How To Get In The Cloth Menstrual Pads Industry

Cloth menstrual pads are among the most common things that help women fight against the menstruation periods. Menstruation doesn't come out just like that, but with pain and unpleasant situations. In order to attenuate this moments, women use a wide variety of methods, such as pills, hot water bottles, absorbents, tampons, menstruation cups or cloth menstrual pads.

You would be surprised to find out that there isn't any particular industry dealing with the manufacturing of cloth menstrual pads. Although you can find them in health stores, pharmacies or on the Internet, they are actually made by self employers. There is an industry after all, but a micro one, which includes beads stringers, diapers makers, envelope makers and cloth menstrual pads makers.

Most of the people dealing with this micro industry work from home and are either new mothers, or retired people, or even students. Whether they do it because they need some extra money or because they have too much free time on their hands, it is definitely trying it out. Specially if you are a woman. That's because you know better than anyone else what type of cloth menstrual pad fits you the best.

In order to join this industry, you can just start the work and sell your stuff over the Internet. You will need a sewing machine, old cloth, some pins and scissors. All these will cost you less than $25 from a shopping web site, in case you get a hand sewing machine. Old clothes includes old shirts, flannels or sheets. You need to split your project in two smaller projects, an interior pad and an exterior one.

The shape and thickness only depends on you. In case you do it for yourself, it might be a good idea to get a pair of your underwear and use it as a model. This way you will ensure you get the right size and position. If you intend to sell your work over the Internet, just make a few sizes and go from there. Your next step is getting to a shopping web site that allows users to sell their own work and there you go, you are in the business.

You can always play with the sewing machine, make up some models and such. Cloth menstrual pads are so popular also because of their diversity. If you do a good job, you may even charge some more for your work and do only custom cloth menstrual pads, on order.


Pinky Mishra is a Health adviser. For more tips on feminine hygiene and organic cloth menstrual pads visit her website.