Monthly panties
Under a sanitary pants means a special panty that of women during menstruation is worn.
history
Until well into the 19th century, wearing underpants was generally not very common. The first monthly panties were made in the 1920s. In the crotch you had a rubberized insert or a rubberized insert and should usually prevent the menstrual blood from getting wet. After all, up to now moss and similar natural materials or, in wealthier circles, self-crocheted inlays have been used. The first industrially manufactured disposable sanitary napkins were just becoming fashionable at this time and had no built-in protective film for a long time. In the 1930s, the monthly panties got more of the typical panty shape .
From this point onwards the sanitary napkin was somewhat standardized; it consisted of a central absorbent pad, which was fixed in a hose-like gauze or (later) fleece cover. The cover was longer than the absorbent pad area and thus formed a protrusion on both narrow sides of the bandage, which could be attached to a so-called bandage belt. The tie belt was worn around the waist, over which the woman wore normal knickers - or special monthly panties. The idea of combining both, tie belts and knickers, was obvious, and so the first monthly panties were soon created, each with a fabric or elastic band incorporated into the waistband at the front and back; The ends of the bandage could be attached to it with safety pins or later with clasps specially designed for this purpose.
A variant of the clasps were loops around which the length of the bandages were simply wrapped. A little later, the attachment of the bandage was facilitated by a transverse elastic band attached to each end of the reinforcement in the crotch, under which the bandage was simply pushed in and reliably fixed.
Monthly briefs are still available today. However, they no longer have fastening devices, as bandages (bandages with adhesive strips came on the market in the 1970s) are actually only offered as self-adhesive today. Like their predecessors, the panties have a slightly longer crotch at the back and front and an integrated laundry protection film (mostly Perlon), which is supposed to prevent moisture penetration. On occasions when regular changing of the bandage does not seem possible, or as additional protection in the case of heavy bleeding, menstrual pants are still useful today. Its disadvantage is v. a. in the "plastic step", which promotes sweating.
Fashion
Monthly panties, like all other items of clothing, were also subject to fashion. From the pump panties of the Wilhelminian era to traditional panties and thongs, everything was represented; any color imaginable. In the 1950s, some even had a sewn-in “secret compartment” for the replacement bandage. It didn't matter under the wide petticoat .
Modern menstrual underwear
Modern menstrual undergarment is by a suitable choice of the textile and a sandwich-like multi-layer structure without inserts and can like a sponge up to 30 milli- liter absorb liquid without durchzunässen. The used laundry is machine washable and reusable.