I've just worked out that washable sanpro would take 6 years to pay for itself!!!

[Onestepatatime]

I'd like to do my bit and stop using disposable sanitary protection but it is sooo expensive!!
On average my disposables cost about £12 a year.Initial outlay on washables would be about £80, to get a full set (I would need enough for a whole week, don't have a tumble drier to re-use same ones within a week) - so it would be six years before I'd covered the cost. Can't believe they would last six years, and I might not even have periods for another six years!

I didn't use to soak mine, but I found that they did tend to stain. I never found that mine smelled unpleasant even if I left them for a few days so they could be washed altogether.

I dry mine on the line as I don't think my neighbours have any idea what they are.

Thanks Tutu100.

I soak mine in a plastic bin with a lid till I do the next wash. ( Have warned dh to not confuse it with the normal bin!). They don't stain, i think they probably would stain if you didn't soak them. Positive result all round: comfier, easy, cheap and the best bit is DH's face whenever he sees them hanging up to dry ! Mind you, I do hide them away when stepson & his mates are around !!

Just as an addition - I only soak mine for about 1 hour in an old ice-cream tub that sits on top of the washing machine. A bit of salt in the water and any stains just disappear. I'm always doing a wash, so mine never soak for very long. They come out looking brand new.

(I do hang mine on the line, but not even dh has ever noticed )

Thanks One and Girl, that info is very useful, can't wait to get some now.

Elf - treat yourself and get some pretty ones! I got mine from here. They are brilliant quality and so well made.

Thanks girlandboy. So many to choose from, lovely aren't they?

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