Impact is in our DNA
Our founder, Miller, has a background in public health. Miller conceived Comma out of necessity while she was conducting research around HIV-prevention and gender-based violence prevention in western Kenya. Here, she witnessed an endless cycle of girls dropping out of school because they didn’t have period products that made sense for their waste management and sanitation infrastructure. She set out to develop a compostable solution that would generate funds to reinvest into this community. As she learned more about how broken period care is globally, she set out to develop new solutions that could impact more people.
Comma is a social enterprise, which means we have a sister non-profit organization that makes a portion of every dollar we make. Here, we can donate money and products to the communities that need them most. Whether we’re funding menstrual education in Guatemala, providing period products in warzones, or finding new disease screening tools, we’re able to do all of it because you’re willing to shop with us.
A period shouldn’t be a hard stop. Comma allows us to disrupt the narrative.
We’ve thought outside the box, making the products you already know and use more secure, more sustainable, and more scientific. As a social enterprise, we share revenue, intellectual property, and product licenses with communities in need through our sister non-profit.
AGENCY
It’s your cycle. It’s your body. It’s your data. It’s your decision.
Comma was built on the belief that everyone should have agency and autonomy over their reproductive health. From our privacy and security protocols to our impact work, your right to your own healthcare is foundational to everything we do.
SECURITY
We aren’t for sale, and neither are you.
Period data should have always been protected as healthcare information. It should always be kept private and safeguarded with the highest level of confidentiality and protection. It’s more important than ever to keep your information safe. Together, we can transform this space so security is at the center.
SUSTAINABILITY
Comma’s story began with reimagining the tampon:
we believe people shouldn’t have to choose between forever plastics or clunky, understudied reusable products. In the 21st century, and sustainability should be a priority for every business. We’re starting with an organic cotton tampon with our Bioapplicator™ — a tampon that looks and feels like what you’re used to, but breaks down in about 17 weeks as opposed to 1,000 years. We’re also pioneering more sustainable absorbent fibers to make our products even greener as we grow.
SCIENCE
Whether it be premenstrual symptoms, the severity of PCOS pain, or biomarkers in period blood, menstruation has been stigmatized, ignored, and neglected in clinical science.
51% of the world has a period—the process that allows the human race to reproduce—and most of us experience it for decades of our life. It’s high time for safe and ethical study of how periods can reflect and predict our health. We imagine a future in which you and your doctor can understand your risk for disease and health problems by better understanding your menstruation. Together, we can bring menstruation into science and healthcare.
CO-CREATION AND COMMUNITY
We have big dreams and exciting plans—but none of it is possible without you.
Community is more than a buzzword at Comma: it’s our backbone. The period care industry has been designed without women in mind or at the helm. We want to build what you want to see, and we want to improve what you want to change. A period shouldn’t be a hard stop; Comma disrupts the narrative in menstrual health. We’re so glad you’re doing this with us.
Learn more about how Comma is engineering a better world.
Co-Creation for Innovation
Social and Reproductive Justice
Sustainability