How were your LottePads?

Washable sanitary towels are not difficult, once you know how they work. On this page you will find all washing instructions clearly laid out: from storing after use to washing and drying. You can read what is and is not useful, which products you can use and how to keep your pads beautiful for the longest time. So your LottePads stay soft, clean and comfortable — every time.

To use

Use

  • Always wash the sanitary towels and panty liners before first use.
  • Place the pad in your underwear as you would with disposable sanitary towels/panty liners. With the nice side facing you.
  • Fold the wings around the underwear and press the buttons together.
  • Make sure you have well-fitting underwear so that the bandage stays in place

To wash

  1. If you use a wetbag place the bag with the zipper open in the washing machine, the washing machine will automatically remove all the bandages from the wetbag.
  2. Pre-rinse with cold water in the washing machine or by hand.
  3. If necessary, add a stain cleaner with active oxygen or another stain remover.
  4. Run a program of at least 40 degrees or a maximum of 60 degrees.
  5. If there are still stains after washing, treat them separately while the bandages are still wet in the stain cleaner with active oxygen in a bath at 40 degrees in a bucket for 1 hour. Some stains remain persistently visible, but that does not mean that the bandage is not clean. After all, it is a utensil.
  6. Drying can be done on the line with a “padstrap” or a clothes peg. You can also put it in the dryer.
  7. Ironing is allowed, but be careful of the plastic buttons

Save

  • You can store it “dry” in a wet bag, this is a special bag that you can hang in the toilet room and store your used bandages until the end of your cycle. Available in the LottePads webshop under the “store” tab
  • In a bucket, preferably do not close the bucket completely. Then there is a chance that the bandages will smell and stains will be difficult to remove.
  • In a bucket with cold water. Change the water every day to ensure hygiene.

Frequently asked questions

How many LottePads do I need?

That completely depends on the length of your period. You calculate this by multiplying the number of menstrual days (for example 5) by the number you need per day. (approx. 5) So 5*5=25 pads for a 5 day period.

How long do LottePads last?

They literally last for years, on average 3-5 years. Depending on how intensively you use them, of course. some connections even last 7-8 years.

How do I wash LottePads?

Store the sanitary towels in a designated wet bag during your period.

Rinse them with COLD water after use or at the end of your period. , wash your normal laundry on a normal program and reuse.

Read more on our laundry page.