To wonder why all sanitary towels now smell like Glade plug-ins???

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Bought sani-pads and panty liners (yuk to their name!) only to discover there has been some kind of Magic Tree collaboration that I was not aware of.

Why on earth would I want my foof to smell like I'd given it the once over with the Shake and Vac?

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(PS: I'm not touting for advice about mooncups - already own one )

Somebody has been taking the phrase 'lady-garden' a bit too literally. Yuk. Hate having to trawl through all the packaging to find the plain unscented stuff.

Oh I hate this. Guaranteed thrush,
Lovely.

What the hell is the point, my vagina doesn't smell of glade at any other time of the month.

I have had to stop using Always as they give me full on nappy rash!

I had a bum hole op recently so needed to wear pads for a while to catch the bleeding (oh it's non stop glamour in my life) and the nappy rash hurt me more than the stitches!

I now buy very cheap knickers and bin them after a few washes.

Now, what's all this about mooncups? If pads are out, perhaps I need to investigate?

I love Mumsnet! Where else could you have a conversation about scented sanpro & bum ops -quality!
Re Mooncups-how long does it take to get used to -ahem- inserting them properly?

I really struggle to find unscented - I always thought I must be the only on who preferred not to smell of air freshener. I hate air fresheners too though!

how do you do a non-yellow emoticon thebody?

V impressed!

The biggest problem with the scented ones is that it's a dead giveaway, especially in a warm environment, that you are on your period. Extra warmth seems to release the scent more.

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Urgh, I hate them! If I ever buy them (by accident - there seem to be a lot of stealth scented sanpro these days) I always end up really sore.

I have some (bought by accident) and they really did make me itch. As I hadn't noticed the new formulation (only a small logo, which looks (deliberately?) confusingly like the "new pack design" one that had been there shortly before), it took me a while to realise why I was itching.

I changed brands, and the itch vanished.

And I think the name for the new product Always Infinity needs changing for UK. I keep thinking of the BT adverts.

I hate them too, I'm sure they made me itchy and gave me a sebacious cyst. Last time I went to the supermarket I was sniffing the packets as if I was choosing some kind of ripe melon. I got own brand ones which seemed to be ok.

I hate the scented pads because they make me itch.

I'm always a bit amused by the feminine hygiene products; it's shampoo for your pubes! What's wrong with soap? And special fango wetwipes. Why?

I don't want my nethers to smell like New Car, thanks anyway.

I only use natracare chlorine- and perfume-free sanpro, since discovering their maternity and nursing pads.

They do not insult my fanjo

Scented sanpro can fuck off.

OP, why not add a link to this thread in your feedback?

It's instant thrush for me - I bought some by mistake last period and had recurring thrush for the next month . Hate them.

My preference is fleur cup (more reliable - for me - than my mooncup) and cloth san pro.

I can't use anything scented so the idea of scented san-pro is my idea of hell! I use either cottons pads from boots, or more recently gift pads that I got at the allergy show. They have a herbal layer and some ionic thing going on but are very very comfortable and not full of scent and plastic!

They do smell quite vile now, like cheap talc. Unfortunately though, I've not found any other nighttime ones that don't leak everywhere. So I switched to Bodyform for most of the time but put up with the revolting scented ones for night.

Lil-lets pads are unscented. I've been using them since the whole scented stupidity started.

I really don't understand the concept? I shower in the morning, change pads every couple of hours, shower again before bed if things are really heavy, and I have never one in 25 years of periods ever felt that I smelt! Who are these whiffy women? Or are we just brainwashed into thinking we are?

I haven't bothered with any disposable form of sanitary protection since discovering the mooncup (thank to MN). I am horrified that scenting products seems to have become the norm.

Blood does smell and it's not particularly pleasant, but if you're changing pads/tampons regularly enough it's not that noticeable - certainly not by anyone other than yourself and even then probably only when in the privacy of the bathroom.

It's just another example of how advertising works - making people feel inadequate about something perfectly natural and then selling them the solution.

Where are all these women who prefer the scented ones though? Perhaps everyone is just buying them by mistake.

perhaps MN could add a question on this subject to the next census!

I switched from tampons to pads recently. This is probably why I was paranoid that I stank. I bathe regularly and change my pads too- am not a smelly person! Experimenting with different brands and hate the air freshener-blood fragrance wafting from between my legs. I found unscented stuff in Poundland that works well.

It's bloody awful.

The last thread like this, I sent to the Always marketing peeps. They gave some flannelly reply I think.

I bought some by mistake. They were in a Boots bag in my office about 5 feet away from where I was sitting. It took me a while to work out what the nasty cheap pong was. When I did, I binned them. The bin is under my desk and the smell was so strong! I ended up having to put them in two tied up carrier bags to mask the honk!

As an aside, ladies.

I fully appreciate that it is hot and using body spray might well help you feel fresher. Please stop using the whole fucking can of Impulse, please, or I may end up vomiting.

Just come back from the supermarket and there was a lady in front of me at a couple of points who totally honked of Vanilla shite-spray.

Wonder why only womens bits are considered smelly enough to require pongy pads and fanjo wipes.Surely they are missing a huge male market. Could have testifresh wipes and bollocky breeze sprays. For that fresh as a daisy scrote