Maybe you were sitting in your 7th grade math class when it happened… You started your period and had NOTHING with you. Put together a natural, non-toxic period emergency kit with your pre-teen or teenage daughter so she always has what she needs to clean up, get natural pain relief, and move on with her day!

Maybe you were…

…sitting in your 7th grade math class.

…at softball, band, or cheerleading practice.

…stepping on to the school bus.

…at your best friends’ sleepover.

And it happened.

You started your period.

If you were anything like I was in middle school and high school, you were unprepared. Best-case scenario: your friends raided their lockers to help you out. Worst-case scenario: your male coach had to open his desk drawer and give you the only (very old) tampon he had.

We want to avoid that for our daughters, right, Mommas?

Non-Toxic “Red Alert” Period Emergency Kit For Teens

When nature happens, you sure don’t want to be left in a gas station or school bathroom with nothing but the tampon vending machine on the wall (ewwwww). However, if you’re unprepared, that might be your only option.

Save your daughter from that hopeless feeling by arming her with her very own Non-Toxic “Red Alert” Period Emergency Kit! Then, she can take it with her and never have to resort to a thin, itchy pad from a vending machine or wear her sweater around her waist all day long.

Although we’ve created a natural and non-toxic period emergency kit that’s specifically for my daughter, every girl should customize hers to suit her needs. For instance, I use a menstrual cup, but my daughter does not; so, she would not have a menstrual cup in her emergency period kit. Making a “Red Alert” Kit together is a great mother-daughter activity!

Ideally, you and your daughter should prepare her kit before she starts menstruating. That way, she has more than toilet paper to wad up and stuff in her undies. (Worst. Feeling. Ever.)

If you’re wondering how to start those conversations with your daughter, read Conversations, Preparations, & Ideas To Celebrate Your Daughter’s First Cycle for more info!

So, once your girls know what’s happening and how to get ready for it, they need actual, tangible things so they’re really ready! Because, as we know all too well, we don’t get to decide when our cycles start, do we, Mommas?

Your daughter’s kit goes wherever she goes — in her backpack or purse, to school, to the gym, sleepovers, field trips, sporting events, and more!

Here’s what’s inside my daughter’s Natural Girl’s “Red Alert” Period Emergency Kit for teens…

#1 — The Bag

We love the Planet Wise Travel Wet/Dry Bag! This bag is SO cute and practical!

It has 2 pockets — one for clean, dry pads and one for used pads or dirty undies. And, your daughter can choose her favorite print because they have LOTS of adorable options!

#2 — Extra Undies

Unless you or your daughter’s cycles start with just a small amount of spotting, extra underoos are the first thing that need to go in your kit!

If you can, rinse out your stained undies and put them in the wet pocket of your bag. Can’t figure out a way to rinse them discreetly? Just put them straight into the wet pocket of your bag. That bag is washable, too!

#3 — Extra Flow Catchers

I use the term “flow catchers” so you don’t feel pressured to use one product (like a menstrual cup) over another (like reusable pads). And an extra flow catcher is just as necessary as extra undies, so make sure it goes in your emergency kit!

Since this is an emergency kit, only one extra cup, pad, period panties, etc. is necessary, so it shouldn’t take up too much room. Here are the washable pads we use, and here is the menstrual cup I use.

#4 — Wipes In A Ziploc Bag

Whether you’re super natural and have homemade wipes or you just buy the most natural ones you can find, it’s a good fantastic idea to have one or two. For obvious reasons. 😉

The zip-top bag can also be useful to hold stained undies or used pads!

#5 — Mag Phos

Just because Aunt Flo arrived while your daughter was on a field trip doesn’t mean she’s going to take it easy. Sometimes the worst cramps are the ones we get right after our cycles start. And when you’re a crunchy family, you don’t keep Midol in your medicine cabinet, do you? 😉

Best to be prepared with natural, emergency pain management! Like Mag Phos, a homeopathic cell salt for muscle cramps!

You could fit the whole bottle of Mag Phos in your Red Alert Kit because it’s a really small bottle. It’s easy to take, too — just dissolve 3 to 5 under the tongue.

#6 — Cramp-Relieving Essential Oil Roll-On

Again, cramps. They’re the pits.

Peppermint essential oil is so effective and soothing! So that your daughter isn’t carrying around a entire bottle of peppermint oil, why not make her a cramp-relieving roll-on?

Using a roller bottle, some peppermint oil, and carrier oil, you can make a roll-on for your daughter’s Red Alert Kit.

Add 30 drops peppermint oil to the roller bottle and fill with a carrier oil. (<— my coupon code DIETZVILLE will save you 10% on any oil, roller bottle, or carrier oil purchase from Spark Naturals!)

Or, try this No-More-Cramps! Essential Oil Roll-On.

She can apply it for cramps as often as needed!

#7 — Chocolate

My girl and I are choco-holics… and when we’re cycling? You best not get in between me and my Fair Trade chocolate!

While researching to write this post, I came across so many period survival kits that had bags of M&Ms and Hershey bars. Ummmmm….. no, thank you. Sure, we need chocolate, but we don’t need all the sugar and additives of commercial candy!

Why not send a little bit of comfort and home in your daughter’s Red Alert Period Emergency Kit? We love these mini Equal Exchange chocolates! Put one or two in the Red Alert Kit so your daughter has much-needed chocolate wherever she is. It doesn’t have to be chocolate if she has another healthy treat she loves!

Here are 19 Fair Trade chocolate options — many of which would go perfectly in a non-toxic period emergency kit!

Want More Women’s Health Information, Recipes, & Tips?

My daughter and I have one of our open conversations in Traditional Cooking School’s Women’s Health eCourse!

This eCourse was written for all women in all stages of life. From a preteen and her mother preparing for the start of the menstrual cycle, to pregnant and nursing mommas, women experiencing hormone imbalances, and women in and out of menopause.

We interviewed experts (a certified nurse midwife, a chiropractor, and a naturopath) about everything related to women’s health — PMS, depression, adrenal fatigue, infertility, PCOS, pregnancy, breastfeeding, menopause, and MORE. Then, we took that information into the kitchen (see image above!) to give you practical recipes, DIYs, and tips to live a happier, healthier, balanced life!

The Women’s Health eCourse is the most thorough, most comprehensive resource of its kind. Where else are you going to find real information about real women’s issues that’s presented in a natural, Real Food sort of way?!

• Get more information about Traditional Cooking School’s Women’s Health eCourse here!
• 6 Ways To Take Care Of Yourself During Your Period
• Conversations, Preparations, & Ideas To Celebrate Your Daughter’s First Cycle
• Understanding The Female Cycle & How Seeds Can Restore Hormone Balance

What would you put in a natural, non-toxic period emergency kit for a teen or tween girl?