Flo Brings Monthly Relief to Women in Developing Worlds
Aug-15-15
Developed for women in the developing worlds, the award-winning Flo device makes it easier for menstruating women to clean and reuse their sanitary pads.In many low-income countries, girls are not able to afford sanitary napkins, and instead must use and re-use rags and other bits of cloth. Not only is it difficult to fully wash the reusable materials—which poses a health risk—washing the pad with other clothes is considered taboo. The Flo is made up of a pair of bowls, a basket and a string, and uses less water and soap than conventional handwashing. The spinning action of the device help reduce the drying time of the pad, which helps ensure they are clean and free of bacteria.
The Flo was a top prize winner at this year’s International Design Excellence Awards.
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The idea and invention is excellent. Why sell for $1.2 for a pack of 10 when there are 12 months in a year? What is the life of a reusable pad? How do the girls obtain the detergents/cleansers for washing? The reason? Can small packs of detergents (size of ketsup, tomato pouches or smaller) be added to the kit? Could the detergents be powder? Not so much as the types of detergents we use for washing but like one idea was baking soda, etc...
Posted by LaVera Caston on August 21, 2015
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The idea and invention is excellent. Why sell for $1.2 for a pack of 10 when there are 12 months in a year? What is the life of a reusable pad? How do the girls obtain the detergents/cleansers for washing? The reason? Can small packs of detergents (size of ketsup, tomato pouches or smaller) be added to the kit? Could the detergents be powder? Not so much as the types of detergents we use for washing but like one idea was baking soda, etc...
Posted by LaVera Caston on August 21, 2015
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