Period

Greenwashing in period care: how to actually tell if a "sustainable" product is legit

Greenwashing in period care: how to actually te...

The sustainable period care aisle is now full of green leaves, soft fonts, and the word "natural." Some of it is real. A lot of it is decoration. And the...

The switch stories: what actually changes when women move to nookees

The switch stories: what actually changes when ...

I can tell you what's in the product. The organic cotton, the click-in mechanism, the 60°C wash, the absence of plastic and biocides and PFAs. But the truth is that...

Is THE SAVER worth it? An honest five-year cost breakdown

Is THE SAVER worth it? An honest five-year cost...

Reusable period products have a pricing problem, and it's not the one people think. The problem isn't that they're expensive. It's that they're expensive in the one moment you're looking...

THE SAVER, explained: what's actually in the set, and who it's for

THE SAVER, explained: what's actually in the se...

People ask me why nookees sells a set instead of just letting them buy one pad to try. It's a fair question, and the honest answer is the whole reason...

How the click-in system actually works (the part no diagram ever explains properly)

How the click-in system actually works (the par...

Most reusable period products ask you to make a trade. The cup means inserting something and dealing with the suction on the way out. Reusable pads mean a piece of...

What nobody tells you about the hype of wearing period underwear the whole day

What nobody tells you about the hype of wearing...

A few weeks ago I was flying from Berlin to South Africa, wearing my most comfortable (and at the time, white) tracksuit. The kind of outfit you put on when...