Womens

Handmade reusable cloth pads for continence and sanitary wear.

Slimbo - the reusable cloth pad for sanitary and continence use.

Clean, fresh and soft seamed little gumnut slimbo cloth pads in beautiful designs.

Little gumnut slimbo reusable cloth pads have either a cotton, bamboo or minky top, a hugely absorbent core and are backed with either Maldens Mills Polartec 200 DWR technical fleece, or felted Merino Interlock Wool. Both options are breathable, waterproof and and can be machine washed and dried. They are held comfortably on your panties by folding the wings underneath and attaching both together with the perfectly placed popper.

Our pads are specifically designed for sanitary and continence wearers. Our sizing goes from 7" liners to our most absorebnt 15" pad used either for post partum or for more serious continence use.

We now spend the same money on technical fleece that we do on merino wool. Why buy such expensive fleece? Well, our products are not only used for sanitary users, we have now moved into the medical sector, so our pads are made from the best modern materials on the market.

We have spend many months testing different fleeces and backings and Malden Mills Polartec 200 with DWR which we purchase direct from the makers has the perfect characteristics for both uses. It is breathable yet allows the moisture to move across the surface of the fleece without wicking through. It is then wicked up by the internal absorbent core right along the whole pad. Should the pad leak, it should only leak from the sides, which means you have filled the pad over the maximum volume limit for the pad, you should move up a size of pad or change your pad more frequently if this does happen.

Merino interlock works in a similar way, yet it has not actually been treated, it is naturally hydrophobic, which means it has water repellent properties, the scales on the outside of the fibre cause liquid to roll off the surface of the fabric, making this a great material for us to use in our products. It is also naturally fire retardent, elastic and an incredibly durable fibre. The interlocking protein molecules in the fibres of wool have the power to elongate, stretch and recover, creating an extremely robust fabric that will last. Each and every last wool fibre is made up of many coiled springs that can stretch and give, rather than break.

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