Container for Soaking?

[eco-veg-fem.livejournal.com]

For those of you who use cloth pads and soak them before washing them:
What kind of container do you use?
Right now i'm just using a crappy little plastic bucket, but i would like to get either a food safe clay or glass jar. I have yet to find one that is inexpensive and the right size.

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[maiden-midwife.livejournal.com]

I use a plastic wash tub too. I really would like to have a container similar to what you speak of, but the only one I found costs more than I want to pay.

[eco-veg-fem.livejournal.com]

yeah, thats the main problem i'm having- i'll find a really gorgeous clay pot with a little spout and a lid, but its 40 dollars: ouch!
i guess i'll just keep searching the thrift stores.

[inanna.livejournal.com]

i usually use a rubbermaid bowl with a lid (keeps nosey kids out - and i have 2 very nosey kids).

When my boys are a little older i want to buy a pottery crock with a lid... i will probably go to a seconds sale at a pottery studio, i get most of my stuff at these sales - fits my pocketbook and i like the slight imperfections that show it was hand made.

[eco-veg-fem.livejournal.com]

i agree, i like it when things aren't perfect- it makes them more interesting!

thanks:)

[miss-francon.livejournal.com]

I used to use a plastic square box - clear with green lid. Worked well and I just wrapped it in fabric and put it under my bed, no one disturbed it. Now I just throw them in the washer and don't soak.

[eco-veg-fem.livejournal.com]

what you had sounds a lot like what i'm using right now. its not that its all that bad or anything, i'm just trying to move away from plastics in my house. more glass, clay and metal utensils, jars, etc.

i like the idea of covering it with some fabric though, because i'm always worrying someone is going to find it and wonder why i have a container of blood in my closet:) i have a very snoopy family.

[thornedillusion.livejournal.com]

For a small number of pads, I use a quart canning jar. More, I use a half-gallon water pitcher or a dish tub.

[eco-veg-fem.livejournal.com]

For a small number of pads, I use a quart canning jar

thats sounds like a good idea, we definitely have lots of those laying around the house.

Thanks:)

[ourika.livejournal.com]

I use a bucket that I got at a thrift store. It's an old ice-bucket so I can't put the lid on all the way. My original plan was to nail a few holes into the top, but that never happened. I found out the hard way that it's VERY important to not leave it completely closed because if I forget about it, it gets really nasty/funky.

Two other suggestions:

1. I was going to get (from a thrift store) one of those old, glass "sun tea" jars. They've got the spout on the bottom and the lid on top. That way you can easily pour water in and out of them. I didn't because they are clear glass and my boyfriend wasn't comfortable with that. I was too lazy to bother buying something to cover it or making a way to cover it or painting the glass.

2. If you know anyone who has a big family, go to a "super-center" and buy the huge glass jar of mayonnaise. They finish the mayo and you've got a jar. Some restaurants may have some laying around, too.

Both are clear glass, so if you've got the inclination, you could cover them in some way (paint, shellack, whatever) or you could make a cloth cover to drop on top of them (like those little cloth covers that are made for blenders and such so that they can sit on the counter).

[ourika.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't bother soaking them anymore because I kept forgetting to change the water. I just rinse them and toss them in the bucket until laundry day. No water in the bucket, they dry and don't get funky if I leave them for a few days.

[eco-veg-fem.livejournal.com]

it's VERY important to not leave it completely closed because if I forget about it, it gets really nasty/funky.
heh, i've made that mistake once too:)

one of those old, glass "sun tea" jars. They've got the spout on the bottom and the lid on top.
thats sounds like a pretty good idea, that way you don't have to pour the water out, trying not to accidentally spill all the cloth pads into the sink (like i am always doing)

I didn't because they are clear glass and my boyfriend wasn't comfortable with that.
well thats too bad:( even if the stuff could have been hidden in the closet or something?

making a cloth cover definitely sounds like a fun idea- i love sewing:)

thanks!

[ourika.livejournal.com]

I actually got the idea for the sun tea container after seeing a pottery cloth pad soaker that cost about $70 and had a pour spout. We don't have any hidden areas in our bathroom or bedroom. No closets. No cupboards. Nothing. It's an old house, and we've got a wardrobe in the bedroom for our clothes. Also, the bathroom's so tiny that we don't have a "full sink" with cupboard space. We've just got a sink with exposed pipes and things like that.

I like sewing, but I have no sewing machine, and I hate sewing large items by hand. I get too frustrated! Good luck with whatever you end up with.

[skeptictank.livejournal.com]

maybe she'll make 2 and send you one ;-)

[ourika.livejournal.com]

LOL Since we've never met, I think that's unnecessary. But very sweet of you to offer her possible services *winks*

[skeptictank.livejournal.com]

Maybe you've sparked a grand idea and she'll start a highly successful business and make a mint off these things, then she'll feel so greatful to you for giving her this idea that she'll make you one just for being you...or at least giveyou a discount... ;-)

[ourika.livejournal.com]

Well, if she does decide to starta business, I hope she advertises it here.

[skeptictank.livejournal.com]

If I had a little time on my hands I'd make all kindsa stuff for the girls here.

I don't have many girl friends that haven't moved away for school so I don't know what I would do without you ladies! You all deserve some jar covers and tampon bags and cup pouches.

*gets idea for christmas*

[eco-veg-fem.livejournal.com]

if i end up sewing something that looks cool (even though i like sewing, that doesn't mean i'm all that good at it, heh) then i'll post a picture in this community:)

[ourika.livejournal.com]

Yay! *claps hands*

[eco-veg-fem.livejournal.com]

hehe:) i would love to be able to make money just through diy projects and such. that would be wonderful!

[skeptictank.livejournal.com]

I dunno about like...paying rent, but you might be able to make a fwe bucks off that stuff!

[darlahood.livejournal.com]

I use a pitcher with a lid (like something you'd use for lemonade or iced tea) I have water and pads in it, then when I'm ready to wash the pads in the machine I simply turn the pitcher to the 'strain' section and poor the oogy water on plants around the yard!

[eco-veg-fem.livejournal.com]

poor the oogy water on plants around the yard

oh yes, i love doing that!:)

thanks!

[valancyjane.livejournal.com]

Mine is an ice bucket - I think I got it at a thrift store or a yard sale. All I knew was that I wanted something with a lid (at the time I had a nosy cat ... now I have a nosy dog and share a bathroom), and this fit the bill. And durable (it's plastic) and cheap! Can't beat it.

Oh, and this is as good a time as any to ask - I know (as someone mentioned above) that menstrual blood is good for plants -- but is that still true if you're on hormonal birth control? My flow is a lot different since I started the BC; I mean, there's still blood in my flow, but not as much; there's a lot more mucus now. I wonder if the different "ingredients" would harm the plants.

[eco-veg-fem.livejournal.com]

thanks for the suggestion!

hmmm, i'm really not so sure about your question. you should make a new post and ask everyone! i'm sure someone would be able to give you a better answer than me:)

[valancyjane.livejournal.com]

:) yeah, I might've been too late in the game ... I was hoping anyone who clicked on your question answer it would see mine as well and be able to answer. guess not ...