- Hey everyone, it's me Hallease,
endeavoring to persevere as always.
Today we're going to move away from the artsy-fartsy
a little bit and I wanted to come at you all
and talk to you about cloth pads.
I've been trying them now for a few months,
and I just wanted to get on and let you know
about this alternative to a menstrual cup
if you're the type of person that's not really into doing
the whole menstrual cup insertion situation thing.
I know there's a bit of a learning curve with that,
and I know that this is something
that I've been meaning to review and try,
and talk to y'all about on this channel for a while,
so I'm happy to get into it.
First things first, the reason why I really wanted to try
cloth pads and talk about them here
is because I'm big on providing alternatives, you know.
Find a process that works best for you, you know,
and there's many different things you can do now
to manage your cycle, especially if you're someone
who is used to wearing pads in general, which was who I was.
I used to buy store brand pads and then,
you know, learning more about cycles
and how those brands and products in those brands
can kind of mess things up a little bit for you,
I think there are really great alternatives
if you're someone who is staunchly a pad wearer, you know?
But you want you to be as organic as you can be,
or as natural as you can be, you know?
You want to start to get some of those benefits
that people talk about with switching
to some of these other methods like reduced period pain,
like reduced menses amounts, and things like that,
so, I think this is a great alternative for you.
It's a great alternative.
So a little bit about the cloth pads that I purchased.
I purchased this brand called Morxy, M-O-R-X-Y.
You can find them on Amazon.
Each set that you buy comes with three cloth pads.
I bought a set of the small, which I would say
is about the general size of a regular pad.
And then I also bought a set of the medium
and I would say these, the length of these,
it feels more like an overnight situation.
So in total I have six, and the front is actually,
so the front of these cloth pads
is made up of a couple of different absorbent fibers.
Pretty comfortable to wear, you know,
feels good on the tushy, not gonna lie, feels nice.
I mean, as nice as a diaper-like thing can feel, you know?
(laughing)
And then the back is sort of this non-absorbent material
that kind of keeps everything in.
And that's essentially what they are.
They clip via the buttons on the side,
so you fold it down and I'll do like a demonstration of this
with better angles.
But you fold 'em in and fold 'em down,
and then you turn inside, and voila.
(snaps clicking) Voila, and now it's like clipped up
and protected after you've used it, you're good.
And then, the same mechanism
is how you put them on to your underwear.
So, you put your underwear down.
Your underwear, the bottom of your underwear aligns here,
you wrap it around, clip it, and that's how it goes.
So, very easy to use, very straightforward,
ease of use is not a problem here, unlike the menstrual cup
where there is a bit of a learning curve with that.
Something else that I really appreciate about this
is that, when you buy a set, they give you a little baggie
to go with it, and it just feels like a little travel baggie
you know, just something to put them in
and keep them out of the way
so they don't get with your other stuff
and mess up your other stuff
if y'all know what I'm talking about
so since I bought two sets, I have two bags.
One bag is my clean bag and one bag is my dirty bag,
and that's how I keep them in between until I'm ready
to soak them, wash them, do what I need to do with them.
So yeah, that's that.
I would say the good is,
I don't feel like they feel any worse
than what I remember regular pads feeling like,
or any better, I feel like, I mean this one,
these in particular, they're pretty soft,
and they feel comfortable,
it's like you're sitting on a pillow a little bit, you know?
They absorb a lot.
That's a big plus.
These absorb quite a bit.
I felt comfortable wearing the medium size to bed.
Which is saying something.
I would say that my menses
is a little bit heavier than the average woman,
but I felt comfortable wearing these to bed.
I could wear these on my heavy days.
I could go through only maybe two or three in a day,
and that's on my heaviest day, which is saying something,
and I also, even though this is like a pro slash con,
but they're white, and so on the one hand it's like,
as you can see, they're never going to look as good
as they did when you first bought them, obviously,
but on the other hand, you can really go to town
and use a little bit stronger cleaning agents
to make sure that you're disinfecting them
and getting them clean the way you want to.
You know, I take a bleach stick to these things, I do.
'Cause I want to make sure that they're super disinfected,
so you know, that's something else.
I would also recommend, obviously,
doing some kind of peroxide soak with warm or hot water
before you wash them, blah blah blah, y'all know.
So, yeah, the good is, they work.
That you know, as far as pads go the good is that they work.
Another pro, the price!
The price of these is great, which is why I wanted
to get on and talk about them to you.
I was a big user of Thinx and I still am a big user of Thinx
but Thinx are expensive, I'm the first to admit that.
They are not an affordable, I think, alternative
because they require a lot of up front cost to use them,
and then, I also have noticed with my Thinx,
that after about a year, I need to throw them out
and buy a new pair, even with the proper cleaning methods
and the proper maintenance methods on them,
I still feel that after a while they just have,
there's a smell that just stays, and it's like, okay.
It's time to eh, you know, so, let me know
in the comments below if you've tried Thinx
and that's been your experience too,
but I've just noticed that, so I love Thinx
because they just give you...
I love them for what they are,
which is a very higher end period panty
that you know, just gives you a feeling of comfort
you don't feel like you're on your period quite as much,
wearing them, they feel very comfortable.
They feel like regular underwear almost, you know,
which is great, whereas with the cloth pads, it's a pad.
So yeah, you're gonna feel like you're wearing a pad,
which can be a good thing if you like that feeling.
Some people like the feeling of security,
and the cloth pad gives you that, you know what I mean?
But, something that I really appreciate about the cloth pads
is their price point compared to something like Thinx.
They, you can buy a set of three,
costs anywhere from like 10 to $12.
That's not that bad, you know, for $24, $36,
you can have a whole set ready for your cycle,
and you're ready for your cycle, whereas with Thinx,
I mean there is a lot of upfront investment
that you know, if you're lower income or on a fixed income
or you're just, you know you're trying to keep track
of them coins but you're trying to be also
as natural, organic, as you possibly can be,
Thinx is an expensive option, you know,
which isn't a bad thing but it's something like,
I personally want to make sure that people know
that no matter where your price point is,
there's something that you can probably use
that can help you with that, you know?
So I feel like cloth pads
are a really great, economical alternative.
The bad.
I would say the bad is, you know, they're a pad,
so they feel like you're wearing a diaper a little bit.
You know, just a little bit.
It's a cushiony diaper, it's a comfy diaper,
but it's still a diaper. (laughing)
So you're going to feel that.
So something else too to think about with these,
that's I would say a bit of a con,
is what you wear them with, so you know,
wearing them with your underwear,
I wouldn't wear these with joggers or a looser-fitting jean,
because they do have a tendency to slide a little bit.
I found that wearing them with you know,
leggings or tighter fitting jeans,
form-fitting jeans, you know, like a slim cut
or you know, jegging or something like that,
just in general is a safer bet because you know,
tighter fitting jeans are gonna just kinda hold
everything in and like things can't really be moving
that much anyway, so these will stay in place.
I found that when I was wearing tighter fitting jeans,
I wasn't worried about this moving at all
while I was wearing it, which is good,
whereas with a jogger or a looser pant,
I would you know, just be very conscious
through most of the day, you know, about like,
ooh, is it in the right spot, is it...
Is it in the right spot?
You know, that sort of thing.
That's the only real con, you know.
I definitely will still use them.
Again with Thinx, I'm in the process now
of revamping and getting rid of my old pair
and buying a new pair, but I'm being conscious
about the price of things, so in the meantime
and in between time, I'm using the cloth pads
along with my menstrual cup just you know,
as a back up, and I'm good to go.
So yeah, that's cloth pads.
I just wanted to get on and talk to you all about them
so that way you can know of another alternative
that's out there for you.
If you're interested in purchasing this brand specifically,
I'll link to it in the description box,
but there are many different cloth pad brands out there,
so you know, I just found this one, went with this one.
There are many other ones out there.
In fact, in the comments below, if you know of any other
cloth brands, cloth pad brands, it's hard to say fast,
in the comments below, if you know of any other
cloth pad brands, let us know, and also,
if you know of any other alternatives
to maintaining and caring for your menses,
let us know in the comments below.
I'm Hallease, I'll see you when I see you.