In my opinion, I just don't like this material. I've heard of complaints of pads that contained Zorb and had a musty smell. The material is so unaturally absorbent, it may take a while to dry compared to natural fabrics. Even though natural fabrics aren't powerfully absorbent like Zorb or Microfiber material is, it's really reliable, natural, and won't give you problems. The only natural fabric that I can think of that can sometimes have musty issues and longer time to dry is Hemp fabrics (the hemp and cotton mix blends).
The top of the pad is what should be looked at in terms of handling a gushing flow. A pad topped with flat cotton and has Zorb as its inner absorbent area may take a while for the menstrual flow to reach the Zorb. A pad topped with flannel or cotton sherpa, or something heavily textured easily welcomes the menstrual flow into the absorbent inner area whether it be Zorb or a natural fabric. This is why I absolutely love flannel or some textured fabric for my heavy flow pads. Most of my pads have bamboo fleece, hemp fleece, flannel, and organic cotton fleece. I use the dry-pail method, then soak, then wash and I have no problems at all with odor or mustyness. I even use regular detergent such as "Tide" brand or "Wisk" and these never cause problems with my pads. I do extra rinse cycle on my washing machine and add 1/4 cup of white vinegar. I'm looking into natural detergents but it's tough since the area I live in is not into organics or earth-friendly products.
Simple, no fragrance. I started using it because it's relatively locally made for me (I also live in NC). They've come up with a bunch of extra products now (booster, liquid, etc), but I've been using the basic laundry powder for years.
It used to just come in a plain brown paper bag, but the plastic tub definitely holds up better.
Sometimes I'll add a little white vinegar or borax to the wash if I feel like it...
The top of the pad is what should be looked at in terms of handling a gushing flow. A pad topped with flat cotton and has Zorb as its inner absorbent area may take a while for the menstrual flow to reach the Zorb. A pad topped with flannel or cotton sherpa, or something heavily textured easily welcomes the menstrual flow into the absorbent inner area whether it be Zorb or a natural fabric.
This is why I absolutely love flannel or some textured fabric for my heavy flow pads. Most of my pads have bamboo fleece, hemp fleece, flannel, and organic cotton fleece.
I use the dry-pail method, then soak, then wash and I have no problems at all with odor or mustyness. I even use regular detergent such as "Tide" brand or "Wisk" and these never cause problems with my pads. I do extra rinse cycle on my washing machine and add 1/4 cup of white vinegar. I'm looking into natural detergents but it's tough since the area I live in is not into organics or earth-friendly products.
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I default to natural fabrics myself, but remain intrigued by zorb nonetheless. Eager to hear others comments.
Dalyax: I use Charlie's Soap and love it.
Simple, no fragrance. I started using it because it's relatively locally made for me (I also live in NC). They've come up with a bunch of extra products now (booster, liquid, etc), but I've been using the basic laundry powder for years.
It used to just come in a plain brown paper bag, but the plastic tub definitely holds up better.
Sometimes I'll add a little white vinegar or borax to the wash if I feel like it...
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