6 ‘horrible’ mistakes you’re making when washing your vagina
Did you know there’s a correct way to clean your vagina?
Not many women know how to take good care of their vagina and they end up cleaning it the wrong way, causing more harm than good.
Having the right knowledge about vaginal hygiene is very important as misguided information on how to clean your vagina could leave you with a full-on yeast infection.
Just like any part of the body, your vagina needs to be taken care of and your vaginal health should be on your priority list.
Are you doing too much or maybe too little for your vagina?
You are probably cleaning your vagina the wrong way and here’s how.
1. Washing with scented soaps: You would do yourself more good by keeping that scented body wash far away from your vagina. It’s fine to wash your vagina with soap but make sure it’s unscented. Scented soaps can mess up the normal, healthy balance of the vagina. Don’t try to change the smell as your vagina was not to made to smell like vanilla. It is advisable to just wash with your hand and water only.
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2. Washing with sponge: The skin down there is thin and sensitive, so washing with sponge could cause more harm. Just use your hands, be gentle and handle with care.
3. Using scented vaginal wipes and vaginal deodorants: Sometimes, you might want to help your vagina smell nice by using deodorants but, you shouldn’t. Some baby wipes and feminine hygiene wipes could lead to irritation.
4. Douching: Avoid douching as all it does is mess with the natural pH balance of your vagina. It flushes out the good bacteria that maintain your vaginal health. Your vagina can clean itself and doesn’t need the extra help of douching.
5. Wiping from back to front: You should always wipe from front to back.The bacteria in your vagina and butt differ and you would not want to get butt bacteria in your vagina. Wiping from back to front drags the bacteria in the butt to the vagina and it can cause an infection.
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6. Using portable shower heads to shoot water directly on it: Doing this, flushes out all the good bacteria and it could do more harm than good.
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