Periods are a part of a lot of our lives. Mine have been in my life since I was eleven years old. It’s been a lot of learning about my body and its needs. And a lot of trying of different products to make sure my periods are as comfortable as possible.

My cycle is like clockwork, something I’m grateful for, and has been so from the beginning. I prefer order in my life, and I’m glad that my menstrual cycle is predictable. This of course, is not the case for all menstruators. This is why it’s important for every menstruator to have the knowledge, tools and space to understand and care for their own bodies.

I have created a period care routine for myself to keep my periods as comfortable as possible. I realized early on that spending what is a substantial amount of my life in discomfort and anxiety was robbing me of joy. I’m not talking about the things we don’t have much control over like PMS and cramps, but my mindset about periods in general. Being loving and kind towards myself during my periods has relieved a lot of the anxiety as I have stopped dreading what is a natural process, and instead embraced it.

That being said, I have included period care into what I call my Mwende box. There are period care boxes and these are great, but they are focused wholly on periods. My Mwende box is a self-care box that has everything from skincare products to haircare products to period care products, and everything in between. I’m still building it, especially as I need it more than ever during this global pandemic, and it’s a wonderful experience.

One of the things I’ve been looking to add as far as period care is concerned, is a pack of maxi pads. The ones I’ve used in the market haven’t been efficient as I tend to leak, especially at night. I’ve therefore been looking for pads that can handle a heavy flow for sometime.

I was therefore pleased to learn that Kimberly Clark, manufacturers of Kotex, had launched a new range of Kotex Maxi Pads in the market, as a response to requests by customers like me. I was even more pleased when I received a package from Kotex featuring the new pads to celebrate the launch of the She Can Awards, as well as to mark Menstrual Wellness Month.

I was already on my period when I received the package, and immediately began to use them. 

The packaging is the great Kotex packaging that I love. On opening the pack and unsealing the pad, I was happy to see that it is definitely a great size maxi pad.

The maxi pads are thicker with a dual cover, fast absorb centre to prevent leakage, with an extra soft and smooth fabric for comfort.

I used them for the rest of my period and had no leakages, even at night. I’m definitely adding the Kotex maxi pads to my box and I’m glad Kotex listened and took action on feedback from customers.

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Periods are a part of a lot of our lives. Mine have been in my life since I was eleven years old. It's been a lot of learning about my body and its needs. And a lot of trying of different products to make sure my periods are as...