TAMPONS WITH OLIVE OIL

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My experience using tampons for extra support is that the modern ones (thought I'd seen the back of tampons years ago) are so super absorbent they need to be moistened before using. I really don't think it can be good for the elderly vagina to be dehydrated by them. I hold the tampon under the tap, then try to squeeze out just the right amount of water, and insert. Inevitably, inserting the tampon squashes it and some water ends up on the bathroom floor. Then one of two things happens: either I find myself later leaking what is in fact water from the tampon, or things get dryer than I would like inside.

I notice lots of women use olive oil, but HOW? Do you soak the tampon in the oil or is it just a coating on the outside, and if the latter, don't you still get too dried out inside? If the former, don't you leak oil??? Help!

I am not a tampon user, but ...

How about wetting and squeezing the water out of the new tampon, then inserting the tampon, then semi-squat and do a big kegel with a towel between your legs to collect the drainage and mould the tampon to the right shape?

i recommend nice fabric panti liners. I found a lovely woman who makes gorgeous raw silk and bamboo pads
http://hyenacart.com/AmazPadz/
but lots of people do them.

i don't use oil so can't help with that, but do use all manner of things on the outside skin, so had to find something to stop from ruining all my clothes--enter fabric pantiliners! they are undyed (my choice) so aren't quite so gorgeous after a while, but work insanely well at their job.

Kiki, how do they stick onto your knickers so they stay where you put them?

I use lunapads, and these have wrap around wings with snaps to keep them in place. I love mine and wish I'd discovered them years ago!

so the snaps fasten onto each other on the outside of the knickers under the gusset?

In ya dreams Alix

I haven't had a period for 11 months and my leakage problems are few and far between! However, I do plan on using every piece of fabric in my house to its life's end. I think I will need a longer life that my Creator has allocated. I hope to die with nothing. On the other hand I could just die and let the rest of the family sort out my junk, after I have spent half of my life sorting out their junk. Now that would be justice!

Cheers

Louise

that's right Louise. If you needed a further visual, lunapads has a cute website.