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If you’re helping a teen menstruator navigate those first few years of getting their period, you may still be working to stock your cabinets with the products that feel right for them and their body. As anyone who has been through their monthly visits knows, your exact combo of period products (from pads to tampons to menstrual cups to period panties) is something that takes a bit of trial and error (and maybe some accidental leakage) to figure out. While your teen is experimenting with what works best for them, you might be on the lookout for some teen-friendly period products to help them out. Luckily, we’re here to help.
Since there’s so many period products to choose from these days, it’s simultaneously easier to find a product that will actually feel good and harder to narrow down the overwhelming selection. But never fear, we’ve rounded up a selection of teen-friendly products that range from practical and easily accessible drug store finds; to reusable, sustainable and understated choices for a discreet time of the month; to comfortable and totally non-intimidating options if the usual super-plus tampons feel a bit scary.
So if you’re in the market for an overview of teen-friendly period products, you’re in the right place. Read on for a few of our favorites and hopefully you’ll find something that’s the perfect fit.
A version of this story was published April 2020.