Oooh, look ladies! Nice!

[primsong]

I've found something wonderful for, well - personal care for us gals, but it's so cool I thought I'd point the way in case others are interested...



Like most of us, I've been trying to find ways to cut back i.e. switching to vintage cloth napkins this year (we love 'em!) hanging out the clothes to dry more often, etc. Considering paper goods, I wondered what options there might be for ladies pads (after all, they used to be cloth, right?) and found these:

"Party in my Pants"

I like that it's a cottage-industry type company too, just some ladies making them in Wisconsin. They always send a nice little note with each order and have contests, etc. where you can win a free one, a monthly newsletter for gals collecting new designs and so on. Who would've thought something like this could be kind of, well, fun?

I bought samples from two other companies too, but these win, hands down. I figure I'll only keep a few (now seeming scratchy) paper ones on hand for when I'm traveling - my daughters have both switched to these too. I have guitars, birds, dots, flowers, swirls...hee... They did cost a bit to get initially set up with a handful each (considering I have three ladies in my home) but I figure we more than make it back by all the paper I'm not buying anymore. They've washed up just fine - all you have to do it pick up a box of an oxygen-type bleach (like Oxy-brite and similar) rather than chlorine bleach and you're good to go.

Wish I'd found 'em sooner, so I thought I'd share. :-)

Comments

[thisbluespirit]

8-o

That;'s a good, green idea, but the whole ad for it certainly was enough to make me blink. Is that just because I'm reading it in the UK? Dear, oh dear.... *runs away*

[primsong.livejournal.com]

Heh - yeah *snert*... the name and presentation especially made me Proceed with Caution at first, but the product really is a good one.

[siradaono.livejournal.com]

Pippin ! Why do you always have to look?

I'm sorry alright! I won't do it again!

[primsong.livejournal.com]

*falls about laughing and pointing* I just *knew* you'd look, I just *knew* it!

[estellye.livejournal.com]

heh! So did I. *tsks at you, Ada*

[melanyebaggins.livejournal.com]

*snortlaugh* I love guys' reactions to female TMI, even though they've been warned ^_^

[estellye.livejournal.com]

LOL! Well, I've always been avidly anti-pad from literally about three hours into that first day in 1979 (thank heaven for fully prepared older sisters), but these ladies have convinced me to give it a try with sheer enthusiasm for their product, lol. The idea that washing them would be horrible is what has kept me from even researching a better environmental, economical and comfort/health choice than what I have been doing, but it sounds easy enough! Thanks so much for the linkie!

[melanyebaggins.livejournal.com]

lol omg my very first pad felt like a diaper, or 'a deck of playing cards between my legs' as I told my sister :P although...that...was...in the early...90's...so, yeah *shifty eyes* Probly not NEARLY as bad as the 70's/early 80's *lol*

[primsong.livejournal.com]

Man, isn't that the truth! I hate that...plus the adhesive sticking places it really oughtn't stick. >.<

[melanyebaggins.livejournal.com]

I'd been toying with getting cloth for a while now, and I think I'm gonna do it now :D Their FAQ explained everything I wanted to know but never asked *lol*

*orders a few to try*

[melanyebaggins.livejournal.com]

...but...isn't there something VERY WRONG with having adorable fluffy kittens adorning your reusable pad? I'm just sayin'...

[primsong.livejournal.com]

I thought so at first, but y'know...they're so cheery, I think I'm going to get the Marco Polo-playing monkeys in a swimming pool next. X-D

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

Complete TMI, but this post is good timing considering I woke up this morning to a wonderful got-bunched-up-while-sleeping accident . . . something to consider for a few months from now when I'll be back to living in a place with a washing machine, thanks!

[primsong.livejournal.com]

That kind of thing is exactly what made me go looking for other options - they have extra wide/long ones for nighttimes and so far they're working great, plus waaay more comfortable. Any you're welcome!

total TMI ;P and a thank-you

[justice_turtle]

I say, thanks for this rec - now that I'm doing all my own shopping, I've gotten completely disgusted with the amount of money I throw away on pads every month. ;P The first reusable option I tried (a menstrual cup) had a few advantages nothing else does (just one thing to carry on long trips, and you can theoretically swim while wearing it), but it doesn't actually work for me. :-(

But I've been thinking ever since I saw this post the first time that these looked like a good option, so I've just ordered some. :-) I hope they work out!

Re: total TMI ;P and a thank-you

[primsong]

I hope you like them - I wasn't nearly as bothered with simply rinsing them in cold water at the sink as I thought I might be, and they're lasting really well. I even splurged and got a couple more than I need just because I liked the patterns and colors, heh.

I snap the damp ones shut after rinsing and pitch them into a little rubbermaid bin I have sitting by my washer, so they go into whatever the next load of wash is and then onto the drying rack. Seems to work well enough for a 'system'. The few times I've had to use paper ones when traveling since then felt so uncomfortable I wondered how I had put up with it for so many years.

And they sometimes send you a mini chocolate bar with your order too! How can you beat that?