My Saukhyam Journey

I was the last person you would expect to switch to reusable pads. I am a software engineer. I live in a Bengaluru apartment. I order groceries online. My lifestyle is built for convenience, not laundry. And yet, two years ago, I gave away every disposable pad in my bathroom — and I have not looked back.

Why I Was a Skeptic

I had three clear objections when a friend first showed me her Saukhyam starter pack:

• Hygiene — would reusing really be clean?
• Convenience — I travel often, and washing a pad in a hotel sink sounded impossible
• Comfort — I assumed a thicker pad would be bulky and uncomfortable

Each of those concerns, in order, dissolved within the first month.

Month One: The Surprise

The first cycle was an experiment. I used Saukhyam during the day and kept disposables as a backup at night. By day three, I noticed something that had nothing to do with the pads themselves — my skin was not itching. I had not realised how much my body was reacting to the synthetic layer of disposables until it was gone.

“The rashes, the heat, the low-grade irritation — I thought that was just what periods felt like. It isn't.”

The Travel Question

On a work trip to Singapore two months in, I discovered the wet bag is genuinely the unsung hero. Used pad goes into the wet bag; wet bag goes into a ziplock in my suitcase; everything gets washed in one go when I'm home. There is nothing complicated about it once you have done it once.

Month Six: The Period Pain Question

I did not switch for health reasons. I switched for environmental ones. But by month six, my cramps — which had been a reliable nine-out-of-ten on the first day of every cycle for fifteen years — had reduced to something I could work through without painkillers.

I don't know for certain that Saukhyam caused that. Banana fiber may genuinely have anti-inflammatory properties; or simply removing the synthetic chemicals next to my skin was enough. Either way, two years in, the change has held.

What I Tell Friends Now

1. Start with a starter pack, not a full value pack. You want to try before you commit.
2. Give it a full three cycles. The first is awkward; by the third it is automatic.
3. Buy the wet bag. You will not regret it.
4. Dry in the sun if you can. Sunlight is the cleanest disinfectant there is.

If you are where I was two years ago — curious but not convinced — start with one pad, one cycle. Your body may surprise you. Mine did.