Feminine Hygiene Moneysaving Alternatives

StartingAgainKayla70

This is really interesting, I have never heard of this before, there is one question I would like to ask and I hope I dont embarass anyone.

When you are out in the day and you have to empty it, when taking it out does it make a mess on your fingers?

Sorry to ask.

holstar

umm, i get a very small amount of mess, but...there's always going to be loo-roll around, and wash hands before/after and you'll be fine!

HTH hol x

wigginsmum

What holstar says - when necessary, I take moistened paper into the cubicle with me. Obviously everyone is different, but it's rare for me to have to empty it during working hours. But I find I have to use two hands for the manoeuvre - I learned the hard way that blithely removing it one-handed leads to Jackson Pollock murals on the wall!

hilstep2000

Sounds disgusting to me! Much better to lobby MP's to remove to VAT on sanitary products. A work collegue even wrote to Margaret Thatcher when she was PM (Thinking she'd be sympathetic) but got nowhere. 17.5% is just not on!

wigginsmum

Even with no VAT, it's much more economical to buy a mooncup. Not everyone fancies the idea, of course, but I wouldn't be without mine - have used it for a decade or so. Not bad for an investment of £10.

StartingAgainKayla70

Think I am going to invest in one of these. Wished I heard of them sooner.

Gingham_Ribbon

For those who can't be bothered going through the very long (and great) thread that BS has given us a link to, Peeweez make lovely washable sanitary pads. I haven't spent a penny on sanitary towels since I got them and they are more comfortable and more reliable than anything I've ever used.

Here is a link to their website.

gravitytolls

These look more suitable than the mooncup for many of us.

Can you give us some more feedback?
Are they bulky?
Can they be worn under anything?
Do they cope as well with heavy days as light?
Do they get you through the night?


Thanks.

black-saturn

I've got some of them and they are great. I've used them for about the last 4 periods and they feel really soft and comfy. You dont have to wash them separately, you can put them in with your regular clothes wash, and you can choose the level of padding inside them for weak or heavy flow.

They are not bulky other than that it's yes to all the other questions.

pdoff

someone on the other thread said u could get mooncups from boots. does any1 know if u can pay with points?