Monday, October 27, 2014

One in a Mel'lion cloth pad review

Today I will be reviewing a beautiful pad from One in a Mel'lion. The pad I recieved is a 10" moderate flow pad.




This pad is topped with quilters cotton . It has four layers of flannel inside to make up the core and is backed in a very nice anti-pill fleece. 


Along with my pad came a very cute "Cloth pad care instructions" card and a business card. I will leave it in a public bathroom stall to help spread the word about RuMP's. 

The pad is listed as a 10 inch but measured about 10.5 long. This is the perfect length for me for moderate and heavy flow days.
It is flared along the top at about 4.25 inches and 5.5 inches at the bottom.  I love the flares and the extra protection they offer. I also like that the front flare is shorter than the back as I tend to need back coverage more and don't like the extra bulk in the front. But what's great is that if you are more of a front bleeder you can simply turn the pad around and use the bigger flare in the front and have less bulk in the back. I also like the wing and how the are slightly flared as well making the whole pad look very nice and cohesive.
 The pad snaps in the middle at 3 inches wide. I am a smaller lady and I find that pads 2.5-3.0 inches wide work best for me. Any shorter and I leak off the sides, any wider and the pads tend to bunch up and become bulky and uncomfortable. 


This pad being in my perfect measurement ranges made it work very well for me. The flannel is very absorbent yet keeps the pad super thin. The fleece backing is very nice and plush making the pad very water resistant. The cotton top was nice and cool but still wicked the blood in nicely and didn't leave me feeling to wet.   

This pad is very well made with quality products and sewn by a very talented seamstress. The pad is very well constructed with beautiful straight stitching. Some pads are very obviously handmade with crooked or wonky stitching and not so perfect measuring as far as wings matching and such. Not the cause with these pads. They are sewn close to perfect. 

Mel the lady behind One in a Mel'lion ( knowing her name makes her business name so much cute ;) ) is so sweet and great to work with. Her prices are great and her shipping speeds are excellent!   

Over all I am super pleased with this brand. The pads themselves, the quality sewing, the great customer service, price, and shipping speeds all together make for an amazing company to buy from.