Chapter 407: Discussing Menstrual Affairs

Lu Xiaoyu and the others were bored and asked what was going on with this woman's menstrual affairs, and why everyone seemed to be ashamed to mention this topic. Lu Xiaoyu came out of Taoyuan Village, so naturally he didn't know much about the privacy topics of these women. And he later went to the modern era to become more open-minded, and he would be a little shy away from these things.

Lu Xiaoyu saw that he really asked himself, anyway, he was waiting for boredom to tell him what was going on with this ancient woman's menstrual affairs, of course, these are also what Lu Xiaoyu saw from the solar electronic encyclopedia.

It turns out that in primitive societies, women did not have any treatment for menstruation, and they only used hay or leaves to rub the blood stains.

In the period of slave society, human beings gradually became civilized, and women at this time sewed underwear with tree bark or animal skin to cover their shame, and when menstruation came, they put some dry material on it to absorb dirty blood, and learned to rinse their vulva with clean water.

In feudal society, human beings gradually invented silk and weaving, and gradually abandoned primitive things such as animal skins and tree bark, and clothes became the biggest symbol of civilization. At this time, before the invention of papermaking, women used to put plant ash into small strips of cloth, and tie the two ends with thin threads around the waist, which became the so-called sanitary belt. The number of replacements is determined by the level of affluence. Replace the sanitary belt, pour out the dirty things inside, and wash the sanitary belt with water and soap kudzu. Use it after it is air-dried, and when it is urgent, it is dried over fire. At this time, it is basically done in private.

Some wealthy families would prepare clean cotton and other items for women as materials for making sanitary belts. But because new cotton doesn't absorb water easily, many women are more receptive to plant ash.

After the invention of papermaking, straw paper and other things that easily absorb water came in handy. Straw paper is used directly or sandwiched in a sanitary belt, and some wealthy families use sacrificial white paper to make sanitary belts, because this kind of white paper is not only tough, but also relatively white and relatively hygienic. However, due to the high price of this paper, not all households can afford it.

In terms of women's physiological hygiene, in the past, only relatively wealthy families would pay attention to it, and women's social status was low, and many girls from ordinary families were trying to solve the pain of menstruation by themselves. Some girls will use cotton and other items as plugs and stuff them into ** in an attempt to stop the outflow of dirty blood, and some girls will never use sanitary belts for life.

In ancient times, there were very few sanitary belts sold in the bazaars, and even if they did, they were only sold by merchants or some rouge gouache shops. So basically, the sanitary belts used by women are made by themselves. Women will pass on the old to the young, and the big to the small. Learn from each other the techniques and techniques of making sanitary belts. Some women who are handy will also embroider floral patterns on their sanitary belts.

The frequency and number of sanitary belts used by women are determined according to the conditions of the family. Some women wear a sanitary belt for life.

Due to the hygienic conditions and heavy labor, many women suffer from serious gynecological diseases, and in ancient times, men did not have much knowledge of hygiene, so they often brought a lot of germs to women. Some men who cherish the fragrance and cherish the jade will actively buy materials for their women to make sanitary belts, while others will also take pleasure in collecting feminine sanitary belts. But most men consider a woman's hygiene belt to be a symbol of evil, dirtiness. It is very taboo to see a woman's sanitary belt.

At the beginning of the 20th century, when some companies started making sanitary napkins, girls would use safety pins to pin tampons to their underwear (but if the pin popped off, the consequences would be terrible!), or they would tie menstrual bands like a troublesome wrap, so it was always inconvenient to menstruate at that time.

In 1921, Kimberly Clark finally succeeded in making the first disposable tampon – reliable. In 1927, the company produced Modes. Since these two companies have a considerable share of the disposable sanitary napkon market, many women are either reliable or modis when they mention cotton pads. Later, the first disposable tampon was introduced in 1933, and there are many options to this day, as we can see. And in the 70s and 80s, there was another big breakthrough: the invention of self-adhesive tampon pads, and since then there has been no need for pins or straps! What a blessing it is to be a woman living in the modern age!

Ancient: Uses natural products, and usually sits until the end of menstruation.

Modern: Use cloth, and wash it and use it again.

Modern: Absorbent cotton is commonly used in the medical community.

Today: the advent of tampons, the era of mass production. And the shape of the tampon that you see today probably appeared in the 1910s during the First World War.

"Big brother, then what method did you say this concubine used to deal with this matter, we are not as good as yours, maybe the times are different, and things are used differently." Lu Xiaoyu asked gossipingly.

"What are you kid thinking about?" Lu Xiaoyu glanced at Lu Xiaoyu, this kid was really open enough to talk to himself about this woman's menstrual affairs so openly.

At this time, Concubine Wan was supported by the palace maid and walked out of the dense bushes in front, and the blush on her face had not yet receded.

"I'll tell you next time, we'll take them to get down to business first." Lu Xiaoyu said solemnly.

When Father-in-law Chang saw her come back, he glanced at Yang Shi next to him, and his eyes fell on the red cloth held by the palace maid. Yang Shi immediately understood what Father-in-law Chang was asking him to do. Step by step, he approached Concubine Wan and the palace maid who came over.

Just as the palace maid was about to retreat with the piece of blood cloth, Yang Shi quickly came to the palace maid and snatched the piece of blood cloth from her hand and pasted it in front of Lu Xiaoyu. Lu Xiaoyu was shocked by this sudden situation, Lu Xiaoyu didn't have time to help him dodge next to Lu Xiaoyu, and the others were even more surprised, which trick was this Yang Shi playing? Is it necessary to use an aunt's towel to attack the enemy by learning the superstition of this evil sect?

It turned out that when everyone looked at the situation with ridicule and doubt, Chang Gonggong did show a smug smile. It turned out that the reason why Yang Shi made such a move was all instructed by him. Because he found out that Lu Xiaoyu was very repulsive to things like blood when he had just confessed to his relatives. Although in ancient times, he didn't know what the phenomenon of blood sickness was, but in his opinion, Lu Xiaoyu was one of those people who had adverse reactions when he saw blood, so he would put down a big flag. From the beginning of Concubine Wan's menstrual affair to the end of stunting Lu Xiaoyu with this blood, he had planned it a long time ago.