Aisle (company)
| Industry | Feminine hygiene |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Madeleine Shaw |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
| Products | Cloth menstrual pads, underwear, menstrual cups |
| Website | periodaisle |
Lunapads is a business in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that manufactures washable, cloth menstrual pads and underwear, and distributes a commercial menstrual cup via its website. Lunapads launched a rebrand in March 2020, and is now known as Aisle.
They are also the company that mentored AFRIpads,[1] a project started to help resolve the issue of girls in developing nations missing school due to a lack of adequate sanitary protection and resources available to manage their periods.
Overview
History
The products were designed and created by fashion designer Madeleine Shaw in 1993. Shaw wrote the first business plan for Lunapads in 1994, and in 1995 opened a store and small production facility. In 1999, she met Suzanne Siemens, an accountant, at a community leadership course. Sharing a similar business vision, they combined their skills to develop Lunapads as an international company.
In March 2020, Lunapads rebranded as Aisle.
Description
Lunapads are a liner-on-top style cloth menstrual pad as opposed to the more common "envelope" style. The pads have two parts; a Pad Base which snaps around the underwear of the wearer and a Liner Insert which is inserted under two bands on either end of the pad. Each pad consists of two layers of 100% cotton flannel base topped with a central pad made of one layer of nylon and two layers of 100% cotton fleece with bands at either end to hold liners. This product was discontinued in 2020, and replaced with an all-in-one design using technical cotton.
Luna Undies are period underwear, designed to function on their own as a menstrual product. A nine-inch long panel of 100% cotton fleece is sewn permanently into the gusset, with cotton bands at each end to hold liner inserts. Luna Undies are most frequently considered a menstrual product, but are also worn as maternity underwear (prenatal and post-partum), and used by those who experience light or stress incontinence. This product was discontinued in 2020, and replaced with Aisle Undies.
See also
References
- ^ "Dignity Projects". periodaisle.com. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
Additional sources
- "Forget adding third floor, new plan calls for a 10-storey tower". The Vancouver Sun. November 1, 2007. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- Severinson, Peter (April 4, 2011). "Lunapads International Products Ltd". BC Business. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
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