Period undies brands' - the good and the bad?

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If you've tried more than one brand of period underwear which brands do you rate and which would you advise against?

So far I've only tried M&S which have been good and Sainsbury's Love Luna which I leaked through on medium days so would not recommend.

My daughter uses modi bodi , never failed her . We tried m & s and did like them as much . She's autistic so they didn't "feel right ". And she has a wuka swimming costume . But also modi bodi swim shorts.

I've tried Modibodi. One of the pairs, which was light blue in colour, didn't work from day I bought them. They were expensive and brand new so I called the customer service line. They were very unhelpful and humiliated me by asking me to send photo evidence of the stains. They then said that as I had washed them at 30 degrees (on one occasion) rather than a cold wash, that I was not entitled to a refund. I have had the other pairs I bought at the same time for about 4 years now and never had a problem (despite transitioning to washing at 30 degrees). Still annoys me that the customer service was so bad.

I've been using the Cheeky brand cotton period pants for around 3 years now. I've been really happy with them. They're comfortable to wear and have never leaked

Tesco are good. I had a pair of Modi bodi ones but they were pinched by DD.

Primark. I've never tried any others as the prices are ridiculous, and I can't afford to waste money on something that I wasn't convinced would work.
Honestly the Primark ones are a game changer. I have never leaked or had an mishaps and would throughly recommend them.
Not sure if they sell other types but I bought a pack of three in grey and black, there are a ribbed pattern. You get 1 heavy and 2 medium and I think they were about £10.00, so after trying them out I bought another pack so have plenty now.
I hand wash them without fabric conditioner and either stick them on the radiator or peg outside and they are wearing very well.
Oh yeah nearly forgot, I also have some from Shein which I use for bed on light days/nights and they are OK too but I've never tried them on heaver days.

top - uniqlo
good - rovi
fail - something of amazon

I got some from Aldi of all places. Pretty cheap. I’ve been happy with them but they are a backup to a cup rather than sole protection.

WUKA super stretch super heavy are PHENOMENAL. Well worth the money - easy to look after. They fit soooo well and keep me dry on heavy period for 12 hours so I just change them in the morning and in the evening. Have easily saved the money I spent on them by not buying pads. They're good for at least 48 washes and I've bought around 14 pairs through sales/discounts, which means they should last me around 4 years. Even if you bought a 5 pack of the most absorbent ones at full price, that's £19.79/48= £0.41 a wear. Bargain.

wuka.co.uk/products/stretch-seamless-high-waist-super-heavy-black

Lots of brands like M&S, Modibodi and Primark use silver-based chemicals to keep the smell out and you don't want this anywhere near your downstairs bits. Using silver in clothes isn't regulated in the UK so there isn't really a known safe level and it's really polluting for the environment. The WUKA ones literally don't use anything like that, and they don't smell. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Innersy from Amazon. Work v well

DD's opinion (nearly 14)

Love Luna - absolute rubbish
Modi Bodi - bombproof
Primark - surprisingly good, especially those sold as sports shorts.

I would have been narked too.

TBH I can't be bothered with special washing routines. Mine get rinsed and then chucked in the wash alongside everything else so that includes fabric softener, 40 degrees and in colder weather a tumble dry. Especially the drying part as sometimes the knickers can take 2 full days to dry otherwise if you just hang them on the airer if it's chilly and you want to use them again, it's just not pratcial . I do think period knickers should be able and be designed to be able to withstand normal washing procedures.