Welcome to my first review of my Bleed Red Go Green project. My goal for this project is to review as many sustainable and toxin free period products as I can, in efforts to promote menstrual products that are safe for you and the environment. While I plan to partner with several brands in this project, I can promise that these will be honest reviews based on my experience. I want to clarify that my experience with these products are specific to my body and menstrual routine, and I encourage menstruators to do their own research and experimentation.
That being said, my first review is of the Thinx period underwear that was gifted to me by Thinx. Specifically, I will be reviewing the Love Your Period Set ($89) and the Super Hiphugger ($39).
In short, I’m a big fan. I found that these underwear were incredibly absorbent on their own. I had an abnormally heavy period this month and rarely leaked when solely relying on these period products. I will say that the Super Hiphugger is incredibly more absorbent than those in the Love Your Period Set, but still way more absorbent than your average tampon.
I also found them to be a great backup to wear alongside my menstrual cup. I wore each for about 5 hours at a time when relying on them solely, and probably would not recommend using them for more than that on their own. When I used them as a backup with another period product, I could wear them for as long as 12 hours.
For those that are uncomfortable with pads and sitting in their blood, this may not be the period product for you. I did not find it overwhelmingly uncomfortable, but sometimes I was very aware of the fact that I was sitting in my own blood. I will probably continue to use these underwear as a backup method rather than my primary period management product.
As for cleaning, I hand washed each underwear with warm water and allowed them to air dry. The blood came out easily and it was a quick wash. After my period ended and I had hand washed all of my underwear, I washed them in cold water without fabric softener in my machine and allowed them to air dry.
All in all, Thinx has my stamp of approval.
What would you like for me to review next? Email me: reddick.brianna@gmail.com
