Wow. I love Lunapads and the Divacup. I enjoy my period (apart from exhaustion and cramps) now.
Maybe it isnt for you, that doesnt make it something that is bad. Alot of women i have spoken to have felt so much more comfortable with themselves and their body by using a cup or cloth pads.
Also, luna panties? I much prefer them over the old system i had of keeping my worst pairs of undies around for when i had my cycle. We are allowed to feel cute and comfortable even on our period!

Not to mention that it’s been proven that you have lighter periods when using cloth pads! So not only am I eco-conscious…it’s safer for my body!!

I personally really like the idea of having panties specially designed to hold my Luna-pads. Beats wrecking all my other panties, leaking thru a pad that is hurting the environment and my body.

I agree – you goofed on this one!

Um what? This is super green and I own luna pads and the panties! I’m wearing one of their pads now and they are a 100 times better than the plastic ones. I LOVE them! So soft. The panties are so great I wear them without a liner all the time, period or not.

I agree with Sarah, bad decision. Have you even tried them?

Honestly, the DivaCup is the best thing I’ve ever used for my period! I don’t even think about my period anymore, nor do I dread getting it every month anymore (like Sarah). LunaPads are cute, easy to use, and extremely comfortable. In a world full of excess LunaPads and the DivaCup are Godsends.

Don’t knock ‘em till ya try ‘em!

Sorry, but I have to agree with Sarah. I don’t find Lunapads products “granolaville” at all. Nor do I consider my period a blight to the environment. What’s so wrong with reusable pads? You can buy very cute, stylish travel purses to put those “um, full” pads in (no wasteful Ziplocs necessary) until you can get home and wash them.

I love my Lunapads, and my Diva Cup. I can’t imagine how I got through my periods before I found these wonderful, eco-friendly products!

So sad you missed the point! Luna-pads are an amazing product and Luna-panties are a helpful extension of the entire product line. I have a couple of thongs that I use on the tail ends of my period when I have Yoga class. You know – when you are too light for a tampon (er, DIVA CUP) but you still need a liner (just in case!). I doubt any of us die-hard Luna-pad users wear exclusively luna-panties – but one or two pairs come in handy now and then!!

It’s called ‘thinking outside the box’ – the whole point of being eco-conscious!!

Forget being eco-friendly for a moment….

…these options are healthier and more hygienic than disposable options as they don’t encourage bacterial growth, they’re breathable, and don’t contain potentially harmful chemicals. So less odour, less risk of allergic reactions, and less risk of infections such as thrush, bacterial vaginosis and UTI’s – they’re specifically recommended by doctors and nurses for this reason.

They’re breathable and soft material so no feeling sweaty or wet like with disposables, no gathering up, no sticking to your skin or hair, and no rubbing on your legs. They’re no more effort than just putting them in the washing machine – verses disposables which smell after you’ve thrown them in a waste bin to decompose next to the toilet, or having to wrap them up and carry smelly disposables in your purse when there’s no bin.

Divacups not only don’t dry-out, prevent vaginal cleaning, encourage bacterial growth, keep vagina exposed to pH altering flow, lose fibres, or contain chemicals, but because of this there’s less risk of infections and no known risk of TSS or long-term health risks. This means they can be worn for 12 hours form light to heavy flow, overnight, before menstruation, and no need to alternate with pads. Cups are thus far more convenient, they also don’t leak like tampons or pads, and can even lessen flow and cramps.

So, as well as being eco-friendly on many different levels they are fashionable – didn’t disposable companies make a big deal about thong liners and black liners? Well, Lunapads win a few hundred times over on that one! They’re also body-positive (happy periods!), economical, healthy, hygienic, comfortable, convenient, reliable…so why so down on such products? Have you even tried them?

These options have been around for a long time and are becoming HUGELY popular with women again for many reasons – so much for “not-so-best of products”!

Have you tried either the Diva Cup or any cloth pads? They are actually better and more comfortable, as well as greener and more cost effective than disposable menstrual products.

And thong-shaped cloth pads exist, too. There’s really something for everyone.

I’m totally with Sarah on this one. No tampons and pads going into landfills. No bleached cotton taking away not just my menstrual flow, but fluids that are supposed to stay in my body. No monthly expense. No scratchy paper products ‘down there’. Total comfort. And the red lunapanties are downright sexy.

Speaking for other benefits because it is obvious that reducing disposables and reusing things in general is good thing, but Luna Pads are great. (I don’t have the panties yet). They are pretty, convenient & comfortable (once you get used to the idea), and are saving me money.
I love pretty things, so having pretty pads is nice. You have to see the pads to appreciate them. I would like to buy one or 2 of the new patterns, but I don’t need them since I have enough for the month with some leftover.
Are they as thin as an ultra-thin pad, no (well the pad itself is, but I always add a liner or 2), but they much more comfortable and I will never again have to search my bathroom cabinet for a stray pad until I can get to the store.
Granted, LunaPads aren’t cheap, but since I don’t have to buy stuff every month I am sure I have recovered the initial cost. I would go through about 1 and half boxes a month. That adds up to a lot of money. It doesn’t hurt that I don’t need to replace my liners as frequently as I would a disposable pad (not sure why). With regular pads I was replacing them 4 – 6 times a day, a LunaPad with double liner will last me about 12 hours for all but one day of my period. I do keep extra liners handy at work just in case, but I rarely need them.
BTW – it really isn’t as gross at it seems.

Yep, I agree with Sarah. LOVE my Lunapanties and the Divacup. Pads were bulky and bad to me in part because of all that plastic crap, like a sad wee bulky diaper.
I only use my Lunapanties with the Divacup, but I use Lunapads too. I was dared to try them and was shocked at how much I *love* ‘em. They’re comfortable, easy, and they’ve changed my outlook on the whole time o’ the month experience. Frankly, I’m usually surprised, now, when it’s over.

Oh, please! Do you know how much more comfortable and easier to use resuable, washable cotton pads are? I love my LunaPads, and I’m pretty ordinary!

I would chafe against saving a pad to wash later. But I have no problem with using a luna cup. I actually find it waaay more effective than regular tamps. And it’s saving me a lot of money too!

Ewwww, menstruation! I can’t BELIEVE women would want to get in touch with their nasty bodies and wear comfy cotton panties when they could wear bleached, chafing plastic instead! Or even, better–toxic shock! I LOVE toxic shock!

Come on, Salon. Read “Our Bodies, Our Selves”, go howl at the moon, and quit hating on reusable period products. Rock on, Lunapads!

I think this may be a case of “don’t knock it till you try it” After my first month with Lunapads I’ll never go back to disposables!

Dear Amy: If you’re going to pass judgement on a product, you should understand it and try it out first. You clearly don’t know what it’s like to use the panties or the pads, and your rant of preconceptions may be entertaining to some (you are in entertainment, not journalism, correct?)… but is helpful to nobody. Do some research before you spew your word vomit.

Dear Sara,

Your image of the panties as bulky is all wrong. The basic panties have a very lightly padded crotch and some soft straps that can hold a heavier pad in place should it be needed. I find with the Diva Cup that I only need to use a pad in them for my heaviest night of bleeding. The panties offer a basic layer of protection for daily use that is so comfortable that i wear them every day of the year.

I bought one pair on a lark, and will never go back to any other brand…

I echo Annie’s question. Reusables really shouldn’t be knocked until you’ve actually tried them. Cloth pads are WAY more comfortable than the disposable kind– so much so that I, a former tampons-only kind of girl, pretty much only use lunapanties nowadays.

For me, it’s a win-win. More comfortable, less money, less waste.

Food for thought.

Not being into reusable products is just plain ignorant. Who cares if you can buy unbleached anymore…there are still chemical and processing that were done to make those ‘eco friendly’ pads.

Try the panties or pads or diva cup, then write us another blurb.

(P.S. Catherine, of course even unbleached products have some environmental impact. But I’m not ignorant simply because I don’t share your same preference! I’m different from you. I have different preferences. That’s not ignorance, that’s individual.)

It bothers me the most that because you don`t like the product you are questioning it`s eco-friendliness. Lunapads and the DivaCup are IMO both amazing products, obviously you don`t agree, but you really think they`re beige??

I love, love, love Luna pads and the Diva cup! I really enjoyed reading all these comments. And yes we are all different and entitled to our own opinions but also common sense should prevail. I really think these kind of products are progress and the way of the future. We can’t keep using things that are made in our unsustainable society. we have got so far away from knowing how to look after ourselves some really wouldn’t know what to do if shops were closed even 1 day! I think using these products are steps closer in looking after ourselves if the worst should happen and society stops functioning because of some kind of catastrophe natural or otherwise.

Wow, that’s a really bad slippery slope: from bleached, hard tampons and pads to a menstrual hut? I like my body dioxin free, thanks. I made the switch to cloth a few months ago. I will NEVER go back. They are so comfortable, easy to use, and cheap! You should try out this product before bashing it. You might be singing a different tune afterward. Personally, I’d rather take the hut over paper napkins any day.

I pretty much lost all inclination to believe this article was an honest piece of journalism when they likened using alternative menstrual products to menstrual huts. Seriously. These products are wonderful, and using them helps you have a healthy relationship with your body instead of hating something that happens to most of us every month. We already learn to hate our bodies enough from the media, what is wrong with reclaiming the one thing that is inherently female, and using products that are super comfortable?

Woohoo! Went off to enjoy life for a night and came back to all your comments-wow.
My favorite was Dorothy’s love of my “word vomit.”
Really? Come on Dorothy.
Get ready for TMI.

Most of you are right that I have never tried either panties or cup but memories come flooding back of friends I have had through the years who used similar products and quite frankly smelled fishy which as a professional woman out and about I don’t want to deal with.

Because we DON’T have menstrual huts to escape to it is either these eco choices or the unbleached cotton tampons I prefer to use and instead of pads, now wrap 100% recycled toilet paper around my undies.
I am 39 and I am suffering from horrifying periods suddenly, where the cup would surely overflow if I were to use. It seems logical for you women who are light bleeders but I’m thinking for women that have heavier flows, this might not be an option. I could be wrong. I’m not opposed to trying and if I do I promise to re-write about my menstrual epiphany.

Please don’t think I am hating on eco-options, this one just doesn’t fit my style.
Thanks to Libby who realized I can have my own opinion and that this absolutely isn’t a hot news item (though most of you act as if it is). If you believe I have that much sway in the eco-community than right on.

Be sure to read my newsy pieces with as much fervor!

Team Amy.

Amy, woohoo is exactly my feeling right now. Thank you for your post, sharing your opinion and providing a platform for healthy discussion.

The gals at Lunapads have spent almost 2 decades talking to women about their periods. We are under no illusions that our products are suitable or will work for everyone. Every woman has her own experience and preferences, which are all totally valid.

I love it that you’ve created the “Beige Report” as it seems like a great way to call out products that greenwash or fail to work . But Lunapanties don’t deserve that label. Surely you have a pair of period panties in the back of your drawers? Why not own a pair of organic cotton period panties that are comfortable, stylish and functional? As for how the products perform with respect to heavy flow, it is possible they might not work for you, but we think you’ll be pleasantly surprised!

We are thrilled that you are open to trying our some of our products and we’ll be in touch to send you some ASAP. We look forward to your follow up piece!

WOW: Now that’s alot of dialogue on a difference of opinion, on a product that wasn’t checked out, from a person who voiced her opinion on her own menstrual perception.

Now girls, I would be questioning the name LUNAPADS (I read LOONEY in that) Now I know, having a period sure did take it’s toll on me emotionally but I would prefer a better name like PUREPADS or STEALTHPADS. I would feel empowered and protected.

Then there is DIVA CUP. Not a bad choice. For what a woman has to endure each month DIVA is an A + title.

Good God, MENSTRUAL HUT, that could have it’s good points and bad points. Good if IT were the Marriott with room service and a masseuse with a sense of humor and thick skin able to avert the MRS HYDE AND MR JECKYLE

Now, being very glad to be past menopause and definitely not missing my monthly curse, I was wondering what could be done for a 65 year old woman that has a water leakage problem caused by a bladder that won’t quit and has a mind of it’s own. Yup! Tried the meds. Forget it, the side effects are not acceptable. There is a medical procedure, too risky.
So, Im thinking are there any LEAKY DIVA-CUPS. THIS IS NOT A JOKE.
KEEP ME POSTED.
POISE PADS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE.

I would like to add my voice to the fans of lunapads, lunapanties, and diva cups… I use them all!

However, in the interest of full disclosure I will give both the pros and the cons of these products for me.

My background…. I have been using luna everything for the past 3 years and I am someone who has EXTREMELY heavy periods.

Pros
- lunapads are pretty!
- brand new lunapads are so soft, I wanna wear them even when I don’t have my period
- I used to get extremely painful rashes from the chemicals in the disposables…. these are gone forever!
- I feel good about not filling up the landfills
- They save me money!

Cons (for me the cons only apply to the really heavy days of my period… the rest of the time I am 100% happy with luna anything!)
- My period will leak through a pad with 2 liners within a couple of hours on the heavy days….
- When I am wearing the super mega pads with a couple of liners for my heavy days, I do have a unibum!
- To avoid the unibum and/or changing pads every hour I will usually wear the diva cup with a lunapad…. I am really not a person who ever liked tampons, so I do find the diva cup a bit awkward to use and sometimes it seems like my already painful cramps get worse when I wear the diva cup
- rinsing the pads before throwing them in the wash is a bit more work than simply throwing something in the garbage…but not that much more

Despite my difficulties on the heavy days, I still believe reusable menstrual products are sooooooooo worth it and I have probably only used 3 disposable pads/tampons in the past 3 years! I will never go back to that stuff!

To the original author, I really hope you try lunapads and lunapanties, I think you would be pleasantly surprised!

If you love pads you should check out ETSY, which has designs to fit every personality!! Strips, plaids, and dots! Some with cases and some pack as kits! Really fun and joyful. : )

http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_query=period+pads&search_type=handmade

So someone tell me, when you take this Lunapad off and is drenched in menstral flow, where are you rinsing this off or do you just toss it in the washing machine? If you are in a public bathroom and you need to change the liner, where are you putting this piece of hygene while replacing it? Now about the Diva Cup, during a heavy flow, are you popping that out, running to the sink (Yuck) and rinsing this out and placing it back in? You can’t mean you just empty the container and put it back in.
Sounds like there is a need to sterilize something here.
Most of all, this article certainly has brought us all together in the name of WOMANHOOD.
My mother told me at 9 years old that when I was a big girl, I was going to have a period. Now I thought a period was how you ended a sentence. Maybe she was right.

One day, after the humiliating experience of bleeding through a thick, paper and plastic overnight store bought pad + tampon combo (while at work, I might add) I went on a quest to find something better. Lunapads, the Diva Cup and VvSkiVvy’s have been a God send. I admit, the Diva Cup was wierd at first, but after enduring years of tampons that either dried me out, or leaked, the Cup is a welcome reprieve. Lunapads become softer with every washing, and I even found a pattern on line to sew my own and sew some for charities in Africa. The VvSkiVvy’s give me the peace of mind that I won’t have another bleed through at work. My ONLY regret is not finding these products sooner. I thank all the women out there who made these products possible!!!!

Elly D:

First, regarding leakage, I do actually use the diva cup (and my MeLuna cup, from Germany), for this also. I have some mild stress incontinence and the cup, when inserted, pushes against the walls of the vagina in such a way that it puts just a teensy bit of pressure on the urethra…which seems to do WONDERS for keeping the urethra from dribbling!

Second, regarding changing of pads. Most sellers (I buy from Etsy, mostly) also offer small polyurethane-laminated bags that zip shut with a plastic zipper, that you put the used pad into, zip shut, and take home in your purse. They don’t leak, they’re suuuuuuuper cute, and you can just unzip, drop the pad into the washer, and then drop the bag in too!

Third, about emptying the cup in a public restroom: If the cup has to be changed while you’re in a bathroom stall, you have a few options…#1, pull up your pants/panties and go rinse it in the sink. I personally would NEVER do that but I know some would. Second, wipe it with clean toilet paper and reinsert. Seems gross, but there’s nothing about that toilet paper that is any worse than the tampons most women use! Third, keep a small bottle of water to rinse it with, in your purse. I’ve done that for my last few cycles (got a $1 walmart travel-size soap bottle) and I just pull it out, hold the thing over the toilet between my legs, squirt water on it, reinsert, and then refill the bottle at the sink when I wash my hands. It’s even useful for rinsing off any bits of blood that end up on my fingers!

Regarding sterilizing, it is fine to just use it all cycle and then sterilize after your period is over, but some women do sterilize every day. For my first few cycles with a cup, I alternated soaking it in peroxide one day, boiling it the next, repeat ad infinum but recently I’ve been comfortable just doing one big cleaning at the end of the cycle.

Yikes! I have a few pairs of Lunapanties and I LOVE them! They are so comfy and convenient during my period, but they are awesome during pregnancy too! And my Diva Cup! I can’t say enough good things about it. I’ve saved hundreds of dollars on period supplies, and my period is a breeze now! I hardly even notice it. To each there own, but I think cloth pads and cups are green, economical, and most importantly soooo comfy!

I am an especially heavy bleeder and would always go through 20-30 tampons and 10 or so pads each period (and we’re talking the jumbo size, yuck). It was definitely adding up and it always felt like I was wearing a diaper. I tried Lunapads and did not care for them since they always leaked. I would use the DivaCup, but they are not recommended for women with IUDs. I tried a few other brands, including Sckoons NoLeak Pads. LOVE them. Super comfortable and not bulky. I switched about a year ago and I doubt I’ll ever go back. I didn’t even remotely believe how everyone said they gave you lighter periods, but they really did. Give them a try. BTW, The environment is just a bonus, it really was about the comfort and cost.

I bought my divacup and liners from Lunapads as a present to myself for my 40th birthday. I am now coming up on 42 in the next month, and I only wish I had been brave enough to try these when I first heard of them!! The divacup is absolutely the best thing ever. I couldn’t wear tampons because they dried me out, and the string bothered me. I hated pads because I always got a rash by the end, and since I have a very heavy flow, I almost always made a mess at night.

In the past two years, I haven’t made a mess even once! I wash my liners with the rest of my laundry and dry them in the sun. I am so happy I wish I could tell every woman to abandon the artificial products they sell in stores. The cup is a Goddess-Send for sure!!! It makes wearing just a little thin liner not only possible, but absolutely secure in my experience!

For my 42nd, I am thinking about buying a pair of luna panties and maybe one of their soft, inviting looking bed pads.

And actually, I am a proud Granola — I loved a Granola so much I married him!

I. LOVE. CLOTH. PADS. I can’t say enough good about them!!! I have never tried Lunapanties, but I have been using Lunapads for about 4 years now. Once I discovered them, I actually felt *angry* that no one had ever told me this was an option. Plastic pads are flat-out NASTY. Besides the chemical and landfill issues, the fact of the matter is they feel DISGUSTING. They are hot, sticky, sweaty, crinkly, cause a rash, and irritate my asthma!!! And the SMELL…. oh that smell of a dirty plastic pad makes me sick to my stomach! Do you know how WONDERFUL cotton fleece feels against your soft skin down there??? And the smell of menstrual blood in clean cotton doesn’t turn my stomach. You may think I’m a freak for saying this, and if so, then so be it, but I actually LIKE the smell. It’s earthy and… womanly somehow. I used to see my period as an awful hassle that I was forced to deal with, but now I actually — yes I’m going to say it! — LOOK FORWARD TO IT. My periods used to be EXTREMELY heavy and I had crippling cramps, but ever since I quit using the chemical-filled plastic pads, my flow lightened a lot and my cramps are easy to deal with. I would never, ever, ever go back to disposables. I am a cloth pad user for life!!!!

I must agree, the term Beige has not been clarifed even when the editor posted it still remains unclear to me why a product would be labled beige, just because someone who never tried it has the opinion it would be bad? I am totally open for women to have their own opinon and choose what works for them not everything is right for everyone! At the same time when I read a column, even an opinion column, I expect that the person writing the column has tried the product and thus has something to base the opinion on. News or opinion it would be my expectation that at minimun the columnist would have taken the time to try a product before either bashing or reccomending it. Those who have not tried a product are truly still entitled to thier opinoin, but I would not appreciate a columnist who reccomended a product that they had never tired nor do I appreciate a normally very informative column not taking the time to try a product for themselves before posting about it.

Well, Maillie, we’re sorry you think we aren’t able to think outside the box, but you’re certainly entitled to your opinion. Glad the luna products work so well for you – but we would hope that you can accept that there are other green-minded ladies who may not share your opinion, and this doesn’t make them any less fantastic.

If you are going to stop reading all of our reviews entirely because we happen to take a different opinion on just one product you like, and clearly state it as opinion from a single individual, while allowing a completely transparent and open forum for disagreement publicly on our site – which is free to read and use – then that’s OK with us. 100% satisfaction or agreement is an impossible standard we could never live up to. Since you don’t want to read EcoSalon anymore based on Amy’s opinion of a product, you might try out thedailygreen.com, greenopia.com or EWG – they provide green product reviews, too! Best of luck finding a site you enjoy.

Reply Sara Ost:

I don’t mind if others have their opinions, but how am I supposed to trust a site that is OK with posting negatively about a great green product before even trying it? If you try a product and feel that it does not hold up the way it claims, or is grossly inferior to others of the like I could understand saying to try something else or go with a different brand, but a lot of people buy stuff through this site’s opinions and this sites opinions are held very highly by a lot of people and to say that lunapads is not a good product is very upsetting, I tried many different types of reusable products before deciding that lunapads was the way to go, their quality, prices and customer service can’t be beat and if you ever have a problem with ANYTHING they are right on it, plus they actually listen to their customers ideas and are super sweet on the phone when dealing with anything, I mostly have only had idea’s for them and accidentally ordered the wrong size of something which they fixed even though I was the one who messed up.

Opinions are what help keep people who are trying to go green from ending up with bad products or companies who are selling inferior product from getting ripped off. I do not believe that lunapads deserves a bad rap and saying negative things about them WITHOUT trying their products can make them lose a large customer base just through word of mouth and again with no basis for the opinion in the first place.

To those who have tried it and don’t like it for whatever reason I would like to know if it was because of the actual product or personal hang ups such as the icky factor, extra effort or not being able to use the product properly, because I have not heard yet of anybody who tried the product and actually had a problem with it, mostly they were problems with themselves and their comfort level with reusable products.

Just to close I would like to say again that I love diversified people and originality and personal opinions thats what makes us all different and fun but please make sure that before throwing an opinion out there that you are at least educated on a subject and not just throwing random opinions on something that you have not looked into at all.

We’ve heard from grown ladies on this topic but would you all like to hear the opinion of a 13 year old?

My daughter has had to use a panty-liner for about two years because of her pre-pubescent discharge. I brought up the idea of cloth pads in the beginning (I use and love the Diva cup and Luna pads) and she was totally against the idea. Quite grossed out. So I got her the disposables.

A couple of months ago, I decided to make some more pads and asked her again if she wanted to try them. She cautiously agreed so we went to the fabric store, picked out some cute material, and made some itsy-bitsy liners for her. Then we had to go back for more material because she wanted mini pads for when she started her period.

She has now had one menstrual cycle and loves them. She tells anyone who asks that she’ll never wear disposables unless she’s too embarrassed to be the oddball (camping with her Girl Scout troop, for instance. She IS 13, after all!). She says they stay in place, don’t stick to her skin or hair, (ouch!) don’t migrate around in her underwear, they smell better, feel better, and, since clean-up consists of tossing them in a small container of water until ready to wash, simple to care for.

So there you have it from a 13 year old.

While I don’t own any Lunapads or Lunapanties, I do think they’re a great idea. I do, however, own a DivaCup and I’m totally in love with it. I bought it about 6 months ago and I wish I’d had one decades ago. I used to dread my period. My grandma always called menstruation “the woman’s curse” and for me it was. It was one week every month of pure living hell. Over the years it got worse. Cramps, bloating, and that general “ughk” feeling that left me just wanting to crawl back into bed with my hot water bottle and sleep til it was over. After switching to the DivaCup, I no longer get cramps or bloating, and even on my heaviest days, I still don’t feel “ughk”. I can even go to work and be cheery on those days! The fact of getting my period when I was away on summer holidays used to reduce me to tears. All happened this year while I was away and no-one was any the wiser for it (except for hubby, of course). I even went swimming and hiking at places with only very basic amenities and had no problems at all. And finally, the biggest selling point for this is – my flow is now much noticeably lighter.
I can’t sing the praises of DivaCup highly or loudly enough! Don’t knock it til you try it!

I started using cloth pads yrs ago, prior to the big push for ECO friendly products. I’m confused at your tone of the article. Have you tried these liners?
There’s something that’s empowering and no shunning or embarrassment about washing your pads.. it becomes just something like washing your pants, shirts, and socks, not a big deal, just a part of life.
How is that “beige” and a “miss” ???
These are pretty, comfy, soft, no allergic reaction to bad chemicals, and there is a certain amount of I’m a woman, these are mine.
I bought an assortment of pads for my daughter.
And pretty little cloth cases she can put them in.
Not a big deal.
Blood… it happens. Deal with it. Don’t be worried, scared, or frightened.
Just deal with it.
I’m just confused that this made your “beige” report.
D

I’m willing to offer an unbiased review. The Diva Cup hasn’t been perfect in my case but I have to say that after a few cycles (learning to insert it properly) it turned out to be far superior to tampons and disposible pads. I have very heavy flow, and on my heavy days, I can get by with just a panty liner and the cup for an entire workday. This is not possible with tampons. I do, however, need a backup because I start leaking after a while on those heavy days.

The reason I stuck with it is because I enjoy being able to insert it before I start (no nasty surprises), can leave it in longer than a tampon and don’t need to worry about having tampons on hand.

I was leery at first, but this series of comments has convinced me to try luna pads. I’m tired of the irritation I get by the end of my cycle due to the plastic/paper liners I still use.

I definitely agree that this product is one that should not be knocked. It is eco-positive and I feel better knowing that I’m doing my part. It saves me SO much money, and the pads don’t ruin my underwear like the plastic ones do with their adhesive! The divacup is a lifesaver, I can do an hour of heavy exercise without having to worry about changing a tampon half way through or leakage.

I think they are worth trying, if they don’t work for you, fine.

wow. nevermind that the author doesn’t like lunapads. this article is shockingly misogynist and uninformed. hornets in a jar?!? seriously?