Where to Buy Sustainable Menstrual Products in Barcelona
While you can find numerous alternative feminine hygiene products online that can be packaged and shipped to you from around the world, several local stores also offer sustainable menstruation options — many of which are made in Spain. In fact, the period underwear available in local shops are produced by a Barcelona-based, female-run company called Cocoro.
If you haven’t already made the switch and you’re interested in trying out a less “plastic-y” option every month, there’s no shortage of options to choose from. You can feel good knowing that you’re taking care of your own body, as well as looking after the future of the planet.
Storefront Boutiques
El Cambio Lógico
C/ Sant Cristòfol 15, 08014 Barcelona | tel. 931 39 40 76 | elcambiologico.com
El Cambio Lógico offers silicon Mooncups in two sizes. Its Spanish-made products include Cocoro period underwear in two styles, reusable Oretic fabric pads in various sizes and thicknesses, and a four-pack of reusable cotton panty liners. Home-delivery orders can be placed via the website.
El Gibrell
C/ de Sant Jordi 15, 08028 Barcelona | tel. 930 07 85 80 | elgibrell.com
El Gibrell has two kinds of menstrual cups: German-made Fair Squared brand made of latex and French-made Lamazuna brand made of silicone. You can also find disposable cotton pads and a variety of Nushu brand, OEKO-TEK certified cotton reusable pads made right here in Spain.
El Safareig
C/ Santa Eugènia 5, 08012 Barcelona | tel. 930 08 35 15 | el-safareig.cat
El Safareig, which temporarily offers home delivery during the pandemic, sells Spanish-made Nur brand silicone menstrual cups in two sizes and disposable, all-cotton pads.
VeGala
C/Santa Eugenia 16, local 4, 08012 Barcelona | tel. 936 11 77 11 | vegala.es
VeGala, an all vegan shop, has the OrganiCup, a silicone menstrual cup made in Spain. It also sells reusable pads made here in Barcelona of organic cotton and a polyurethane laminate (PUL) impermeable layer. VeGala also offers a wide selection of vegan personal hygiene products, including skin care, hair products, makeup, etc.
Crianza Natural
C/ Galileo, 4, nave 9, 08860 Castelldefels | tel. 93 645 23 69 | crianzanatural.com
Crianza Natural in Castelldefels offers a the DivaCup brand menstrual cup made of silicone, disposable cotton pads & tampons, reusable cotton pads, and a wide selection of EcoFit brand pads made of GOTS certified organic cotton, bamboo and a layer of impermeable PUL. The shop also sells baby care products including reusable diapers.
Online Shops
Cero Residuo
Online shop | tel. 622 95 70 98 | ceroresiduo.com
Cero Residuo is an online shop that sells the Spanish-made, silicone Naturcup brand menstrual cup. The shop also offers both Cocoroco brand period underwear and reusable pads made in Spain of GOTS certified organic cotton.
For orders over €50 shipping is free in peninsular Spain.
Cocoro
Online shop | cocoro-intim.com
Cocoro is a young femtech company that was founded right here in Barcelona in 2016 by four women who wanted to offer sustainable menstrual products in an industry that has changed little since the 1960s. Designed to replace pads and tampons, Cocoro’s period underwear are thin, lightweight, comfortable, breathable, odor resistant and flexible, yet highly absorbent and retentive. The website offers an impressive number of designs to choose from in three absorption levels: light, moderate and heavy. Sizing ranges from XXS to XXL.The website states they will retain their absorption levels for about two years if washed properly.
For orders over €75 shipping is free in the peninsula and Balearic Islands.
La Ecocosmopolita
Online shop | tel. 623 145 547 | laecocosmopolita.com
La Ecocosmopolita carries two brands of menstrual cups: Naturcup and OrganiCup, both made of silicone here in Spain. This shop also offers two models of the Cocoro period underwear and a wide selection of reusable pads. Three of them are made here in Spain of GOTS certified organic cotton with a PUL impermeable layer: Baubolove (Cardedeu), Tres Ampolas (Extremadura) and Maripuri Tijeritas (Barcelona and San Sebastian). The Pad for Pad brand reusable pads by Eco Femme are a fair trade product handmade in India of GOTS certified organic cotton. With the purchase of a three pack a reusable pad is donated to a woman in India.
For orders over €75 shipping is free in peninsular Spain. Or, you can avoid any shipping charges by picking up your order at Llavors i Grans at C/ Bizcaia, 340 near the Navas metro station.
Luffa Shop
Online shop | luffashop.com
Luffa Shop is another all-online shop that offers only vegan and cruelty free products. Its feminie hygiene products include MeLuna brand menstrual cups made in Germany of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), and two types of impermeable, reusable pads made of organic cotton and a layer of PUL, some of which are made in Spain of OEKO TEK certified cotton.
For orders over €70 shipping is free in peninsular Spain. Or, you can avoid shipping fees by picking up your package at Saüc Botiga at C/ de Riego, 9, Bajos near the Plaça de Sants metro station.
OneEarthBCN
Online shop | oneearthbcn.com
OneEarthBCN offers the silicone OrganiCup, and Cocoro brand period underwear, both made here in Spain. The shop also offers a wide variety of reusable pads made of GOTS certified organic cotton with a PUL impermeable layer some of which are made in Spain and others that are made in India as part of the Pad for Pad program, which donates one pad to a woman in need with each purchase.
For orders over €80 shipping is free in peninsular Spain. Or, you can avoid shipping fees by picking up your package at Ananda Root, C/ Tiradors, 7 Barcelona, 08003 (near Arc de Triomf).
Beyond Barcelona
Lelambu
Online shop | tel. 961 1631 07 | lelambu.com
This Valencia-based femtech company was started by two women who simply wanted better options, both in terms of comfort and convenience as well as sustainability. The online store has over a dozen models of period underwear to choose from. Fabrics used can include micromodal fabrics, bamboo, organic cotton, technical fabric or spandex, depending on the model. With proper care, the underwear should maintain its absorption qualities for two years. The company also offers reusable pads in a variety of colors, sizes and absorption levels; you can choose from either all organic cotton, or those made with bamboo, PUL and microfibers.
Shipping is generally free on all orders over €20 throughout Spain. However, the company is currently running a promotion, offering free shipping on all orders.
FLUXundies
Online shop | fluxundies.com
Founded in 2017, FLUXundies is a UK-based company with manufacturing facilities in the UK and in China. The company’s By You, For Her program uses proceeds from the sale of its products to make reusable pads that are distributed to women and girls in shelters, schools, and orphanages in developing countries. Its period underwear are four layers of OEKO-Tex certified fabrics made of ultra-thin materials that are moisture wicking, anti-microbial, absorbent, and leak-proof. There are five different styles to choose from, with varying absorption levels. With proper care, the website states they should last three years. The company ships internationally and offers a 60 day money-back guarantee.