Is it good to use sanitary pads frequently? Beware of the dangers of sanitary pads

Many women usually have the habit of using sanitary pads, especially in the last few days of menstruation. Some women who usually have a lot of secretions will also use sanitary pads, but frequent use of sanitary pads is not good, it can easily cause vaginitis, and the quality of many sanitary pads is poor.

1. Easily induce vaginitis

However, according to experts, sanitary pads generally contain more chemical fibers and less pure cotton. Long-term contact between the female vulva skin and mucous membranes and chemical fiber sanitary pads is prone to irritation, especially in hot and humid weather, wearing tight pants, and an airtight environment makes it easier for bacteria to be trapped, such as red bumps, vulva itching, and vulva burning. In severe cases, women may also experience local redness, swelling, and bleeding, which can lead to bacterial reproduction, retrograde infection, and vaginitis.

2. Aromatherapy pads destroy the acidic environment of the vagina

Moreover, there are some sanitary pads with aromatherapy scents on the market, which can cover up the bad smell of secretions. However, these scented sanitary pads actually contain certain drug ingredients. One is that they will destroy the healthy acidic environment of the vagina and cause inflammatory infection; the other is that they are prone to allergies and cause vulvar itching.

3. The whitening agent on the pad has carcinogenic factors

In addition, many sanitary pads on the market use fluorescent brighteners, which will enter the human body through skin contact. Fluorescent whitening agents are not as easily decomposed as general chemical ingredients. Once accumulated in the human body, they will greatly weaken the body's immunity. Fluorescent whitening agents bind to proteins outside the wound and hinder wound healing. Fluorescent whitening agents can also cause human cells to tend to mutate, and their toxicity accumulates in the liver or other important organs, becoming a potential carcinogenic factor.

4. Panty liners are not environmentally friendly

On the other hand, green, environmental protection and recycling are now advocated. However, discarded sanitary pads are classified as "non-recyclable" garbage. Every time you use one more sanitary pad, you create one more piece of garbage, which is not in line with our modern concept of environmental protection.

Therefore, experts recommend that women should not use too many sanitary pads and should change them every four hours at most to avoid bacterial accumulation and gynecological diseases.