13 Genius Uses For Menstrual Pads That Every Woman Must Know!

If you’re one of those girls who love to get the bang for their buck, then unused menstrual pads must be the bane of your life. After all, being limited to just one function seems like such a sorry waste. If you suffer from need-to-DIY disorder, then read on for I’m about to make your day.

As for those of you who believe using sanitary towels for anything other than, well, nether region sanitation just seems outright bizarre—hold your horses. I’m here to change your mind. Here are fifteen Einstein-worthy alternate uses you could put those extra menstrual pads to.

Some of these deserve a Nobel Prize. Just saying.

1. Create The Perfect DIY Ice Pack

This little hack is pure perfection. Simply soak your sanitation pad in water, pop it into a freezer pack, leave it overnight in your freezer – and voila! You have a readymade ice pack waiting for you whenever you need it!

2. Say Goodbye To Sweaty Feet

Suffer from horribly icky sweaty feet? Well, suffer no more! Spritz your favorite perfume or deodorant onto the opened pad then slip into inside your go-to pair of shoes. Now you can roam around without socks all day and face no odorous consequences.

3. Hello, Comfy High-Heels!

Just about every pair of high heels in the world could benefit from an extra layer of cushioning. The credit for this innovative little lifesaver goes to Hoda Kotep from The Today Show. She recommends slipping a panty liner inside your dreaded high heels for an extra bit of cushioning and support.

4. Meet Your New Oil & Sweat Blotter

Apparently, race car drivers place them in the confines of their helmets to soak up all that excess sweat. Now, we may not all be sportsmen, but we do sweat, which gives a horrible shine to our makeup. If you’re out of blotters, that spare sanitary towel is your next best bet. Trust me.

5. Grow A Mini Sprout Garden

Alfalfa sprouts, bean sprouts… whatever strikes your little green thumbs fancy, you can grow it using your menstrual pad. Just create a DIY terrarium full of your choice of plants inside a mason jar, right in the comfort of your own kitchen. Bonus? It looks pretty cool.

6. Use To Clean Like, Everything

Err, it says super absorbent on the packaging! So why not put the claim to use? Just spray some disinfectant and tackle that spillage. The best part is that they’re disposable hence no worries about washing them later. Bliss!

7. Farewell Armpit Sweat

Taking a panty liner (read: under thin pad) to get rid of the sweat in your pits, is a tried and tested, 100% effective solution. Just slip them into your sleeves and let them soak away all the sweat through the day. Goodbye, gross sweat patches!

8. No More Underwire Poking At Boobs

There isn’t a woman born who hasn’t been chaffed and poked by the surprise protrusion of her bra’s underwire. Since lingerie isn’t cheap, tossing those traitors out is never the solution. Nor is merely suffering in silence. Instead, cut your panty liners in strips and hot glue it to the troublesome section. I know, brilliant!

9. Also, Bye-Bye Boob Sweat!

Boob sweat is a curse. But if panty liners can work for your underarms, you bet they’re going to deliver for your girls! Simply cut a section and place them in the bottom of your bra cup, where the sweat is most likely to collect.

10. Under Eye Gel Masks To Die For

If you claim to love yourself, then this is a treat that you won’t miss out. Cut out little sections of your panty liner in semi-circles and put the eye serum of your choice. Who needs pricey chemical-laden face masks? Place them under your eyes.

11. Makeup Sponges For When You’re Out

There may come a day when you run out of makeup sponges, and instead of running around hysterically just reach for your pad. Sounds bizarre but it actually works.

12. Your Secret Weapon At Spinning Classes

Any woman who’s ever tried sitting on the exercise bike at the gym knows how sore you can get around your pubic bone and vag area. If it is extra padding that you’re after then just slip in your trusted maxi pad for added cushioning.

13. For When You Run Out Of Gauze

If you’re pressed for time and out of gauze, then grab a sanitary towel instead. Ensure that you clean the wounded area first then proceed to wrap your sanitary pad around that region and secure the ends with some tape.

Not all homes come equipped with a first aid kit and sometimes when you’re faced with a formidable burn or deep, jagged cut, well, you’ve got to think out of the box. Fortunately, sanitary pads are sterile and work as a surprisingly amazing wound dressing. Win-win!

Admit it. Some of these alternative uses for sanitary pads completely blew your mind, didn’t they? You’re so welcome.

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Emaan Shah

Emaan is a voracious and rather indiscriminate reader. She is also a writer, history buff, insomniac, amateur doodle artist, terrible poet and a self-professed philosopher (but only after 3 am). Currently, she is pursuing a degree in medicine