Here's a little run down to give you an idea of which U by Kotex® tampons are available in the U by Kotex® range: Mini tampons for when you have a light flow or in the first or last days of your period. Regular tampons for medium flow. Super tampons when your flow is heavy, particularly in the middle of your period.

Ingredients. Rayon, Water, Polyester, Polyethylene, Paraffin Wax, Pigment White 6.

U by Kotex® products are manufactured in various locations including, but not limited to, the United States and Mexico.

We exist to ensure a period never gets in the way of any woman's progress. Kotex® is all about you. We're about keeping you, and millions of other women around the world protected with reliable products that are designed with your needs in mind.

Not only can they be used for their traditional purpose, absorbing your period blood, or for bandaging any scratches or scrapes, they could also keep you warm when the temperature drops! Cotton is a great fire tinder, so use your cotton tampons to start a fire when you need light and warmth in the great outdoors.

Many girls start out using pads, but might want to use tampons when they do sports or go swimming. Tampons also are easy to store in a purse or pocket. Another advantage to tampons is that they can't be felt because they're inside the body. A pad may feel bulky to some girls.

Today's tampons are primarily composed of cotton and fiber, but because they are categorized as a medical device by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), they aren't required to list their components. However, brands such as Kotex and Tampax do list their ingredients on the manufacturers' websites.

Kotex is an American brand of menstrual hygiene products, which includes the Kotex maxi, thin and ultra thin pads, the Security tampons, and the Lightdays pantiliners.

I have always used Always. Kotex is not a bad product. I like that they are coming out with more products. Everyone is better than the last.

Kimberly-Clark Kotex is owned and managed by Kimberly-Clark, a consumer products corporation active in more than 80 countries.

Kotex (for "cotton texture") was introduced to the public in October 1920. Kotex pads were K-C's first consumer product, and they were nothing short of revolutionary.

You can start using tampons as soon as you get your period, which could be as young as 10 for some girls. What matters is your comfort level. Armed with accurate information, choosing whether and when to use a tampon is your personal decision.

They can be worn as soon as your periods start. You might want to begin with slender/light tampons and then move to more absorbent tampons if needed. It's important to change your tampon every four hours to avoid leakage and the risk of toxic shock syndrome, a fatal bacterial infection.

Tampons can absolutely be used safely. Just remember that they can increase your risk of TSS, so know the symptoms and what to do if you think you have it.

You don't need to be a tampon user to see the obvious pros of tampons. Their size makes them small enough to fit in a tiny pocket or in the palm of your hand, so they're convenient and discreet (not that menstruation is anything to be ashamed of). Other tampon pros: You can swim in them.

Kotex Recalls Some Tampons After Reports Of Unraveling Inside Body Some boxes of U by Kotex Sleek Tampons, regular absorbency, have a "quality-related defect" that left pieces of the tampon inside the bodies of some consumers - in some cases causing infection.