when I wear pads, the adhesive usually balls up, ends up on the panties which then get transferred to my thighs and hands, and then it makes a mess everywhere - it gets smeared on countertops, onto toilet seats, etc. and is a pain to clean up …

any suggestions on how to avoid the adhesive balling up or this problem in general? it seems to be a problem with any brand I use, they all have adhesives to keep the pad in place in the panties 🤷‍♀️

made this post NSFW just in case anyone is squeamish about talk of pads and so on 😅

edit:

here’s a photo of what I’m talking about:

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  • dandelion (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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    4 days ago

    hm, all the underwear I’ve been wearing is 100% cotton undies, and it’s less like the pad getting stuck or not coming off, and more like the adhesive coming off the pad and then getting on the undies

    but good to know anyway - thanks for sharing your experience!

    I tend to dislike the texture of the synthetic fibers, so I tend to wear cotton as much as possible (it’s a bit pricey, but I like to get my underwear from Pact).