despite feeling like I'm oversharing here, I will feel no shame!
I tried pantyliners as a teenager, and found they made my fanny sore and itchy. You would have to change them every time you went the loo, and it seemed like another unnecessary expense foisted onto women to 'fix' a 'problem' that doesn't exist.
Instead, I change my knickers twice a day. clean ones in the morning, and clean again before bed. And yes, if I go to the gym, I will take clean pants to put on when I've got changed after swimming, for instance, but not if I've just been on the machines, or a spin class.
Panty liners are, to me, some patriarchal nonsense. Another way of making women feel bad about themselves.
Vaginas smell of various aromas at various times and under various conditions. Underpants get moist. Women have discharge. During ovulation, my fanny gloriously emits what feels like a bucket of clear mucus (which is probably only a tablespoon's worth), and yep, occasionally I have damp knickers.
the shame, the shame... hahaha
Discharge is totally normal and nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about unless it's green, or neon yellow or like cottage cheese. Then, it's a gum clinic you need, not frikkin' pantyliners.
a lot of women have leukorrhea, and this is NOT an infection, or a symptom something is wrong with the vagina: this is a thin, milky discharge, with no real smell: it's a sign of a healthy vagina. People don't talk about these things enough, and women are often embarrassed about such matters.
no more fanny shaming!
I'm agreeing with all the posters who think pantyliners are bad for the environment. Scented, non biodegradable, often containing a layer of plastic: it's hardly good news for mother earth. I like that some posters have found cotton, washable liners: excellent choice.
I understand if you're incontinent due to childbirth or pregnancy, sure, nobody wants to walk around smelling of pee, but otherwise it feels like a type of body-shaming, to me...
let's love our glorious vulvas.