Period pants smelling

[Blueowlnight]

i really struggle with period pants smelling after a couple of hours of wearing, sometimes even can catch a smell after washing (if I really smell them).

I have always rinsed until as clear as I can get them but this honestly takes 3-5 mins or so and there always seems to be a slight yellow hint to the water. I don’t think I’ve ever managed to get it clear but I’m there for so long using so much water! And then where do you let them dry? I don’t want unclean pants hanging around the house, have tried to air dry in the bathroom but they never seem to dry properly and then the smell is awful while I wait for a wash to put them in.

help, what is the secret? Is it better not to rinse straight away to avoid them just sitting damp? Or am I doing something wrong that means I’m not able to get them
dry?

Usual practice is wear in day or overnight; rinse them in cold water; hang them to dry (but this smells awful and they never dry); wash them on a 40c for 2.5 hours with a non bio smol tablet and white vinegar instead of softener.

No, please do not do this. Zoflora perfume is very strong and should not be anywhere near your vulva.

Blood bakes in on a hot wash, and heat will destroy the waterproof fabric. 30c max for anything with blood.

No. She will not end up with thrush if they are being washed with detergent. Don’t be so dramatic.

What is unhygienic? They are cleaner than most men’s underpants.

I have heavy periods and wear them as well as tampons- much nicer than tampons + pads.

People are so weird about period underwear. They aren't gross, or unhygienic. There's no messing about involved.
I'm size 22, and used to bleed through 3 maxu pads layered up in about an hour. ModiBodi, Wuka, Primark and M&S all do styles that fit me. Primark and M&S can't be used on the heaviest days, but are fine for lighter ones.

I have no sense of smell, but my bff had promised to tell me if she can ever smell them. She hasn't yet. And my mum, who has a very sensitive nose and is convinced period knickers are disgusting and would smell, doesn't believe me that I use them because she's never noticed the smell.

I wash them with the rest of my laundry on a "normal wash" and dry them in the airing cupboard. Every few months I give them a long cold wash just in case.

I am yet to try period pants, but surely they must be washed on a cold wash only? If ever I have got blood on clothing (I.e. cut my hand and touched my clothes) I was always taught to wash it out with cold water.

Blood of any kind that is heated by hot water (or otherwise) will cook and chemically change…. like a steak in frying pan

Do that and you’ll wreck the pants 🙄

For the Modibodi ones, throw them straight in the machine at 40 with biological laundry detergent. If they are dark coloured, staining is not a concern. Then dry them outdoors if conditions allow, or tumble dry / heated airer if not.

You could rinse them in cold water beforehand if they are soaked with blood.

Those in my household have had over five years of use and are still in good condition / don’t smell.

Which ones do you have? I use Mobibodi and they seem to be entirely synthetic - no wool. But I can see the FAQs on their website do mention wool.

I was an early adopter of period pants, I’ve been using them for years, and they just go in the normal wash and then the tumble drier (but I have a heat pump drier which is gentler on clothes and doesn’t get up to the same heat as traditional ones). I’m still wearing ones that are 5+ years old and never had any issues! I love them. I hate tampons or anything else internal like a mooncup, reusable pads are the best option otherwise but period pants are excellent.

um right well I don't have verrucas so that seems a weirdly specific concern and I doubt that's what the PP was concerned about!!

And even if I did- that wouldn't happen from stepping on period pants in a shower and then later washing them in 30c washing machine cycle like I said I did!! it doesn't work like that