From the Luna Pad Website:
"Lunapads International is a women-owned and operated mission-based business based in Vancouver, Canada. Our mission is to help individuals have healthier and more positive experiences of their menstrual cycles, and by extension, their bodies overall. Our team is made up of a passionate group of women who believe that using natural menstrual products is a creative and empowering way to honor and care for ourselves and the planet."
Luna Pads have been making their collection of menstrual products since 1993.
Supply Luna Pads, Luna Panties and Diva Cups.
I ordered the Heavy Flow starter kit in the Apple Blossom pattern. This contained 2 Maxi Pads with 2 Maxi Basic Liners & 2 Maxi Wing Liners (10" X 2.5") and 2 Long Pads with 2 Long Basic Liners & 2 Long Wing Liners (12" X 2.5"). It cost me $79.14 US before taxes and shipping.
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| Back of Pads They are made from a 2 layer 100% cotton flannel base topped with an absorbent panel made of 2 layers of cotton fleece, and 1 layer of ultra-thin nylon to minimize soaking through. The liner is made from 2 layers of 100% cotton fleece. You have the option to choose regular or organic cotton pads. There are many different colour/pattern options to choose from, which you can view here. |
To use these pads, you would place the basic liner or the winged liner (or both for more absorbency) onto the pad. You would then place the pad into your underwear, just as you would a disposable, and snap the wings together. The pattern side of these pads go against your underwear. When using the winged liner, the wings just hang over the pad, and will lie against the inside of your thigh when wearing the pad.
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| Pad with Winged Liner |
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| Pad with liner and winged liner |
When you are done using the pad, you just fold it into itself, and button the wings together
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| Moon Pad Bag Opening |
The pad with both liners feels a little bulky, but is still comfortable. The material is very soft and doesn't really feel like it's a pad that you are wearing. I thought that the rippled material on the front and back of the pad, that holds the liners in, would be uncomfortable, but you wouldn't even know that they were there.
I found that on my heavy day, I leaked through the liner and soiled the pad quickly. On my normal flow day, these were the perfect pad. I was able to just replace the liner and reuse the same pad for the better part of the day. They wicked the moisture away from my body and did not leave me feeling wet or yucky.
Cleaning Instructions from the website:
"Lunapads can be washed by hand or machine in any temperature with your regular detergent. Pre-soaking or rinsing in cold water prior to washing is recommended (but not always necessary) particularly if the pads are heavily saturated. Please note that if Lunapads are being soaked, soaking water must be changed daily.
We recommend natural cleaning products such as Nellie’s All Natural Laundry Soda for regular cleaning, and Buncha Farmers Stain Remover to perk up stained pads. Heavily stained pads may also benefit from occasional machine wash and dry in hot settings or air drying in direct sunlight.
Please avoid the use of chlorine bleach or fabric softeners to clean Lunapads, as this will decrease the performance of the products and is harmful to the environment."
Washing these pads are VERY easy. After 2 days I put all of my used cloth pads in the wash and nothing was stained.
For anyone looking to try cloth pads, I would definitely recommend these.
Quiche♥
