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The sanitary protection market in France
Menstrual sanitary protection refers to all the solutions used by menstruating people to protect their clothes and their skin by collecting menstrual bleeding.

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Menstrual sanitary protection refers to all the solutions used by menstruating people to protect their clothes and their skin by collecting menstrual bleeding.
They are differentiated by their types but also by their size: light flow, medium flow, abundant flow and very abundant flow (also called "night format"). The size most used among the regulated population of France is the medium flow: it is the flow considered as normal.The hygienic protections are divided into four main categories:
Tampons (with or without applicators)
The sanitary towels
Menstrual cups
Menstrual panties
Menstrual sponges
The demand of the market is very wide in France since the regulated people are approximately 15,5 million (mainly women from 13 to 50 years). Traditionally, sanitary protection is designed to be single-use and therefore disposable after the first use. However, the trend of reusable for ecological motivations takes more and more importance in France and in the world, and the market sees the birth of many new brands in this segment. We are also seeing more and more eco-responsible brands in terms of biodegradable components.
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