Pee Safe and Smriti Mandhana take a dig at ‘picture-perfect' period campaigns

The campaign, #BeInYourComfortZone, captures how sanitary napkin ads often normalise and invalidate period discomfort.

Manifest Media Staff

Apr 17, 2026, 11:54 am

Pee Safe's #BeInYourComfortZone campaign featuring Smriti Mandhana

Pee Safe has rolled out its latest campaign, ‘#BeInYourComfortZone’, featuring cricketer and brand ambassador Smriti Mandhana.

The campaign moves beyond hygiene as mere functionality, positioning comfort as an everyday essential that enables women to show up as their most confident selves, physically and emotionally.

At the heart of the campaign is a film featuring Mandhana, whose composed, self-assured persona mirrors the campaign’s central idea, reframing comfort as a core driver of confidence for women. The narrative captures how sanitary napkin ads often normalise and invalidate period discomfort, highlighting how the right hygiene choices can restore ease and control, allowing women to focus on what truly matters.

What we think about it: The film calls out how sanitary napkin advertising has long glossed over period discomfort with spotless whites, carefree dancing, blue liquids, creating a picture-perfect myth that sidelines the real picture. It takes a well-aimed dig at legacy narratives that inadvertently invalidate pain and minimise lived experiences. Mandhana's presence adds credibility while keeping the narrative grounded and relatable. By flipping the lens, the brand acknowledges discomfort without dramatisation or denial, which is a necessary correction, because glossing over the problem doesn’t empower women, it erases the ordeal.

Vikas Bagaria, founder, Pee Safe, said, “With ‘In Your Comfort Zone,’ we wanted to move beyond functionality and highlight the emotional role comfort plays in a woman’s everyday life. It’s about recognizing those small yet significant moments where discomfort can hold you back and changing that narrative. Through this campaign and our Comfort Range, we aim to empower women to choose themselves, prioritize their well-being, and live confidently without second-guessing their comfort.”

 

Source: MANIFEST MEDIA

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