Woman 'will never use a tampon again' since trying £18 knickers from Primark and Marks and Spencer
11.04.2023 - 13:57
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A woman says she will 'never use tampons again' since trying £18 pants from Primark and M&S. The woman, who was sceptical at first, compared period underwear from the two high street giants.
Period underwear is said to be better for the environment than sanitary pads and tampons, as it can be reused. However, many people are still sceptical of using it, as the thought of wearing absorbent pants is still alien to a lot of us.
But now an increasing amount of period underwear, specifically period pants, is appearing on the UK high-street - making it difficult to ignore as a viable alternative to tampons and sanitary towels.
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Stores like ASDA, Marks and Spencer (M&S) and Primark are all selling period pants. But which are best and provide the least leakage?
In a bid to find out, Emily Collis, a reporter for our sister site Birmingham Live, compared period underwear from high-street giants Primark and Marks and Spencer.
Here's what Emily found:
It took me a while to find Primark's period pants as they were hidden in a corner next to the underwear section, but I was impressed by how many there were to choose from. I was expecting them to be all black and bulky but some of them were actually quite pretty. They had hipsters, seam-free, high-waisted and different colours and patterns.
There were cheaper options, but I went for a pack of three 'seam-free ribbed period underwear mini briefs' for £18. It contained two 'medium flow' pairs, which the helpful packaging told me held the equivalent of three regular tampons, and one heavy, which was the same as four.
A common gripe of mine with Primark clothing -