cloth pad

English

Noun

cloth pad (plural cloth pads)

1. A reusable menstrual pad (or, sometimes, pantyliner) made from durable cloth materials and other absorbent fabrics, such as cotton, hemp, polyester and polyurethane laminate.

   Synonym: mama pad

   • 1993 November 11, “Washable pads are available”, in Star Tribune, page 3E:

     In addition to environmental reasons and the fears of dioxin and TSS, Slayton and others believe cloth pads reduce the incidence of vaginal irritation, yeast and bladder infections.

   • 2011 June, Judy Norsigian, Our Bodies, Ourselves, Atria Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 22:

     For many reasons, including comfort, environmental concerns such as a preference for reusable products, and worries about chemical residues, many of us use modified or alternative products to collect menstrual blood. These include all-cotton (sometimes organic) chlorine-free tampons, chlorine-free disposable pads, washable cloth pads, and devices that collect rather than absorb the menstrual fluid.

   • 2021 September, Anshu Gupta, “Menstruation – A Human Issue”, in Shuchita Chaturvedi, editor, Yojana‎^[1], volume 65, number 9, page 15:

     From this small practical lab evolved the length, width & thickness of the first cloth pad - MY Pad. For many of us in the cities, the design of a sanitary pad would automatically bring up images of a market pad but for these women a basic pad they were familiar with was ready.