Leighton Meester teams up with Proof. to donate period underwear

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For the next month Proof® will donate 10% of proceeds from sales to the LA Downtown Women's Center that supports homeless women

have you tried period underwear yet ontd?

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[winonaforever]

I love how she basically only shows her face for good causes like this nowadays lol. But I miss you on screen, Leighton. 😢

[senshi_forever]

She's been on The Orville fairly recently! She starred in two cute episodes in both season 2 and 3, check them out 🩷

[winonaforever]

Thanks, I will.

[benihime99]

Honestly get a cup if you can

Period underwear are not leakproof and very wasteful

[bellwetherr]

what is wasteful about resuable underwear?

[benihime99]

The way they have to be pre-washed, then washed on the day at certain temperature is extremely wasteful.

[bellwetherr]

i haven't run into that issue! i pre-wash all new clothing i buy and i soak my period underwear before washing in a delicates bag. i've never had a problem.

[tigermilk]

Lol I did a focus group for these a few months ago. It was weirdly fun.

[tigermilk]

Oops, also: I love them as a back up at night. I bleed a lot the first 2 days and have spent a lifetime scrubbing my sheets but these help a lot.

[therearewords]

Fond of my period knickers for first and final days.

[megzzy]

Can someone who has tried period underwear explain to me how they work? Are you still supposed to wear a tampon/pad with them?

How do you wash them? I’m assuming they’d have to be on their own?

I know I could look this up but I’m lazy lol I am curious about them but have never really understood the logistics.

[newyorkangst]

They absorb the blood so you're not supposed to use pads or anything else with them. But they only work on low or medium flows, if you're a heavy bleeder you'll need to use a tampon as well.
I wash mine by hand, then dry them like regular clothes, they take a lot longer to dry ofc.
I think of them like a reusable pad.
And that's it.

[sweetwaterlane]

That is good to know re: heavy flows because I didn't understand how they could absorb that much. Sounds like it wouldn't be a day 1-2 option for me. Do you not feel...wet...while wearing them?

I also am confused how they're hygienic. Like I thought you're not supposed to wear pantiliners or a wet bathing suit etc etc, so how is it okay to have that moisture trapped around there? Doesn't seem like the vagina's getting a chance to breathe?

[newyorkangst]

The material is super thick and absorbent so unless you bleed heavily, they shouldn't feel wet, humid at most. imo if that is still uncomfortable you could change them midday.
They're not very different from reusable pads as far as I know. The high absorption but breathable material makes them wearable for long periods of time