Yup, you read that right. When it comes to sanitary pads (or other feminine products), I like sticking to what I know. So when I stepped foot onto the shores of Japan, I opted for Laurier because it was the only brand I knew. The rest were a blur of strange names in Japanese and I wasn’t equipped to read the fine print.

It’s been more than three years of suffering this “mental block” until I got a free sample from Megami at my local kusuriya (pharmacy in Japanese). It was just one sanitary pad and not a whole pack so I thought the commitment level was practically zero. Even if I hated it, at least I didn’t have to throw away 15 pads, I said to myself.

And you know what? Me likey.

Upon further research, Megami was launched last year and its pretty Lolita-Gothic theme even goes beyond the packaging. The wings on the pad have wavy curves but they still hold onto the panty well — no slippin’ and slidin’.

It’s a cottony, ultra thin sanitary napkin that I would highly recommend to anyone who likes non-plastic pads.

Curious about feminine products in Japan, I searched online for more information and it threw up a couple of interesting results:

+ There are colourful pads with cute printed designs that are limited editions of existing brands like Whisper.

+ Reusable pads are called MyNapu (for “my napkin”, I guess) and created quite a stir with its eco message in mid-2008. They actually look really sweet and carries none of the gross factor we may think it has.

+ You can buy Megami products here.

I’ll leave you with the cutesy, girly ad for Megami pads…

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