, now is generally the point when you find yourself casting around for any reason to keep going. Today, let it be this: alcohol and exercise don't make the best match.
03.01.2024 - 01:21 / ok.co.uk
A new year is the perfect time to make some small changes that have a big impact, whether that’s some extra exercise to improve your fitness or doing your bit to be a little more eco-conscious and help the planet. If the latter is something you want to be more mindful of in 2024, finding simple solutions to recurring problems is a great place to start, and one of the easiest swaps to make is your period wear.
Items like pads and tampons typically come with a lot of single-use plastic components and waste, although if you’re a ride or die pad wearer, you can now get reusable pads from brands like WUKA, which can be washed and reused throughout your cycle. However, if you’re ready to ditch your sanitary pads and tampons altogether and are looking for something comfortable, easy to wear and good for the planet, then a pair of period knickers are a great solution to not only cut down on the amount of rubbish ending up in landfill, but also to make your period even more comfortable.
If you’re not sure how they work, period knickers (or period pants, as they’re often known) look just like regular underwear, but have a multi-layered, absorbent gusset which draws any liquid into them, just as a sanitary pad would. This traps any fluid, like menstrual blood, there until you take them off.
You then simply rinse them under cold water until the water runs clear, and throw them in the washing machine like regular underwear. It is recommended that you avoid using fabric softener on them, as this can affect the absorbency, and you don’t want to be caught out by it! Although there are plenty of different types of period pants available, it seems there’s one pair that shoppers can’t get enough of using – and they come from our high
., now is generally the point when you find yourself casting around for any reason to keep going. Today, let it be this: alcohol and exercise don't make the best match.
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