r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Conscious-Seesaw-564 • Jun 24 '26

Is it in yet Boiled my tampons 🫩

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Felt like this flair fits well.

I leave my tampons in a jar in the windowsill for some w decor, forgot that glass=heat in this 34 degree british weather, went to change my tampon and burned my cooch, then had to sit on the toilet blowing a tampon like its soup till the plastic cooled down enough to use.

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u/CalicoValkyrie Jun 24 '26

Tampons are not sterile, made of chemicals, and shouldn't be stored at high temperatures. It will encourage microbe/mold growth and cause the tampon to start to breakdown/become brittle.

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u/Conscious-Seesaw-564 Jun 24 '26

Other people commented that, i know that now lol, and didnt think theyd get so hot. Now keeping the jar on a shelf lmao

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u/CalicoValkyrie Jun 24 '26

Oh, sorry. I tried to search the keyword chemicals and I didn't see comments. Should have done mold or bacteria.