What did the ancient Greeks, roman and Egypt women use as sanitary napkins for there periods?
A variety of things were used throughout the centuries. Pieces of cloth or cotton were used, grass, and if I remember correctly, European women during the Renaissance used something very similar to a diaper. I have to agree that the Egyptians set the standard for feminine hygiene products of today. Although tampon usage was late in coming to America, there have been records of tampon usage among women of ancient Egypt dating back to sometime around 1500 B.C. They constructed a roll of some fibrous material that they would insert during menstruation, that was also used as a contraceptive. I helped a friend do a research paper on this quite a while ago, and though I don’t recall EVERYthing, I believe Hippocrates, the Greek physician, also recorded that tampons were used among women of ancient Greece. So we can thank the Egyptians for the creation and inception of today’s tampon.
