Most of us are using sanitary pads in wrong way

Sanitary towels are used between the vulva and underwear. There are two types of sanitary napkins. The first ones have adhesives that adhere to the panties, while others have wings that are wrapped under the panties to hold the pad in place. After every 4 to 8 hours, sanitary napkins should be changed to prevent them from getting soaked.

DISPOSABLE SANITARY TOWELS

Step 1

You have to remove the sanitary napkins from the package and unfold it.

Step 2

Sit on the toilet. Pull your underwear up just above your knees.

Step 3

After that, remove the strip to reveal the adhesive on the back of the sanitary napkins. If you are using a sanitary towel with wings, there will be three strips. This means the main and one in each wing.

Step 4

You should press the sanitary towels, the adhesive side down, into the crotch of your underwear. Then fold the wings, around the sides of the crotch of your underwear and finally press against the bottom of your underwear. If you are using a sanitary towels designed for thong underwear, you have to be sure that the widest part of the towels is facing the front of your underwear.

Step 5

You can see if the toilet cushion is in the correct position, pulling on your underwear. It should cover the entire opening of your vagina.

Step 6

In every two hours you should check your sanitary towels to see if it needs to be changed. You will know that it is time to change it when the sanitary towels are wet on the surface and no longer absorb menstrual fluids.

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Step 7

Fold used sanitary towels, such as when you first took it out of the pack. You should wrap the toilet paper around the sanitary towels and after that, throw it away in a trash can.

REUSABLE SANITARY TOWELS

Step 1

You need to sit on the toilet and pull your underwear up just above your knees.

Step 2

Put the sanitary towels in the crotch of your underwear with the snaps on the wings facing up towards you.

Step 3

After that, you have to bend the wings over the sides of the crotch of your underwear.

Step 4

You should check your sanitary towels every two hours in order to see if you need to be changed. You will know that it is time to change it when the sanitary towels are wet on the surface and no longer absorb menstrual fluids.

Step 5

Place used and reusable toilet rollers in a bucket of soapy water to soak. Place a lid on the top of the bucket and store it under the sink. You have to keep putting each used sanitary napkins in the bucket until the end of your menstrual cycle. At the end, when you are done with your period, you should empty the bucket of sanitary towels and soapy water into the washer and wash in hot water with regular laundry detergent.

Warnings

You have to dispose of used disposable sanitary napkins in a trash can that is out of the reach of pets. It is so, because some pets are attracted by the smell of menstrual blood.

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Tips

You should wash your hands before and after changing your sanitary napkins.

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