Your vagina is like a gold mine, and you should handle it as such. Honestly, when it comes to vaginal hygiene less is more. Your vagina does not need much attention since it naturally protects itself. The goal is to keep its pH within the normal range between 3.8 and 5. An imbalanced pH level in your vagina makes you prone to infections like bacterial vaginosis because it encourages the growth of bacteria and yeast.
HOW TO MAINTAIN GOOD VAGINA HYGIENE
As we age, our vagina goes through a lot, from puberty to menopause. Hormonal imbalances can tempt us to resort to treatments acclaimed by the internet as the holy grail for our lady parts. Most of these items are the causes of the fishy odor, itchiness, and increased vaginal discharge we experience, indicating an imbalanced pH level or vaginal infection. Many things can throw off our vaginal pH balance. In this article, I have compiled a list of the most common things you should never allow in your vagina to help keep it clean and healthy.
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YONI PEARLS
Yoni pearls is a vaginal detox. They come in small pouches of herbs like motherwort, angelica, osthol, rhubarb, osthol, and borneol. Yoni pearls have made their mark on the internet as a natural home remedy to detoxify or cleanse the vagina. But are Yoni pearls safe? Firstly, the vagina is a self-cleaning organ, and there is no need to detoxify it. Doing so causes more harm than good. Yoni pearls introduce harsh ingredients to your thingy and eventually throw off its ph. Instead, you can use water or mild feminine washes to keep it clean.
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FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
There are many reasons why people allow fruits and vegetables like cucumber, banana, and carrots inside their vaginas; some use them to masturbate, and others use them as a treatment regimen. None of these reasons are worth the harm done to your thingy. Under no circumstance should you insert raw fruits and vegetables into your vagina because these are all organic products. Fruits might have vinegar flies, also known as fruit flies, or any form of germs you cannot see with your naked eye. If you need to masturbate with a vegetable, say cucumber ensure you wrap it with a sterile condom.
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GARLIC
Many people believe garlic cures yeast infections. But this is a dangerous and unhealthy treatment for your vagina because the pH of garlic is far more acidic for the vagina. Garlic makes your thingy acidic leading to vaginal infections.
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CHOCOLATE OR WHIPPED CREAM
We all know how epic and intimate it is to have your partner lick off chocolate or whipped cream from your vagina but is this healthy? Big No. It all seems fun till you must deal with the consequences later. Again, this will affect the natural pH of your vagina and lead to yeast infections, urinary tract infections, and irritation. Instead, you can place it above, near the clitoris. This placement will not provide the same satisfaction, but it will tease you enough to enjoy it.
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YOGURT
Yogurt is one of the most helpful and safe home remedies for yeast infections, but this only applies when taken orally. Going the extra mile by pouring yogurt on your vagina causes irritations because organic products are susceptible to disease-causing organisms like yeast and bacteria.
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VASELINE
Many use oil-based products like Vaseline, baby oil, and tea tree oil to treat vaginal dryness or as a lubricant for sex, but these are unsafe for the vagina. While it may help reduce friction during sex, it will increase your chances of infection and irritation. The best alternative is lubricating condoms or vaginal lubricants like K-Y jelly and Astroglide. For vaginal dryness, you can opt for vaginal moisturizers such as Replens.
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SOAP
Douching or using soap to wash your vagina is unsafe, as it disrupts the pH level. As mentioned earlier, the vagina is a self-cleaning organ, and there’s no need to do extra when it comes to vaginal hygiene. Never try to wash the inside of the vagina. Doing so will cause more harm than good. You can try using normal clean water or mild feminine washes for the vulva to wash off secretions.
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STEAM
Sitting down on a bowl of steam and herbs to clean the vagina is unsafe and harmful. Things may go south and burn your vagina. The harm steaming does is not worth the risk.
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THE PENIS OF A MAN YOU DO NOT TRUST
The kind penis you permit in your vagina has an impact on the state of your vagina. A man with poor hygiene can throw off your pH level and leave you to bear the consequences. If you do not know him inside out, do not trust him with your vagina.
