Always Ultra

Always are the pads I use most of all - I use some from different brands. I think Always are my preferance, because I feel comfortable with the fit and feel of them, pretty much. There's nothing particular I can say I don't like about Always that I have found better in other sanitary towels, because I have found that I have trouble with all pads from any brand because I have very heavy periods. I do have one main disadvantage, though, and that is the wing shape (I always use the ones with wings). It seems to be a very unconvenient shape that doesn't really fit very well around the sides, being sort of wavy shaped and long, though I must say they tend to hold ...

Like a lot of girls, my mother bought my first few packets of sanitary pads when I first started having periods at age twelve. The brand she chose for me was one of the first thin pads on the market, Vespre Silhouettes (anybody remember those great adverts starring Claire Raynor?). I thought they were brilliant because they were so thin and I thought they were the best on the market. When we reached 13 my best friend told me she never used anything other than Always Ultra. She said they were better than Vespre. I didn’t believe her, and being the competitive type, so decided to have a little competition to see which one of us was 'right'! ...

My problem with sanitary towels are that they make me feel dirty and paranoid, plus they seem to exacerbate all the side effects that come with periods! Sorry to be graphic but I feel better using tampons because if all the gunk is inside and I can't see it, to me it's not there, and I can ignore the cramps, backache and urges to watch Armageddon and Titanic a bit better! When I first started my periods, I used sanitary towels because my mum and my sister used them, and the thought of sticking tampons up there while I was blobbing made me want to puke! The problem was, sanitary towels seemed so unhygienic ...