"Eew" Alert: Of Napkins and Menstrual... Cups?

What a way to resurrect a blog, eh? :) By posting a SANITARY NAPKIN review. Oh well, trust me to talk about weird stuff at an opportune time. I bought this new brand of napkins as I had suspected I was about to have my period last week. I was looking for my current favorite brand, Sisters Ultra-Thin Overnight napkins. They’re wide and thin, yet rather absorbent.

But since Robinson’s Pioneer did not carry those napkins, I thought that I may as well try these, My Bestfriend Sanitary Napkins.

My take: Despite the weird name and bubblegum packaging, these are good. It’s undeniable that the industry giant Modess definitely was designed better, but if you’re on a penny-pinching season, this really would be helpful. For only Php 17+, you have 8 pads, and these were adequate, even for my heavy days. I only had to change napkins twice throughout the day, the same as how I used to, even with the other brands.

In fact, this was even better than industry veteran Newtex! On my first day, I had woken up soaked (eew), and I had to wash my clothes because Newtex, though I had used a Maxi pad, wasn’t adequate. On the days I used My Bestfriend, I didn’t even need to change unless I just wanted to.

My Bestfriend comes in two variants: Cotton Soft and Soft and Dry. Cotton Soft is in Pink, and its top sheet is made of a cotton gauze material, while Soft and Dry is in Blue, this one I took a picture of, and its top sheet is of a “super absorbent polymer.”

So far, I’m happy with this cheaper alternative to the “mainstream napkins” that we have.

Moving on, but still on the gross subject of feminine hygiene, I found on this website, a weird alternative to tampons and napkins. It’s a menstrual cup. Keeps your flow in and you just empty it.

It looks dangerous. Srsly.