Bacterial Vaginosis (BV): What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Manage It
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV): What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Manage It
If you’ve ever noticed an unusual odor or discharge and thought, “Something’s not quite right,” it could be Bacterial Vaginosis (BV). BV is a common vaginal condition that happens when the... Read more...
Comparing Different Menstrual Products: Pads, Tampons, Menstrual Cups, and Period Underwear
Comparing Different Menstrual Products: Pads, Tampons, Menstrual Cups, and Period Underwear
Choosing the right menstrual products is going to be a personal choice, that should always reflect and honour your own comfort. Here’s our comprehensive low down on these options in... Read more...
Tampons Contain Toxic Metals: What You Need to Know and Safer Alternatives
Tampons Contain Toxic Metals: What You Need to Know and Safer Alternatives
As if menstruators don’t have enough to worry about, a recent study has unveiled a concerning issue: tampons, one of the most widely used menstrual products, may contain several toxic... Read more...
The Four Phases of the Menstrual Cycle: A Guide to Your Monthly Rhythm
The Four Phases of the Menstrual Cycle: A Guide to Your Monthly Rhythm
Whether you're aware of it or not, your body is constantly moving through the four phases of the menstrual cycle. Understanding your cycle can transform the way you navigate your life... Read more...
Eco-Friendly Period Products: Benefits of Switching to Sustainable Options
Eco-Friendly Period Products: Benefits of Switching to Sustainable Options
Traditional menstrual products, like pads and tampons, often contain plastic and contribute significantly to landfill waste. In contrast, eco-friendly period products offer a sustainable alternative that benefits both the planet... Read more...
How Menstruation Affects Mental Health: Tips for Managing Mood Swings and Anxiety
How Menstruation Affects Mental Health: Tips for Managing Mood Swings and Anxiety
If you're wondering why your mental state seems to take a rollercoaster ride during your period, you're not alone. Menstruation and mental health are closely linked, with hormonal fluctuations playing a significant... Read more...
How Exercise Can Help Relieve Menstrual Cramps: Best Workouts for Your Period
How Exercise Can Help Relieve Menstrual Cramps: Best Workouts for Your Period
We get that the last thing you might want to do when you're on your period is exercise - especially if you experience any pain. However, some gentle, basic movements... Read more...
The Best Foods to Eat During Your Period for Optimal Health and Comfort
The Best Foods to Eat During Your Period for Optimal Health and Comfort
When it comes to managing menstrual symptoms, syncing the foods you eat with your cycle can be incredibly beneficial. By understanding and incorporating certain foods into your routine, you can support your... Read more...
Are Menstrual Blood Clots Normal?
Are Menstrual Blood Clots Normal?
The first time I saw a menstrual clot, I was a preteen. It was during one of my first menstrual cycles,  and I was totally unprepared. I had no idea... Read more...
PFAS: The Toxic Truth About Period Products
PFAS: The Toxic Truth About Period Products
Living in the age of convenience and consumerism has a toxic underbelly. There have been incredible chemical advancements to make a myriad of products more efficient and effective than ever... Read more...
How to Use Your Menstrual Cycle to Your Advantage
How to Use Your Menstrual Cycle to Your Advantage
As period-havers, we move through our menstrual cycles with ups and downs of energy and productivity as our bodies adjust to continual hormonal shifts throughout our cycles. Here’s how to navigate... Read more...
Does Period Underwear Smell?
Does Period Underwear Smell?
Period underwear can come with a plethora of questions from non-believers and yet-to-be period underwear converts: Does period underwear smell? How do I wash period underwear? And what do I do... Read more...
Knowing Your Ride: How Your Cycle Affects Your Mood
Knowing Your Ride: How Your Cycle Affects Your Mood
Knowing the impact of the rise and fall of your hormones on your mood throughout your cycle can allow you to create healthy routines, boundaries and practices to contribute to a... Read more...
Irregular Periods: The Why (and if) Behind Your Period Being Late
Irregular Periods: The Why (and if) Behind Your Period Being Late
The ritualistic aspect of having a regular period has provided a lot of information and guidance to me over the years. Knowing that my period is going to come around... Read more...
Is Period Underwear Worth It?
Is Period Underwear Worth It?
Period underwear is all the rage right now. Designed to absorb menstrual blood, period underwear prevents leaks and stains without feeling wet or bulky. Sounds awesome, right? But does period underwear... Read more...
UTI and Your Period
UTI and Your Period
Let’s kick things off with a quick recap: UTI stands for urinary tract infection, an irritating  bacterial invasion that can bring on symptoms like burning during urination, frequent bathroom trips,... Read more...
A Complete Guide to Period Underwear
A Complete Guide to Period Underwear
Period underwear, period pants, period panties — or period undies as we like to call them here at Aisle - whatever you want to call them, they are having a... Read more...
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Feeling Frisky AF During That Time of the Month - Why You May Feel Hornier During Your Period
Have you ever noticed a surge in your sex drive during your period? Contrary to common misconceptions, feeling hornier during menstruation is not uncommon. Many individuals experience heightened arousal and... Read more...
Rooted in Legacy: Aisle’s Next Chapter
Rooted in Legacy: Aisle’s Next Chapter
We have some very big news to share! Aisle (formerly Lunapads) has been acquired by Lux Perry, the visionary young CEO behind the period pain relief startup Somedays. We hope that... Read more...
Period Poverty: A Day in the Life of a Student
Period Poverty: A Day in the Life of a Student
What does period poverty actually look like? In order to describe it, we thought about all of the stories that have been shared with our team over the past decades,... Read more...
From Lowering Prostaglandins to PMS Remedies - 5 Tips To Heal Your Cycle Naturally
From Lowering Prostaglandins to PMS Remedies - 5 Tips To Heal Your Cycle Naturally
One of my favourite things to tell anyone who is just beginning their menstrual cycle healing journey is that your period doesn’t have to be the worst time of the month. I... Read more...
Plastic Pollution and Disposable Period Products: Where Does Period Waste Go?
Plastic Pollution and Disposable Period Products: Where Does Period Waste Go?
Plastics have infiltrated every aspect of our lives, from everyday items like takeout containers to shampoo/soap bottles to regularly used essentials like period products. As responsible inhabitants of this planet,... Read more...
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Full Report: Supporting Menstrual Health and Equity in Post-Secondary Institutions with Reusable Menstrual Products
Free Periods Canada surveyed post-secondary students across Canada and collected 470 responses and summarized those results in a report, which is now available for download here. Read more...
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Obstacles to Students Using Reusable Menstrual Products: The Current Reality & Ways Forward
What stops students from using more sustainable and/or reusable menstrual products, and how we can promote sustainability while reducing period poverty? Read more...
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Why We Need Better Menstrual Health Education
Stigma, shame & bullying -  these are the fruits of society’s decision to avoid talking about menstrual health. Read more...
The COVID-19 Vaccine and your period
The COVID-19 Vaccine And Your Period
There's been a lot of questions about how and whether the COVID-19 vaccines affect your period. Let's dig into them. Read more...
Aisle for Teen Periods
Aisle for Teen Periods
Here’s a summary of some of our most frequently asked questions about Aisle for Gen Z menstruators - and how we can help set them up for a lifetime of... Read more...
Medical Bias and Endometriosis
Medical Bias and Endometriosis
According to an article in Contemporary OB/GYN “Black women are only about half as likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis compared to white women” so is it any surprise that... Read more...
Menstrual Cup Q&A with Kim Rosas
Menstrual Cup Q&A with Kim Rosas
Got cup questions? Kim Rosas from Period Nirvana has answers! Read more...
2020: Here’s How We Did
2020: Here’s How We Did
We’ve put together two reports, on our social and environmental impact and the work we did in 2020 to measure our impact on the planet and our community. Read more...
High Standards, Healthy Choices
High Standards, Healthy Choices
Let's take a walk through how our processes work together to produce what we believe is the world’s most sustainable period underwear. Read more...
Menstrual Equity 101
Menstrual Equity 101
New to menstrual equity? Keep reading for a brief overview of what the term means, and what you can do to help eliminate period poverty in your community.  Read more...
Finding the Perfect Fit: About the Aisle Undies
Finding the Perfect Fit: About the Aisle Undies
The vision for Aisle was a place where you could find what you needed for your period, no matter your flow, gender, body shape or size. Here's a blog covering what... Read more...
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Reusables for Every Day of Your Period
Let's break down all the different products we carry and help you find the one that suits you best! Read more...
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6 Transgender Women Talk Menstruation
Do trans women have periods or experience PMS? We spoke with six transgender women about their experiences with menstruation, from dysphoria to PMS.  Read more...
Making Bad Art Is An Act Of Resistance And Self-Care
Making Bad Art Is An Act Of Resistance And Self-Care
It's time to bust out the art supplies. Let's make some art. Read more...
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Young People and Periods
Some tips for having empowering conversations about menstruation with the young people you care for! Read more...
Two hands are seen inserting a black piece of fabric (named the Booster) into the gusset of a pair of period underwear. The underwear is blue.
In Praise of the Booster
Confused about that thin piece of fabric that arrived with your Aisle undies? That's the almighty booster! Here's how it works and what it's for. Read more...
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The Truth Behind 8 Period Myths
Does my period stop when I go swimming? Do periods attract sharks and/or bears? In this post we tackle 8 common myths and see what the experts have to say about... Read more...
Two homemade cleaners in amber-glass spray bottles sit on a wooden counter. One of the bottles is labeled "Bathroom Cleaner", the other is labeled "Kitchen Cleaner". There is a wooden dish brush laying nearby.
Tips for living a zero waste lifestyle during COVID-19
Feeling anxious about the state of environmental affairs during COVID-19? We hope these zero waste tips will empower you to make sustainable choices at home and in your day-to-day life. Read more...
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Self-Care for Abortion
Looking for ways to support yourself through an abortion experience or want to care for a friend or loved one? This guide to self-care for abortion offers ideas and tools for... Read more...
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Standing Up To White Supremacy
We commit to ongoing, continuous, rigorous reflection internally and externally about ways we can stand in solidarity with Black, Indigenous and other people of colour and work to dismantle white... Read more...
Your Period on Stress
Your Period on Stress
Feeling stressed recently? You're not alone. We brought in an expert to answer some questions about how stress can impact your menstrual cycle. Read more...
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Hormones Do What?: How Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Impacts the Menstrual Cycle
In this post, we cover some of the common questions that people have about HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) and the menstrual cycle, including information about both feminizing and masculinizing hormones. Read more...
COVID-19 Is A Feminist Nightmare
COVID-19 Is A Feminist Nightmare
This world works better for some than others, and when the chips are down, we do not experience disaster equally.  Read more...
Period Pleasure: A Bloody Masturbation Guide
Period Pleasure: A Bloody Masturbation Guide
Some suggestions for tapping into your own form of period pleasure. Read more...
Menstrual Cups and Environmental Impact
Menstrual Cups and Environmental Impact
Let's talk about how your beloved menstrual cup compares to traditional tampons in terms of environmental impact. Read more...
How To Use A Cloth Face Mask (If You Must)
How To Use A Cloth Face Mask (If You Must)
We've put together a non-medical face mask usage guide, as well as some important points to consider before buying or making a cloth face mask. Read more...
The History of Menstrual Products
The History of Menstrual Products
Have you ever wondered about the history behind menstrual products as we know them today? Read on to discover the fascinating story of menstrual products, from the ingenuity of ancient... Read more...
Cloth Masks For The DTES: An FAQ
Cloth Masks For The DTES: An FAQ
In this time of crisis, Aisle is deploying its manufacturing resources to support our community’s most vulnerable population with PPE. We're calling on our community to join us in funding... Read more...