By: Xiaoyi Tong on Mar 31 2025

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As a necessity for women's needs, sanitary napkins are very common in the market and in real life. Women should know about sanitary napkins well, but in real situations it is the reverse.

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As a necessity for women’s needs, sanitary napkins are very common in the market and in real life. Women should know about sanitary napkins well, but in real situations it is the reverse.

Today, some women still don’t know how to choose suitable sanitary napkins and/or are misusing it. We need to be serious, because it can affect our health directly. So, in this article, I will write down some knowledge about sanitary napkins.

No.1 how to choose it. We can choose to buy sanitary napkins online and regularly prepare them at home. Except for temporary situations, buying sanitary napkins online make sure that there is a sufficient amount of them sold. Try not to buy those sold in stores because their hygiene standard is not guaranteed. Pay attention to the material list. Look online for the material properties of this brand of sanitary napkins.

Qualified sanitary napkins must meet the following conditions: formaldehyde content≤75 mg/kg Total number of fungal colonies≤100 cfu/g Total number of bacterial colonies≤200cfu/g Please be careful when you select it.

No.2 types of sanitary napkins According to material, we are classified as 4 types of sanitary napkins: Mesh, soft, cotton and liquid sanitary napkins.

  1. Mesh Main ingredients: Polyethylene PE film. Advantages: Good absorption, not easy to become hot and humid. Disadvantages: Microporous design, easy to rub skin, resulting in allergies. Suggestion: sensitive groups don’t use it.
  2. Soft Main ingredients: Polypropylene PP film. Advantages: Good absorption, more comfortable. Disadvantages: Polypropylene is a type of plastic that is at risk of causing allergies. Suggestion: Suitable for autumn and winter, after a few days of menstruation to use. May cause allergies.
  3. Cotton Main ingredients: cotton fiber. Advantages: Low risk of allergies. Disadvantages: Slightly poor absorption, wet feeling. Suggestion: Suitable for sensitive people, pay attention to timely replacement.
  4. Liquid Sanitary Napkins. Main ingredients: new type of Flex-Foam. Advantages: They don’t deform easily. Disadvantages: expensive. Suggestion: Suitable for night use. Summer use may cause sweltering heat.

There are 4 types of sanitary napkins, we can choose one that is suitable for us. To determine the frequency of replacing for 2-4 hours, please observe carefully and be serious. Hope we can all be healthy!