An o.b.^® tampon is designed not to have an applicator. However, it is not uncommon for a woman to feel somewhat uncomfortable, at first, about inserting a tampon with her fingertip. Using a fingertip is a natural way of placing the tampon, so it can be positioned in the most comfortable position and where it can protect best. Applicators are stiff, while the vagina curves. The fingertip can follow the natural curves of the vaginal canal.

Because you insert o.b.^® tampons with your finger instead of an applicator, you can control where the tampon goes. When the tampon is in the right place, you won’t feel it. And there is no need to worry that you could insert a tampon too far inside your vagina. It’s just not possible.

No, your fingertip stays protected by the tampon. After you unwrap the o.b.^® tampon, you pull the string to widen the base and that’s where you put your finger. When you insert the tampon, your fingertip is surrounded by the cottony fibers. Since there’s no applicator between you and the tampon, the o.b.^® tampon begins to absorb as you insert it. It’s that easy.

Since most applicators are straight and the vagina curves, many women find insertion to be easier and are surprised at their instinctive ability to know where to place their tampon. Fingertip insertion gives a woman more control, allowing her to follow the natural curve of the vaginal canal and insert the tampon where it is most comfortable for her body. As long as women are comfortable with their bodies and understand the way tampons work, an applicator is unnecessary.

Yes. For starters, if you take your usual tampon out of the applicator you’ll see that it’s not much bigger than an o.b.^® tampon. It’s just a different shape. o.b.^® tampons were designed by a woman gynecologist to expand by getting wider so they fit you like no other tampon. We call it PERSONAL FIT PROTECTION^®. o.b.^® Tampons expand to fit your personal shape so you know you’re getting exactly the protection you need.