Initial’s Guide to Festival Hygiene With the UK’s summer festival season in full swing, thousands of music lovers will be preparing to immerse themselves in the vibrant atmosphere of live performances. From muddy fields to crowded campsites, festivals are...
Understanding Period Poverty Period poverty is a pressing global issue affecting millions of women and girls who struggle to afford menstrual products. This lack of access to sanitary products, safe and hygienic spaces to use them, and the right...
At Initial Washroom Hygiene we believe that everyone has the right to a dignified experience when using a washroom, particularly when they are on their period. We are champions of Period Dignity, which is an issue across the world...
Following years of campaigning for Government help in tackling Period Poverty, activists were rewarded with the announcement in The Chancellor of The Exchequer Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement that schools would receive £2 million in funding from the start of...
Sian Walkling, Marketing Manager, Initial Washroom Hygiene Last month, Scotland became the first country in the world to make free sanitary products available to all pupils and students, thanks to a new £5.2 million scheme for schools, colleges and...
Imagine battling an invisible enemy, one that lurks on every surface, spreads silently, and thrives on neglect. This enemy? Germs. Our hands are the frontline defence, whether at home, in the office, or out in the world. Yet, how...
One-in-three office workers pop to the loo – even if they don’t need to go – to escape their colleagues and have a break from work. A poll of 2,000 office workers found that the average amount to time...
When it comes to using public toilets, nobody wants to experience unpleasant smells, in the same way no one wants to experience a washroom which is unclean or missing important amenities such as soap and toilet paper. Smell tends...