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We tackle the tricky topics around periods, pee and other unpredictable female fluids
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We answer all your pressing questions about the best way to wash and dry our period underwear – including why it's safe to put them in the dryer. -
Everything you need to know about caring for your pee-proof pants, from rinsing to quick tumble drying and how to remove odour build-up.
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How to care for period pants
We answer all your pressing questions about the best way to wash and dry our period underwear – including why it's safe to put them in the dryer. -
How to wash and dry incontinence underwear
Everything you need to know about caring for your pee-proof pants, from rinsing to quick tumble drying and how to remove odour build-up. -
How to wash and dry reusable nursing pads
Read our handy step-by-step guide to laundering your washable breast pads. Plus, we decode those mysterious little care symbols for you! -
WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR COTTON BAG
We’re excited to introduce our new cotton packaging, designed to be reusable over and over again. Made of 100 percent cotton, the bags our underwear come in are completely unbranded so you can put them to good use in so many ways. Please note they will shrink by about 10 percent when washed, so factor that in when dreaming up ways to use them. -
How to manage urinary incontinence on holiday
Don’t let your weak bladder keep you in lockdown. Our top ten tips will help you travel with confidence despite your light bladder leakage. -
Giving back to women facing parenting challenges
We’re proud to have supported charity The Mums Clique with a donation of more than 1800 pairs of pee-proof and period-proof underwear. -
Real-life read: “I’m not ashamed of being incontinent.”
We love to hear how our products are changing lives. We especially love to hear from inspiring women like Pat, who’s in her eighties but hasn’t let that slow her down. Here’s her email: ... -
Real-life read: “Breastfeeding is no joke”
Lee struggled through two years of breastfeeding her first child, using unsatisfactory nursing pads that leaked, smelled and made her itch. But since the birth of her second child, Just’nCase Contoured nursing pads have transformed her breastfeeding experience. She wrote to us... -
The Confitex story
At Confitex, our goal is a world where nobody needs to live in fear of life’s little leaks. We’re driven by a desire to transform lives and help protect the planet by creating the best looking and best performing reusable absorbent and leakproof consumer products on the market. -
Are your heavy periods normal?
Living with heavy periods can be messy, expensive and often painful. For many women, they’re just a fact of life, with no apparent cause and few treatment options beyond basic pain management techniques and painkillers. But for others, menorrhagia (the medical term for abnormally heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding) can be a sign that you’ve got an underlying health issue, so it’s important to see a doctor if you notice changes in your cycle. We answer your menstruation questions... -
REAL-LIFE READ: LIVING WITH LITTLE WEE LEAKS
Living with incontinence can be a lonely and isolating experience. But sometimes knowing you’re not alone makes all the difference. About one woman in every three experiences some degree of bladder leakage – we just don’t talk about it. So we asked one, Sarah, to share her story... -
REAL-LIFE READ: MY HEAVY PERIODS
Managing heavy periods can be a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be. We asked Kala to share her story... -
REAL-LIFE READ: MY STRUGGLE WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS
As many as one in ten women live with the debilitating but invisible inflammatory condition endometriosis. It occurs when the endometrial tissue that usually grows inside the uterus each month in preparation for implantation of a fertilised egg, grows outside the uterus instead, for example on the ovaries or bowel. Symptoms vary, but for most women, the most obvious is painful heavy periods. Amelia shares her story...
