Comments on: Review of bamboo and organic washable menstrual pads

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:04 +0000

@Layla: Plastic underpants - what a thought! My thoughts were that bamboo was great - it grows quickly and doesn’t need any treatment. It sounds like I might be about to learn something new?? I rather hoped not; my concern was with whether we were taking panda food, but I was assured we were not and it was grown separately as a plant crop.
I guess you never know the full story.

@Brenda Pike: Hi Brenda; I’m glad you have found a solution, although personally I would not advocate having no period. It kinda feels like not allowing any other natural bodily functions to take place - sort of constipating! But if it works for you, then great
I would feel out of synch without my natural rhythms and cycles.

By: Brenda Pike

Brenda Pike — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:42:34 +0000

It’s a good idea, but I don’t know if I could use washable pads. I’ve tried the Diva cup before and wasn’t much of a fan… But I recently switched birth control to an IUD and I’m not even having my period anymore—so no waste!

By: Layla

Layla — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:58:33 +0000

Goo, try cloth - it’s soo much softer!!

My sister still thinks I’m sort of crazy, but I’ll NEVER go to plastic again!! (Would men wear plastic underpants?! Hmph!)

Great post, Mrs Green - and they do look soo lovely!!
I’d stay away from bamboo though - while pretty, it’s not really eco and sustainable, treated with chemicals to be so lovely soft - check it out online if you will! (a simple Google search like ‘bamboo not eco’ brings a lot of hits!) Basically doesn’t have much together with bamboo after it’s been treated, apparently it’s supposed to be classified as rayon/viscose..
Apparently bamboo cloth manufacturers haven’t been entirely honest with the public?

I do love the violet-ish colors and lol about Little Miss Green wanting to wear one! She’s so cute and adorable!

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:15:17 +0000

@Goo: Hi Goo, glad you enjoyed it. Oh yes, you’ve reminded me now; when I used disposables I used to get thrush too - oh man, I’d forgotten the agony of that. It’s all history with washables
Why not buy just a couple of pads to try at home towards the end of your cycle and see how you get on?

By: Goo

Goo — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:36:19 +0000

I found this article really useful and insightful, so thanks for that. I’ve never really got beyond disposables despite the fact they seem to cause me attacks of thrush (tea tree oil saves the day here!) and I kind of know I could be doing better in environmental terms. Hopefully your post will spur me on to better things.