Get up to 8 hours of protection. Use maximum 8 hours. Flushable biodegradable cardboard applicator. Super absorbency. Protecting you, protecting futures. Your support of Tampax helps give girls in Africa the feminine protection and puberty education that they need to stay in school during their period. Tampons come in standardized industry-wide absorbencies. Use the chart for comparing absorbencies of all industry products. Super Absorbency = 9-12 grams. Tampax does not manufacture or sell tampons under any other name. Made in USA.