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Well, I have the joy (sarcasm alert) of 10-11 day periods. So, you can imagine how sore I feel from pads at the end of each period. Even if I wear a tampon, I still wear a pad. I only have several days of freedom from any menstrual issues monthly. Finding any form of relief has been a real blessing! My phone won't link to Thinx's website, so I decided after reading these reviews to give this particular panty (and one other brand) a try. After all, I've easily dropped $100 in Wally World with very little to show for it. Why not at least try these -no harm, no foul if they didn't work out well.A little hotter than most panties, but then God allowed man to be smart enough to make air conditioning to help!Dislikes:Has an odd odor (almost like a new tar road) when bled into -for the first few wears at least. I noticed on the 4th wear, it was less noticeable. Btw- I don't have this problem with my regular clothes nor any pad or tampon. I did notice this with the other new and different brand of period panties I ordered at the same time. (I guess it's the materials that keep the blood in place.) But, I also have a heightened sense of smell so maybe this will not be an issue for you. Also, the smell does not linger around (only present with the bloody panties when using the bathroom). You ever enter the bathroom behind another and it smells fishy or something else even several minutes later? It's not like that.Makes a rustling sound when worn with lightweight fabrics, shorts, or skirts/dresses. Move faster, rustles louder. Move slower, rustles softer. Not really bad, just slightly noticeable to the others in the room with decent hearing. (I tended to wear capris, jeans, slacks, etc., when wearing these panties.A little challenging but not impossible to get a sanitary napkin around the wide crotch. I tend to use the winged dry weave thin long overnights or even regular overnight ones. They don't stick well and might need to be changed a little more often as they crept up on me a little more often.Need to scrub really well (by hand) to get the crotch stains out fully.Pretty panties (although very high risers -but they work well so ...) but I would prefer to have neutrals such as black and flesh tones such as brown and tan.These suckers ride high, but that's liveable. Some even like that.Loves:Freedom from an extra sore bum due to pads!!!! Yay!!! Lighter days I wore these bad buddies without pads or any additional supports.I found myself checking to make sure my pad hadn't slipped the first few wears. It was a relief to not have to wear one.Absorbs blood well. No wet feelings which is fantastic!!!Absorbs sweat too. I live in the super hot south. We sweat up bras and panties pretty thoroughly starting as early as spring here. Was a nice relief that I didn't sweat all the way through and have wet pants and have to worry about that or the consequences that come with not being able to change out of sweaty undies timely.I washed and dried a pair by hand 2x and used the washing machine and dryer once. They held up well. I was hoping they'd shrink just a little since I did order a size up from my standard pant size, but I didn't notice that. The absorbent part worked just as well. I usually place bras and special items in a bra or garment bag before washing and drying but didn't with these forgetting I had them with me. The color remained also.I'm quite a curvy gal, especially my bottom 1/2. Ordering these 1 size up gave a little more room than I wanted. So if you're not bodylicious in the hips, buns, and thighs you might want to consider ordering your pant size unless you want a little extra room.High crotches front and back to catch the flow. I slept well with these! Also, the crotch is quite wide so most will enjoy. Not my favorite part of the panty, but better too wide than too narrow.I thought these might be a little gross, but the blood wasn't bothersome. Couldn't feel it at all. It did unnerve me a little the first few times seeing it, since I'm used to seeing blood in panties and thinking how I need to change and grab a pad. I adjusted easily.Price was good.I don't recall these creeping between my hills and valley, bum, frequently like my other brand.I recommend these panties!!! I took 1 star due to the odor these panties put out.I just wish these came into my life sooner!!2/5/2018The odor remains even after many washes over several months.I thought my period was easing up recently (longer than normal cycle). Instead I bled heavily through these panties. I had been able to wear these on light to lightly moderate days as the only period protection, but not this past month. I noticed the bottom of the crotch was very bloody and had not been before when used this way. I leaked heavily into my pjs. Has not happened like this before. I'm assuming these panties have a life expectancy of 3-6 months depending upon washes. As I've been using them since about July 2017.I STILL recommend but want to try a pair of Thinx now too, where as I had lost interest for awhile upon using these.
