Give it a break sometimes and wear looser clothing and or no underwear at all (like at night). Wearing tight, conforming clothing all the time or daily pantyliners can be suffocating to your vulvovaginal area and irritating to the skin. The vulvar vestibule is made of up different tissue than the vagina (but the same tissue as the urethra and bladder), so it’s possible that using chemical products here can cause pain and the symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI).
#LEND ME YOUR EARS MEN IN TIGHTS SKIN#
The vulva is sensitive like your fingertips, the skin around your eyes and your lips. The vulva wasn’t meant to be scrubbed – it’s not a potato.(Ironically enough, the inside of the mouth is made up of the same durable tissue as the inside of the vagina.) Please, just don’t use soap on the vulva or in the vagina. So if you’re low on estrogen, it makes sense that you might be prone to more infections. Oh, and get this – estrogen helps to feed lactobacilli. This helps reduce odor, infection and keeps the natural flora healthy. Lactobacilli eats up bad bacteria that can cause infection, it keeps the vagina acidic in order to reduce the likelihood of infections and it’s even postulated that lactobacilli can prompt the immune system. It’s already got a good bacteria called lactobacilli that has several important functions. There is no need to douche or soap inside the vagina. **You can wash your hands before getting out. Gently and lovingly pat the vulva dry and put on white, cotton underwear.Let warm water rinse over your labias.Just call me the Henry Ford of the vagina…or is that weird? You can wash your vulvovaginal area any way you’d like as long as you are in the shower, eliminate all soap and let warm water run over the area and only use your hands. If you want my advice, I’m going to be succinct, clear and direct. You never know what’s going to happen that day.”įriends, Romans, Countrywomen – lend me your ear! All these people are WRONG! (and that’s probably one reason why they’re seeing me in the first place) “I use a loofa on my vulva and then after I shower I spray a little perfume down there.I start at the vulva and soap it real good, then I reach over to my anus and get that soapy.” “I’m careful, so I go front to back with the soap.“I spread my labias and get soap on them and then I put soap inside my vagina.“I use a lavender scented soap all over my body and I get a wash rag and scrub my vulva.”.“I usually douche because that’s what my mother did.”.Let’s start with what I hear from patients: So what is the right way for a woman to clean her vulvovaginal area in order to ensure cleanliness, odor reduction and avoidance of infection? There are some basic facts that are important to know when it comes to keeping your machine well-oiled and running, regardless of whether she’s a 1955 Chevy Bel Air or a 2015 Honda Element cuz either way she’s a beauty, right? Women clean themselves differently, but that’s not necessarily okay. The crotch has got a lot going on so it should be cleaned too, right?
We clean our face, our armpits and our feet. But, cleaning the crotch – it’s important. Should that be “crotches”? Can you make that plural? If not, why not? Tell me that…. One of the most fascinating things I’ve learned as a pelvic floor physical therapist is that women really have a variety of ways that they wash their crotch. She has an amazing ability to discuss personal matters in a funny and charming way. I’m very excited to share this article by guest blogger, Sara Sauder, PT, DPT! She’s a fantastic writer and passionate about her work as a pelvic physical therapist.
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