PONTAMS® Soft Tampons

You can wear us for a maximum of 8 hours. Then wash us out cold first (so that the blood doesn't clot) and then warm and you can reuse us for up to 3 days. After sex or bathing, you should change us immediately to avoid infection. Don't forget to remove the last soft tampon you inserted before inserting a new one and at the end of your period.

You can usually pull us out very easily using the short retrieval string or your fingers. If we have slipped a little deeper into your vagina, for example after sex, you can squat with your legs apart and relax to make it easier to remove us. We can't disappear inside your vagina, so you'll always be able to get us out again. If you really can't get us out, please go to your gynecologist.

After a maximum of 8 hours, you can remove the soft tampon with clean hands and wash it out cold first. This is important to prevent the blood from clotting. You can then wash it out again briefly with warm or hot water.

You can dispose of us washed out in the compost. Please observe local regulations. Alternatively, you can dispose of us in household waste, but not in the toilet.

No, we have no contraceptive effect and do not protect you from sexually transmitted diseases.

Keep us in a cool, dry place and out of the reach of children.

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a very rare but dangerous and even life-threatening condition that can occur when using tampons. Symptoms can come on suddenly and resemble those of flu: Fever of 39°C and higher, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, fainting and/or sunburn-like rash. If you notice any of the above symptoms, remove your tampon immediately and see a doctor. Be sure to tell them that you have your period and have used a tampon. TSS can be life-threatening and must therefore be recognized and treated at an early stage.