Samantha’s revolutionary product – The Alicia Menstrual Pod
The next generation in Feminine Hygiene.
In the most simple of terms, The Alicia™ and the Lotus Pod™ are the single most revolutionary concepts in feminine hygiene since the tampon.
This paraphrased description of The Alicia™ product is a good introduction to the uniqueness and innovation that is at the very core of Samantha’s product.
In the most simple of terms, The Alicia™ is the single most revolutionary concept in feminine hygiene since the tampon.
Women old enough to remember what life was like before tampons became commonly available and affordable had to struggle with pads, belts and clip…[they] would recall that the tampon opened the doors to a new world of freedom.
Imagine a feminine hygiene product that lasts for years, is reusable, washable, leak-proof, safe and discreet. Imagine never again having the difficulty of disposal, the need to carry bulky, essential supplies,…never again have to discreetly borrow from girlfriends or use whatever is around to manage your menstrual flow. For all women, The Alicia™ is an innovative breath of fresh air…..the first new product in over 50 years. To women globally it is the answer to the ongoing problem of how to manage their menstruation discreetly and hygienically. The Alicia™ is simply the next generation in feminine hygiene; it is the most economical and the most discreet product available to women today!
Samantha’s exciting, innovative and disruptive technology The Alicia™ and The Lotus Pod™ feminine hygiene products offer a remarkable design that represents a paradigm shift in personal care for women. The Alicia™ and The Lotus Pod™ addresses the socio-economic issues globally and cross culturally supplanting and replacing existing methods of feminine hygiene thereby opening the doors of menstrual freedom for millions of women. The Alicia™ and The Lotus Pod™ virtually eliminates the use of conventional products made from of paper, cardboard, cotton, and plastic used almost exclusively in the 21st century. The Alicia™ and The Lotus Pod™ will change how menstrual flow is managed by women utilizing a remarkably simple, elegant and anatomically designed concave shaped receptacle to collect menstrual blood.
The Alicia™ and The Lotus Pod ™are molded from medical grade silicone and are designed to be used discreetly. They are affordable and practical, safe, in harmony with cultural and religious customs, ecologically friendly or “green,” and comfortable when compared to the issues associated with the range of products currently offered in the feminine hygiene marketplace globally, including the first and third world.
Samantha with her Alicia™ and Lotus Pod™ products has created a truly global product capable of making a profound difference in the feminine hygiene needs of women across social strata and cultures with a profound respect for local customs.
Feature and benefits of The Alicia™ and the Lotus Pod™.
1) Discreet:
—The product is purchased once every 3 to 5 years depending on product chosen;
2) Affordable and practical:
—A portable Alicia™ or Lotus Pod™ product can be purchased for a fraction of the price of a typical year’s supply of tampons or sanitary pads;
— It can be easily disinfected and sterilized;
3) Safe:
—Toxic shock syndrome (“TSS”)5 is not an issue because The Alicia™ or Lotus Pod™ does not support the growth gram positive bacteria and does not contain chlorine, dioxin or heavy metals;
—It can be easily disinfected and sterilized using a range of methods including rinsing in salt and boiled water in areas where the water may not be too clean or is suspect.
— Has FDA and CE approval
— Is sterile
4) In harmony with cultural and religious customs:
—Eliminates the use of non-sterile alternatives, like moss, old rags, bark, straw or sponges;
—Obviates the need for disposal of blood laden products ceremoniously;
—Relationships with governments, UN, WHO, charities, clubs, religious and tribal leaders is being forged to increase awareness, thereby increasing acceptance to public in their respective communities.
5) Ecologically friendly and/or “green”:
—It does not require the clear cutting of forests for product manufacturing;
—It is not disposed of in the sewage system like paper, cardboard, cotton or plastic based conventional feminine hygiene products, but alternatively, is recyclable or “green.”
A brief survey of feminine hygiene and one will soon discover that there are several concerns amongst women in differing cultural, socio-economic and religious backgrounds on the handling and the disposal of both menstrual pads and menstrual blood. In an effort to bring to the forefront a compelling solution to the disparate concerns The Alicia™ and Lotus Pod™ products were conceived.
The Alicia™ and Lotus Pod™ product has the versatility of use that can address some of the more salient concerns of women regarding the cultural mores, religious dictates, the handling and disposal of both menstrual blood and those receptacles of menstrual blood: tampons, pads and collection devices. Samantha has been educating and discussing with governments and religious leaders for some years now that The Alicia™ and Lotus Pods™ are the right product for women of faith. As one will glean from this overview that Samantha has created an entity and a proprietary product, The Alicia™ and Lotus Pod™, which can satisfy the needs and concerns of the above mentioned groups.
A New Freedom for Women
Will The Lotus Pod™ make menstruation easier to handle for girls in need? Of course it will… These young girls and their families can’t afford menstrual items so the giving of menstrual freedom is the perfect gift.
When food and water are luxuries and medicine an impossible dream, menstrual products are simply not on the list of priorities for millions of women.
If they could buy them, there is likely no place to dispose of the used products. It’s a western conceit to assume there is someplace to put the leftover plastic and paper other than on the side of a road.
Walk through an African village and you are greeted with a sea of plastic, all of it caught in bushes and drifting across fields.
On the other hand The Lotus Pod™ is reusable, eliminating the problem of disposing. Just think of the difference that a discrete, reusable, menstrual product could make to a developing world woman – one product that lasts for years and years.
The market testing of The Alicia™ and the Lotus Pod™
The results were astonishing, once women tried the product, they said they would never go back, they all felt that it gave them better control over their period, as they could for the first time in their life really understand their flow better, and could pick-up any problems much easier, such as changes in blood from day to day, heavier than ‘normal’ flow, if there was any clotting or something they felt wasn’t right compared to previous periods. They all felt more in tune with their body with the use of The Alicia™.
The Alicia™ will eliminate the need for tampons and sanitary pads and revolutionize the female hygiene market worldwide
Another exciting move forward for The Alicia Pod™
As a testimonial as to the superior nature of the product Samantha has recently done a 9 country deal with Cryocell in Florida to supply The Alicia Pod™ for the collection of menstrual stem cells.
[blockquote]As a testimonial as to the superior nature of the product Samantha has recently done a 9 country deal with Cryocell in Florida to supply The Alicia Pod™ for the collection of menstrual stem cells.[/blockquote]
Lifecell in India was the first company under Cryocell to commence the collection of menstrual stem cells and have now, due to the acceptance of The Alicia™ into the more affluent market are launching The Alicia™into the retail market in India starting with Mumbai.
Cryocell International under its sister company Celle tested all menstrual cups on the market and The Alicia Pod™ was the obvious choice all round. This endorsement has given Samantha the incentive to now launch into the first world markets where Cryocell has started its menstrual stem cell collections. (Notes on first world market potential on request)
Samantha has now opened the China market by also supply her Pods™ to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University for its collection of menstrual stem cells. Once again The Alicia™ was tested against other menstrual cups on the market and was deemed by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University to be the product of choice for menstrual stem cell collection.
Menstruation is a Normal Necessary Biological Process!
Will The Lotus Pod™ make menstruation easier to handle for girls in need? Of course it will… These young girls and their families can’t afford menstrual items so the giving of menstrual freedom is the perfect gift.
When food and water are luxuries and medicine an impossible dream, menstrual products are simply not on the list of priorities for millions of women.
If they could buy them, there is likely no place to dispose of the used products. It’s a western conceit to assume there is someplace to put the leftover plastic and paper other than on the side of a road.
Walk through an African village and you are greeted with a sea of plastic, all of it caught in bushes and drifting across fields.
On the other hand The Lotus Pod™ is reusable, eliminating the problem of disposing. Just think of the difference that a discrete, reusable, menstrual product could make to a developing world woman – one product that lasts for years and years.
The Alicia Menstrual Pod
The next generation in Feminine Hygiene.
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