It is
incredible to imagine that a woman will use around 10,000 sanitary pads during
her lifetime, if you don’t believe me sit down and do the math!
So, it makes
sense that serious consideration should be given as to how we use sanitary pads
for optimum results.
UNICEF 2010 asserts that one out of every 50 women use
sanitary pads wrongly (some ladies use one PER DAY with no change). Ideally,
the standard time to change a sanitary pad is once every 6 hours, although
naturally this depends on your needs. Whilst some women with a light
flow can afford to change every 6 hours the same can’t be said about women with
heavy flow because they need to change theirs at shorter intervals.
Here are a few tips on using your Sanitary Pads Properly.
Selecting a Pad
*
Always choose a pad that meets your peculiar needs; sanitary pads vary from
length and absorbency level depending on the flow. We can use the super
absorbency ones for the first few days, the longer for nighttime.
* Using a scented sanitary pad is usually not advisable as it contains chemicals that can be
harmful to our sensitive part. Also, panty liners shouldn’t be used as a
substitute for sanitary pads irrespective of the flow, especially during
menstruation.
Putting
it on
*
Remove pad from individual wrapper
Most pads are individually wrapped,and the wrappers should be removed but don’t
throw it away … use it to wrap your old pad conveniently before you place it in
the dustbin.
* Take off the adhesives and fold
out the wings ( if you use the ones with wings) . Wings usually help to provide extra comfort with super adhesive to fit perfectly into the panties.
* Stick
the adhesive part of the sanitary pad in a position where it is directly
beneath the vagina, one should also ensure the pad firmly clips the panties by
aligning it a little further back to prevent leakage.
* Many
of us dig out our old panties or our granny pants during this time of the month
so we should probably leave our thongs for another day!
Disposing Used Pads
*It’s very important to maintain a high standard of hygiene while menstruating. At every change, one should thoroughly wash the hands.
*It is really important that we DO NOT flush sanitary pads. They will
block the sewage pipe Instead, wrap the used pad properly and
place discreetly in the trash. When removing the pad from the underwear, pull
from the top end and hold firmly before wrapping for disposal.
Do not forget to carry an extra sanitary pad as most come in individual packs and are purse friendly for those unusually heavy days.
Have a pain free period!
Copyright
©1978-2016 Wemy Industries.
