The external genitalia has its own self-cleaning mechanism and should not be washed, scrubbed or cleaned – this includes the clitoris.
Avoid irritation by cleansing your vulva daily with a hypoallergenic soap-free feminine wash that has pH balance stabilization capabilities, to maintain its health benefits for vulvovaginal health and avoid irritation of genital skin.
1. Wash Your Hands
Hand washing is one of the key steps in keeping yourself and others clean. Do this regularly throughout the day in order to decrease germ spread and avoid illnesses.
Before and after handling period products, be sure to wash your hands to keep your hands clean and prevent irritation. This will also ensure a more pleasant user experience!
Feminine hygiene is a critical element of overall intimate health and care, yet is often neglected. By increasing awareness about this topic among women, more can be done to promote healthy practices and increase access to menstrual products and sanitation facilities.
2. Don’t Touch Your Vagina
Women’s vulvas or “labia”, which includes inner and outer vaginal lips as well as the clitoris, contain their own natural system for self-cleaning, which if disturbed through washing or using chemicals disrupts, can lead to infections and unpleasant odors in this sensitive area.
To avoid these issues, use gentle soap and warm water when cleaning the outside skin of the vulva rather than sponges or loofahs, as these items can irritate delicate vulvar skin while bacteria often flourish there.
Women should also avoid douching or applying talcum powder directly in the area, as this can become a source of infection. Trapped moisture may become an ideal breeding ground for bacteria and fungi growth; to combat this issue quickly change out of damp clothing as soon as possible and select period products without perfume added for best results.
3. Don’t Douch
Douching can be one of the worst ways to damage your vagina, leading to irritation and dislocating its natural pH balance. Instead, opt for mild soaps and natural sprays.
Douching may increase the risk of pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), caused by bacterial infections. The symptoms include pain and itching upon intercourse or urination, fishy-smelling vaginal discharge and yeast infections.
Women should feel no shame or embarrassment discussing their vulva with their doctor or healthcare provider. Douching will not remove semen from your vagina or prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV. Furthermore, douching can lead to trichomoniasis which causes yellow-green vaginal discharge that’s an infectious disease characterized by thick yellow-green mucus discharge – making douching even worse!
4. Wear Panty Liners
Panty liners are absorbent pads worn inside your underwear gusset for feminine hygiene purposes, to reduce panty staining, moisture-related irritation and odor. A panty liner should be worn daily as an effective measure to ensure safe usage and maximum hygiene benefits.
Discharge is natural and healthy for your intimate area – ALWAYS Dailies pantyliners will absorb discharge quickly to keep you feeling fresh all day long!
Your panty liner can also serve as an emergency backup tampon or menstrual cup should light leakage occur during menstruation or stress induced involuntary urination, helping absorb any small bladder leaks that occur. Just make sure that you switch out panty liners regularly for maximum comfort and protection, selecting non-scented intimate hygiene products so as not to disrupt the delicate pH balance and natural microflora of the vagina.
5. Change Your Towel
Maintaining hygiene by changing towels after each use and wearing loose-fitting tights that allow airflow around your vulva can help prevent bacteria build-up that leads to painful inflammation and yeast infections. Furthermore, tight thongs restricting air flow could aggravate these issues further.
Feminine hygiene wipes offer a discreet yet efficient method for external genital cleansing. When selecting your wipe, look for one with natural ingredients that maintain pH balance of your vagina. This will keep it smelling pleasant too!
Overuse of tampons not only pollutes the environment, but can increase your risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STIs). Instead, opt for natural material reusable cloth napkins or menstrual cups made of cloth as these will have no environmental or health risks associated with flushing down toilets – this can cause blockages that force sewage systems to overflow; instead place used feminine hygiene products into an appropriate bin for safe disposal.
