Trade to Aid Reusable Sanitary Pads
Are you looking to make a difference when it comes to your period? Have you been wondering about using a more eco-friendly sanitary pad? Then let me introduce you to a new company.
Trade to Aid
As a social business Trade to Aid looks to try and end period poverty in a sustainable way. They are funded by their customers and use their profits to help others. They do this by providing people who are struggling with period poverty with sanitary products, as well as funding menstrual hygiene sessions in West Africa.
When it comes to the ethical side of the business, they make sure everyone they employ is paid a fair wage. Annually auditing their suppliers and making sure they follow the FLA Code of Conduct.
Did you know the average person who has a period uses 15,000 menstrual products during their lifetime? That is a lot of products being thrown away. With this in mind, many people are looking to make the switch to more eco-friendly and sustainable products and that is what Trade to Aid offers.
Period Poverty
The statistics around period poverty across the world always astound me, with it affecting over 500 million people worldwide. Yet selling period products, well that’s a multi-billion dollar industry.
Here in the UK 3 in 10 girls alone struggle to access sanitary products. While UNESCO has reported that as many as 1 in 10 girls miss school during their period.
These are just some of the reasons Trade to Aid donate one pack of period products for every one sold.
Reusable Sanitary Pads (Pack of 6)
Trade to Aid offer up a reusable sanitary pad collection of 6 products. Each of these boxes comes in at £29.97 and includes:
- Two light flow pads
- Two medium flow pads
- Two heavy flow pads
- One waterproof wet bag
The pads themselves utilise a mix of recycled plastic for the waterproof membrane and are constructed from natural bamboo charcoal. Meaning it is free from synthetic additives and nasty chemicals.
How to Care for Your Reusable Pads
One thing that has always worried me about reusable pads is how do you look after them? Well, the answer is actually pretty simple.
Trade to Aid suggests:
- Soak your used pad in cold water for around 30 minutes, this should prevent staining. You could perhaps add a drop of tea-tree oil or a small amount of hydrogen peroxide.
- Wash as normal on a 40° cycle, do not use any fabric softeners as this could affect the absorbance of the pads. They also suggest not washing at higher temperatures as this could lead any blood stains to set.
- Air dry by hanging on the line, or in a bright sunny window. If the weather is bad then a radiator also works.
I have to admit that is a lot more simple than I had imagined!
If you would like to find out more about Trade to Aid or buy yourself some pads then do head on over to their website.
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These are great for the environment. One day soon I would like to try them. I know we all have a tough time but my periods are especially heavy and I do wonder whether they may leak but I would definitely give them a go.
my daughter uses them and is please with them
They are so pretty and I would happily TRADE my disposable ones for these
ive never tried reusable before
I haven’t tried reusable pads before, but am increasingly aware of disposable items that I use and so would welcome trying something more environmentally friendly.
I have never tried them before, but I would like to try them as they are so much better for the environment
I’ve never tried reusable sanitary pads but I really want to as over the past few years disposable ones have started reacting to my skin
Great idea! Thanks for highlighting them in this blog.
i’ve not tried any reusable sanitary pads before so quite curious to check them out. i love the money saving aspect.
would love to try these,there is so much waste in the world
I would really like to try these, they look so much better than normal pads.
I’ve never tried these before but would live to!
I have never tried reusable sanitary products. Reading about the benefits, and specifically the amount of waste we could reduce, I’m really interested in seeing how effective they are. Hopefully they will become more popular in the future.
wife would def.be up for trying these, save a fortune lol
No but we are gradually moving over to sustainable products and have our eye on these.
These are definitely the way forward, I’ve just started buying them
This is a great idea, I’m glad that sanitary products are becoming more varied and environmentally friendly
What a brilliant idea. I’d been looking into getting some kind of reusable period products for a while. But the only things I could find were either too expensive (Bodyform Period Pants) or I didn’t like the idea (Mooncup – I won’t where tampons so there’s no way I’m walking around with a piece of silicone stuck inside me). These look like the perfect compromise between comfort and cost.
I’ve heard about this and it is such a good idea, it’s great that this issue is gaining attention as it shouldn’t be a taboo subject
I haven’t, I’ve been wanting to try them for years although they are generally quite expensive and I haven’t been able to justify the cost. I only spend about £6-10 on sanitary products a year (light flow, lucky me), and the reusable ones usually cost about £30 for a set.
I have a few reusable pads and they really are the best thing! So much more comfy, less scratchy than disposable and obviously kinder to the environment, so what’s not to love!
They are more expensive than disposable which can put a lot of people off I think, but they last for so long, and you don’t have to buy a whole load in one go. You can just start with a couple and just build up when finances allow.
I also think a lot of people get put off by the blood aspect. They would rather not look, and throw a disposable straight in the bin. But periods are so completely natural and I wish it was more normalised.
I’ve recently begun using reusable pads and would love to have some extras. They’re comfortable and I feel happier using an eco-friendly alternative to regular pads. I’ve had a few messy incidents using them at heavy flow times but they’re great for lighter days.
No, I haven’t ever tried reusable sanitary pads, I’ve always been a little unsure if they are effective enough, but I would really like to find out.
I bought some of these back in January, not for monthly periods, but for urinary incontinence as I have a prolapsed bladder and wear towels everyday. I was nervous about investing the money initially in case they did not work and I leaked onto clothes in public. However I was so surprised to find they were brilliant, and I have medium to heavy flow. So after a trial purchase I confidentally went and bought a pile of them. Best purchase this year as a) saves me so much money eg 1/2 towels per day! b) saves the planet, in only a short while I recouped the money I spent, such a great investment!
I’m past this stage thank goodness but it’s about time this happened. Maybe most product developers are men and had no idea this happened !!
Getting on for 40 years ago I knew someone that used natural sponge, totally reusable. Nice that bamboo can be used as well.
I am very conscious about the amount of plastic I use with sanitary towels and have tried other eco friendly methods, But most them I find really inconvenient in public so I am glad finally someone has come up with a eco friendly pad. Although I learnt something new today, which is not to wash blood stains at high temperatures. I was wondering why it never washes off.