Tena the UK’s leading incontinence products manufacturer for men and women is one of these manufacturers which we are proud to work with. Tena is part of SCA, a worldwide leading manufacturer of personal care products, tissue, packaging and Forest Products.

SCA has been consistently nominated for awards in recognition of their environmental responsibility. For SCA sustainability is not just a fancy word.

SCA commitment to a sustainable society starts with the responsible sourcing of raw materials. Since 1997, SCA have continuously audited suppliers to ensure that all had an environmental policy and made no use of hazardous chemicals. In 2004 SCA introduced a Code of Conduct to be followed by all of its suppliers.

With a Wood Sourcing Policy, they apply sustainable forest management principles to promote the preservation of forest health and diversity. In addition, the SCA only use timber from known resources. Finally, the SCA encourages their suppliers to reduce their carbon footprint by becoming more energy efficient.

Fewer materials and fewer products lead to less waste!

Minimising product weight and the consequences of incontinence also minimises waste and landfill. Tena range of incontinence products suit all waste treatment systems and are ideal for energy recovery.

Tena also believes that reducing consequences of incontinence leads to less waste. At Tena there is an important distinction between incontinence protection products and incontinence care as whole, reason why they have a whole section of their website dedicated to assist people with incontinence and for those helping incontinent people. By taking on this broader perspective, we can do more towards a sustainable society.

What makes TENA special? In this article we will bring you the answer for this question and more about the UK’s leading incontinence products manufacturer.

The reason for such a great success lies on continuous and comprehensive understanding of incontinence patients needs. TENA is always hearing what women and healthcare patients have to say on how to evolve and improve their incontinence products to meet the changing needs in terms of security, comfort and discretion.

Odour Control™ means guaranteed freshness Close

The distinctive smell from urine comes from the bacteria which produce ammonia to create an acrid odour that cannot simply be masked by perfume. TENA’s Odour Control™ is designed to reduce the growth of bacteria eliminating odours for freshness and confidence.

The Range to fit your body and your lifestyle

Different people have different needs, TENA developed a range of products of various shapes, sizes and absorbency levels to suit all kinds of activities and body shapes for comfort and confidence in any situation.

Micro technology allows for ultra discretion

For years scientists have been making just about everything smaller. It’s amazing what you can pack into a small package, just think of your mobile phone.

The same is true of TENA: thousands of micro absorbents give a far greater absorption and retention capacity relative to the size of the product. TENA’s smaller incontinence products are just 3mm thick and yet have the capacity to absorb as much as an espresso cup full of liquid whilst staying invisible even under tight fitting clothes.

TENA products are designed to manage the specific properties of urine – so they are generally two sizes smaller than the equivalent absorbency level of sanitary towel, making them the more discreet and effective choice every time.

Faster absorption means nothing escapes

Urine is thin and fast flowing and can leak on to clothes in an instant without the right kind of protection. TENA products are engineered with high-speed surface inlets for rapid absorption to avoid the risk of leakage.

Got questions about TENA’s incontinence products range or any other question about incontinence? Don’t hesitate to ask them on our comments section and one of our incontinence experts will answer them as soon as possible.

That’s why we are constantly adding new products to our range and in the last few weeks we added Tena Pants Discreet Extra (Medium and Large), the cost effective Lille Supreme Pull-up Incontinence Pants, and great value Lille Classic Form Incontinence Pads, a wide range of Tena Hygiene Accessories, plus larger value pack counts of Tena Comfort Extra, Tena Comfort Plus, Tena for Men Level 1 and Tena for Men Level 2. Not to mention smaller packs counts of Tena Fix.

When it comes to Incontinence Choice, Allanda aim to give you the best selection around, backed up by our reknowned great value and fast delivery.

The end of March 2009 saw TENA pilot successfully  launch with a meeting in Guangzhou, South China’s biggest city.

Daniel Huang, SCA Regional Director for incontinence care in North Asia says: “We are looking forward to a great journey ahead for TENA to be Chinese no. 1 incontinence brand in future”.

A few weeks later, the Chinese brand site www.tena.cn went online.

Suk Hee Kim, Marketing Director for incontinence products in China added: “Like in many other places, incontinence is still considered taboo by lots of people here in China. We hope the website can provide visitors a comfortable and relaxing environment by normalising incontinence in an open way.”

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Through raised awareness people are beginning to realise that it is not just the elderly who are suffering from incontinence.

Gary Evans, owner of XP Medical, which sells European-manufactured adult incontinence products, said past print ads addressing adult incontinence usually went around the issue by showing a stock image of a senior citizen or couple enjoying a walk outdoors, followed by a small incontinence product shot in the corner.

Evans said: ‘The time has finally come. It’s not a new problem. It’s not a new product. It’s not a new industry, but I do think this new advertising push is bringing (incontinence) out in the open.’

For women, incontinence usually results from childbirth, while men may suffer from it due to a decline in prostate health or surgery.

The consumer insights team at TENA found that up to 60% of men “don’t do anything about it,”.

Spence Deane, of SCA Personal Care North America said ‘There are products out there, but there is not enough information (or awareness of the problem).’

In addition to the campaigns, the adult incontinence product makers have introduced additional components that provide such information. TENA has teamed up with Men’s Health Network and Us Too International to raise awareness, and has a similar program for women called Core Wellness.

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The Kimberly-Clark ads that are being introduced this month, show men and women sharing their viewpoints on life. For instance, they’re asked to address questions like: ‘Who are better drivers, men or women?’ The main aim of these ads is to show that men and women are different, and so have different needs when it comes to adult incontinence products.

Ads from the parent company of TENA, which makes Serenity products in the U.S., take a more educational approach. One advert promotes TENA’s male guards with text that reads: ‘They made you wear a cup in junior high with a good reason . . . This triangular shape is now the basis for TENA incontinence protection just for men.’ The advert also states that ‘millions of men’ suffer from incontinence.

TENA has begun selling male and female lines of briefs, and is using the campaign to inform customers that its Serenity brand will now officially be known as TENA in the U.S.

Both campaigns are attempting to change the stigma behind adult incontinence, which affects around 25 million Americans.

Unlike current ads that are running, the new K-C and TENA ads speak openly of leakage and not of ‘having to run to the bathroom’ or having an ‘overactive bladder,’ said Rachel Levkowicz, health education manager at NAFC.

Allanda provides a full range of Tena incontinence products, please click here for more information.

As the worldwide leader in the management of incontinence, they provide products and services for individuals and healthcare services throughout 90 countries.  

Tena is a growing brand in the USA and are at the forefront of developing products that meet the needs of individuals, carers and clinicians.

The Tena brand provides a wide variety of incontinence pads and incontinence pants to suit all types of the condition.

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