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No, tampons do not contain asbestos.
This was a myth circulated by an email sent out back in the 1990's, it's completely false but it's believed it may be a result of a breakdown in communication over real tampon risks.
Rayon tampons are bleached which results in dioxin being present, dioxin is a high-risk toxin easily absorbed into the body via tampon use. In the 1990's chlorine gas bleaching was still being used which meant higher levels of dioxin being present in tampons, around this time many activists were working to make people aware of these risks in order to put pressure on government to ban this manufacturing process. It is possible that this email was a result of someone getting information mixed up, an attack on the tampon industry, or an attempt to get women to stop using tampons.
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