(not) FUN FACT: Menstrual Product Absorbency Wasn't Studied Realistically until Late 2023. The absorbency level displayed on the box was most likely only tested in saline solution (salt + water), which anyone who has seen blood ever can tell you; not quite the same thing. So actually this silly little video has done more scientific research on absorption than some actual companies that actually sell those products.
It amazes me (when it really shouldn't at this point) how neglectful,biased, and ignorant male scientists are and how much the patriarchy has tampered with archeology, chemistry, biology, and so many countless things throughout history that have convinced us all of so many lies about the difference between genders. So fucked up man. Anyway I hope more diversity in those fields will help us find truths and discoveries that help us all, not just men.
the fact that ethan felt strange eating jam but not sucking coffee out of a tampon is so comically accurate in the context of whatever the hell this video is
Using red liquids (and even brown ones for the end of it) was a really nice touch. Seeing blue on all these stupid commercials is always so annoying. Like, just accept the fact that blood exists and it’s not gross, goddammit! Thank you, Ethan and crew!
Idk who they think they’re protecting but not allowing them to use red fluid like….a kid has scraped their knee before they know what blood is and looks like. I guess some people are afraid of blood but I strongly doubt that’s the demographic they’re trying to “protect” by showing blue dyed water
@iamjann right?! Might be TMI but I've absolutely pulled out a tampon that hardly expanded because the blood was more viscous, and I think many people forget we're not just shedding blood, but also uterine lining which is a different texture entirely.
im a woman and i was thinking about this and was wondering if it was for people who pass out when they see blood... but i don't think that's the case :c
It's all controlled by the moon, the tides, the menses, all of it (No joke, someone actually thought that the moon controlled the cycles of every AFAB person and made a whole post about it, as if they weren't on the internet and couldn't once think "huh maybe I should double check that")
Fun fact! Scotland is the first and so far the only country in the world to make all period products completely free and no longer considered a "luxury good" as of 2018!!
@@dacheesecat6976 it is though? It's apart of the UK and The British Isles but it is still its own country. Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are all their own countries that are apart of the UK along side England. I don't know where you got that idea that Scotland's not a country from? Just isn't me trying to be rude by the way I'm just confused why you think that?
Him saying "if its safe to put in a women's body, its safe for me to put in my mouth....right?" Is so funny to me bc we just found out that they are so unsafe
on August 30th, 2023 the first research report testing period products with actual blood came out. Literally, less than 365 days ago they tested period products with actual blood for the first time...
I know this is soo fucking W I L D!!! Like helloooo???? had these "respected people in their fields" somehow not realised that BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER??? Or just that menstrual blood is N O T H I NG like water???? These people have degrees.... right??
Just reminds me of how scientists are only recently studying the fact snakes have 2 clitorises as if they just discovered it when it's been on snakes for forever
3 mins into this video and I came to make this exact comment!! Its too bad the actual companies aren't as diligent..... It's too bad any research into female menstruation or female body problems isn't as diligent!!
@@darkunicornblood5140yesss just so many things in history have been twisted with the bias of differences between gender that serve the patriarchy more than anything else. Fucking wild to me that it was once believed that women couldn't race against men in sport because their uterus might fall out lmfaooo
I wish I could say I was surprised. But, I CAN believe we just watched it lol. After all we've seen over the years. That's nothing. At least it's not used. That'd be a different story 😅
I wanted to say that even though this seems like a jokey type of video, videos like this being made by men are a lot more important than people think. It helps de-stigmatize tampons and periods, encouraging guys to be curious rather than disgusted. Thank you, Ethan!!!
Two things I learned about Ethan: 1. Man *loves* vagina. He definitely is the type to dote, which is likely why this video happened. 2. I want to see more videos like these where he just points out the blatant flaws in products for women. Like, he's doing this video because he's secure in his relationship, and he's likely heard enough complaints about female products to have an informed opinion. Using bbq sauce and motor oil to test a tampon kinda shook me with it's subtle genius. All the other types of videos like this, they try to make periods look pretty and alien. Ethan is like: "Nah, I want to find the Sham-Wow of tampons. Bring me some primordial tar."
ethan seems like the kind of dude who would lie down on the ground car mechanic style, armed with a flashlight and tweezers to help his partner remove a tampon after the string broke. respect my guy
also, more absorbency isn't always better. too high absorbency causes dryness, pain, and risk of things like yeast infections. often, leaving some fluid and moisture is healthier.
Using the wrong absorbency also puts you at a higher risk for developing TSS. If it’s too dry, you risk developing small tears during removal. TSS is still RARE, but using proper absorbency is just another way to protect yourself.
The Care and Keeping of You was the best book anyone ever gave me as a young kid, for real. Not only did I learn from it but when shit got hard and I felt really alone, it was a friendly reminder that I was, in fact, not.
YES THANK YOU I was lucky enough to have a twin sister who was going through the exact same things as me at pretty much the same time, but that book was SO helpful to both of us
i had the first and second ones!! it weirded me out a bit and felt very alien (i ended up being trans ftm, who couldve guessed) but it still helped me LOADS in not being shocked or bothered at all when i bled for the first time. im fully comfortable talking to my mum about everything, but i learn from books better (and it had drawings!! that was amazing) so im so grateful to have had them
At first when I saw the cherry juice I was like "hey cool he's using red liquid thats a step above how most companies used to show them on ads with the blue" then he pulled out the chocolate milk.
I am an Ecologist and I love shopping organic when i can, but you will never EVER convince me that a tampon that uses a cardboard applicator is better. I REFUSE to paper-cut my hooha
Yeah, that is a very reasonable take. Same with single use plastic for medical equipment to guarantee sterilisation until opened. Plastic has its uses where it can fill a niche, but regulations should tackle other areas. Especially industry, because they make a lot more plastic trash.
Here we have most tampons without applicators. Fingers work just fine. And if you want applicators you can use reusable ones. Yours tampons look kinda weird to me. Why do they have such a weird shape after expanding?? I have only seen round shaped, not arrow shaped... 😮
Imagining Ethan’s neighbours looking over at his backyard to witness him in a biohazard suit, stuffing tampons into a coke bottle is such a funny visual
Just replying to this to inform that trace amounts of heavy metals can be found in just about everything and the levels in tampons are no more than in other products you use daily. Don't succumb to fearmongering folks !
@@HandlesAreSlightlyIrritatingi mean that kinda means nothing (well as much as it can when no one cites anything). Like just because toxic metals are everywhere doesn't mean the metals being there are safe. What it would mean is that scientists would need to see if tampons leech metals into the blood stream and how much. Though i don't think it matters how much for lead, as i think milligrams or less matter for that to be toxic. But i didn't fact check the lead toxicity thing. I do think that the toxic metals even being there means government authorities need to be involved and make sure there isn't a safety issue. Like there are definitely metals that aren't as toxic but we should make damn sure that toxic amounts of metal aren't leeching into people bodies because we assume it was safe. Like being worried about metal leaking into your body if there is lead in them is, i feel, a pretty damn good reason to worry and do something about it if you can.
genuinely that book he has is so informative. i read the section about self exams, and i started doing them regularly. i ended up finding a lump one day and it was a benign tumor. do your self exams!
Speaking as a man; I have no earthly idea how the applicators are actually *used* and I doubt Eef knows either. I’ve had a gf explain it to me once but I was a teenager and she was naked at the time so I wasn’t really paying attention.
@@AlexofZippo Lmfao, the last part is so real. (It kinda of works like getting the last bits of an Otterpop out when the packaging is too long? You just pinch, and slide the plastic down, while keeping your fingers in the same place like you’re trying to get out the last bits of toothpaste lol. I couldn’t tell if you were genuinely asking here, but I answered anyways cause why not.)
@@AlexofZippo It’s kind of like a syringe. You push the plastic from one side, and it pushes the tampon out of the other side. Without an applicator, the process can be difficult or even painful.
@@notatallfunctional It is so easy. Just place the tampon unwrapped on your finger tip. It will stay there if you put a little pressure on the string with the other fingers. Insert to position you feel comfortable. You can direct it with the finger tip adjust the angle. It is important to push it so far as you vaginale opening can fully collapse again. Then your normally only feel pain if you are sensitive on opening of your uterus or feces keep pressuring your tampon in weird positions and build pressure on things outside of your vagina walls.
@@notatallfunctional I've never reallt had difficulty or pain putting in a tampon? Only when I took one out of the applicator and tried to put THAT in was difficult, bc it didn't have a smooth exterior like naked tampons do. So all the lubrication (blood) was just sucked up immediately and it felt like sandpaper
Learning that all tampons have arsenic and lead in amounts that aren’t legally allowed to be in our water and then watching Ethan put one in his mouth had me stressed
This is honestly really fun and cute, I actually would love if they DONT cut ethan asking questions and getting explanations cus like, some people just genuinley dont know how it works or how it affects people with periods. Tbh keeping in more of his questions on videos where hes trying / learning something would be nicer to see again. Very cute video weirdly enough :)
The best tampon is the most obvious answer: the one with the least amount of heavy metals and lead in it. Turns out a few months ago is the first ever conclusive study to even bother to test the amount is is each tampon, and I really encourage anyone who uses them to look it up.
If you’re looking at the size the tampax radiant one expanded to and thinking “Jesus Christ how does that not hurt to remove?!” the answer is, it does. It does hurt to remove.
One of the weirdest things I feel guilty about is putting more plastic in the environment because plastic applicators are SO MUCH less uncomfortable to use than the cardboard ones. On top of everything else women be feelin guilty about my ocd is like “how many of those are floating in the ocean because you couldn’t handle a little pinch”
@@sarahlewis2866 though using cardboard and reducing plastic overall is a great gesture, the VAST majority of plastic waste is due to overproduction and the large corporations that perpetuate it.
@@chobotovalthere’s one brand I can think of off the top of my head that I could hunt for here in Ohio but most of them come inside the applicator already. I see your point though, I thought of it myself after I posted my comment! I can just get the cardboard ones and not USE the applicator lol
Just to clarify for anyone interested, tampons and pads contain heavy metals (such as arsenic and lead) because they're made from cotton which absorbs these metals from the contaminated ground, which is also why for example some rice has higher level of arsenic in it. That being said i still do not want to take the spotlight away from the fact that it took decades to discover that, it is really sad to see how little research is dedicated to women's hygiene products and women's health in general
6:00 the reason it looks like that is to stop leakage during extreme movement. Normal daytime movement means that normal shape is fine. When you’re doing a sport like gymnastics however, the movement can cause the blood to flow around the tampon and leak onto your bottoms. TBH I just use pads because it’s so much easier to just completely cover everything than it is to shove something up there in my opinion. Everyone is different though :).
@@ReadMeinMind half of the population of the world and its workforce have a uterus. Why is it that science decided to spend money on an erectile dysfunction pill, before developing medication for menstruation-related problems? It’s BS.
I think your point is really weakened by the fact that space research requires a shit ton of technology and money to send shit to space in the first place, I doubt medical research in one singular field could come clise to that, money wise. (Also, the race to space probably lead to more spending). But yes, we need way more research into women's bodies in general and especially uterus specific diseases
Am i losing it or wasn’t there an episode of unus annus where they had diva cups for something and he learned to do that? swear i’ve seen him messing with diva cups before
YES OMG ME TOO!! The way I screamed when I saw that book😂 my (single) dad, who was my primary parent and did most of my upbringing) gave me this book to “hopefully answer questions he may not be able to” ❤❤ I Love him and always will😁
attention trans men/people who experience dysphoria from menstruation: i beg you to look into menstrual cups. i dont get my period anymore but oh my god i HATED the feeling of blood coming out it made me feel horrible and menstrual cups completely eliminated that and id forget i was even on my period. you have to empty them much less often than replacing a tampon, no loud plastic packaging in public batbrooms, easy to empty in the shower where you dont even have to look at the blood. its actually insane how much of a difference they made. I promise the trial and error in the beginning is more than worth it.
yess that helped me so much when i started using men cups i felt a loy better than i used to and as a 16 year old with transfphobic parents even the slightest change is so helpful the only downside is they can be messy
I love this comment!! 😍🏳⚧ That's incredibly helpful advice! My trans son couldn't stand to insert things and felt at a loss before he started on T, so this won't help him... but I help counsel trans teens and their parents and will definitely be taking this advice to add to my arsenal. Love and hugs to you!
@@W1ld_W31rd0 ive seen some at walmart although im unsure of their quality and they were kind of a "one size fits all" kind of situation. i got mine online and you can compare different brands and styles to see what you prefer
You can empty a kiddie pool with an ultra IIRC. A more fair absorbency test would be with some juice, some BBQ and some various globs of jam all shaken up. Source: Period haver of 37 years.
The familiarity i felt of him pushing the tampon into the BBQ sauce... and how it looked after he took it out of the jam... I think you are spot on, mix em all together 😂
Some categories to add: ease of insertion/removal comfort price per individual tampon how they look in your pocket (in women’s jeans) cases of TSS how easily the string unravels smell (yes, smell) sustainability of materials and wrap it up in toilet paper after absorbing liquid
@@Jeanette.P i think balling up the fist and pushing it into the first would be a decent test. i just think about how like, ones that expand at the base of the string are harder to pull out because it’s like pulling a square peg out of a round hole
Maybe track which brand is the least to most guilty of shrinkflation, too. I haven’t needed tampons in a hot minute, but had to use them recently- and Pearl’s ‘super’ has gotten notably smaller AND more expensive in only about a year. I’m lowkey livid.
Started using a cup over 6 years ago and never looked back. The money saved and never feeling the 'my tampon is leaking despite it being too early and having to pull out a half dry chunk of cotton' is everything. Never again! I still thoroughly enjoyed your super scientific review though eef :]
My uterus is super anteverted and my cervix is very low so it’s basically impossible for me to use cups. I’ve tried different types and sizes but none of them are able to seal properly and stay put🥲
as someone who used to have REALLY heavy periods, finding a birth control that worked with all of my other medications was literally life changing. i had a heavy flow for 5-7 days, (with period stains on so many pants), really intense cramps, life was so miserable when i was on my period, and i used to dread it. all of my male doctors did not understand, and said it was normal. i started seeing a female nurse practitioner and my mom really encouraged me to go on birth control. i was a hesitant at first, but it was so worth it. its awesome not bleeding everywhere (i barely bleed when on BC), cramping at school, staining clothes, spending so much money on pads and tampons, etc... i highly recommend!
3:37 turns out no one cared how safe it was to put these in your body when they made them, because the men making these products just want the profit, not to solve problems for women. bringing this up in a fun video is good advocacy though, i appreciate it
I had seen this comment before getting to the time stamped part, then got to the time stamped part, was about to comment basically what you had commented, and then realized that's what you were commenting on. That said, I very much agree with your reaction
(Slight tmi) I literally began my monthly blood sacrifice today and then this popped up as soon as I opened YT; thank you for your superhuman timing, Eef 🙌
if you mean the heavy metals thing, a lot of it is fearmongering. basically all cotton (and plants grown in general tbh) contains traces because its in the soil of agricultural fields, including cotton used for wound care and clothing. the amounts are so small they really aren't any worse for us than the pollutants and microplastics we get from every other second of living. so if you like tampons, using them isn't gonna kill you any quicker than this meat prison of a life already is
Same! Too autistic to get tampons to work for me, although as someone with PCOS at least it isn't a big deal since I only get it like once a season or less lmao!
That makes sense why I only ever liked the sport ones. Everything else felt very uncomfortable. Now I've switched to using menstrual discs though and like them so much better than tampons.
August, Cora, Honeypot and Diva cup are considered sustainable brands btw. They're small company brands and not the big mega corps like tampax and playtex etc. In case anyone was looking for more ethical brands for the hoohaa!!
i am taking as a moment to talk about how i had to always use super heavy flow ones and complained about how they werent enough. turns out. I had Two uteruses. Can't even blame a doctor my mom told me my clit was a pimple. bodily health needs a lot of work. anywho thank you for the goofs, i am sharing this because i think it is hilarious
Hello fellow double uterus haver. I have mine because I have one kidney. I found out about mine because one side was closed off and herniated with 10 months worth of stuff. I couldn’t use tampons (to much ptsd due to all the medical trauma) so I was stuck with pads. When they opened up my right uterus, and it drained out the old stuff, I ended up bleeding every single day even while on birth control. I eventually started depo and haven’t had a period in like 8 years but god do I not miss those times. I was so embarrassed for like half of high school because I bled through my pants several times (and nobody ever told me either). There should be a lot more research into reproductive anatomy as a whole. Maybe people nowadays born with one kidney could at least have the heads up that they could have an extra uterus, and to look out for it.
@@CheshieD holy shit!! I’m so glad you’re got figured out!! Yah it’s terribly embarrassing and like I straight up never had any knowledge of it till I was in my twenties. Our medicine is better than four humors but still has ways to go. I’m sending you all the best!!!
No joke, “the care and keeping of you” taught me everything I knew about anything as a young girl, my older sister scribbled away the tampon instructions but still
(not) FUN FACT: Menstrual Product Absorbency Wasn't Studied Realistically until Late 2023. The absorbency level displayed on the box was most likely only tested in saline solution (salt + water), which anyone who has seen blood ever can tell you; not quite the same thing. So actually this silly little video has done more scientific research on absorption than some actual companies that actually sell those products.
Wow, looks like I’m gonna buy some motor oil later
real and true and horrifying
if only he weighed everything properly
It amazes me (when it really shouldn't at this point) how neglectful,biased, and ignorant male scientists are and how much the patriarchy has tampered with archeology, chemistry, biology, and so many countless things throughout history that have convinced us all of so many lies about the difference between genders. So fucked up man. Anyway I hope more diversity in those fields will help us find truths and discoveries that help us all, not just men.
@@orangegouice well, you see, it's because he used the (not so) scientific method
eef taking a shot from a diva cup did more for feminism than all the tampon brands ever will
real
As a woman, I agree.
o7
As a man I agree, although I have no room or reason to make such a judgement
@@spiderdude2099 Equality. We stand together. Here's your shot. Cheers!
We need the sequel now “I (a man) created a pads tier list”
Yes I actually want this now
I need to know
someone needs to introduce eef to menstrual cups and see what he thinks
Edit: Ignore me I commented like 2 minutes into the video😭💀
Wings! Unscented! Soft!
Wings are 100% necessary
the fact that ethan felt strange eating jam but not sucking coffee out of a tampon is so comically accurate in the context of whatever the hell this video is
Wtf-
Don’t forget the diva cup shot loll
Did anyone else catch that he folded the diva cup correctly as he was miming putting it in? A man of the people.
Today is the 50th anniversary of woman being able to get a credit card without their husband’s signature and Ethan is celebrating it magnificently
Thank you for this comment 😂
Holy shit I'm crying
That is hilarious
Nice
50th?? That's younger than my mom!
Using red liquids (and even brown ones for the end of it) was a really nice touch. Seeing blue on all these stupid commercials is always so annoying. Like, just accept the fact that blood exists and it’s not gross, goddammit! Thank you, Ethan and crew!
And the different textures was so realistic 😂
They don't want to scare any men who might have to suffer through the commercial 🙄 as if men don't know what blood looks like
Idk who they think they’re protecting but not allowing them to use red fluid like….a kid has scraped their knee before they know what blood is and looks like. I guess some people are afraid of blood but I strongly doubt that’s the demographic they’re trying to “protect” by showing blue dyed water
@iamjann right?! Might be TMI but I've absolutely pulled out a tampon that hardly expanded because the blood was more viscous, and I think many people forget we're not just shedding blood, but also uterine lining which is a different texture entirely.
im a woman and i was thinking about this and was wondering if it was for people who pass out when they see blood... but i don't think that's the case :c
"The rising sea level can only be because of one thing...
w o m e n 🤓"
I know it was a joke but at this point I wouldn't be surprised if it's a legit conspiracy theory
My first thought was of the Blood Ocean in Iron Lung lol
It's all controlled by the moon, the tides, the menses, all of it
(No joke, someone actually thought that the moon controlled the cycles of every AFAB person and made a whole post about it, as if they weren't on the internet and couldn't once think "huh maybe I should double check that")
I fucking knew it...
I cried
Fun fact! Scotland is the first and so far the only country in the world to make all period products completely free and no longer considered a "luxury good" as of 2018!!
im so mad 😭 should i just move there?? the US doesnt care that much about anyone
@@dynosaurrrr fr! The US is really just falling apart! Shit sucks here!
@@dacheesecat6976 it is though? It's apart of the UK and The British Isles but it is still its own country. Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are all their own countries that are apart of the UK along side England. I don't know where you got that idea that Scotland's not a country from? Just isn't me trying to be rude by the way I'm just confused why you think that?
@@dacheesecat6976are you confusing Scotland with something else?
damn fr? england needs to step up because i’ve spent the last of my money on pads before
I love that even a man who’s never used tampons before was instantly able to recognize that cardboard applicators are a nightmare
This is the most unus annus video he's made so far
Irrelevant anus anus comment
RIP Unus Annus…
Memento Mori 🤍🖤
I’d give it second place, after the one where he had Mark cover him in glue
Just think, an entire generation is going to have no idea what unus annus is, those Gen alpha kids won’t know
This is the only time I've been happy about a man having the audacity
can't wait for me, an afab person, to hear the definitive tampon tier list from the same man who thought the rectum was the vaginal core
I mean its the VAGINAL CORE, of course he knows what he's talking about, how could he not.
ehhhh, nvm, he hasn't got a godamn clue what he's talking about-
@@STORMFANGSL8at least he's trying 😭
@@ollow_is_sad5373 he gave it his all, that’s what really matters
OMG YES I FORGOT ABOUT THAT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
When he said “It’s just cotton right” I died a little inside
Him saying "if its safe to put in a women's body, its safe for me to put in my mouth....right?" Is so funny to me bc we just found out that they are so unsafe
yup .. bc f*ck women's safety :/
i dont even think ethan realises but this video can do so much good by normalising periods and breaking down that barrier for young men and women
Amen. Especially men who are uncomfortable even hearing about periods.
yeah, let the man who drank coffe from a tampon change the world. one tampon coffee at a time. /j
Ikr I refound his channel, and he's one of my favorites
i was rooting for my tampon brand like this was the olympics
tampax radiant on top!!!
Tampolymics lol
LMFAOOOO THATS SO REAL
Didn’t even see mine 😭
You should of used Playtex they are the best.
on August 30th, 2023 the first research report testing period products with actual blood came out. Literally, less than 365 days ago they tested period products with actual blood for the first time...
EXCUSE ME
we need more women in the force, LITERALLY WHAT ARE WE DOING
I know this is soo fucking W I L D!!! Like helloooo???? had these "respected people in their fields" somehow not realised that BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER??? Or just that menstrual blood is N O T H I NG like water???? These people have degrees.... right??
Just reminds me of how scientists are only recently studying the fact snakes have 2 clitorises as if they just discovered it when it's been on snakes for forever
not to mention how period blood is not the same as blood... its thicker, and in a lot of cases, isnt just fluid! its ridiculous honestly
“Once a month it excretes CRAZY stuff outta there” 😂😂😂😂😂😂 idk how many times I replayed that part while laughing AND cramping 🤣🤣
I mean he’s not wrong. 😂 it is different than regular blood.
Thank you, Ethan, for doing this.
No embarrassment, no talking down to anyone, and doing fairly logical and fun experiments.
I salute you sir!
Damn, Ethan out here doing more work to test out tampons than the actual companies that make them!!
Oh shit dude I just commented the same thing! Shoutout to great minds thinking alike 🎉🎉🎉
and no blue water to be seen
3 mins into this video and I came to make this exact comment!! Its too bad the actual companies aren't as diligent..... It's too bad any research into female menstruation or female body problems isn't as diligent!!
@@darkunicornblood5140yesss just so many things in history have been twisted with the bias of differences between gender that serve the patriarchy more than anything else. Fucking wild to me that it was once believed that women couldn't race against men in sport because their uterus might fall out lmfaooo
I can imagine him in the store, walking up to the register, and the cashier asking “didn’t know what brand to buy her?”
That would be very embarrassing
"No its for myself"
"This is for all women"
“No, I’m doing a tier list for tampons”
He has assistants to help do things
I can’t believe I just watched this man take a shot out of a diva cup
I wish I could say I was surprised. But, I CAN believe we just watched it lol. After all we've seen over the years. That's nothing. At least it's not used. That'd be a different story 😅
I can lol I was more shocked seeing him suck on a tampon because that was actually not all that safe to do lol
No boiling before the shot, just instantly rawdogging those factory chemicals. Truly the man we all aspire to be
He drank pee with a life straw
I wanted to say that even though this seems like a jokey type of video, videos like this being made by men are a lot more important than people think. It helps de-stigmatize tampons and periods, encouraging guys to be curious rather than disgusted. Thank you, Ethan!!!
Two things I learned about Ethan:
1. Man *loves* vagina. He definitely is the type to dote, which is likely why this video happened.
2. I want to see more videos like these where he just points out the blatant flaws in products for women.
Like, he's doing this video because he's secure in his relationship, and he's likely heard enough complaints about female products to have an informed opinion.
Using bbq sauce and motor oil to test a tampon kinda shook me with it's subtle genius. All the other types of videos like this, they try to make periods look pretty and alien.
Ethan is like: "Nah, I want to find the Sham-Wow of tampons. Bring me some primordial tar."
"If it's safe to go in your hoo-ha, it's safe to go in your mouth...*right*?" All the afabs shaking their head slowly at that one, bestie
I was making myself a cup of coffee and I legit said out loud "that logic should work but it doesn't..it really doesn't"
the sheer amount of times theres been lawsuits and information found out about toxic chemicals in the tampons.... :(
yeah no, tampons have unsafe amounts of lead, as far as Im concerned, not a soul should ever be using tampons anymore.
Me clenching my teeth from saying “it’s not safe to out in there either, read the leaflet” 😂
@@thefantasyliferight? Firstly it’s the same stuff that’s in diapers (and iirc plant fertilizer), secondly WHY DOES IT NEED TO BE BLEACHED WHITE?!
3:20 Not Ethan already testing tampon absorption more thoroughly than any tampon company ever
ethan seems like the kind of dude who would lie down on the ground car mechanic style, armed with a flashlight and tweezers to help his partner remove a tampon after the string broke. respect my guy
TWEEZERS? IN THERE???? HELL NO 😰
@@girl-fromthemoon its ok hes eef
@@red2coreblue584 i trust him
@@girl-fromthemoonPlastic ones
@@girl-fromthemoon Uh oh, if that freaks you out you better start preparing mentally now for your first pap smear.
The lack of sugarcoating, the humor. Several of those eliminations were extremely arbitrary, but what a great video!
we need a sequel where he ranks pads instead LMAOOOO
Ethan: “I ate a spoonful of the smuckers and I felt weird. It felt gross”
Also Ethan: *downs a shot from the menstrual cup*
Also Also Ethan: *Slurping coffee out of a tampon*
also, more absorbency isn't always better. too high absorbency causes dryness, pain, and risk of things like yeast infections. often, leaving some fluid and moisture is healthier.
I did not know this, thank you
Using the wrong absorbency also puts you at a higher risk for developing TSS. If it’s too dry, you risk developing small tears during removal. TSS is still RARE, but using proper absorbency is just another way to protect yourself.
mans put more effort into this video than scientists have in millennia regarding women’s health
13:43 - recreation of trying to insert a tampon in a dirty, noisy public toilet when you're stressed and in a hurry.
17:37 got the “mom I frew up” walk
The Care and Keeping of You was the best book anyone ever gave me as a young kid, for real. Not only did I learn from it but when shit got hard and I felt really alone, it was a friendly reminder that I was, in fact, not.
YES THANK YOU
I was lucky enough to have a twin sister who was going through the exact same things as me at pretty much the same time, but that book was SO helpful to both of us
Yesss I got this book too, and it honestly educated me more than my middle school sex ed (or lack thereof) ever did
Yes! I fucking owe my life to that book lol.
i had the first and second ones!! it weirded me out a bit and felt very alien (i ended up being trans ftm, who couldve guessed) but it still helped me LOADS in not being shocked or bothered at all when i bled for the first time. im fully comfortable talking to my mum about everything, but i learn from books better (and it had drawings!! that was amazing) so im so grateful to have had them
this book was my version of “the talk” pretty much i will forever be greatful to it lol such an essential thing for an insecure 9 year old to have
At first when I saw the cherry juice I was like "hey cool he's using red liquid thats a step above how most companies used to show them on ads with the blue"
then he pulled out the chocolate milk.
He’s going for the full range of discharges 😂😂😂
then motor oil 💀
@@ArtificiallyIdioticand I appreciate that
I mean tbf by the end it is brown
He knows
I am an Ecologist and I love shopping organic when i can, but you will never EVER convince me that a tampon that uses a cardboard applicator is better. I REFUSE to paper-cut my hooha
also most plastic waste is fishing nets(dont quote me on this...........)
@@wild_wolfboy no, you’re right, it is
Yeah, that is a very reasonable take. Same with single use plastic for medical equipment to guarantee sterilisation until opened. Plastic has its uses where it can fill a niche, but regulations should tackle other areas. Especially industry, because they make a lot more plastic trash.
Here we have most tampons without applicators. Fingers work just fine. And if you want applicators you can use reusable ones. Yours tampons look kinda weird to me. Why do they have such a weird shape after expanding?? I have only seen round shaped, not arrow shaped... 😮
I'm a diehard Tampax Radiant girlie for this reason. The Radiant applicators are sleek and have an indent with texture to grip. Magnificent 👌
The fact that he had The Care and Keeping of You is such a rite of passage
My mom’s version of giving me the talk was giving me that book and telling me to ask her if I had any questions. Honestly, highly recommend it.
I think every afab person collectively froze when that book got held up
Imagining Ethan’s neighbours looking over at his backyard to witness him in a biohazard suit, stuffing tampons into a coke bottle is such a funny visual
“It’s probably safe to put in my mouth…right?”
Ethan, there was heavy metals, like arsenic and lead, found in tampons…
was looking for this comment 😭 oh Ethan 🤣
Just replying to this to inform that trace amounts of heavy metals can be found in just about everything and the levels in tampons are no more than in other products you use daily. Don't succumb to fearmongering folks !
@@HandlesAreSlightlyIrritating true! Buuuuutttttttt still change your tampon regularly cause TSS is still a thing
theres heavy metals in everything, theyre food safe the reason for the outrage was they havent been tested for vaginas
@@HandlesAreSlightlyIrritatingi mean that kinda means nothing (well as much as it can when no one cites anything). Like just because toxic metals are everywhere doesn't mean the metals being there are safe. What it would mean is that scientists would need to see if tampons leech metals into the blood stream and how much. Though i don't think it matters how much for lead, as i think milligrams or less matter for that to be toxic. But i didn't fact check the lead toxicity thing. I do think that the toxic metals even being there means government authorities need to be involved and make sure there isn't a safety issue. Like there are definitely metals that aren't as toxic but we should make damn sure that toxic amounts of metal aren't leeching into people bodies because we assume it was safe. Like being worried about metal leaking into your body if there is lead in them is, i feel, a pretty damn good reason to worry and do something about it if you can.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 0:03 The title and this frame are amazing
This killed me
I'm gonna screenshot it and use it as a meme reaction
genuinely that book he has is so informative. i read the section about self exams, and i started doing them regularly. i ended up finding a lump one day and it was a benign tumor. do your self exams!
4:01 HIM TAKING ABOUT GRIP IS SO REAL!
I love Ethan shoving the tampons into the sauces with his hands as if they didn’t come in applicators specifically meant for that purpose 💀
Speaking as a man; I have no earthly idea how the applicators are actually *used* and I doubt Eef knows either. I’ve had a gf explain it to me once but I was a teenager and she was naked at the time so I wasn’t really paying attention.
@@AlexofZippo Lmfao, the last part is so real.
(It kinda of works like getting the last bits of an Otterpop out when the packaging is too long? You just pinch, and slide the plastic down, while keeping your fingers in the same place like you’re trying to get out the last bits of toothpaste lol. I couldn’t tell if you were genuinely asking here, but I answered anyways cause why not.)
@@AlexofZippo It’s kind of like a syringe. You push the plastic from one side, and it pushes the tampon out of the other side.
Without an applicator, the process can be difficult or even painful.
@@notatallfunctional It is so easy. Just place the tampon unwrapped on your finger tip. It will stay there if you put a little pressure on the string with the other fingers. Insert to position you feel comfortable. You can direct it with the finger tip adjust the angle. It is important to push it so far as you vaginale opening can fully collapse again. Then your normally only feel pain if you are sensitive on opening of your uterus or feces keep pressuring your tampon in weird positions and build pressure on things outside of your vagina walls.
@@notatallfunctional I've never reallt had difficulty or pain putting in a tampon? Only when I took one out of the applicator and tried to put THAT in was difficult, bc it didn't have a smooth exterior like naked tampons do. So all the lubrication (blood) was just sucked up immediately and it felt like sandpaper
Learning that all tampons have arsenic and lead in amounts that aren’t legally allowed to be in our water and then watching Ethan put one in his mouth had me stressed
Was looking for this comment before posting it myself. I hope this get boosted so everyone can see 👌👌💀💀💀💀
And for anyone wondering why this is an issue: vaginas are very absorbent.
@@HazyDayzPlayz It seems too dystopian to be true but that makes it even more important.
This is another reason i dont wear tampons 🤢
That sounds like a factoid an “organic” tampon brand would use to sell their product. Source?
This is honestly really fun and cute, I actually would love if they DONT cut ethan asking questions and getting explanations cus like, some people just genuinley dont know how it works or how it affects people with periods. Tbh keeping in more of his questions on videos where hes trying / learning something would be nicer to see again.
Very cute video weirdly enough :)
The best tampon is the most obvious answer: the one with the least amount of heavy metals and lead in it. Turns out a few months ago is the first ever conclusive study to even bother to test the amount is is each tampon, and I really encourage anyone who uses them to look it up.
If you’re looking at the size the tampax radiant one expanded to and thinking “Jesus Christ how does that not hurt to remove?!” the answer is, it does. It does hurt to remove.
Ethan is probably one of the only men I would trust to make this list.
other than trans men
Only cis man
@@lux0rd01 He thought the rectum was the vaginal core
@@Wolfie54545isn’t that where the flux capacitor goes?
Don't trust any of them
One of the weirdest things I feel guilty about is putting more plastic in the environment because plastic applicators are SO MUCH less uncomfortable to use than the cardboard ones. On top of everything else women be feelin guilty about my ocd is like “how many of those are floating in the ocean because you couldn’t handle a little pinch”
I think they make reusable ones. It just might be awkward to wash it in the public bathroom.
use reuseable silicon cups
Just curious, do you really need the applicator? Because in my part of Europe the majority of tampons are sold without the applicator.
@@sarahlewis2866 though using cardboard and reducing plastic overall is a great gesture, the VAST majority of plastic waste is due to overproduction and the large corporations that perpetuate it.
@@chobotovalthere’s one brand I can think of off the top of my head that I could hunt for here in Ohio but most of them come inside the applicator already. I see your point though, I thought of it myself after I posted my comment! I can just get the cardboard ones and not USE the applicator lol
“Or if you’re an LA local, on a sidewalk☺️” IM CRYING
Ive never seen a guy so comfy with tampons - and im loving it 🤣
3:37 im gonna hold his hand when I tell him what toxic shock syndrome is...
finally someone mentions how some tampons dont have good enough grips
This point alone is genuinly making me consider change my regular brand 😂
lmaooo it gets so slippery sometimes xd
Thanks, now I will refer to tampons as “Mother natures straw” 😂
Btw y’all, heavy metals including lead were found in pretty much every single tampon
And arsenic, and in pads!!
yep, this is why i use fabric pads and silicon period cups
@@briannaheartsdilfs it's in pads too! Silicone cups and discs and cloth pads are safest it seems
The amount of heavy metals is no more than what we find in other day-to-day products. It's as safe as everything else.
Just to clarify for anyone interested, tampons and pads contain heavy metals (such as arsenic and lead) because they're made from cotton which absorbs these metals from the contaminated ground, which is also why for example some rice has higher level of arsenic in it.
That being said i still do not want to take the spotlight away from the fact that it took decades to discover that, it is really sad to see how little research is dedicated to women's hygiene products and women's health in general
6:00 the reason it looks like that is to stop leakage during extreme movement. Normal daytime movement means that normal shape is fine. When you’re doing a sport like gymnastics however, the movement can cause the blood to flow around the tampon and leak onto your bottoms.
TBH I just use pads because it’s so much easier to just completely cover everything than it is to shove something up there in my opinion. Everyone is different though :).
"the rising sea level can only be because of one thing... women.." Im crying this is the funniest fkcin video Ive seen in a loongg while
Did you know that humankind has spent more money on space research than the life cycle of the human uterus?
Um, okay.
@@ReadMeinMind half of the population of the world and its workforce have a uterus. Why is it that science decided to spend money on an erectile dysfunction pill, before developing medication for menstruation-related problems?
It’s BS.
i mean that makes sense. they probably did more on it than research on most things aswell
I think your point is really weakened by the fact that space research requires a shit ton of technology and money to send shit to space in the first place, I doubt medical research in one singular field could come clise to that, money wise. (Also, the race to space probably lead to more spending).
But yes, we need way more research into women's bodies in general and especially uterus specific diseases
What about study of the peen
11:08 ethan folded that up so quickly and expertly what the hell
I was looking for a comment that mentioned that!! Honestly was so impressed with his technique haha
As a menstrual cup user: how did he just guess that correctly?! Bro took a shot and did a perfect c fold
Am i losing it or wasn’t there an episode of unus annus where they had diva cups for something and he learned to do that? swear i’ve seen him messing with diva cups before
Crazy statement without and with context 😭 @@citruscirrus5607
"If you're seeping out sweet baby rays, useless"
1:38 I HAD THAT BOOK AND THE PART TWO
I had that book too!!
Same!
Me too!! 😂
ME TOO OMG i was mortified when my mom gave it to me but it genuinely came in handy as i got older
YES OMG ME TOO!! The way I screamed when I saw that book😂 my (single) dad, who was my primary parent and did most of my upbringing) gave me this book to “hopefully answer questions he may not be able to” ❤❤ I Love him and always will😁
I just can't believe he pushed them into the test substances like sweet baby ray's and jam, instead of using the applicator as intended
attention trans men/people who experience dysphoria from menstruation: i beg you to look into menstrual cups. i dont get my period anymore but oh my god i HATED the feeling of blood coming out it made me feel horrible and menstrual cups completely eliminated that and id forget i was even on my period. you have to empty them much less often than replacing a tampon, no loud plastic packaging in public batbrooms, easy to empty in the shower where you dont even have to look at the blood. its actually insane how much of a difference they made. I promise the trial and error in the beginning is more than worth it.
I wish I had known of men cups before I started stoppers years ago 😢
yess that helped me so much when i started using men cups i felt a loy better than i used to and as a 16 year old with transfphobic parents even the slightest change is so helpful the only downside is they can be messy
I love this comment!! 😍🏳⚧ That's incredibly helpful advice! My trans son couldn't stand to insert things and felt at a loss before he started on T, so this won't help him... but I help counsel trans teens and their parents and will definitely be taking this advice to add to my arsenal. Love and hugs to you!
this is out of pocket to say in a youtube comment section but just thinking of general stores, what would have men cups
@@W1ld_W31rd0 ive seen some at walmart although im unsure of their quality and they were kind of a "one size fits all" kind of situation. i got mine online and you can compare different brands and styles to see what you prefer
Justin timed me out because I said 'now that's a bloody mary' when he mentioned the shot in chat. He was jealous because I'm a genius!
lmaooo
You can empty a kiddie pool with an ultra IIRC. A more fair absorbency test would be with some juice, some BBQ and some various globs of jam all shaken up. Source: Period haver of 37 years.
The familiarity i felt of him pushing the tampon into the BBQ sauce... and how it looked after he took it out of the jam... I think you are spot on, mix em all together 😂
nah he got the full authentic experience with the book too 😭
Some categories to add:
ease of insertion/removal
comfort
price per individual tampon
how they look in your pocket (in women’s jeans)
cases of TSS
how easily the string unravels
smell (yes, smell)
sustainability of materials
and wrap it up in toilet paper after absorbing liquid
Idk how he'd test the first one
the smell thing is so real. why are so many of these products scented/fragranced? what are the people with fragrance allergies supposed to do? lmao
@@Jeanette.P i think balling up the fist and pushing it into the first would be a decent test. i just think about how like, ones that expand at the base of the string are harder to pull out because it’s like pulling a square peg out of a round hole
@@Jeanette.PI have an idea nobody will like
Maybe track which brand is the least to most guilty of shrinkflation, too. I haven’t needed tampons in a hot minute, but had to use them recently- and Pearl’s ‘super’ has gotten notably smaller AND more expensive in only about a year. I’m lowkey livid.
I love, as a woman, him having the exact book I had as a child to help me through puberty
Started using a cup over 6 years ago and never looked back. The money saved and never feeling the 'my tampon is leaking despite it being too early and having to pull out a half dry chunk of cotton' is everything. Never again! I still thoroughly enjoyed your super scientific review though eef :]
Once you get used to a cup, it's a fkn game changer! Never going back
This is my problem too.. huh I have more things to consider now
My uterus is super anteverted and my cervix is very low so it’s basically impossible for me to use cups. I’ve tried different types and sizes but none of them are able to seal properly and stay put🥲
@@abbyb6958Would a disk work?
@@desiree6421 unfortunately those didn’t work either :/
As a barista, seeing you CASUALLY rinse your diva cup with a PITCHER RINSER baffled me. I am so jealous
The Care and Keeping of You taught me how to put in a tampon 11 years ago and I’ve been using the same strat ever since 💀
as someone who used to have REALLY heavy periods, finding a birth control that worked with all of my other medications was literally life changing. i had a heavy flow for 5-7 days, (with period stains on so many pants), really intense cramps, life was so miserable when i was on my period, and i used to dread it. all of my male doctors did not understand, and said it was normal. i started seeing a female nurse practitioner and my mom really encouraged me to go on birth control. i was a hesitant at first, but it was so worth it. its awesome not bleeding everywhere (i barely bleed when on BC), cramping at school, staining clothes, spending so much money on pads and tampons, etc... i highly recommend!
facts. My sister had this as well
I went on birth control for three months and then ran out. Literally fixed all my period problems and I ain't even taking it anymore.
Sounds a lot like pcos
3:29 nah it's only some heavy metals, we're fine
The intro was perfect, I couldn't stop laughing
Giving Markiplier Makes
3:37 turns out no one cared how safe it was to put these in your body when they made them, because the men making these products just want the profit, not to solve problems for women. bringing this up in a fun video is good advocacy though, i appreciate it
The "John Tampon" wiki bit alone was enough to send me reeling
3:37 YES YES YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULDN’T YOU
I f*king wish it worked that way
I wish it worked that way
wipes and toilet paper:
I very briefly flinched then remembered it's Ethan and he's done way worse
I had seen this comment before getting to the time stamped part, then got to the time stamped part, was about to comment basically what you had commented, and then realized that's what you were commenting on. That said, I very much agree with your reaction
(Slight tmi) I literally began my monthly blood sacrifice today and then this popped up as soon as I opened YT; thank you for your superhuman timing, Eef 🙌
I bless you with cold pillows on both side and the least amount of cramps possible
@@lorettabes4553 thank you 😭🧡
@@imagi_nati0n Same! I thought it was very fitting
Congratulations! Also, I’m so sorry.
Holy shit, mine started yesterday, twins!(lol)
also thank you for not using liquids like the ads we see on tv because having different thickness is waay more accurate for some peoples cycles
Ethan revealing 'The Care and Keeping of You' like my mom did to me in the 6th grade.
When he drank the coffee from it I was screaming “NO EEF IT HAS LEAD IT HAS LEAD NO”
The way he rinsed the diva cup killed me 😂😂😂😂😂
Ikr! The shot of him using the cup cleaning attachment that has become very popular.... for a diva cup.... THAT HE JUST TOOK A SHOT OUT OF 😂
i have bad news for you about tampons, king
if you mean the heavy metals thing, a lot of it is fearmongering. basically all cotton (and plants grown in general tbh) contains traces because its in the soil of agricultural fields, including cotton used for wound care and clothing. the amounts are so small they really aren't any worse for us than the pollutants and microplastics we get from every other second of living. so if you like tampons, using them isn't gonna kill you any quicker than this meat prison of a life already is
here we fucking go
the shot out of the menstrual cup was beautiful btw
I said, every month since I was 14 and for another 12-16 years
After knowing about that study that said there’s lead in most major brands of tampons, I literally SCREAMED NOOOoo as Ethan took a drink from it 😭
Coming in post nov. 5 and honestly I really needed this today 😂
Thanks Eef for making my day a little brighter. You’re one of the real ones
Oh my god Ethan...
THE POOP BADGE BY UR NAME HAS ME CRYING
This was so interesting for someone who never used tampons and only pads
love the video LMAO
Oh fr I was like I am learning so much. Pads forever
Same!
Same! Too autistic to get tampons to work for me, although as someone with PCOS at least it isn't a big deal since I only get it like once a season or less lmao!
sport are meant to be shorter/smaller as you can kinda feel normal ones with a lot of bending or movement
Thank you for the clarification! I’m not a very active person so I never understood the difference lol
That makes sense why I only ever liked the sport ones. Everything else felt very uncomfortable. Now I've switched to using menstrual discs though and like them so much better than tampons.
I couldn't in 1000 years come up with a more perfect opening than this one, bravo good sir
I am genuinely fascinated by the fact American tampons have an applicator. In NZ we buy just the tampon and use our fingers to push it into position
ouch... that sounds messy and painful
Yeah same here in the netherlands, i only used an aplicater with my first ever tampon because it was in a school package the girls got
@@William_Nowin tbh i personally find the applicators to be more painfull/ messy but i guess its also what you are used too
@@melissabeekers5487 I find the plastic to work as a shitty lubricant rather then the cloth itself that refuses to go in 😵💫
August, Cora, Honeypot and Diva cup are considered sustainable brands btw. They're small company brands and not the big mega corps like tampax and playtex etc. In case anyone was looking for more ethical brands for the hoohaa!!
Honey pot pads have essential oils in them and let me tell you the mint BURNS
August had a really pretty box and I am of course influenced by this
i am taking as a moment to talk about how i had to always use super heavy flow ones and complained about how they werent enough. turns out. I had Two uteruses. Can't even blame a doctor my mom told me my clit was a pimple. bodily health needs a lot of work. anywho thank you for the goofs, i am sharing this because i think it is hilarious
Hello fellow double uterus haver. I have mine because I have one kidney. I found out about mine because one side was closed off and herniated with 10 months worth of stuff. I couldn’t use tampons (to much ptsd due to all the medical trauma) so I was stuck with pads. When they opened up my right uterus, and it drained out the old stuff, I ended up bleeding every single day even while on birth control. I eventually started depo and haven’t had a period in like 8 years but god do I not miss those times. I was so embarrassed for like half of high school because I bled through my pants several times (and nobody ever told me either).
There should be a lot more research into reproductive anatomy as a whole. Maybe people nowadays born with one kidney could at least have the heads up that they could have an extra uterus, and to look out for it.
@@CheshieD holy shit!! I’m so glad you’re got figured out!! Yah it’s terribly embarrassing and like I straight up never had any knowledge of it till I was in my twenties. Our medicine is better than four humors but still has ways to go. I’m sending you all the best!!!
A FUCKING PIMPLE?!?! please tell me you didnt try and pop it.
@@red2coreblue584I feel like you'd figure out the problem *real* quick if you tried
No joke, “the care and keeping of you” taught me everything I knew about anything as a young girl, my older sister scribbled away the tampon instructions but still
0:36 was expecting you to start singing along to cotton eye joe
this has to be the most expensive video ethan has ever made
Me as a small creator: Man I really look up to people like Ethan
Ethan: Tampons.
Follow in his steps
all the more reason to look up to him tbh