Hey everyone. As a period-haver who is concerned about the environment, I was pretty thrilled when I saw this product show up and wanted to try a pair so I could offer my honest opinion. So if you are also a human who has a period, this honest Thinx review could help you decide if you want to give these period panties a go.

Let’s start with the good stuff. Overall, I really like this product for three reasons:

They actually work. They feel (and look) like regular panties and keep you dry while looking after your monthly issue. Goodbye icky granny-panties. I own the "cheeky" pair, which I tested out during my last two periods. I mainly used them at home the first time, because I was hella nervous, I have to admit. I was thinking that even though these get rave reviews, I would be that one person who stood up and looked they'd just poured a whole bottle of ketchup on their crotch. Well, that was not the case, thankfully. My Thinx underwear held up like a dream and did not leak once! On heavy days I'd use these as a panty liner and wear a tampon, and then on lighter days I just wore my Thinx panties. The best part is that you feel pretty dangin' dry the whole time. It's a WHAT IS THIS SORCERY moment when you realize you've been bleeding for hours and barely even feel any dampness in your downstairs.
The company gives back. The company participates in a host of initiatives aimed at making sure everyone has access to period care and education.
They are reusable, eco-friendly alternative and pretty easy to clean at home. The amount of waste generated from disposable pads and tampons is enormous. Usually on my period I'd probably go through about 1-2 tampons and 3ish panty liners or pads per day (including overnight pads), and my period usually lasts a week (6-7 days). So for each period I'd use up around 10-12 tampons and about 20 pads/liners of varying sizes. That is wasteful and expensive! These period panties cut that out without too much hassle or grossness. Yes please!

But I promised you an honest review, so here are the two negatives of these undies:

They are an investment. At the initial purchase time, these feel like a blow to your bank account. One pair will run you about $35-$55 CAD. However, as I said above, I probably saved two tampons and three pads or panty liners for each day that I wore these. Add that up for four to seven days (depending on your flow) and I probably saved about $10-$15 per period. So each pair pays for itself in three or four cycles, but it’s can feel like a lot of money to drop on one pair of undies. But, good news! You can get $10 off Thinx to make the initial investment less steep.
It could be quite awkward to travel with these. I don't think I'd take these to stay at a friend's house, because rinsing them out in my friend's shower or whatever would be awkward and maybe unsanitary. These panties are best suited for use at time when you will be cleaning them at home in my opinion.

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And with all that said I have a few tips for making the learning curve a little less steep, should you choose to grab your own pair:

The shower is your best friend. On the website they say to rinse and cold wash with no fabric softener, then hang dry your undies. But since I don't really cold wash anything else I would always hand wash my undies, and this is where the shower comes in. I found it was more efficient to get in the shower with my undies on and let the warm water (alright I know it’s not a cold wash. But it’s close enough, ok?) and shampoo do 90% of the work. By the time I finish my shower the undies were already fairly clean and I'd just quickly throw a drop of laundry soap on them, suds it up for a sec, ring 'em out and hang ‘em up. Works like a dream.
It may take a while to get used to feeling dry. The first time I wore these to work, I swear I went to the bathroom every 20 minutes to make sure I wasn't leaking. They psyched me out so bad because it's such a strange thing to know you're on your period but not feel like a sopping nasty mess. To be honest, I'm still not over the wierdness of feeling dry while Niagara falls pours out my cupcake. I think it'll take me a few more cycles to fully get used to it ... but I want to get there, and I will! If other women can get used to it, so can I.

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