Our mission
femtis - education with period underwear!
7 out of 10 German menstruating women use conventional disposable tampons and pads and are increasingly bothered by the price, packaging waste and pain. Almost half of menstruating women would like to use reusable period underwear, but the proportion is actually less than seven percent today.
The reason? Uncertainty and a lack of information.
femtis Vision - safe . comfortable . period
femtis focuses on education. We have made it our goal to educate people about menstrual health and create transparency. We stand for safety, comfort and a down-to-earth approach at every stage of life.
Our start
The first idea to develop period underwear was born in 2017. We had already come across the sustainable alternative during a trip to the USA, where it had already given the old tampons and pads a longer break. Quickly tested by ourselves and with friends, menstrual underwear triggered enthusiasm in us in the form of new freedoms, comfort, and an improved feeling. Now it was clear that we needed that too - femtis was born. With a lot of passion and hard work, we brought our first period panty JULE to life in 2018.
We stand for
femtis aims to educate and break taboos around female health issues. femtis stands for down-to-earthiness, safety, and comfort. We want to make period underwear accessible to all and focus on constantly developing our products and ensuring high quality.
This is us
femtis stands for education, transparency and openness, and we also live these values in our corporate culture. We value honest communication, mutual support and diversity of ideas across all employees and functions. Through our work, we not only want to offer added value to our clients but also encourage our team members and contribute to personal and professional development with a steep learning curve.
Our values
- Heart - We work with passion and heart on our products to see our customers happy.
- Transparency - We work every day to break down taboos, address unanswered questions and create transparency with our period underwear.
- Down-to-earth - We are down-to-earth in what we do because we focus on the essentials for our customers and leave shi shi out of it.
- Integrity - We want to reach all possible users with relevant products and different sales and communication channels.
- Support - We not only support our customers but also rely on our production and customer service partners to be entrepreneur-led with certified fair working conditions from an ethical and environmental perspective.
What is important to us
We regularly support social projects in various areas that work for self-determination and female health.
We have supported the following projects with donations in kind since 2018:
- Bridgers Foundation Cameroon: Non-profit organization in Cameroon that works for equal rights and female empowerment. One particularly important area of work is breaking down the taboo surrounding the topic of menstruation.
- Strong women: The project of the Self-Help for the Homeless Hanover supports homeless FLINTA persons with their challenges in everyday life.
- Internationale Verband Westfälischer Kinderdörfer e.V. : Children's village in Peru that looks after street children and orphans. Supporting and equipping menstruating girls and young women with period underwear.
