Organic Cloth Menstrual Pads
If you’ve read my articles on organic tampons or organic pads, you already know how much healthier organic products are for your vagina. Loads of women are discovering that their chronic yeast infections suddenly stop manifesting when they switch from chemically treated menstrual products to chemical free, natural fiber menstrual devices. I tend to recommend the Mooncup menstrual cup to those women who prefer to forgo the mess and odor often associated with menstruation, but if you’ve really got your heart set on pads, re-usable organic cloth pads are definitely the best way to go, from both health perspective and a Green one.
Back to basics
Your grandmother (okay, maybe great-grandmother for some of you) didn’t just walk down to the shop and toss a big pack of overnight maxi pads in her shopping cart. No, she probably used some sort of cloth material for her menses and then soaked them in a diaper pail for proper cleaning. Your grandmother didn’t need to see her gynecologist every month for creams to stop the most recent yeast infection or other form of vaginitis due to chemically treated pads and tampons. Your grandmother didn’t need to spend money on pads or tampons every month, either – and neither do you.
Modern basics
Not to worry, I don’t expect you to fold up a rag and hope
it does it good enough job while you’ve got your period. Nor do I expect you to
stick said rags in a diaper pail for cleaning. Nope; you’ve got way better
options going on today. While some of you may prefer soaking your used pads in
a similar fashion, it’s also possible let them dry out and then soak them for
30 minutes (in cold water) in the washing machine before washing them properly.
If you really want to be old school, you could soak and drain them each night
and them hang dry them before proper washing, but the modern washing machine
will sort most of that for you. Check out brands like Sckoon Organics.
Pretty organic pads
While I have to admit the idea of making cute maxi pads seems a bit odd when you consider what their purpose it, I do like the look of some of the cloth pads available. Teenagers especially may be more inclined to use organic cloth pads if they don’t resemble your great-grandmother’s pads, but grown ups may appreciate them as well. One thing grownups are sure to appreciate is the reusable factor: no more having to run down to the store to pick up pads or tampons. And, quite possibly, no more vaginitis or yeast infections, either.
