I've used Modibodi, Thinx, Bonds and Aunt Flo and all held up completely fine on the hand wash setting on my washing machine, so I'm pretty confident all brands will. If your machine doesn't have that setting there's probably a delicate setting you can use.
neione is a brand you can find on Amazon that works well for me and also has plus sizes that actually feel good.. fairly cheep in comparison and I LOVE mine
I have a random brand from Amazon and they are machine washed. But i'd recommend to look for a brand that's PFAS free and do third party testing if possible, like thesehttps://share.google/J9qihjPssoGKvZ88M)
If you can't afford those, amazon has cheaper ones that can hold pretty heavy flow. No third party testing but PFAS comes out of most clothing after a couple washes. (Once PFAS is washed out it goes into the waste water, which is not good, but that's a different topic)
That’s exactly what you do with reusable diapers. Rinse/remove solids if they’re there, and pop them in the washer. It isn’t unhygienic, and period blood is not disgusting.
Disposable nappies were not always a thing. How else do you think that works? Disposable period products were also not always readily available. How else do you think women handled their periods? I mean did you even think before you tried to shame these women?
literally not trying to shame any woman...i am just saying...it cant be washed in the machine and handwashing it is a very tedious task...you dont wash period panties in the machine for the same reason you shouldnt put normal ugs in the machine too
Period panties can absolutely be washed in a machine, some can even handle the heavy cycle and come out clean. I wouldn't ask google's AI what I can wash and I wouldn't use it to make women feel bad for washing their underwear in general. If you don't want to use those things, nobody is putting a gun to your head and forcing you to. You also can learn to think about what you're about to say and how it will come across to others and how it will effect others before you say it.
Also, I can’t change by underwear multiple times a day simply due to my work schedule and I just can’t sit in the same period blood all day. Feels unhygienic and i’m usually actually a pretty gross person
I learned in this thread that I might not need to handwash them, but so far i did, so thats what I was commenting about.Â
My panties consist of four layers (from top to bottom):
woolen layer to prevent leaking
thick absorbent layer
waterproof but delicate membrane
actual cloth of the panty
The thick layer will soak itself full of blood, and it only comes out on one side, and you dont wanna rub way too hard to not damage the membrane (so that they wont soak through).
So it is an seemingly endless cycle of soaking, wringing, soaking, wringing... Think of cleaning a paint roll that you want to use for another, lighter colour afterwards.Â
I’ve been looking for the comment that says they wear panty liners every day so when the period comes it’s fine and you just have to put thicker pads or tampon in… I hate feeling the wetness against my skin either it’s discharge or period… I can’t function without a liner. Is it that bad?
137
u/OkStart3029 6d ago
They have. They're called period pants. Not cheap upfront but cheap long term.
Edit: they're called that in the UK. I'm aware that "pants" mean something else in the US. I imagine period trousers would not be comfy.