Aisle (company)
| Formerly | Lunapads |
|---|---|
| Industry | Menstrual products |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Madeleine Shaw |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
| Products | Cloth menstrual pads, underwear, menstrual cups |
| Website | periodaisle |
Aisle (formerly Lunapads) is a business in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that manufactures washable feminine hygiene products,[1] including cloth menstrual pads and underwear, and it distributes a commercial menstrual cup via its website.
Aisle mentored AFRIpads,[2] a project started to help resolve the issue of girls in developing nations missing school due to a lack of adequate sanitary protection and resources available to manage their periods.[3]
Overview[]
History[]
The products were designed and created by fashion designer Madeleine Shaw in 1993. Shaw wrote the first business plan for Lunapads in 1994, and in 1995 opened a store and small production facility. In 1999 Lunapads was co-founded with Suzanne Siemens,[4] an accountant that Shaw met at a community leadership course. Sharing a similar business vision, they combined their skills to develop Lunapads as an international company. The companies mission was "to create a more positive and informed relationship between woman and their bodies and the Earth".[5]
In 2020, Lunapads rebranded as Aisle.[6]
Description[]
Lunapads were a liner-on-top style cloth menstrual pad as opposed to the more common "envelope" style. The pads have two parts; a Pad Base which snaps around the underwear of the wearer and a Liner Insert which is inserted under two bands on either end of the pad. They are made with 100% cotton flannel and 100% cotton fleece,[7] and each pad consists of two layers of 100% cotton flannel base topped with a central pad made of one layer of nylon and two layers of 100% cotton fleece with bands at either end to hold liners. This product was discontinued in 2020, and replaced with an all-in-one design using technical cotton.
Luna Undies were period underwear, designed to function on their own as a menstrual product. A nine-inch long panel of 100% cotton fleece is sewn permanently into the gusset, with cotton bands at each end to hold liner inserts. Luna Undies are most frequently considered a menstrual product, but are also worn as maternity underwear (prenatal and post-partum), and used by those who experience light or stress incontinence. This product was discontinued in 2020, and replaced with Aisle Undies.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Wayne Visser (8 September 2017). The World Guide to Sustainable Enterprise: Volume 4: the Americas. Taylor & Francis. pp. 61–. ISBN 978-1-351-28454-7.
- ^ "Dignity Projects". periodaisle.com. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ "How To Get Pads, Tampons, & Other Period Products During The Coronavirus Crisis". Bustle. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ "Long-time menstrual business Lunapads catches global zero-waste wave". thestar.com. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ Herstory 2011. Coteau Books. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-1-55050-427-9.
- ^ Radin, Sara (May 6, 2021). "Why this period-care brand is offering a "cradle to grave" analysis". Vogue. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ America, Good Morning. "5 ways women are reclaiming their period products". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
Additional sources[]
- "Forget adding third floor, new plan calls for a 10-storey tower". The Vancouver Sun. November 1, 2007. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- Severinson, Peter (April 4, 2011). "Lunapads International Products Ltd". BC Business. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-29. External link in
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External links[]
- Feminine hygiene brands