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any suggestions on how to avoid menstrual pad adhesives from balling up all over the place? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/womensstuff@piefed.blahaj.zone

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when I wear pads, the adhesive usually balls up, ends up on the panties which then get transferred to my thighs and hands, and then it makes a mess everywhere - it gets smeared on countertops, onto toilet seats, etc. and is a pain to clean up ...

any suggestions on how to avoid the adhesive balling up or this problem in general? it seems to be a problem with any brand I use, they all have adhesives to keep the pad in place in the panties 🤷‍♀️

made this post NSFW just in case anyone is squeamish about talk of pads and so on 😅

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here's a photo of what I'm talking about:

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Could also try period underpants? They're quite remarkable

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I have a single pair I wear, I think the brand is "saalt"? They're nice, but I treat them more like an emergency backup under a pad for heavier ... I think it would probably be easier to wash and cycle through reusable pads than period underpants, though if I had unlimited money maybe period underpants would be more convenient overall - another great suggestion, thank you!

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah i'm an Old Fart, so i treated them as tampon / cup backup or for the random last dregs. Period products have come a looong way!

What country are you in? In Australia they even get sold in supermarkets now

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

I'm in the U.S., and funnily enough, I bought the one pair of period panties I own in a Whole Foods 🤭