Best period pants that won’t cramp your style

While, once upon a time, the term “period pants” might have meant your ugliest – but most comfortable – pair of knickers to throw on during your period, it now means something a little more advanced. In recent years, the number of menstrual-care brands launching or adding period-proof underwear to their line-up has grown.

According to Tamara Sender, senior consumer analyst at Mintel: “Period pants are no longer a niche product, with one in five British women buying a pair in 2022.” Sender also shared: “Period pants tap into rising awareness of the impact fashion is having on the environment, as well as financial concerns, making them increasingly relevant in the current climate.”

A single pair of period underwear can replace 100 or more disposable pads or tampons, according to the Women’s Environmental Network. Plus, as of 1 January 2024, the UK government removed VAT from period pants, giving them the same VAT-free status as other period products on the market. But, what women and others who menstruate choose to use during their period is completely individual, and it’s understandable that period pants might not work for everyone.

However, we urge you to give them a try if you’re curious, and even more so if you’re dubious. Before we tried our first pair of period pants, we were, too, and now they’re the