The girls who feel calmest on the day their period starts are almost always the ones who saw a pad, held it, and understood what to expect — before it happened, not during a panic in a school toilet.

Our First Period Essentials are built for exactly that moment of preparation: practical products she can get familiar with in advance, paired with education that explains things clearly, without the awkwardness.

Created by a CPD-accredited Menstrual Cycle Practitioner and the author of The Period Comic — trusted by over 500,000 readers.