Can baking soda be used to clean the vulva?

Vulvar itching is a common gynecological disease. Some women think that eating baking soda can wash the vulva when they have symptoms of vulvar itching. In fact, this practice is wrong. The baking soda used to treat candidal vaginitis is a specially treated product specifically for external use on gynecological diseases. The baking soda we usually buy in supermarkets has not undergone this treatment. Using it to clean the vulva will not only not alleviate the disease, but will also destroy the environment inside the vagina, making it more likely to cause inflammation.

Can baking soda be used to wash the vulva? Human skin is neutral, and baking soda is an alkaline substance. Alkaline substances can clean the skin and remove oil, but they also have certain irritating and harmful effects on the skin. If you apply it directly on your face, it will inevitably cause some damage to your skin. Some people have very sensitive skin. If they come into contact with something that is too acidic or too alkaline, their skin will experience some adverse reactions once it is irritated. In addition, some people have allergic constitutions. Due to some special impurities in baking soda, they will cause allergic reactions on their skin. Not only will the skin become red and stinging, but it may even form blisters. The function of baking soda is actually the same as that of soap. People all know that if you always use soap to wash your hands and clothes, your hands will become very rough and you will often develop eczema. The same is true for the nose. Although baking soda is an alkaline substance and can dissolve some grease, that's all it does.

Can baking soda be used to wash the vulva? The edible baking soda sold in supermarkets is in bulk and has not been specially sterilized. The baking soda used for vaginal flushing is medical baking soda that has been treated with a special degree of sterilization, so edible baking soda cannot be used for vaginal flushing.

Washing the vagina with baking soda can treat candidal vaginitis because fungi prefer an acidic environment and baking soda is a weak alkaline. But you cannot wash it every day. You can only flush it when you have candidal vaginitis, because the vagina is weakly acidic. If you wash it every day, it will damage the internal environment of the vagina.

Regarding whether it is correct to say that eating baking soda can wash the vulva, the above is the relevant introduction in this regard. Women should pay attention to local hygiene in their daily care. The underwear should be boiled in water for 5 minutes, pay attention to personal hygiene, keep the vulva clean and dry, change underwear frequently, and use vulva utensils for one person only. Used underwear, towels, and basins should be washed with boiling water and exposed to the sun instead of drying them in the sun.