This is my very first review of a Kotex brand item! Hope you like it!
Packaging and Appearance: U by Kotex is known for its colorful, sleek, and bold packaging in the signature black box. That's what first caught my eye. The box is black, and the liners are each individually wrapped. The wrappers are colorful, and have this paisley/swirl designs on the edges. The liner is held closed by the folded wrapper and pressed edges, which has a thin edge of adhesive on the opening fold, but it isn't very strong. After unfolding the liner, the liner has an additional paper backing on the inside, which you peel the liner off of. This wrapper is decently quiet.
The liner itself is white, with a light purple design in the center. It's basically shaped like any other pantiliner to fit the shape of the crotch of your underwear. The cover sheet is soft, but does kind of feel "plastic-like" in a way. The adhesive is edge-to-edge and works very well.
Absorbency: This liner has nice absorbency, but only for more fluid substances. For example, discharge or heavy, sticky (sorry, graphic, I know) periods take FOREVER to absorb, which is a big thumbs down for me, but anything lighter light wetness or very fluid periods absorb pretty quickly.
Comfort: The liner is very flexible, which means it'll bounce back into place if bent or folded. This hugged it close to my body, so I couldn't even notice it after awhile. However, when I first put it on, it took awhile to feel invisible. The liner also made me feel dry, which is very nice.
Reliability and Weartest: The liner is pretty reliable because it has decent absorbency, etc., but the only thing I've noticed that it would kind of fall apart during exercise. If you were just lounging around the house, this doesn't happen, but I went jogging and played some soccer at the park, and I had noticed that the layers of the liner had separated, which could be a problem. However, before it fell apart, the adhesive did stick nicely with no shifting.
Summary:
Pros:
. Colorful, attractive packaging
. Strong adhesive
. Nice absorbency
. Flexible
. Soft
. Felt dry
Cons:
. Layers separated after exercise and a lot of movement
. Took a long time to absorb thicker fluids, but the thinner fluids were just fine
. Takes awhile to become unnoticeable
. Has a slight "plastic-like" feel
Overall, this is a pretty good liner, but it's not something particularly special or striking that you need to rush to the store for. As much as I love the cute packaging and other pros, the major thing is performance, and one of the biggest things that didn't completely "sell" me on this product was the layers separating. On a scale of 0 to 10, I would give this product a 5.
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