Giana Korth of Tampon Tribe
Mother Nature has a way of knowing what we need, when we need it. Giana Korth, co-founder of Tampon Tribe, tapped into that natural knowledge with a no-brainer subscription service that keeps women’s bodies, wallets, and the planet happy and healthy.
Tampon Tribe delivers plastic-and chemical-free period products to subscribers’ doorsteps just when the need hits. When the subscription-based business model started taking off, Giana saw tampons as an obvious contender in the field. What else do most women need to replenish their stock of each month, like clockwork? This system would solve that cycle, and make the real cycle a little bit easier to deal with. As Giana learned more about feminine health and the regulations around period products, she knew that what her products were made of would be the main focus. The goal was to make a clean, safe product that didn’t cost twice as much as the harmful, wasteful alternatives. Now, on top of doing just that, Tampon Tribe is giving back to various female-focused charities and, for every month purchased, donating a day pack of tampons to LA’s homeless community.
MOTHER KNOWS BEST: eat your veggies and use organic tampons.
FULL NAME: Giana Elizabeth Korth
CITY: Born in Pasadena, CA. Have lived in Washington DC, Barcelona, NYC, SF, Santa Monica and Venice Beach.
FAVE COLOR? Cerulean blue
YOUR AGE WHEN YOU GOT YOUR FIRST PERIOD: 12. I was sleeping over at my best friend's house and her mom, my "Aunty Cathy", helped me with my first pad. That was pretty painless and thankfully not too embarrassing. But when I got home and my mom jumped in to teach me how to use a tampon, she failed to tell me that you have to insert the applicator and then push the tampon in, so my tampons were pretty much "prairie dogging" out of my poor vajayjay for the first few days and it was so painful. Finally figured out how to use a tampon properly and fell in love from that point on.
PET PEEVE: Not putting your shopping cart away. A dear friend once told me, there are two kinds of people in this world — those that put back their shopping carts, and those that don't. It's always stuck with me. Also, honking, plastic straws (pretty much all single-use plastic), my iPhone battery, pilling on sweaters, and loose hairs.
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