Wash it before you wear it
Wash or soak your new pad once or twice before its first use. This isn't just about cleanliness — it actually activates the absorbency of the natural bamboo and organic cotton fibres. Straight out of the packet, the fibres haven't fully opened up yet, so that first wash makes a real difference in how well it performs from the start.
Three steps. That's it.
As soon as you take the pad off, rinse it in clean, cold water until the water runs clear. This is the single most important step. Cold water stops stains from setting. Hot water does the opposite — it can cook the stain right into the fabric, making it much harder to remove later.
❄️ Cold water only for this step — alwaysOnce rinsed, it can go straight into your regular wash with your normal detergent. No special cycle needed, no separate load required. It lives alongside everything else.
Tumble dry on low, or hang dry if you can. Either works. Hang-drying is gentler on the fabric over time and costs nothing, but low heat is absolutely fine.
No fabric softener — ever
It's tempting to toss in a softener for that fresh-laundry feel, but don't — not with cloth pads. Softeners work by coating fibres with a thin waxy layer. That's what makes towels fluffy. But on a pad, that coating quietly blocks the fabric's ability to absorb, reducing performance wash after wash without you ever noticing why. Normal detergent, no softener, and your pad will keep performing exactly the way it did on day one.
The whole routine at a glance
That's genuinely the whole routine. If you've got a specific fabric or stain question that isn't covered here, feel free to reach out — happy to help.