Innovative, sustainable menstrual product line, using UK-grown and processed hemp fibre

EHC是一家英国卫生用品中小企业，核心项目团队为Frances Lucraft（CEO/Founder），Richard萨默菲尔德（项目负责人/伙伴关系总监）;大卫休格特博士（农业生态学和技术材料专家和顾问）和安德鲁·琼斯Fibra Crops Solution Ltd（FCS）的大麻种植、加工和制造专家; Steven Neill博士和Vera Chetty（无纺布创新首席创新和技术官）：目前市面上的大多数月经产品都是用合成纤维制成的，需要数百年才能降解。仅在英国，一次性使用产品的处理每年就产生20万吨废物。有些产品使用天然纤维，如棉花，但在种植棉花过程中，水/能源/土地和农药使用的环境成本很高。因此，需要可生物降解的替代产品，在其生长，加工和制造过程中改善环境影响。依合斯正在开发一系列由环保的100%有机大麻制成的月经产品。与棉花相比，一株大麻植物生产的纤维多220%，用水少50%。“从田间到药房”的方法将利用在英国种植和加工的原材料。大麻具有透气性、抗菌性、低过敏性，并能有效防止泄漏和异味，因此使其成为环保型创新卫生产品的完美原材料。许多女性和组织正在寻求更可持续、无毒、无塑料、二氧化碳排放量更低的产品。除了高性能的领导，客户将购买这些产品知道原材料和制造工艺是更加道德和可持续的，以及是无化学品，确保新的大麻时期线提供更好的健康效益替代传统产品。

EHC is a UK hygiene products SME with a core project team of Frances Lucraft (CEO/Founder), Richard Summerfield (Project Lead/Partnerships Director); Dr David Huggett (Agroecology and Technical Materials Expert and Advisor) and Andrew Jones (Hemp Cultivation, Processing and Manufacturing Expert) of Fibra Crops Solution Ltd (FCS); Dr Steven Neill and Vera Chetty (Chief Innovation and Technical Officers in Non-wovens Innovation).The majority of menstrual products currently available are made using synthetic fibres that take hundreds of years to degrade. Disposal of single-use period products generates 200K tonnes of waste per year in the UK alone. Some products use natural fibres, such as cotton, but the environmental cost in water/energy/land and pesticide use in growing cotton is significant. Thus, there is a need for alternative products that are biodegradable with improved environmental impact in their growing, processing and manufacturing.EHC is developing a range of menstrual products made from environmentally friendly 100% organic hemp. Compared to cotton, a single hemp plant generates 220% more fibre using 50% less water. The 'field-to-pharmacy' approach will utilise raw material that is grown and processed in the UK. Hemp is breathable, antibacterial, hypoallergenic and provides effective performance against leaks and odours, thus making it the perfect raw material for innovative hygiene products that are environmentally sound. Many women and organisations are seeking products that are more sustainable, toxin and plastic-free, with a lower CO2 footprint. In addition to being high-performance led, customers will buy these products knowing the raw material and manufacturing processes are far more ethical and sustainable, as well as being chemical-free, ensuring that the new hemp period line offers improved health benefits to alternative conventional products.