WELLBEING
TIME TO CHANGE
Looking for a more sustainable way to manage your periods without fear of flooding? Wuka founder Ruby Raut tells us how to ditch disposable pads
INTERVIEW KATE LOCKETT
Growing up in Nepal, Ruby Raut didn’t have access to sanitary supplies. “My menstrual products were my mum’s old sari rags,” she says. “They were super sustainable, but very uncomfortable.”
When she moved to the UK, she discovered a wide variety of towels and tampons available, but very few were reusable. It led her to creating the UK’s first period pants with her own company, Wuka (Wake Up, Kick Ass).
Looking like regular underwear, her ecofriendly pants have a layered gusset that absorbs liquid without the need for additional sanitary products. They’re fully washable and are said to be able to save you hundreds of pounds over the years – you can wear them for up to 11 hours, depending on your flow.