Let's be honest here (Sanitary Towels in general)

Member Name: LouisaNott

Product:	Sanitary Towels in general
Date:	08/04/02 (453 review reads)
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Advantages: None that I can think of

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Let's be honest here, just for a minute.

Given a choice between tampons and sanitary towels, I'd chose tampons every time.

In fact, given the choice of sanitary towels, and "bodging it" with toilet roll (as you have to if you're stuck in the middle of nowhere with no supplies), I'd chose the toilet roll option every time.

Why? Because I think that sanitary towels, not matter how "modernised" they've become in the past 10 years of my menstrual life, they are still a bit minging aren't they.

For starters, it's just not something that's particularly comfortable to wear, and in my experience if you have ones with "wings", the wings stick to your trousers, and if you have ones without, you may as well have not bothered because the pad tends to gather up in the middle, leaving you unprotected.

It is my personal opinion that sanitary towels are a bit stinky too. Maybe it's the idea of the fact that everything is "outside", and open to the air. Whenever I've worn one (which I have to add has only been a backup incase a tampon leaks), I've felt really manky and dirty. And that's before I actually need to use it!

Oh, and another thing.....no matter what brand you buy, they still crackle when you walk. Maybe it's me being paranoid, but have towel manufacturers thought that the materials they use make quite a loud sound?

I know it's a minging subject to discuss, but if you must read an opinion on sanitary towels, then you asked for it...

Sanitary towels are NOT designed to absorb blue watery liquid, so that you can pop it in an envelope and post it somewhere. The stuff pads have to deal with is a totally different substance (I'm trying not to be disgusting here, sorry), and I personally don't feel comfortable using them.

Another aside, is the fact that they are far far bulkier than tampons, and
a pain to try to hide if you're on a night out. Give me a tampon any day.

I started periods when I was either 11 or 12, and by the afternoon of my first period I was fighting with a tampon, because I hated towels. Since then I have only used towels as a backup "just in case".

I feel desparately sorry for those people who cannot use tampons, and I recommend trying tampons to anyone who uses towels at present. Correctly used, they aren't dangerous, despite warnings.

Oh, and another thing.......why oh why do they make "g-string towels"? It doesn't make a jot of sense to me.

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