Wellness
My bodys already kind of f*cked up for a young person.
Angela owns 50 pairs of Thinx underwear.
The 38-year-old has hemophilia, a condition that can cause extraordinarily heavy, difficult periods.
For the New England-based couple, Thinx offers a product they cant find elsewhere.
Angela plans to keep all 50 pairs.
Im honestly not worried at all, she says.
But Angelas not alone in taking the lawsuit lightly.
polly pocket!!!!
The Thinx lawsuit settlement is many things: alarming, frustrating, anxiety-provoking.
Being a person and especially a woman is a daily process of attuning yourself to various dangers.
(PFAS are not included in our product design, said Thinx.
We continue to take measures to help ensure these substances are not added to our products.)
Unfortunately, we cant entirely opt out of PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
They are human-made chemicals, first used in the 1940s, now used in everyday objects.
They are slow to break down in the environment and can build up in the body.
They are expensive after all, Peaslee tells Bustle via email.
Peaslee isnt dismissive of the dangers of PFAS, though.
In 2021, Thinx launched a major marketing campaign called Thinx absorbs period worries.
That same year, the brands CEOsaidThinx controlled 70% of the U.S. market share of period underwear.
Brooke, 25, considers herself super passionate about reproductive health care.
To her, the benefits of Thinx are simply worth it.
My periods are so unbearably horrible really life-interrupting, she says.
Anything that provides comfort isnt something shes willing to easily give up.
I was like Eh!
My bodys already kind of f*cked up for a young person.
This mix of careful reasoning and f*ck it is common among Thinx stalwarts.
Dr. Lauren Demosthenes, an OB-GYN in Greenville, South Carolina, says this isnt crazy.
These chemicals are not just in this underwear, she tells Bustle.
Theyre in your water supply.
Theyre in your household products.
Am I going to not eat microwave popcorn anymore after reading about this?
For plenty of women, it has come to that point.
She likes to wear Thinx while weight-lifting.
For one, its not a peer-reviewed study.
There just wasnt enough science in it for me, she says.
If its not in the literature, Im kind of done worrying about it.
Stephanie and her friends researched the issue and debated whether to keep wearing Thinx.
All of us are like eh!
My reproductive years are past, and I never wanted kids anyway.
Sara, 38, has been using Thinx for four or five years.
Initially it seemed pretty alarming, she says.
There was that question of like Well, what do I do with this information?
A response from famed gynecologist Dr. Jen Gunter calmed her.
Since the news of the settlement came out, Sara has gotten her period again.
Shes worn her Thinx.
They make her more comfortable than any other period product shes tried.
