How to Wash Pad Wey You Fit Use Again: Full Guide for Nigerian Women

Correct washing no be only about cleanliness—na about your health. When you no rinse di blood comot finish or you keep used pad di wrong way, bacteria fit multiply. Dis one fit lead to urinary tract infection, skin irritation, or bad smell.

Di good news? Reusable pads like Sana Pads dey actually breathe pass disposable, wey mean say less wetness go gather and infection go reduce when you care for dem well. Di key na to remove all di blood and dirt through correct washing.

Think about dis: one pack of Sana Pads cost ₦3,500 to ₦8,500, depending on di type and size, but e dey last 2-3 years. Compare am with to spend ₦1,000 – 2,000 every month on disposable—dat one fit reach ₦72,000 for three years! Correct care dey make sure say you get value for every naira wey you spend.

When you wash your pads correct, dem go keep dia absorbing power and dia protection wey no dey leak. If you neglect dem, you fit find yourself dey buy new ones quick pass how e suppose be.

You no need fancy products to care for your reusable pads. See wetin you fit don already get:

• Cold water (from your well, borehole, or tap)
• Mild soap or detergent powder (no use strong chemicals)
• Clean basin or bucket to soak di pads
• Place to dry am (clothesline, drying rack, or clean surface)

For stain wey no wan comot or to make am fresh pass, think about:

• Baking soda or salt to remove stain naturally
• Wetbag wey na only for pad to keep used pad when you no dey house
• Mesh laundry bag to protect di pads inside washing machine

E Dey Save Money

Because e dey last long, you go save money over time.

E fit carry heavy flow and stop leak.

Di moment you remove your pad, rinse am under cold water. Yes, cold—dis one important well well. Hot water go “cook” di protein for blood, and di stain go set inside di fabric forever.

Hold your pad under di tap and squeeze am gently until di water clear. No scrub am hard; just let di water do di work. If you dey school or work and you no fit rinse am immediately, fold di pad and keep am for wetbag until you reach house.

You get two ways to keep am:

Dry Way: After you rinse am, keep your pads for container wey dey breathe or for wetbag. Make sure air fit pass—never lock dem inside nylon bag. Dis way dey work well for Nigeria weather wey get humidity.

Soaking Way: Put di rinsed pads for bucket of cold water with small salt. Change di water every day, especially when weather hot. Dis one dey stop bacteria from growing but e need more attention.

Warning: Never keep pad wey you never wash for more than three days, especially for rainy season when humidity high.

Step 1: Soak Am for Cold Water First Fill basin with cold water and let your pads soak for 2-4 hours or overnight. Add one tablespoon of salt to help break any blood wey remain.

Step 2: Choose How You Go Wash

• Wash with hand: Rub di pads gently with mild soap, and pay attention to di places wey get stain
• Wash with machine: Use gentle cycle with cold water (maximum 40°C)

Step 3: Choose Correct Detergent Powder detergent dey work better than liquid for blood stain. No use fabric softener at all—e dey cover di fibers wey dey absorb and e dey reduce how your pad dey work over time.

Step 4: Rinse Am Well Well Whether you wash with hand or machine, make sure say all di soap comot finish. Soap wey remain fit cause irritation and reduce how di pad dey absorb.

To dry am for air na di best for your pads and di environment. Hang dem for clothesline for direct sun when you fit—sun dey naturally clear stain and kill bacteria.

For rainy season, dry dem inside house where air dey pass well. Use fan if you need am, but no put pad directly on top heater and no use tumble dryer, because high heat fit damage di layer wey no dey let water pass.

Even if your generator dey heat water quick, no gree use hot water for dat first rinse. Hot water dey make blood stain set forever, e dey turn am brown and e go almost impossible to remove.

For Nigeria weather wey get humidity, wet pad fit get mold or bacteria within 24-48 hours. Always rinse first, and if you must keep wet pad, change di soaking water every day.

To scrub hard dey damage di layers wey dey absorb and e fit make di fabric form small balls. Di same way, strong soap like bar soap or bleach fit spoil di waterproof back. Gentle care dey give better result wey go last long.

Pad wey thin and light, wey we design for
di last days of your period.
E get layer wey no dey leak for back.

Salt Water: Mix two tablespoons of salt for one liter of cold water. Soak di pads wey get stain for some hours before you wash dem.

Baking Soda Paste: Mix baking soda with small water to make paste. Rub am gently on di stain and leave am for 30 minutes before you wash.

Lemon Juice: For strong stain, put fresh lemon juice and leave di pad for sun for one hour before you wash. Di citric acid dey naturally clear stain.

No panic if your pads still get small stain after correct washing—dis one dey completely normal and e no dey affect hygiene or how di pad dey work. Di stain na just iron from your blood, like how white shirt fit stain if blood comot from your nose.

If di stain dey worry you, think about to choose pad wey get darker colour next time. Sana Pads get different colours wey dey hide stain and still give di same strong protection.

Heavy flow days need make you dey change pad and rinse am more often. No let pad wey get plenty blood sit down—rinse am immediately and wash am within 24 hours. Think about to use Sana Pads Maxi for heavy days, because dem get extra layers wey dey absorb wey fit carry more flow, and dem still easy to wash.

If you dey fetch water from well or water no too dey reach you, fill big container for pad washing. Use small water as you fit for rinsing, then wash am well with soap. Di soaking way dey work well here—just make sure say you dey change di water regular.

Start by washing pads together, and show her di gentle ways. Explain why cold water dey work better and let her practice how to rinse. To build dis confidence early dey help her feel strong to manage her period by herself.

Dis one usually mean say di rinsing no complete or bacteria don gather. Try to soak am for salt water for some hours, then wash am again with extra rinse. If di smell still dey, your pads fit need “strip wash”—soak dem overnight for hot water with baking soda, then wash dem normal.

Hard water fit leave minerals wey dey make fabric stiff. Add one cup of white vinegar to your rinse water to soften am naturally. Also make sure say you dey use correct amount of detergent—if e too much, e go leave residue.

Dis one dey often happen when detergent or fabric softener gather for di fibers. Do strip wash: soak di pads for hot water with baking soda overnight, then wash dem without detergent. Rinse dem well well until di water clear.

We design Sana Pads specially for our weather and di way we dey wash for here. Our bamboo fibers wey get high quality dey rinse clean easy, and di waterproof back fit carry plenty washing without spoiling. We dey test every pad to make sure say e still dey work well even after hundreds of wash cycles.

“I dey worry about how to wash pad correct, but when I follow Sana care instructions, e come simple well well,” na wetin Margaret from Abuja talk. “My pads still fine after two years, and I never get any hygiene wahala. Plus, I don save plenty money!”

Whether you dey buy for yourself, your daughter, or your organization, we design Sana Pads to make washing easy as e fit be

Answer to questions wey pipo dey always ask about reusable pad and period care.