when I wear pads, the adhesive usually balls up, ends up on the panties which then get transferred to my thighs and hands, and then it makes a mess everywhere - it gets smeared on countertops, onto toilet seats, etc. and is a pain to clean up …

any suggestions on how to avoid the adhesive balling up or this problem in general? it seems to be a problem with any brand I use, they all have adhesives to keep the pad in place in the panties 🤷‍♀️

made this post NSFW just in case anyone is squeamish about talk of pads and so on 😅

edit:

here’s a photo of what I’m talking about:

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  • razorcandy
    8·
    1 day ago

    The pads with “wings” in the center that fold over the underwear provide more stability. The fit of your underwear and pants could also be causing the pad to shift around too much when you move.

    • dandelion (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
      4·
      1 day ago

      interesting idea, but I’m having this problem when I use pads with wings too, and I don’t seem to have any problem with pads shifting whether I use wings or not 🤔

      I suspect it’s my body heat causing the adhesive to become gel-like and to come off the pad - how long I wear the pad is the main predictor of whether those little sticky gel balls are on my panties or not when I remove the pad, with overnight pads causing this the most and pads I only use for an hour or so being less of a problem