A useful meme

[mrsbrown]

This evening I stared at the wall of menstrual products and wondered which one to choose. I always think - "Choice should do an article on these, and then I would know what to buy." So here it is - answer the following questions, and perpetuate them, like a meme.

What pad brand and type do you use?

What made you choose them?

What would make them better?

What tampons do you use?

What made you choose them?

What would make them better?

Comments

[splodgenoodles.livejournal.com]

Pads: thin ones. ?libra?
I'm really not sure. But they're thin and I think they have wings.
Why? They're a huge improvement on the thick ones I grew up with. (not even sure you can buy those ones anymore)And they come in their own dandy little packets.

Improvement: Is it my imagination or are they getting more pricey? They could be cheaper. And if you listen carefully, you can hear them crinkle- that's not good.

Tampons - mini ones. Carefree I think - the company that killed all those people a with toxic shock, about 20 years ago .

Why? Because I have a death wish.

No really, I rarely use tampons because I have a light flow and because I think they are bad for you. I use mini because you should, for safety reasons, always use the lightest size you can get away with.

Improvements: cost. Do they still attract the 70%luxury tax? Safety: I understand they are still a 'cosmetic' item and therefore not subject to the sort of hygeine standards I'd like in something I'm going to be shoving up myself on a semi-regular basis. Which is another reason I try to avoid them. Further on safety: they're bleached. I'd happily buy non bleached cotton corkies if I could find them(seen them once or twice).

Less plastic would be nice, but I have enough things to do in my life to make me disinclined to use re-usable products. Washing out the monthly rags just doesn't appeal somehow.