Breathability Test -Anion vs Always
As I have promissed, after seeing how important it is for sanitary pads to allow air flow, I am going to briefly present a test we did to check the breathability of an Anion sanitary pad and an Always sanitary pad.
We poured warm water in two glasses (just from the tap):
Then we covered the glasses with an Anion and an Always sanitary pad making sure the pads stick well all around the glass, for the steam not to flow out on the sides.
Then we placed two glasses up side down over the first ones.
As you can see, both upper glasses were clear at first…
…but after a couple of minutes we could see steam being formed in the glass covering the Anion sanitary napkin, which means that the vapors could flow through the napkin.
The glass covering the Always sanitary pad remained clear, which means that the pad did not allow air flow, so it is not breathable.
In conclusion, Anion Sanitary Napkins have this most important quality of allowing air flow, which makes them very comfortable and healthy.
April 10th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Very interesting. Years ago I worked at a radio station that did a public service type thing in reporting the effects of Toxic Shock Syndrome associated with tampons. It was found that the extremely absorbent types were causing toxic shock to women because they were too absorbent. This was 1980, but since then it has been shown that the lack of airflow in sanitary products can cause more problems than the ones they are supposed to solve.
Pads are not tampons, however, when it comes to a woman’s overall health, the ability to have positive airflow has been proven to truly matter.
As we all know, fungus like yeast loves a dark, warm and moist environment to flourish and this product does an excellent job in reducing that type of environment for a woman’s overall health.
Good job in your demonstration photos!
April 10th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Thanks Karen! I’m glad you find the information interesting, useful and well presented. I only wish more women saw these posts and understood how important the quality of the sanitary pads they use is.