Feminine Hygiene Moneysaving Alternatives

Gingham_Ribbon

There are different types of washable towel. The peeweez ones are soft flannelette with layers of padding inside. They are less bulky than the old type of disposable towel. (ie the ones without the gel in.) They are a nice shape and I haven't had any problems with leaking.

They button underneath to stay on and when you're done with it, it folds in on itself and forms a little 'purse' so it's very discreet.

I don't know about very heavy flow, but if I'm worried that I'm going to be away from a loo for a long time, I just add a little tissue just incase. But I did that with disposable ones too. I use them at night with no problems.

My husband calls them my 'princess pads' because I said they were so soft they made me feel like a princess.

I stick them in the washing with the bedding and dry them on the radiator in the bedroom. I'm pretty open about these things but I don't want them on the washing line!

scooper

oh no i couldnt use either of those products,just personal choice i suppose.
i will stick to the lobbying of vat too,sorry!

impy78

just a question - wouldn't it smell?

does it ever spill?

it looks a bit scary to me... I am devout tamponist, I can't stand sanitary towels, they always fold over and pull my pubes out!!

finc

impy78 wrote:

it looks a bit scary to me... I am devout tamponist, I can't stand sanitray towels, they always fold over and pull my pubes out!!

:rotfl: I've just splurted coffee all over my monitor at this vision :rotfl:

impy78

Here, use one of my unused pantyliners to mop it up with.... :rotfl:

wigginsmum

impy78 wrote:

just a question - wouldn't it smell?

does it ever spill?

If you're talking about the mooncup, then No and No in my experience.

gravitytolls

Gingham, do you boil wash them?

Janice

VAT on tampons etc was reduced to 5% in 2001, which is the lowest it can legally go.

For anyone a bit leery of trying a mooncup, give it a go - you get a 3-month trial to see if you like it, and if you don't like it then you get your money back. You have absolutely nothing to lose by trying it. As an added benefit, a lot of women (myself included) find that menstrual cramps are reduced.

Janice

Quackers

impy78 wrote:

it looks a bit scary to me... I am devout tamponist, I can't stand sanitary towels, they always fold over and pull my pubes out!!

:rotfl: Are you me? Thats exactly what I've just thought :rotfl:

Tamponist - I like that word

Hello, my name is Quackers and I'm a devout tamponist

headcovers

Janice wrote:

................... you get a 3-month trial to see if you like it, ...............

Janice

Good God, please don't tell me that you can send it back for a refund.

Can you imagine.....what if they refurbish and send it back out/ :eek: