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= Saalt =

Overview
Saalt is a B Corp based in Boise, Idaho that makes reusable menstrual cups, menstrual discs, and leakproof underwear. The products are designed to replace traditional period care products such as tampons, pantyliners, or pads. The company’s current product offerings include both inserted and non-inserted products.

The Saalt Cup and Disc are worn internally and collect rather than absorb menses. Both cups and discs come in two sizes, small and regular, and can hold between 3-6 tampons worth of flow.

Saalt Wear, the name of the company’s period underwear collections, can also be used for incontinence, discharge, and postpartum bleeding. Several styles are offered, including thongs, boyshorts, briefs, hipsters, and bikinis. Worn either alone, or as a backup to an inserted product, the patent-pending gusset technology is designed to absorb between 1-4 regular tampons worth of menses. The gusset is moisture-wicking, highly absorbent, moisture-locking, and leak resistant.

History
Saalt began after co-founder Cherie Hoeger learned that her family in Venezuela had gone without period care for months. Reflecting on her own family’s dependence on disposables as a mother of 5 daughters, Cherie decided to develop a new design for a menstrual cup. Saalt officially launched in February 2018, after the founders, Jon and Cherie Hoeger developed fourteen design iterations culminating in the final Saalt Cup. In November 2020, the company launched their leakproof underwear line, Saalt Wear.

According to the company’s website, the “name Saalt represents something that is natural and essential for our bodies. We believe the best approach to period care should be just as natural, distinct, simple, and elemental.”

B Corp and Impact
In June 2019, Saalt became a registered B Corp, after scoring a 93.3 on the rigorous B Impact assessment. As part of its B Corp status, Saalt gives 2% of every purchase towards menstrual health, education and empowerment, and sustainability initiatives.

On average, Saalt donates 15,000 sustainable period care products per year, in addition to funding plastic waste cleanup and prevention programs, school access for girls, and clean water access projects. Saalt is certified Plastic Negative by rePurpose Global, meaning that the company removes more plastic from nature than it contributes.

Recognition
CEO and co-founder of Saalt, Cherie Hoeger was named one of USA Today’s Women of the Year in 2022, a recognition of women across the country who have made a significant impact. Saalt was voted Best in Business and Best in Workplaces by Inc.com in 2021.