in air, water and plants.
Dioxin is classified in 1997 as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The effects of Dioxin on human are damage to immune system, nervous system and reproductive system, Endometriosis.
The sanitary pad manufactures are not ready to list the ingredients used in the manufacturing. Andrea Donsky, Founder of naturallysavvy.com took initiative to know the ingredients that go into the manufacturing of the sanitary pads or tampons. When she contacted one should brand "Always Infinity Pads", by P&G, they replied , it uses "Foam and Patented ingredient called Infinicel - a highly absorbent material that can hold up to 10 times its weight." and nothing more they could say. Ms. Donsky, as a women feels she has a right to know what goes into making of the pad, as she uses the sanitary pad every month like any other women does. To end up on a conclusion, Ms. Donsky burns pure cotton pads and Always Infinity Pads and observe for smoke.
Andrea Donsky wants other women to join and request P&G to reveal the ingredients in the making of pad. To Take Action : Click Here
