TENA ProSkin Slip Plus: Dry Nights, Protected Skin and a Change That Takes a Minute
Adult diapers of this kind help someone with moderate to heavy urine leakage get through the night and the day dry, and help whoever is caring for them change the product quickly without a struggle. The TENA ProSkin Slip Plus is an all-in-one brief with wide re-fastenable tabs, made for a person who is semi-mobile or spends most of the day sitting or lying down, and it can be changed with them standing or lying on the bed.
Before you order, please tell our pharmacist one thing: the measurement around the hips. This product comes in five sizes and every single one of them is packed thirty to a pack, so the pack count hides the size rather than revealing it. Getting that right is the difference between a product that holds and one that leaks down a leg, and we would rather ask than guess.
Adult Diaper Sizes, and Why a Pack of Thirty Hides One
Measure around the widest part of the hips with a tape measure, over light clothing, and send us the figure in centimetres. These are the published hip ranges.
- Extra small: 49 to 74 cm, absorbing around 1,350 ml
- Small: 56 to 85 cm, around 1,550 ml
- Medium: 70 to 122 cm, around 2,100 ml
- Large: 92 to 150 cm, around 2,350 ml
- Extra large: 120 to 160 cm, around 2,400 ml
The absorbency figures are measured by a standard laboratory method, so treat them as a way of comparing products rather than as what one brief will hold in real use. Medium and large also have elastic side panels, which hold the shape as the person is turned or moved, so for somebody being repositioned in bed those two sizes behave noticeably better.
How It Protects the Skin, Which Matters More Than the Capacity
The top layer draws urine away from the surface and a fast-acting core locks it in, and the back sheet is fully breathable, which lets heat and moisture out instead of holding them against the skin. Those two things together are the whole point of the product, because skin kept damp for hours breaks down.
Prolonged contact with urine causes a sore, red, painful rash around the groin and buttocks, and once it starts it is slow and expensive to settle. The three things that prevent it are simple: a product that holds and breathes, gentle washing and drying at every change, and a thin layer of a barrier cream afterwards. Ask our pharmacist for the cream when you order and we will show you how little to use.
When to Change It
There is a wetness indicator printed on the outside that turns from yellow to blue when it is time, which saves opening the product to check and saves disturbing somebody who is asleep. As a general routine, three to five changes across a day suits most people, and the rule that overrides everything is to change it before it reaches its capacity rather than after.
Change it sooner if the skin is already sore, if the person has diarrhoea, or if they are sweating in the heat. Leaving a wet product on because it still feels like it has room is the commonest mistake, and it is the one that costs you the skin.
Getting the Fit Right on the Body
Bring the brief up snugly between the legs rather than letting it hang, draw the tabs across so they lie flat and symmetrical, and fasten the lower tabs upward and the upper tabs straight across. The tabs come off and go back on several times, so there is no penalty for adjusting until it sits properly.
If you are getting leaks, nine times out of ten it is the fit rather than the capacity: a size too large leaves a gap at the thigh, and a product pulled on loosely does the same. Come and ask us before you move up to a heavier absorbency, because the heavier product costs more and will leak in exactly the same place.
What It Is Honestly For
This sits in the middle of the all-in-one range: a step up from pads for somebody whose leakage has outgrown them, and a step below the heaviest briefs made for the most severe night-time and double incontinence. The published position is moderate to heavy urine leakage.
So if the nights are still wet on this product, say so rather than simply buying more of it, and ask our pharmacist about the heavier grades. And if the leakage is new, has changed recently, comes with pain or burning, or comes with blood, please see our doctor first. Incontinence is a symptom and a good many of its causes can be treated, which is a far better outcome than a lifetime of briefs.
Dignity, and the Part Nobody Says Out Loud
Most people buying this are buying it for a parent, and most of them find the whole conversation difficult. So, plainly: the product is textile-like rather than plastic, it is quiet under clothing, it has an odour neutraliser built in, and it is designed to be changed without undressing somebody completely.
We send everything in this category in plain outer packaging with nothing on the outside to say what is inside. If it is easier to order by phone or on WhatsApp than to stand at a counter, that is entirely fine, and our pharmacist will talk through the size and the quantity with you either way.
One more option worth knowing about, if the person you are caring for is a man. A urisheath, which fits externally like a sleeve and drains into a bag, keeps the skin dry altogether rather than absorbing anything, and a good many men find it more comfortable and more dignified than a brief. Ask our pharmacist about our Conveen self-sealing urisheath or the two-piece version and we will explain how they are fitted and whether they would suit.
Is This Product Right for You?
Please talk to our pharmacist or our doctor before you buy if any of these apply.
- You have not measured around the hips. Send us the figure in centimetres. All five sizes come thirty to a pack, so the pack count will not tell us.
- The nights are still wet on this product. Ask us about the heavier grades rather than buying more of these.
- Leaking at the thigh. That is usually the fit, not the capacity. Let us check the size before you spend more.
- Red, sore or broken skin in the groin or buttocks. Come and see us this week, and ask about a barrier cream.
- Leakage that is new, has changed, or comes with pain, burning or blood. Please see our doctor first. Many causes can be treated.
- Bowel leakage as well as urine. Tell us, because a different grade in the range is made for that.
Where to Buy TENA ProSkin Slip Plus 30’s in Kenya
Order online and we deliver countrywide, or collect from our pharmacy at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. We send orders to Nairobi and every neighbourhood around it — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Rosslyn, Kitisuru, Lower Kabete, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Buruburu, Donholm, Embakasi, Ngong Road, Kasarani, Roysambu, Zimmerman, Githurai, Ruaka, Banana Hill, Two Rivers, Village Market and Pride Lands — and across Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru and Ngong.
Beyond the capital we deliver to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Athi River, Kitengela, Kajiado, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Bomet, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Siaya, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Webuye, Kitale, Nandi Hills, Iten, Kapenguria, Embu, Meru, Chuka, Kerugoya, Murang’a, Othaya, Nyahururu, Nanyuki, Maralal, Isiolo, Marsabit, Moyale, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Mwingi, Makueni, Emali, Kibwezi, Voi, Taveta, Wundanyi, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi, Lamu and Hola. Everything in this category travels in plain outer packaging with nothing on the outside to say what is inside, and the delivery note carries our name and no product description. At three to five changes a day a pack covers a known length of time, so tell us how many months you want covered and we will work out the quantity with you before you order.
Across Africa, ask us before you order. We have sent orders to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and as far as Malawi, and we will quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of the continent. Tell us the destination and we will confirm any import paperwork before the parcel leaves us.
Living abroad? Order from wherever you are and we deliver to your family here in Kenya. Kenyans in the UK, the United States, Canada, South Africa and the Gulf order from us regularly for parents and relatives at home. An all-in-one brief is needed every day rather than occasionally, so running out is the thing to plan against. Tell us who it is for, the size and how many months you want covered, and we will set up a standing monthly delivery so nobody is ever caught short.
Why Buy Your TENA ProSkin Slip Plus 30’s from HealthAlone Kenya?
HealthAlone is a pharmacist-led health ecosystem licensed by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, and our stock is original, sealed and correctly stored. Kahawa Sukari is a real counter with real pharmacists behind it.
Our pharmacists will ask for the hip measurement before anything ships, match the size and the absorbency to the person, and put a barrier cream in with the first order. Our doctor is here too if you would rather have the whole question looked at properly.
It is one more step in our vision: building Africa’s most trusted health ecosystem, accessible to everyone, everywhere.
TENA ProSkin Slip Plus: Your Questions Answered
What size should I order?
Measure around the widest part of the hips and send us the figure. The hip ranges are 49 to 74 cm for extra small, 56 to 85 for small, 70 to 122 for medium, 92 to 150 for large and 120 to 160 for extra large.
Does a pack of thirty tell me the size?
No, and this catches people out. Every size comes thirty to a pack, so please give us the hip measurement and we will confirm the size before anything ships.
How much do these adult diapers hold?
Around 1,350 ml for extra small, 1,550 for small, 2,100 for medium, 2,350 for large and 2,400 for extra large, by a standard laboratory method. Use them to compare products rather than as a real-world figure.
How often should it be changed?
Three to five times across a day suits most people, and always before it reaches its capacity rather than after. The wetness indicator on the outside turns from yellow to blue when it is time.
Can I check without opening it?
Yes, that is what the indicator is for, and it means you do not have to wake somebody to find out.
Is it breathable?
The back sheet is fully breathable, which lets heat and moisture out rather than holding them against the skin. That is the feature that protects the skin.
What causes the red, sore rash and how do we stop it?
Prolonged contact with urine. Three things prevent it: a product that holds and breathes, gentle washing and drying at every change, and a thin layer of barrier cream afterwards. Ask our pharmacist for the cream.
Can it be changed while the person is in bed?
Yes. The tabs are wide, re-fastenable several times, and the product is designed to be changed with the person either standing or lying down.
Why does it keep leaking at the thigh?
Usually the fit rather than the capacity. A size too large leaves a gap at the thigh, as does pulling it on loosely. Let us check the size before you buy a heavier grade.
Is this the heaviest protection you have?
No. This is the mid-range all-in-one for moderate to heavy urine leakage. Ask our pharmacist about the heavier grades if the nights are still wet.
Is it suitable for bowel leakage too?
This one is published for urine leakage. Tell our pharmacist if there is bowel leakage as well and we will point you at the right grade.
Are the adult diapers delivered discreetly?
Yes. Plain outer packaging, nothing on the outside to say what is inside, and a delivery note with our name and no product description.
Can I get the adult diapers delivered every month automatically?
Yes, tell us the size and how many months you want covered and we will set up a standing monthly delivery.
Where can I buy TENA ProSkin Slip Plus 30’s in Kenya, and what does it cost?
From HealthAlone, online for delivery countrywide or over the counter at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. The current price is shown above. We deliver across Nairobi — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Kitisuru, Lavington, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Kasarani, Roysambu, Githurai, Ruaka and Banana Hill — and to Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru, Ngong, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Kitengela, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kitale, Embu, Meru, Nanyuki, Nyahururu, Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Makueni, Voi, Taveta, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi and Lamu. Outside Kenya we have delivered to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and Malawi, and we quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of Africa on request. Send us the hip measurement in centimetres when you order, because all five sizes come thirty to a pack.
