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4.2 • 63 Reviews

August makes personalized period care using ethically and sustainably sourced organic cotton.

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August earns largely positive reviews for soft, comfortable, organic-cotton pads and tampons that many find effective and non‑irritating, though mixed feedback questions pad adhesion/coverage and some tampon applicators feel hard to deploy or don’t open fully. Reviews praise beautiful, discreet, eco‑minded packaging and dissolvable liners, while recurring critiques cite pads that crinkle or leak on heavier flows and wings that don’t stick reliably.

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  • 6mo ago

    These period products from August have been good quality. I do not find them to be as absorbent as other brands, but prefer these due to their claims of being organic and non toxic. I like the packaging and branding as well.

  • 10mo ago

    Their transparency tab shares how pads and tampons are manufactured, in China and Germany respectively. I tested out the pads and had such a soft, cushiony time. It is pure cotton, which felt super soft and snug as I went about my day from biking, yoga, walking the dogs, to sleeping and chilling on the floor with friends during game night. The pads come in a variety of absorbency from Day, Night, Long Night, and Liners. I used Long Night on my heaviest flows, Day and Night during their respective times, and liners on the tail end of my cycle!

    Received a free product from August

  • 1y ago

    I was able to try this product for free through a rebate website. I really like the packaging and overall cool feel of this brand. I think the tampons worked well and the price is on par with other similar products.

    Received a free product from August

  • 1y ago

    Love the new design and the sustainable mission. These tampons worked for me. I appreciate the expansion in width and not just length as they absorb. Extra points for being Climate Label certified and a 1% for the Planet brand. I hope their next product is applicator-free tampons.

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What is August?

August makes personalized period care using ethically and sustainably sourced organic cotton.

In their own words

We’re August, a lifestyle period brand working to make period care more sustainable, fun, and empowering. While most period products take 500-800 years to decompose, our pads are fully biodegradable within 12 months, and our tampons are designed to optimize comfort and absorbency, and have BPA free applicators with a rounded top for easier insertion. We believe in sustainable, inclusive, carbon-neutral, traceable period care that actually works. We are not just about the period products you can personalize and subscribe to...August is so much more than that. We stand for fearless conversations about periods, period pain, period blood, and overall menstrual health, and that shows in our commitment to supporting our fast-growing global online community. We’re also tax-free! We don’t believe in that tax, so we cover the "tampon tax" for all subscribers who still live in one of the 20+ states that have the tax. And for every purchase with August, we donate products to menstruators in need or donate a % of their sale to an organization of choice.