Which brand of period pants are not lost to the woo?

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I’m needing to buy some period pants for my daughter. Can someone remind me which brands are aware women and girls have periods and which to avoid?

uniqlo have some pretty good options (and small sizes for teens). I haven't seen anything odd from their advertising.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0BHVRFJ67?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

I've got these. They aren't ashamed to mention "women" on their amazon page at any rate.

Primark do period pants. I don’t know if they advertise for women or not.

Sadly Primark have been fans of mixed sex changing rooms iirc.

To be fair to Primark they had mixed sex changing rooms before there was much knowledge of being transgender. They did use to be manned though. I'm not sure about now. I had a Saturday job at Primark when I was 17 and we had a rota of hour long shifts supervising the changing rooms. There were individual cubicles.

I think you're focusing on the wrong thing.

Many brands of period pants have been found to have some questionable chemicals in them recently- you should be starting your search with PFAS free pants.

I highly recommend the Cheeky Wipes period pants. I was so impressed I bought some for myself as well as my daughter

Both issues can be relevant. It sounds as though women and girls need to be thoughtful about their choice of period pants.

Thanks for the info re pfas. Will look into that.

I do need a very small size.

I don’t think it is the wrong issue. I’m allowed to choose who I spend my money with.

Modibodi have a women's section, can't be clearer than that

Also teen which sounds like you need

I think hope wuka is still a safe brand. They do teen and swimwear if you need it

My daughter has modibodi pants, they seem pretty good. I am about to get her swimwear too...

We looked at these last night for my 13 year old, I've ordered a pack from M&S to try, I was really disappointed with the modibodi website

On the off chance that you are going on holiday to France this summer, Monoprix do good ones.

How do you find the Amazon sizing and absorbency @walrussy? I have the Primark ones but DH put them in the tumble dryer by mistake and they've lost the elastic at the waistband.

Cheeky wipes refer to their customers as "menstruators" etc. Steeped in the woo.
I've looked into this a bit but not for teen

*Not for teens. In general terms I got more joy regarding woman-centred marketing when searching specifically for pants made in the UK or the EU. It brought up smaller businesses, who also as a bonus used less plastic, etc. But as I said, for adults. Although Sisters Republic did some designs which were not specifically for young girls but they looked like the type that would appeal to teens.

modibodi is lost to the gender woo - I use WUKA now

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/menopause/4742242-modibodi-and-gender?page=1

Last time I looked at modibodi they had a transman with mastectomy scars as a model. Butchering healthy bodies isn't something I want modelled to my DDs.

This company freely talk about women
https://sistersrepublic.shop/

I think sizing is about right. I'm size 8-10 and wear small, and they're a nice, comfortable fit if that's any guide.
Absorbency-wise, I don't think I'd trust them on their own for the first 3ish days, but on lighter days they're okay.
They're good when used with sanitary towels to stop flooding at night.

I shared the link to modi body with my teenage daughter, she messaged back that “they are quite transy” unfortunately so I am still searching for period pants which aren’t promoting an ideology.

Regarding PFAS

I have found this

https://www.pfasfree.org.uk/about-pfas

And this

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/poly-and-perfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas-sources-pathways-and-environmental-data/poly-and-perfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas-sources-pathways-and-environmental-data-summary

I am still not quite sure which brands of pants have them or don’t have them.

My daughter that she knew Modi Bodi to be all about gender identity ideology because she sees their adverts on social media are all about trans.

This is an article on PFAS and states Modibodi and Wuka as PFAS free.

https://bettergoods.org/best-period-underwear/

Both of those brands use phases including 'people who have periods' in some of their marketing, Wuka donate to Mermaids. Modibodi have sections for Men (incontinence and sweat), Women and all genders. Wuka's shop is segregated by style, flow and collection.

https://sistersrepublic.shop/collections/all. Look good and women centered.

I would say that on the face of their websites, all three look pro women and seem to cover gender identity issues in a fairly balanced way.