Kotex / 高洁丝

Kotex / 高洁丝 is the disposable sanitary-pad brand discussed in 175.女性卫生用品的社会史：比想象中更精彩！ as the early U.S. reference point for modern pads. The source says it helped define the product format before postwar Japanese consumers could easily buy, name, or discuss sanitary napkins.

The episode also uses Kotex to show how Menstrual Stigma affects distribution. Early advertising and self-service purchasing reduced the need to ask a clerk aloud for a stigmatized product, making the buying interface part of Commercial Menstrual Education.

Connections

• Kimberly-Clark - company context.
• [[AnneSanitaryNapkin|安妮卫生巾]] and [[ItaiTaeko|板井太子]] - Japanese adaptation and fit comparison.
• Menstrual Product Social History and Packaging As Product Experience - broader product-history frame.