Menstrual panties: 12 pretty brands to absolutely know and adopt during your period
How to explain the ever growing attraction of women for menstrual panties?
According to numbers from the Association Zero Waste France, the finding is distressing: in France alone, every year, 2 billion tampons and pads are thrown away by women. Knowing that it takes an average of 500 years for these non-recyclable sanitary protections to degrade in nature, the figures make you dizzy. Faced with the climate emergency which wants to be more and more imperative, it is quite logical that more sustainable alternatives are gradually emerging. If washable sanitary napkins remain a commendable solution, their use is still relatively marginalized… unlike menstrual lingerie which is gaining more and more ground. The figures provided by the Nielsen research firm speak for themselves: in 2021, sales of menstrual panties multiplied by 37 (an increase of 272%), only in France. If these figures indicate a desire to be part of a concrete “zero waste” approach, the reasons for this sudden interest are also health. The warnings against conventional hygienic protections have increased over the years until reaching their climax with the revelation in 2017 of the presence of chemical substances within them, which can lead to toxic shocks.
A modernization of menstrual panties
Since its launch, menstrual panties have been largely modernized. Gone are the standard models whose aesthetics are sometimes pushed into the background: today’s models, available for all sizes and all types of flow, adapt to current trends and compete in fantasy… Spotlight on 12 menstrual lingerie brands that meet all our expectations, even the most fashionable ones.
12 period panty brands you should know
Cheeky
This is the first menstrual lingerie brand: Cheeky was born under the Brazilian sun in 2017. True to its inclusive approach, the label has thought of everything: the panties are designed to respect our intimate health while compensating, from an environmental point of view, its carbon emissions. On the program: panties (but also bathing suits and bodies) resolutely sexy but also splashes of color – which are still sometimes too lacking in menstrual lingerie.