Ladies, What is your opinion of reusable/rewashable Menstrual pads?
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
Calgary, Alberta
February 10, 2017 11:54pm CST
The picture you see embedded on this discussion is very popular to tree hugging hipster women. These colorful things are the reusable menstrual pads. These fabric pads are made of charcoal and bamboo and they can be handwashed or machine washed with soap and water.
Most women these days uses disposable mentrual pads and tampons, which is kind of the same material with disposable diapers. They are non biodegradable
The article below says all the harms disposable pads and tampons can do to a woman's body:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/05/22/feminine-hygiene-products.aspx
There are now women who are starting to prefer using these pads because doctors said they are healthier and environmentalists said it is better for mother nature.
Many women though find the idea of washing a blood soak fabric gross.
To the ladies of Mylot, what is your opinion of these reusable pads?
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Feb 17
Is the washing part that makes you dont want to use them again?
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
13 Feb 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker yes it is... i'd rather use disposable than wash
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Feb 17
There is also a thing known as Diva cup and it also seemed to be ickier: it is a cup women will insert to stop the blood and they will remove it during shower....
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@LadyDuck (502944)
• Italy
11 Feb 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker I have seen it and I know that it's not something I would have ever used.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Feb 17
@LadyDuck it is very scary looking and some of them are made of glass.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
11 Feb 17
if you keep it clean and sterile i guess it could be a good thing.
plus cheaper and keeps more garbage out of the landfill.
but for heavy bleeders like me you'd need a nice size pile of them to really make it worth it.you could easily go through 4 or 5 per day.
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
12 Feb 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker they had a version of that diva cup before in the late 60's/early 70's.my mom said she had one and it made a mess.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Feb 17
I saw some of the reusable ones are as thick as the disposable ones. They put a layer of sea sponge inside. Vegans will be mad because poor spongebob got killed and turned into a reusable pad.
There is also a thing that is called diva cup, It is a concept that freaks out a lot of women and make them run for their lives.
If I am a woman and I was asked to use one, I will also run for my life to escape it.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Feb 17
I'm all about using natural products . . . but oh my gosh I didn't even think about what could be in "pads" 
. Even though the reusable/washable ones sound very logical, I just don't know that I would want to use them. And if you think about it, that's using up a lot of water too for cleaning them . . . and in a drought like we have, we can't just use a lot of water at will. And yes, it would take a lot to clean them well . . . it's not like a little blood drop. If they could find a better way to wash them, I might think about it . . . but it's not something I'd want to do by hand or toss in the washing machine with all the rest of the laundry. Yes, yuck.
. Even though the reusable/washable ones sound very logical, I just don't know that I would want to use them. And if you think about it, that's using up a lot of water too for cleaning them . . . and in a drought like we have, we can't just use a lot of water at will. And yes, it would take a lot to clean them well . . . it's not like a little blood drop. If they could find a better way to wash them, I might think about it . . . but it's not something I'd want to do by hand or toss in the washing machine with all the rest of the laundry. Yes, yuck.1 person likes this
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Feb 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker I need to look into this, but I don't know how charcoal or bamboo works there to make it easier. It's not just little drops of blood . . . sometimes it's a gushing pool (sorry to be so graphic). Yah, making it out of biodegradable materials makes more sense.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Feb 17
The charcoal and bamboo ones are said to be easy to clean but yeah there is this icky factor, Who wanted to touch blood? no one. I do understand why so women find them icky eventhough it is their own blood. I think they should just develop disposable Pads and diapers that are made of biodegradable materials so mother nature will be happier. From What I know these things are very popular to hipsters and hippies. I
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@Fleura (35178)
• United Kingdom
15 Mar 17
Before disposables women used to use cotton rags which they had to wash and re-use. Now everyone has got used to disposing of these things.
We used washable nappies because we both chose them as the more environmentally friendly option compared to filling parts of the countryside with plastic bags of poo. I guess this would be the same; if you've chosen something for a reason then you just do it!
Personally I don't use either any more since I discovered the Mooncup.
As for the washing - well if you get blood on clothes etc you don't throw them away do you? If you cut yourself doing DIY or your child has a nosebleed in bed, you just wash those things and carry on as before.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
19 Mar 18
I wonder if its possible to make the disposable ones biodegradable.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
19 Mar 18
@Fleura I remember Japan already invented biodegradable plastic made from corn oil.It will dissintigrate when you cover it with potato starch.
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@Fleura (35178)
• United Kingdom
19 Mar 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker The main problem I believe is that they usually incorporate a plastic layer to prevent blood soaking through onto clothes. So if someone came up with a biodegradable plastic (that only degrades when you want it to of course!) then that would be a big improvement.
There are degradable plastics out there but some are called degradable when they just break down into smaller bits, they are not really biodegradable, Others truly are but they degrade too quickly (I once bought some biodegradable bin bags but since I don't use many, by the time I got to the third or fourth bag they were already falling apart before I even used them!) or degrade when wet which also wouldn't be ideal.
@jainaproudmoore (457)
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11 Feb 17
I am surprised! It's bit gross though but if we get used to it, we might just find it acceptable. I mean, nowadays, there are also washable diapers. And those baby diapers are filled with poop too. And parents wash it. I guess it's about the same thought. They differ in form (the poop and the menstrual blood), but they're both dirt.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Feb 17
I think this product will be more successful if they can find a material that is easy to wash but also as absorbent as the disposable ones. I think the scientists just need to make disposable ones that are chemical free and biodegradable. yeah this is a concept that takes a lot of getting used to.
@jainaproudmoore (457)
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11 Feb 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker you're right. If they were to make disposable anything, at least make it biodegradable. The world gets warmer each day.
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@luisadannointed (11885)
• Philippines
11 Feb 17
They got used by women who are easily get skin irritation using disposal pad due to the chemicals that is too much for them. God bless. I think it is much better than to get irritated.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Feb 17
I found a product more ickier than the reusable pads. There are also reusable tampons too. 
I think reusable pads sounds more practical than reusable tampons.
I think reusable pads sounds more practical than reusable tampons.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Feb 17
Most women avoid them because of the washing part.
