Once you’ve tried a tampon, you don’t want to use pads again. When wearing a tampon you can almost forget that it’s one of those days. Tampons are comfortable, discrete and much more practical than pads when you do sports. With tampons at hand, you won’t have to worry again about plans of doing some activities being ruined just because you are having your period. Another good thing about tampons is that they save you of the bad smell.

But is using tampons also healthy? The most serious risk about using tampons is toxic shock syndrome (TSS), a rare but very dangerous illness. While with your pad you can see when it is time to change it, it is not the same with a tampon. When using a tampon, you will have to remember to change it every four to six hours. Leaving one in too long, like all day or all night, can cause TSS.

Many women tend to use the most absorbent tampon thinking that this way they won’t have to change it as often. But when you keep a tampon in too long, bacteria can grow. If tampons are kept in for a long time, that gives the bacteria plenty of time to grow. These bacteria can grow within the tampon, enter the body from inside the vagina, then invade the bloodstream, releasing toxins that can cause a very severe, and occasionally life-threatening illness –TSS.

Symptoms of TSS include high fever, vomiting or diarrhea, severe muscle aches, a feeling of extreme weakness or dizziness, and a rash that looks like a sunburn. If you ever have these symptoms while wearing a tampon, remove it and go to the nearest emergency department as soon as possible.

So, while tampons can be most useful in some cases, doctors recommend that they be used alternatively with pads in order to prevent TSS. Or, even better, use high quality pads that can offer you high protection and comfort without putting your health at risk.

Anion Love Moon Sanitary Napkins produced by Winalite are made of best quality materials, they provide high absorbency and disease protection. They have a special unique layer of negative ions, which helps eliminate odor, diminish inflammation, relieve fatigue and improve immunity. Anion Sanitary Napkins allow air flow and they are very comfortable.

In conclusion, consider using Anion Sanitary Napkins for your best comfort and health.

Ruth Taylor

Here is another absorbency test –Anion vs Kotex– the last one in this series. Someone might say they are getting tired of hearing the same story, and I could understand that. What is harder for me to understand is why some women would go through the same bad experiences with sanitary pads month after month, and still not grow tired and decide to change the brand they are used to. You don’t have to feel uncomfortable every month, and always uneasy at the thought that some leakage in your pad might cause spots to appear on your clothes. Anion Sanitary Napkins can keep you dry, feeling very comfortable and very safe even on the worst days of your period.

So let’s see how the Anion vs Kotex absorbency test went. We poured the same amount of water (50 ml) over an Anion and over a Kotex sanitary pad. We colored the water so that it is easier for you to see it.

Then we took two dry paper towels and pressed them against each pad to see how much liquid is coming back out. When pressing the hand against the Anion Love Moon Sanitary Pad, the paper towel remained completely dry:

Let’s see what the test results were for the Kotex sanitary pad:

As you can see from the pictures, the Kotex pad was so soaked, that the paper towel got wet when simply laying it on top of the pad, without even pressing it at all. And then, when pressing it with the hand, water came flushing out, as you can see.

I think the message is pretty clear. And, unlike some advertisments say, I would add: Be my guest and feel free to try this at home. I am sure you will not only be convinced, but also happy to have discovered some sanitary pads that can help you feel comfortable and safe: Anion Love Moon Sanitary Napkins.

In our previous posts you saw the results of an absorbency test in which we compared Anion Love Moon Sanitary Napkins to Always Sanitary Pads. As you could see from the pictures, the Always pad did not have good absorbency results, and we thought we might have been to hard on them testing a regular lower price Always pad. So we did the test again, this time comparing Anion Love Moon Sanitary Napkins to Always Infinity Pads which are their more expensive, latest technology pads. Their label specifically states “NEW Powerful Absorbency”. They claim to be designed for heavy flow and “made with an incredibly absorbent material called Infinicel”.

So let’s see how the test came out this time.

We repeated the same procedure: poured the same amount of water (50 ml) over the pads

and then we pressed a dry paper towel against each one of them. Let’s see how they did this time:

You can see how hard the finger is pressed against the pad. Does it get wet? No!

You can see the fingerprints left on the towel because of pressing it so hard, but the towel still remained dry. Then I pressed the had firmly against it:

As you can see, the towel is still dry after all the pressing. You can see the print of the hand though.

Let’s see how the Always Infinity did when tapping it lightly with a finger:

Then I pressed my hand against the Always pad.

Water came flushing out, soaking the towel, even if the label points to some “microdots for fast absorption”. And when I wanted to lift my hand I had a nasty surprise:

The paper towel pressed against the Always pad was so soaked that it got stuck to my hand!

Finally, have a look at the picture comparing the results of the absorbency test Anion vs Always:

So, if you want a sanitary pad that will keep you dry, you know what to get.

In the following posts we will show you more absorbency test results for Anion versus some other popular brands.