Kaki Shopping

Looky looky… what have we here… these arrived in the mail for me yesterday. I ordered them the day before and was eagerly waiting for their arrival, and now that they have arrived, they look absolutely beautiful! These are my new items of indulgence: cloth menstrual pads!

Top to bottom: Lunapad in Leopard print, Minkee Ultimate tie-dye print, Endura pad

Hey, I know what you’re thinking…totally gross, right? In this day and age of modern technology, why would anyone want to spend their time washing menstrual pads when they can conveniently throw away disposable ones? I pondered over this question for a long, long time, and decided that the benefits far outweigh the inconveniences.  By the way, when you throw disposables away, they don’t disappear into thin air just like that, you know.  They do go somewhere…landfills!!!  Can you imagine how many pads a woman disposes of in her lifetime?

Anyway, here are the benefits of going green.  You check them out and see for yourself:

• Cloth pads are chemical free. They do not contain harsh substances and/or bleaches like the disposables that make them whiter and more absorbent. Some friends of mine who are ardent cloth pad users have told me that making the change to cloth pads has improved their health quality tremendously. Some even report shorter menstrual periods!
• Cloth pads are so comfortable. Some are made of velour and soft cotton, that you don’t even feel it when you wear them.
• Gorgeous designs and fabric - why settle for boring white ’sposies when I can have leopard prints and rainbows? ’nuff said.
• In the long run, of course you will save money although the initial investment is quite substantial.

That being said, I am a firm believer of “if I don’t try it, I won’t know”, so that is why I made my first order and will be making my verdict known soon. So if you still are skeptical about what you have read, stay tuned for my personal reviews! I promise honest ones!

Oh, by the way, I got these from Mia Bambina, but you can check out Femchoices and Baby Sasha & Mom for other choices too.