More love for you – and the environment
We want to help menstruators minimize their footprint on the environment, but we also want to help you to have more self-love. That is why we focus on the good fit, sustainable materials and easily accessible pads. The majority of traditional sanitary pads, which are made of plastic and cotton, are harmful to the environment. To get just 1 kg of cotton, it consumes up to 29,000 l of water, a lot of pesticides and a long transportation.
Hemp is a though plant and can be cultivated without pesticides, it is grown in Europe and spend only 1000 l of water during cultivation.
Plastic in the nature?
Did you know that sanitary pads are on the top 10 list of plastic products that end up in nature? The majority of pads on the market today consist of up to 90% plastic.
Instead, we use hemp fibers, which have a fiber yield that is three times as high as cotton.
More love for you – and the environment.
We want to help menstruators to minimize their CO_2 footprint. But we also want to give you more self love. That’s why we have a focus on a comfortable design, sustainable materials and pads that are easy to get. Conventional pads are made plastic or cotton and both materials are harmful to the environment. Cotton spend more than 5000 l of water and a huge amount of pesticides.
Put an end to plastic in nature.
Did you know that sanitary products are on the top 10 list of plastic products in the nature? That is why we use hemp. Hemp fibres only use 1/5 of the water compared to cotton. Hemp doesn’t need any pesticides and has an output of fibers that is 3 times higher than cotton. The conventional sanitary pads on the market today consists of 90% plastic made from crude oil. This plastic has a high CO_2 emission which is why we avoid this. Instead we use a biofoil made from starch that is certified for home compostable and has a CO_2 footprint that is 10 times less than the plastic that is used today.
UN Global Goals
Clean water and sanitation
Clean water is an essential and scarce resource. Conventional production of personal hygiene products uses cotton, which requires huge amounts of water to process. Also, pesticides are used during cultivation, which contributes to groundwater contamination. At Mewalii, we want to change this. That is why our products are made from hemp fibres that contain no pesticides and require far less water to produce. The hemp plant we use in our production grows and thrives without pesticides.
Responsible consumption and production
When we choose producers and new collaboration partners, it is important to us that they share our values regarding sustainability.
Our goal is to develop the pad with the lowest carbon footprint. That is why we have our entire value chain in Europe to have the shortest possible shipping and to be close to our partners.
UN Global Goals at the core
No 6 – Clean water and sanitation
Clean water is an essential and scarce resource. Conventional production of personal hygiene products uses cotton, which requires huge amounts of water to process. Also, pesticides are used during cultivation, which contributes to groundwater contamination. At Mewalii, we want to change this. That is why our products are made from hemp fibres that contain no pesticides and require far less water to produce. The hemp plant we use in our production grows and thrives without pesticides or other chemicals.
No 12 – Responsible consumption and production
With our communication, including media and packaging, we want to share knowledge about how to ensure a sustainable lifestyle. But we don’t just talk the talk – we walk the walk and lead the way. Our pioneering work entails that we maintain a 360-degree approach to sustainability. This includes our production, where we only use materials that contain no pesticides and are grown in Europe to avoid long transport. It also includes our choice of packaging material and the decision not to post subscription boxes every month – also to limit transport. It is important for us to remain transparent, ensuring that we can inspire other companies and put pressure on them to ensure more sustainable production. Our goal is to have the lowest carbon footprint in the entire personal hygiene market.