i (a man) made the DEFINITIVE tampon tier list

[@satou-san630]

eef taking a shot from a diva cup did more for feminism than all the tampon brands ever will

[@uhohspaghettios3801]

real

[@inexena]

As a woman, I agree.

[@wasntdeleted]

o7

[@spiderdude2099]

As a man I agree, although I have no room or reason to make such a judgement

[@kombuched7481]

@@spiderdude2099 Equality. We stand together. Here's your shot. Cheers!

[@valenfr01]

(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.

[@josephfield6969]

Wow, looks like I’m gonna buy some motor oil later

[@ewllen808]

real and true and horrifying

[@orangegouice]

if only he weighed everything properly

[@kellygreen7236]

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.

[@Anzy.99]

​@@orangegouice well, you see, it's because he used the (not so) scientific method

[@space_sphynx]

"The rising sea level can only be because of one thing... w o m e n 🤓"

[@lux0rd01]

I know it was a joke but at this point I wouldn't be surprised if it's a legit conspiracy theory

[@jvseventeen]

My first thought was of the Blood Ocean in Iron Lung lol

[@_lil_lil]

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")

[@Underpantswher]

I fucking knew it...

[@24sofia]

I cried

[@thepurestchild]

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

[@f.p1758]

Wtf-

[@papyrus5862]

Don’t forget the diva cup shot loll

[@cherrycrows3844]

"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

[@tupzXV]

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"

[@thefantasylife]

the sheer amount of times theres been lawsuits and information found out about toxic chemicals in the tampons.... :(

[@RainLabon]

yeah no, tampons have unsafe amounts of lead, as far as Im concerned, not a soul should ever be using tampons anymore.

[@aiden3627]

Me clenching my teeth from saying “it’s not safe to out in there either, read the leaflet” 😂

[@aiden3627]

@@thefantasyliferight? Firstly it’s the same stuff that’s in diapers (and iirc plant fertilizer), secondly WHY DOES IT NEED TO BE BLEACHED WHITE?!

[@mandiweirdmore]

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

[@hightopshannah]

Thank you for this comment 😂

[@Haliceph]

Holy shit I'm crying

[@Atlasintokyo]

That is hilarious

[@devildogs1147]

Nice

[@EtamirTheDemiDeer]

50th?? That's younger than my mom!

[@felixdowde1222]

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

[@NoiseDay]

Amen. Especially men who are uncomfortable even hearing about periods.

[@grin9ly]

yeah, let the man who drank coffe from a tampon change the world. one tampon coffee at a time. /j

[@valerierae76]

We need the sequel now “I (a man) created a pads tier list”

[@DeadNotSleeping789]

Yes I actually want this now

[@wahlflower3517]

I need to know

[@WishGender]

someone needs to introduce eef to menstrual cups and see what he thinks Edit: Ignore me I commented like 2 minutes into the video😭💀

[@fenestrapain]

Wings! Unscented! Soft!

[@katiemusgrove228]

Wings are 100% necessary

[@kathrynz.6612]

This is the only time I've been happy about a man having the audacity

[@Suiren-in-the-sewers]

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!!

[@dynosaurrrr]

im so mad 😭 should i just move there?? the US doesnt care that much about anyone

[@Suiren-in-the-sewers]

@@dynosaurrrr fr! The US is really just falling apart! Shit sucks here!

[@Suiren-in-the-sewers]

@@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?

[@allyrose6437]

​​@@dacheesecat6976are you confusing Scotland with something else?

[@SunnyCress]

damn fr? england needs to step up because i’ve spent the last of my money on pads before

[@Voyager1excavation]

This is the most unus annus video he's made so far

[@RockyRZ]

Irrelevant anus anus comment

[@supdood885]

RIP Unus Annus…

[@db_524]

Memento Mori 🤍🖤

[@emmsklooz]

I’d give it second place, after the one where he had Mark cover him in glue

[@ShyChaiii]

Just think, an entire generation is going to have no idea what unus annus is, those Gen alpha kids won’t know

[@sydneycardoza7034]

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!

[@iamjann]

And the different textures was so realistic 😂

[@NoiseDay]

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

[@CozetteDenton]

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

[@kellygreen7236]

​@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.

[@animangle]

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

[@ollow_is_sad5373]

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

[@STORMFANGSL8]

I mean its the VAGINAL CORE, of course he knows what he's talking about, how could he not.

[@STORMFANGSL8]

ehhhh, nvm, he hasn't got a godamn clue what he's talking about-

[@ollow_is_sad5373]

​@@STORMFANGSL8at least he's trying 😭

[@STORMFANGSL8]

@@ollow_is_sad5373 he gave it his all, that’s what really matters

[@ajamaja0525]

OMG YES I FORGOT ABOUT THAT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thecommanderkirk3918]

Did anyone else catch that he folded the diva cup correctly as he was miming putting it in? A man of the people.

[@julietteb8938]

mans put more effort into this video than scientists have in millennia regarding women’s health

[@RyeBreadGuy]

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...

[@hightopshannah]

EXCUSE ME

[@larvaedadindex]

we need more women in the force, LITERALLY WHAT ARE WE DOING

[@darkunicornblood5140]

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??

[@XhanAnimations]

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

[@Abbie1004]

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

[@kenna7070]

i was rooting for my tampon brand like this was the olympics

[@starburstds2]

tampax radiant on top!!!

[@sorazon]

Tampolymics lol

[@lownn]

LMFAOOOO THATS SO REAL

[@thetwotasksgirl1535]

Didn’t even see mine 😭

[@BridgetCafarella]

You should of used Playtex they are the best.

[@glaceisglacey4475]

I can imagine him in the store, walking up to the register, and the cashier asking “didn’t know what brand to buy her?”

[@kjldfsklsdflk]

That would be very embarrassing

[@This_account_never_existed]

"No its for myself"

[@liaskz8]

"This is for all women"

[@rainbowz_guyz]

“No, I’m doing a tier list for tampons”

[@dothedo3667]

He has assistants to help do things

[@soggy8536]

When he said “It’s just cotton right” I died a little inside

[@jaideimpaula]

“Once a month it excretes CRAZY stuff outta there” 😂😂😂😂😂😂 idk how many times I replayed that part while laughing AND cramping 🤣🤣

[@Aaaaaaaalonika]

I mean he’s not wrong. 😂 it is different than regular blood.

[@CourtneyMinshall]

I can’t believe I just watched this man take a shot out of a diva cup

[@shannonstibor6967]

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 😅

[@CozetteDenton]

I can lol I was more shocked seeing him suck on a tampon because that was actually not all that safe to do lol

[@stealingyourbones0]

No boiling before the shot, just instantly rawdogging those factory chemicals. Truly the man we all aspire to be

[@notatallfunctional]

He drank pee with a life straw

[@burningskylark149]

Damn, Ethan out here doing more work to test out tampons than the actual companies that make them!!

[@lixak6307]

Oh shit dude I just commented the same thing! Shoutout to great minds thinking alike 🎉🎉🎉

[@mahelaniarektbb]

and no blue water to be seen

[@darkunicornblood5140]

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!!

[@kellygreen7236]

​@@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

[@kevinvarnskog9075]

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

[@girl-fromthemoon]

TWEEZERS? IN THERE???? HELL NO 😰

[@red2coreblue584]

@@girl-fromthemoon its ok hes eef

[@leedesfleurs]

@@red2coreblue584 i trust him

[@outside8312]

​@@girl-fromthemoonPlastic ones

[@GoddoDoggo]

@@girl-fromthemoon Uh oh, if that freaks you out you better start preparing mentally now for your first pap smear.

[@danik5068]

17:37 got the “mom I frew up” walk

[@kellyoehlschlager6985]

Thank you, Ethan, for doing this. No embarrassment, no talking down to anyone, and doing fairly logical and fun experiments. I salute you sir!

[@lixak6307]

3:20 Not Ethan already testing tampon absorption more thoroughly than any tampon company ever

[@lycosanimations2970]

Ethan: “I ate a spoonful of the smuckers and I felt weird. It felt gross” Also Ethan: *downs a shot from the menstrual cup*

[@leedesfleurs]

Also Also Ethan: *Slurping coffee out of a tampon*

[@rhaegnarok]

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.

[@ArtificiallyIdiotic]

He’s going for the full range of discharges 😂😂😂

[@dumbloser666]

then motor oil 💀

[@Roseforthethorns]

@@ArtificiallyIdioticand I appreciate that

[@reharm_reality]

I mean tbf by the end it is brown

[@notatallfunctional]

He knows

[@rayezzs]

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

[@bekanimal]

yup .. bc f*ck women's safety :/

[@sav_ambrosia]

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!!!

[@wolfmonarchyhq]

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

[@wild_wolfboy]

also most plastic waste is fishing nets(dont quote me on this...........)

[@mechamangamonkey]

@@wild_wolfboy no, you’re right, it is

[@reniesulaweyo4383]

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.

[@sosilos]

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... 😮

[@spicedicing]

I'm a diehard Tampax Radiant girlie for this reason. The Radiant applicators are sleek and have an indent with texture to grip. Magnificent 👌

[@Dean_I_Guess]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 0:03 The title and this frame are amazing

[@ghostlycoma4049]

This killed me

[@Muffinn_Cakes]

I'm gonna screenshot it and use it as a meme reaction

[@shadycatz85]

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.

[@Lunacide_Bee]

I did not know this, thank you

[@nova5047]

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.

[@RHTQ1]

The lack of sugarcoating, the humor. Several of those eliminations were extremely arbitrary, but what a great video!

[@sjordan9355]

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!!

[@Why_not_Andy]

Honey pot pads have essential oils in them and let me tell you the mint BURNS

[@Aaaaaaaalonika]

August had a really pretty box and I am of course influenced by this

[@sarahlewis2866]

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.

[@-BumbleBerry-]

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

[@unlessyoucanbebatman]

Yesss I got this book too, and it honestly educated me more than my middle school sex ed (or lack thereof) ever did

[@MeganOliveri]

Yes! I fucking owe my life to that book lol.

[@dannychai1617]

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

[@catbug8509]

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

[@cara7401]

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

[@HazyDayzPlayz]

Was looking for this comment before posting it myself. I hope this get boosted so everyone can see 👌👌💀💀💀💀

[@HazyDayzPlayz]

And for anyone wondering why this is an issue: vaginas are very absorbent.

[@cara7401]

@@HazyDayzPlayz It seems too dystopian to be true but that makes it even more important.

[@Crow23346]

This is another reason i dont wear tampons 🤢

[@lwilso9152]

That sounds like a factoid an “organic” tampon brand would use to sell their product. Source?

[@almondblue404]

“It’s probably safe to put in my mouth…right?” Ethan, there was heavy metals, like arsenic and lead, found in tampons…

[@Lex-xi9rh]

was looking for this comment 😭 oh Ethan 🤣

[@HandlesAreSlightlyIrritating]

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 !

[@rincaimo812]

​@@HandlesAreSlightlyIrritating true! Buuuuutttttttt still change your tampon regularly cause TSS is still a thing

[@alexanderh8129]

theres heavy metals in everything, theyre food safe the reason for the outrage was they havent been tested for vaginas

[@greenknight421]

​@@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.

[@hannahwinkler7405]

The fact that he had The Care and Keeping of You is such a rite of passage

[@Ellie9910]

The way he rinsed the diva cup killed me 😂😂😂😂😂

[@allyrose6437]

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 😂

[@lux0rd01]

Ethan is probably one of the only men I would trust to make this list.

[@infectiousmoth]

other than trans men

[@soupy_soup2]

Only cis man

[@Wolfie54545]

@@lux0rd01 He thought the rectum was the vaginal core

[@josephfield6969]

@@Wolfie54545isn’t that where the flux capacitor goes?

[@girl-fromthemoon]

Don't trust any of them

[@Sewer.dwelling.rat.]

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 💀

[@AlexofZippo]

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.

[@aydromysis]

@@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.)

[@notatallfunctional]

@@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.

[@emilwandel]

​@@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.

[@batfurs3001]

​@@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

[@abbyj4108]

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

[@catloof25]

we need a sequel where he ranks pads instead LMAOOOO

[@MerryGoGirl]

13:43 - recreation of trying to insert a tampon in a dirty, noisy public toilet when you're stressed and in a hurry.

[@yeyayoyo1548]

11:08 ethan folded that up so quickly and expertly what the hell

[@ranXd0m]

I was looking for a comment that mentioned that!! Honestly was so impressed with his technique haha

[@mystupidlife123]

As a menstrual cup user: how did he just guess that correctly?! Bro took a shot and did a perfect c fold

[@citruscirrus5607]

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

[@judyyy6969]

Crazy statement without and with context 😭 ​@@citruscirrus5607

[@sarahlewis2866]

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”

[@BunnyandMoon]

I think they make reusable ones. It just might be awkward to wash it in the public bathroom.

[@LyraPyxisVT]

use reuseable silicon cups

[@chobotoval]

Just curious, do you really need the applicator? Because in my part of Europe the majority of tampons are sold without the applicator.

[@FilbieTron]

@@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.

[@sarahlewis2866]

@@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

[@ramdotnet]

finally someone mentions how some tampons dont have good enough grips

[@Lamphia]

This point alone is genuinly making me consider change my regular brand 😂

[@radioactivedazey]

I think every afab person collectively froze when that book got held up

[@MackenzieAham-pn3gg]

1:38 I HAD THAT BOOK AND THE PART TWO

[@indigoB1u3s]

I had that book too!!

[@nuve9190]

Same!

[@Artbycatalyst9324]

Me too!! 😂

[@skeletini9836]

ME TOO OMG i was mortified when my mom gave it to me but it genuinely came in handy as i got older

[@Sadieandsapphire]

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😁

[@karkats-longsleeves154]

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 :)

[@kaylee397]

“Or if you’re an LA local, on a sidewalk☺️” IM CRYING

[@cat-napsss]

3:37 YES YES YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULDN’T YOU

[@sherlock8799]

I f*king wish it worked that way

[@sherlock8799]

I wish it worked that way

[@Teriiiyakiii]

wipes and toilet paper:

[@sofiastj]

I very briefly flinched then remembered it's Ethan and he's done way worse

[@fionamcguinn]

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

[@13wannabe13]

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!

[@original_demonic]

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 :).

[@kyliewileywumpuswoorankin9017]

3:29 nah it's only some heavy metals, we're fine

[@RealMadisonHuff]

Thanks, now I will refer to tampons as “Mother natures straw” 😂

[@amberskies1227]

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]

Idk how he'd test the first one

[@CMDonovann]

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

[@amberskies1227]

@@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

[@AwkwardOddyssey]

​@@Jeanette.PI have an idea nobody will like

[@LuckyBones77]

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.

[@keannanicole7809]

not ethan taking a shot from a diva cup 😂

[@MrsGump]

Ive never seen a guy so comfy with tampons - and im loving it 🤣

[@FilbieTron]

Btw y’all, heavy metals including lead were found in pretty much every single tampon

[@Magis_Ghast]

And arsenic, and in pads!!

[@LyraPyxisVT]

yep, this is why i use fabric pads and silicon period cups

[@Magis_Ghast]

@@greeneyedgirlyy it's in pads too! Silicone cups and discs and cloth pads are safest it seems

[@briarrr__]

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.

[@someone8934]

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

[@lamackismoi388]

Did you know that humankind has spent more money on space research than the life cycle of the human uterus?

[@ReadMeinMind]

Um, okay.

[@lamackismoi388]

@@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.

[@StiglerBrown]

i mean that makes sense. they probably did more on it than research on most things aswell

[@Al_-cf1dj]

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

[@BlakeLindsay-v6p]

What about study of the peen

[@julieneff9408]

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.

[@hightopshannah]

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 😂

[@randomgirl-the_one_of_many]

3:47 he's so real for that. I don't play with the scented ones, though. 😒

[@jiggy.pop.phantomkell9453]

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."

[@EbbnFlow_Design]

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 :]

[@valarya]

Once you get used to a cup, it's a fkn game changer! Never going back

[@KatTopic114]

This is my problem too.. huh I have more things to consider now

[@abbyb6958]

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🥲

[@desiree6421]

​@@abbyb6958Would a disk work?

[@abbyb6958]

@@desiree6421 unfortunately those didn’t work either :/

[@pieceofgrass8681]

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.

[@dullteeth918]

I wish I had known of men cups before I started stoppers years ago 😢

[@the-trans_femboy]

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

[@valarya]

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]

this is out of pocket to say in a youtube comment section but just thinking of general stores, what would have men cups

[@pieceofgrass8681]

@@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

[@kt_lyn6788]

I love, as a woman, him having the exact book I had as a child to help me through puberty

[@Madi-yc8xt]

I love that even a man who’s never used tampons before was instantly able to recognize that cardboard applicators are a nightmare

[@sunnisideup444]

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.

[@frinska]

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!

[@ewllen808]

lmaooo

[@ChronicLory]

"If you're seeping out sweet baby rays, useless"

[@trixie9004]

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!

[@lorettabes4553]

facts. My sister had this as well

[@NoiseDay]

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.

[@melissabeekers5487]

Sounds a lot like pcos

[@itstastyramen_4979]

3:38 Ethan, us women all wish that was true, also i love how in depth and supportive everything is even if it was originally done for laughs/comedy

[@saltyshima25._.83]

4:01 HIM TAKING ABOUT GRIP IS SO REAL!

[@imagi_nati0n]

(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 🙌

[@lorettabes4553]

I bless you with cold pillows on both side and the least amount of cramps possible

[@imagi_nati0n]

@@lorettabes4553 thank you 😭🧡

[@sherlock8799]

​@@imagi_nati0n Same! I thought it was very fitting

[@Hessed3712]

Congratulations! Also, I’m so sorry.

[@meredithmitchell8921]

Holy shit, mine started yesterday, twins!(lol)

[@minnikat]

12:51 thats also what a period poop sounds like

[@riley2294]

here we fucking go

[@riley2294]

the shot out of the menstrual cup was beautiful btw

[@melliferou]

I said, every month since I was 14 and for another 12-16 years

[@madalaptivedaydreamer9394]

"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

[@que_linda_mia]

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

[@s8nlvr]

sport are meant to be shorter/smaller as you can kinda feel normal ones with a lot of bending or movement

[@sarahlewis2866]

Thank you for the clarification! I’m not a very active person so I never understood the difference lol

[@danielle-idontwantjustnumbers]

i have bad news for you about tampons, king

[@ashleyjohnson9651]

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

[@lanierae3436]

The bit at the start where he was saying the origin and that a man invented a solution is so fucking wild. As if a man would want anywhere near it long enough to figure out a solution😂

[@AlexofZippo]

1:38 WAIT YOU MEAN THERE WAS A GODDAMN MANUAL THIS ENTIRE TIME AND ONLY THE GIRLS GOT IT?!

[@vegaalphalyrae3573]

2:54 well he's definitely covered all of the textures that can happen!

[@ivy666quinn]

Oh my god Ethan...

[@Laurenluvsyou.]

THE POOP BADGE BY UR NAME HAS ME CRYING

[@Danah_ALewidi]

This was so interesting for someone who never used tampons and only pads love the video LMAO

[@gur3478]

Oh fr I was like I am learning so much. Pads forever

[@Bliffenstimmers]

Same!

[@tarynrila-smith392]

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!

[@tessaistryingipromise]

1:32 OH MY GOD THAT WAS A JUMPSCARE. i judt got flashbacks 😭😭

[@Kittykatpeets]

God I still have that book! 😂

[@goblinteethss2968]

The slow pan down to the boots has me ROLLING😭😂

[@rubyjt5754]

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

[@Lilacmoose13]

The intro was perfect, I couldn't stop laughing

[@audreydoyle5268]

Giving Markiplier Makes

[@annam.1395]

0:55 i need an audio clip or a gif of this lil speech and cackle right at the end. Good god I love Eef

[@dakotaskong759]

WHERE DID IT COME FROM? Where did it go? Where did it come from. Cotton eyed joe.

[@NearlyInfinity]

I couldn't in 1000 years come up with a more perfect opening than this one, bravo good sir

[@MachinShinful]

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

[@Dantalliumsolarium]

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

[@CheshieD]

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.

[@Dantalliumsolarium]

@@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!!!

[@red2coreblue584]

A FUCKING PIMPLE?!?! please tell me you didnt try and pop it.

[@KurosakiYukigo]

​@@red2coreblue584I feel like you'd figure out the problem *real* quick if you tried

[@katiewhovian92]

Me as a small creator: Man I really look up to people like Ethan Ethan: Tampons.

[@6KIWIDino5]

Follow in his steps

[@ewllen808]

all the more reason to look up to him tbh

[@EvanWBetke]

the intro reminded me so much of the old Markiplier Makes videos and Unus Annus when mark asks Ethan to explain something knowing he'll just start losing sanity overtime

[@ariannawhatrudoinghere]

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.

[@liloheinrich8659]

Even though he’s trying to be entertaining he showed more comfortability and interest in periods and how tampons work than 99% of guys. And even recognized that period blood isn’t just water but has different texture which is literally more thorough than the actual companies making them

[@raytrayart7679]

Fun fact! They did their FIRST EVER tests on tampons and they showed to have high levels of lead. Yeah... Lead, in an acidic, mucus membrane of the body. I have a lot of health conditions that are related, strangely, to lead poisoning, and have for years. Yeah...