PERIOD PANTS, NICE PANTS

If you have periods, you have probably spent your entire menstrual career in the care of either tampons or sanitary towels. But whether you’re a staunch user of one or dabble in both, the fact remains: traditional sanitary products are not sustainable. According to Thinx, “the average person uses 11,000 pads, tampons, and panty liners in their lifetime.” And, of course, it all ends up in landfill. So what’s the alternative? Period pants.

We know they aren’t the most glamorous of things, but neither is menstruation. What can be glamorous, however, are the pants you wear after your period – your nice pants, in other words. With that in mind, we’ve paired the best period pants in the UK with the best nice pants. May your menstrual cycle treat you kindly.

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If the environmental benefits of switching to period pants aren’t enough to tempt you, consider that Flux donate a reusable cloth pad to someone in need with every purchase. This same care is extended to the people who make their products, with all workers at their manufacturer being paid above the minimum living wage. When your period is a distant memory, you deserve to be wearing an I.D. Sarrieri lilac lace thong, though.

FLUX CLASSIC BIKINI, £27.95 

I.D. SARRIERI À LA ROSE THONG IN LILAC, £103.76