Guide by SisPaddy
Reusable Sanitary Pads
Make your own reusable sanitary pads using a sock and a few household materials
How to clean reusable sanitary pads
If you use reusable sanitary pads, it is important to wash them properly. Here, I show you how to do it. If you don’t wash them properly, you can catch bad infections.
| Done in | 15 minutes |
|---|---|
| Skill level | easy |
What you need
- a washing bowl or bucket
- cold water
- soap / laundry detergent
- sun
How you do it
Put your reusable sanitary pads inside clean water in a washing bowl
Soak them. The longer, the better! This helps to draw the blood out of the pads. Afterwards, drain the water out of the pads.
Wash the reusable sanitary pads with a bar soap or a powdered soap
Change the water before adding soap. Remove the blood stains by gently massaging in the soap.
Rinse the reusable sanitary towels in clean water
Wring them out well afterwards.
Hang the reusable sanitary towels on the washing line to dry
Dry them outside in the sunlight. The sun will also disinfect your sanitary pads. If you cannot dry them outside, make sure that they dry quickly.
Reuse it!
Reuse the fully dried sanitary pad. If you do not need it directly, store it in a clean space.
Notes
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