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[oh-so-quiet.livejournal.com]

for those of you who use re-usable pads: do you rinse out the blood before you soak em, or will just tossing them into the soak bucket prevent stains?

also, how necessary is it to include soap in the cold water when you soak before washing?

(just started using gladrags and i love them!:)

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[tynkrxbell.livejournal.com]

i just toss mine in a soak bucket without any soap..just water and as long as I change the water every night there doesn't seem to be any problems. The only ones that have stains on them are ones that I have A) left them to soak for way too long or B) I just tossed them in my kid's dry diaper pail.

I say just soak 'em in plain ol water and if they stain...well oh well...they stain.

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

Indeed... they are menstrual pads, surely bloodstains are nothing to worry about? that is what they are for!

[inanna.livejournal.com]

Plain water is fine... although sometimes i use 1/8-1/4 scoop of oxyclean in my bucket. i do rinse mine most times before putting them in.... my habit, i know many do not.

i have a friend who just uses plain water and then pours that water onto her plants.

[xcontortx.livejournal.com]

i usally throw them all in the wash when im done with my perios or soak them in soap when im done with my period when i wasnt so lazy i would soak them in tea tree oil that disinfects them and makes them smell clean

[peregrin8.livejournal.com]

Usually I soak in plain water, rinse, and then put them in the laundry, but I recently soaked my whole stash of rags in bleach and water (they were getting old & stained), and it made them nice and soft again.