Aunt Flow

With the first free-vend patented tampon and pad dispensing system for organic cotton period products, Aunt Flow is ensuring that no one will ever need to worry about getting their period.

Claire Coder

Founder

Location / Year Founded / Industry:

Ohio / 2018 / Feminine Hygiene

What is Aunt Flow?

Free-vend tampon and pad dispensing system with 100% organic menstrual products being made available at sports stadiums, Fortune 500 companies, and schools and universities.

Why it matters:

The average menstruator spends upwards of $5,000 in their lifetimes on period products.

Why you should care:

Period products like pads and tampons are a basic and constant necessity – equivalent to toilet paper. Yet, it is treated as a luxury that is often stigmatized and ignored instead of a fundamental human right. It is estimated that over 1.8 billion people menstruate monthly, but out of this number, only 500 million have access to period products.

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