Chatham Native Launches Bakery For Menstruating Women

CHATHAM, NJ — A Chatham native has launched a bakery that makes treats designed for menstruating women.

Devon Loftus, a Chatham native currently living in Washington, launched Moon Cycle Bakery, a mail-order bakery that makes treats meant to alleviate PMS.

Loftus founded the bakery following her bachelorette party, where a cake baked by her now-husband, Brian, earned rave reviews.

"I just needed to tell you that this is one of the best cakes I've ever eaten, and I'm not sure if it's because I'm about to get my period, but I almost cried," a friend told Brian, inspiring Loftus to being baking treats to help make menstruating women feel good.

The recipes include ingredients such as vitamin C, iron, calcium, magnesium, and gamma-linolenic acid, all targeted at relieving PMS, and are developed with the help of medicinal nutritionists, herbalists, acupuncturists. The treats are meant to have a "hormone balancing" effect to make women feel better while fulfilling cravings, Loftus says.

Packages are shipped in sync with a woman's menstrual cycle and can include between one and three baked goods. Moon Cycle Bakery offers a period tracking app to let the bakery know when to ship your package.

For more information, you can visit the bakery's website here.

Image via Poppi Photography, used with permission