Natural Menstrual Products

[essenceofthemus.livejournal.com]

Tampons and pads have been irritating the living hell out of my *ahem* area. Have any of you used GaldRags or sea sponge tampons? And if so, what are your thoughts on them? Annoying? Budget saving? Worth it? Etc?

Comments

[jadesramblings.livejournal.com]

Well before I made my own pads to see if the idea would work. I simply cut a towel into sections that were long enough to be folded 3 or 4 times. I have a heavy cycle for two days. It worked perfectly. I like the pieces of towels when I am at home. They are very easy to rinse and make sure all the blood is out. The pads are easy enough to make and there are simple instructions all over the net.

[essenceofthemus.livejournal.com]

the only problem is I don't know how to sew... hmmm maybe some day lol. Thanks for your input :)

[krasota.livejournal.com]

I'm happy with glad rags, but I'll make my own before I buy more. I actually have the flannel, too, I just haven't bothered sitting down to *do it*.

I use the sea sponge sometimes, but I find that since it's so pliable that it's prone to leaking. If I laugh, giggle, or sneeze, blood squirts out. Since I tend to practice my Kegels by habit unconsciously, I leak then, too. I don't mind, since I generally only use them at home and I always have on a minipad or cloth pad, too, but it could be annoying for someone else.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_last_serenade_/]

i use sponges. i think they're lovely. i honestly feel more crampy and i have a heavier flow when i use tampons. the sponges are just more...friendly, for a lack of a better word.

my only problem has been that you have to get them wet to insert them, and sometimes, right after i put it in, if i sneeze, it squeezes some water out, but just a little...and it dries in a few minutes, it was just kind of disorientating the first time it happened.

other than that, i love them! i've saved quite a bit of money (i ordered 4), and i'm not polluting! w00t for responsible menstruation! let us know what you decide on!

[lizdefiance.livejournal.com]

sponges actually aren't that eco-sound because of the initial harvesting of them from the ocean...

[dodogrrl.livejournal.com]

The budget savings is the least of my reasons for loving the sponge. I find it way, way, way more comfortable than tampons (and have never had the leakage problem some describe). I don't like the Glad Rags i bought b/c they seem not-so-soft and not absorbent enough, but I love the cloth (flannel/terry) rags I bought from Hag Rag (http://www.hagrag.bigstep.com/).

[amiga500.livejournal.com]

I've never leaked either, and my sponges are tiny, maybe slightly over an inch across -- if that. Oh, and they're very comfy, though I just use drugstore ones I've boiled and cut to shape.