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Breast cancer
How to Support a Loved One Going Through Breast Cancer
Having my personal breast cancer experience has taught me to appreciate my friends and family more than ever. The kindness and consideration shown by my loved ones and surprisingly, too, by peo...

Breast cancer
Jennifer's Breast Cancer Story | Part 3 - Self Image
Anyone who has personally been through, or has seen someone go through, breast cancer, diagnosis, surgery, treatment, and recovery, will know just how much your confidence and self-image are knoc...

Breast cancer
Jennifer's Breast Cancer Story | Part 2 - After Diagnosis
My State of Mind & Some Tips
I went on sick leave (unpaid – the cost of cancer is another story to be told at a later date) a week or two later, I was in this very strange limbo between shock,...

Bamboo
If Our Beloved Bamboo Could Talk
Every day, I am helping women recover after surgery, helping to heal their wounds and sensitive skin, keeping them cool when things get hot, and gently hugging the baby bump of a mother-to-be, stre...

Bamboo
Bamboo: The Perfect Material for Women's Underwear
We get asked why we chose bamboo to create women's bras, briefs, and underpants.
Our answer is always the same "how long have you got?"
When we set out to design post surgery underwear, we spoke to...

Ostomy
Ostomy and Me | How Bamboo Underwear Changed My Life
Tears were rolling down my face as the surf pounded the shore. I wondered “How will I deal with having an ostomy? How will I stand on stage performing a gig? How will I teach yoga to a class of pe...

Sensitive skin care
Preventing Flair-Ups | 3 Skin Loving Tips
Our skin goes through a lot day after day. Some simple routine changes and new habits could mean less irritating flair-ups and reactions. There are of course some skin reactions and changes beyond ...

Sensitive skin care
Boost your Confidence with our Beauty Tips
Worrying about looking good when you’re battling cancer might at first glance seem trivial, but the truth is for a lot of women it’s not. Many cancer treatments have visible side effects which can ...

Maternity
Pregnancy & Sleep | 3 Top Tips
During pregnancy, achieving a good, comfortable night's sleep can feel like a distant memory, an urban myth of a previous life before everything changed. "Get your sleep in now before the baby come...

Maternity
Boobs, Bumps, and Breast Feeding - Bamboo Maternity Underwear
Bamboo is literally magic spun into fabric! And every one of these products for women are literally genius!
I remember those days only too well, the dull heavy achy boob feeling, (which on my first...

Menopause
Early Onset Medical Menopause | My Story
Menopause: Social and Side Effects
Throughout history, women were silenced, misdiagnosed, told they were crazy, and shut down from speaking about their symptoms.
Hot flushes, sensitive skin, ...

Menopause
My Menopause Journey | Jenn's Story
I would like to begin this blog by apologizing to my mother, grandmothers, elder aunts, and all the women who came before me and lived through menopause.
I am sorry, I didn't understand...