I started switching to Cloth Pads half a year ago. Snowdrop heavy flow was my first try and I loved using it. The outer layer felt so smooth, almost like a plushie furskin. Starting from my first cycle, I notice that my cramps became a little bit more bearable as I kept using it and I love how it's so absorbent that the surface actually feels dry even when it's full. After switching to cloth pads, I don't use disposable pads anymore unless I absolutely have no other choice. When I do use disposable pads once in a while, my groin feels itchy, like SUPER itchy so that is mega y i k e s .
So the pros of using Snowdrop pads are:
- less period cramps (for some people)
- a healthier choice for your body, mind, soul and your dead unfertilised egg
-"drier" than your average disposable pads
- wider and flatter than your disposable heavy flow pads
- has a stringy for you to hang for drying
- sustainable for the environment
-everything else from good reviews
HOWever, there are a few cons to it.
1. The colour
They don't have any white colour. The lightest colour you will get are pink, yellow and neon turquoise. This makes it hard for me to see whether my pad is full or not and because it feels so dry, it's hard to tell where the blood has reached until it leaks. Once it leaks, the supposedly "waterproof" layer with the printed design has sides that absorb some the leaking blood, but it's harder to wash that area especially when the blood has dried up. Not so waterproof now, eh?
The 4-6 hour changing rule doesn't work because you can't control your blood flow. Sometimes it's so heavy it gets filled within like 3 hours and other times maybe 9. (Not that it's good for your health but sometimes you gotta use them sparingly)
2. The "waterproof" layer
After using this pad for 6 cycles, the "waterproof" layer became "waterthrough".
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING PICTURE CONTAINS some icky yucky blood
but i shat u not this is real my waterproof layer is gone now it's just a pretty printed design cloth now and this cloth pad is now useless why do me a sad
am very disappoint
:sadface:
After 6 cycles of use, my blood flowed through the pad and it LEAKED from the middle, as if the so called "waterproof" layer was just some thin plastic sheet that was so fragile it got broken. In my defense, every time I washed it, I twisted it to squeeze the water out (like any normal person would). I hang it up by the stringy every time I dry it. The most "extreme" handling of it would be when in use, I fold a middle bump so it can "stick up my pussy" so it wouldn't leak when my blood gushes out in bloop bloop jelly and bubbles. It worked fine for the last 5 cycles but on this 6th cycle, it done do me a sad and angery and made a big mess on my bed...WHICH IS WHY I'M WRITING THIS REVIEW IT DONE DO ME A BIG SAD AND AMGERY
Oh and they didn't reply to my email regarding this issue either so HMMMMMMMMM
Oh and they didn't reply to my email regarding this issue either so HMMMMMMMMM
So I'm not sure what Snowdrop was talking about when they said their pads can last 5 years??? When it lasted only 6 months for me??
And that concludes my snowdrop review DANKESCHON GRACIAS
jk there's more
Currently I'm using cotton pads that are...not as fast absorbent but works well and they look like this
I've only been using these cotton pads for 2 cycles (with this cycle being my 2nd) to replace my Snowdrop pads that ended in a tragedy. The good thing is, their waterproof layer is made of waterproof (or water resistant at least idk) fabric because you can F E E L the artificial texture of the cloth. Their pads are also made of cotton (pure cotton i hope, if I wasn't scammed) rather than microfibre so they're more environmentally friendly and biodegradable.
Best of all, THEY ARE WHITE so I can see the blood and how full the pads are. I haven't been using them long enough to fully tell how they can be compared to my 6-month used snowdrop pads but they sure work better than my Snowdrop pads now for sure.
The downside is that the pads are not as wide as Snowdrop's and definitely do not have the same "dry" feeling like Snowdrop pads. As someone who has jelly-like period, this pad doesn't work that well for me when I have heavy flow because
i. Their largest pad size is too small for me
ii. Adding more layers of pad booster feels very heavy and makes my groin area hard to breathe
iii. Takes more time to absorb the blood compared to snowdrop
So now I'm trying to find something better than this and snowdrop. Y'all got any recommendations? Is Red Moon and Boolat any better?
