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reusable feminine hygene products
has anyone tried reusable pads or seasponge tampons?
how comfortable are they compared to disposable feminine hygene products? which brands would you recommend?
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ok wow I had to look this one up. Reusable pads, according to the website is very comfortable, and seems to stay in place better than the throw away pads. But, the downside is you have to wash em' and dry em'. I had never heard of sea-sponge until I seen this question and had to look that up to. I think I might....dare I say try it. here is what I found: (BTW, these seem more sanitary as your not having bloody pads layin everywhere not unless your going to thro each one in the wash, that can add up to alot) Sea sponges are comfortable and easy to use. They need to be rinsed to soften them before you insert it. Insert the sea sponge whilst menstruating, take it out regularly just as if you where using a tampon and rinse it and then re insert it again. You will be responsible for your own personal hygiene.
Sea sponges are comfortable unlike tampons which hurt if you do not position them right. Sea sponges give and mould with your body and are a natural fiber. There is no packaging or toxic waste for the environment to deal with.
Quite a lot of prostitutes use sea sponges whilst menstruating, so that they do not have to stop working whilst they menstruate. Apparently men do not even feel that they have them inserted because of the softness of the sea sponge.
LOL about the whole prostitute thing! I never really thought about them not being able to work when they were raggin!
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I've used reusable pads for almost two years now and I love them! I used lunapads, and then made some of my own using leftover flannel (I sew a lot). Making them is somewhat labor intensive though so I'd recommend buying them.
They're a lot more comfortable... I really love them on lighter days when I only need one pad to cover me for like eight hours. I always had trouble getting those disposable pads to stay in place, you know, the sticky surfaces don't stick after a while, and I thought the dri-weave stuff they used chafed. But reusable ones aren't like that because they snap in place and are really soft forever.
I still wear disposable tampons on my first day because it's really heavy and I don't want to carry eight fabric pads around with me to deal with that, but aside from that they're all I use, and at the end of the week I throw them in the washer and then the dryer and they're ready for next month. I'd totally recommend them, they're well worth the price, and if you try the sea sponge tampons let me know how that works out because I'm curious myself.
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