Working in the lingerie industry means certain words become very familiar, words such as "breast bounce", "saggy", "big nipples" and eeeekkkk "gusset".
My customers are often embarrassed and start to whisper or mouth these terrifying words. Stumbling over the words whilst trying to ask for the perfect bra to cover dark nipples, one customer managing to splutter "Like the size and colour of burgers" before actually managing to say "I have large, dark nipples". Heaven forbid we should talk about gussets!
GUSSET! There, I said it again, this time loud and clear in shouty capitals!
Its seems that as us ladies mature and perhaps after childbirth there is a definite need to inspect the gusset of the knickers we are potentially going to buy. A quick inspection will deem these panties suitable or unsuitable quite quickly, generally with a small shake of the head or a little furrowed brow. These panties do not have the required amount of fabric or the correct type of fabric.
Why? Well, it just so happens some ladies have mentioned ......ahem.....dampness. I know, you are cringing as you read, we are talking about feminine hygiene and dampness in the same sentence. Dampness (yep I said it again) caused by a number of factors.
Now, I'm not a gynecologist but I understand when a lady says a pair of knickers doesn't have a suitable gusset. I too have sat on one of those plastic chairs in the summer and felt a distinct discomfort afterwards, I'm not incontinent, I'm just sweating in all the wrong places. This type of sweating is particularly evident if you've ever seen me in the gym, I will never ever wear grey turbo tights again.
For some ladies there may be other dampness causes, I don't need to know, I am happier not knowing in fact. My friend Lisa is an expert on the pelvic floor, she will be yelling at her screen saying come to see me about your pelvic floor if dampness is causing you issues! www.optimum-health.me.uk
So, my introduction to some new undercrackers with a toweling gusset had my imagination in overdrive. I immediately conjured up a series of images of bath sheets sewn into knickers, the beastly briefs were enormous!
Well, my giggles subsided as the humorous images faded away when I was presented by a rather lovely pair of lacy knickers......with a toweling gusset. The entire range from this company had this rather unique gusset, from shape-wear to evening wear. If you are thinking these are for a very mature lady that needs a well known brand of moisture controlling liners then you are quite wrong, these a far more refined.
Here comes the science, well, its not really science its just pants! The 100% cotton toweling gusset is soft and fine, no nobbly bobbly bits to chafe and irritate. Its wide and quite long, but nothing too industrial looking I hasten to add. When you are wearing them they feel like regular knickers, only slightly more comfortable, there is no bulky feeling I can assure you. The hot, uncomfortable feel is gone instead leaving a cool and aerated feeling in the entire area. These Spanish made knickers have been around for a few years but somehow only just made it to the UK. I've often wondered why some of the European ladies look so cool and calm, they don't seem to have handbags overflowing with yeast controlling creams or that fearful look when they are approaching a plastic chair......now I know why.
The gusset enables moisture control, temperature regulation and therefore balances PH levels. This means we can be "healthy" and the word diet hasn't been mentioned! They even have a knicker that I can wear to the gym with good bum coverage (winner) and they don't ride up my bum within seconds (I have an olympic gold standard knicker eating bum, all those squats have paid off making my bum firm and round but the downside is no knicker is safe from my bum).
From now on I will no longer fear the plastic chair in the summer months, I will no longer check my gym pants for the tell tale sweaty crotch although the grey turbo tights will not return from the depths of the wardrobe! I will prance around knowing my vagina is getting VIP treatment and is feeling all PH balanced and temperature controlled.
Full details, size range and colours canbe found at Clairewoodall.com or by popping in store to Lincoln Bra Lady.
Claire.xx
