tampons are mostly flame retardant

Last night we went to burn some sticks at a friend's place.

I had a tampon that the wrapper had come off of in my purse, and so, needing kindling to light the wet-ish wood, we figured at the very least, it looked like it had a fuse...


Rest assured, tampons are really quite flame retardant, unless you take them out of the tube, splay them open, and fan vigorously.