... to not understand what panty liners are for.

[woollyideas]

I just don't get it. Either it's TOTM and you need to use something, or you don't need anything.

(Feeling disgusted having just emptied about 40 of the damned things - used but clean if you know what I mean - from the bathroom bin* and need a rant.)

Oh, the waste! The plastic! The bleached paper! The pointlessness of it all...

*deposited by language student...

[woollyideas]

Hairyfrotter - erm no. What are you suggesting? I do recycle avidly, but don't re-use things like kitchen towel, or anything I've got out of a bin for that matter. I mean, WTF?

[allegrageller]

I really can't see why woolly shoudlnt' be revolted by this. The sheer WASTE...that language student could be spending her cash on good booze or fags rather than that waste of plastic :-D

When on earth did it become de rigeur to protect your underwear (which after all is worn to, er, prevent leakage etc, I presume, as well as for warmth) from toxic fanjo emissions? What is this 'freshness' thing?? Try a pair of clean knickers every morning, does the job marvellously.

[HairyFrotter]

Not casting aspersions! It's just there was a woman on here a while ago who was in the paper because her family only created one carrier bag full of rubbish in a whole year! They hardly bought anything in packaging and did loads of composting and stuff. She said she had emergency kitchen towel under the sink so I thought you might be her.

[bonkers20]

I have some. They are used as follows:

1. At the end of my period when I'm not quite sure whether I'm done or not.
   
2. The day after sex when semen comes out.
   
3. When flow is heavy and I might not be able to change for a while ie during a conference or long journey.
   
4. A bit of extra protection at night when you don't need tampon AND thick towel, but you're not sure a tampon is up to the job.
   
5. A few times post partum when my pelvic floor was not quite as reliable as it should have been.
   
6. Period starts at work and I only have liners in my drawer and intend to go out at lunch time to get tampons rather than spend silly money in the machines in the loo.
   
   I'd say this would add up to about 20 a year.

[bonkers20]

I don't use a liner. I put sanitary stuff in a nappy sack and then in the bin then transfer to main outside bin every day or so.

[heleninahandcart]

I am vair vair impressed by one roll of kitchen towel

[SuePurblybilt]

I am like nutty bin bag lady - no sandwich bags, bin liners, as little plastic as possible. That's why I don't have a bathroom bin - there's nowt to go in it. I don't buy kitchen roll either.

So I get you woolly

[AuntiePickleBottom]

life saver atm....hay fever + a weak pelvic muscle + total hell.

[allegrageller]

auntiepickle, for that reason I can understand their use, fair enough.

[allegrageller]

I do use binliners but the recycled ones. And only for essential waste that can go to landfill. I get through a hell of a lot more kitchen roll than 1 roll a year but I've got it down to about 10 I think (not great but could be worse) by deliberately using washable cloths for everything but the vilest messes.

I'd be fucking horrified to find 40 unbloodied panty liners in my bin and not cos of the 'feminine hygiene' aspect of it.

[2rebecca]

mooncups that sometimes leak? heavy days of your period when you don't want to risk blood coming through your tampon and onto your pants and clothes? women who get stress incontinence?
I can think of loads of reasons some women would use sanitary towels/ pant liners. Mine go in the bathroom bin which is lined with a plastic bag, you can get biodegradable bags in a roll from Tesco.
I wouldn't want to wear one every day, and suspect some of the "juicy vagine" brigade could do with wearing skirts stockings and cotton gusset knickers or french knickers so it's less humid in there, but each to his own.
Continence problems are a big problem for older women though, many of whom aren't keen on surgeons fiddling with their bits.

[LieInsAreRarerThanTigers]

To avoid plastic, you can line a bin with a sheet of newspaper, like I do in the compost bin.

[LieInsAreRarerThanTigers]

Robins is that what the OP should say to the language student?

[maristella]

Thank you OP for reminding me to put the bins out

And please line your bathroom bin!

[cantstandthenoise]

not sure what you don't understand about them?

I have very light periods and they are sufficient - I don't need a sanitary towel and find tampons uncomfortable at the end or beginning of a period.

I also occasionally use them if I'm not sure if my period is about to start and I'm wearing light coloured clothes (not that regular with my periods so never quite sure when it'll start).

[piprabbit]

Well, this is why Always think we should be using daily panty liners.

To get through 40 liners in a week, the student must be changing them almost 6 times a day - that's every 4 hours . She must be thinking of nothing else expect when it's time to change again.

[CocoPopsAddict]

YABU not to put a bin bag in your bathroom bin.

[TheLadyEvenstar]

- this is what the are for

[TheLadyEvenstar]

trust me my link is not TMI but quite funny

[foreverondiet]

I use them during my period - i have a mirena and so bleeding is very light. I used them during pregnancy combination of pelvic floor weakness and increased discharge.....

WRT the bin, she was unreasonable to put them in the bin without a bag, I'd never do that even in my own house - as I'd be mortified if my cleaner had to deal with it eg when I was pregnant I put a nappy sack in the bin and loosely tie it so could open again and put a few in. A used tesco bag would suffice. I would fold up a few supermarket bags and but them at the bottom of the bin, and ask her to line the bin with one if she is going to use for anything other than empty loo roll or bottles of shampoo.

I have read that women on the continent use them more than us Brits....

[biscuitmad]

Put a bin liner in the bin then you wont be peeling them off the bin in future.

I use a pantyliner every day, not by choice. I hate having to wear tena lady but I have no choice. Maybe she is in the same boat. A lot of women have problems down below and its stops in smelling get my drift??

[CointreauVersial]

I have very heavy periods and it's the last line of defence. Otherwise, I risk flooded knickers.

I roll them up and wrap them in tissue. The bathroom bin goes out daily when AF is in town.

[Crazybit]

Was there really 40? You should line the bin or leave some nappy sacks for when she is on her period anyway.

[ZacharyQuack]

Does she only have one pair of knickers?

[TheHumanCatapult]

quick one where is your language student from ?.As that may explain why in bin unwrapped

some areas in greece you can not even put toilet paper in the loo when been for a poo you have to dispose of in a bin .and do te walk so everyone knows what you have been to the loo for