7 tips to keep your vagina youthful

Aging will not only age your face, but will also inevitably age your private parts. The difference is that there are countless products that can keep your face youthful, but vaginal aging is often beyond our control. Vaginal repair surgery is a solution, but compared to this troublesome, expensive and dangerous plastic surgery, the seven everyday methods shared by Yahoo Health Channel on December 27 are obviously more valuable in the long run. Let’s take a look at what they are.

Avoid weight fluctuations

Gaining weight and losing weight at the same time will only make your vulva sag. "The more erratic an area is in terms of size, the looser it is," says cosmetic gynecologist Marco Pelosi. Maintaining a healthy weight is essential. If you're super skinny, your private parts will start to look as gaunt as your face as you age. "Many 35-year-old women look much older than they actually are because they have no fat on their faces," said Karen Boyle, a female sexual health and vaginal rejuvenation expert. "Similarly, the labia majora can also sag and droop, and once you lose that little bit of fat, you can't get it back."

Keep doing Kegel exercises

You may have heard thousands of times about the benefits of Kegel exercises, such as tightening the vagina and improving the quality of sex. But your approach is still likely wrong. "Women don't do enough Kegel exercises, and they don't stick with it long enough," Pelosi said. The Kegel exercise steps she recommends are: tighten the pelvic floor muscles for 5 seconds, then relax, repeat 100 times, and do this three times a day. Sounds a little scary, right? You can actually do these moves during sex to make Kegel exercises more fun. Imagining that you're using these muscles to squeeze your partner's penis can help you find the right position for this exercise (and give you both a little extra pleasurable sensation at the same time).

Get rid of the office chair

To get a little extra exercise for your vaginal muscles, ditch your desk chair and invest in a balance ball. 15 minutes a day can force your pelvic floor muscles to contract without you having to deliberately do any contraction movements. “It feels like nothing is happening, but it’s a very effective way to keep your pelvic floor muscles tight.”

Stay sexually active

If you don't use it, you lose it. "If you're inactive for a long time and there's not more blood flow to those areas, those tissues and muscles will gradually change," Boyle said. Lubrication naturally starts to diminish as you age, and blood flow is crucial for lubrication (and orgasms). Plus, the hormones, fatty acids and anti-inflammatory compounds in sperm give it anti-aging benefits, Spanish scientists say, so if you and your man aren't worried about pregnancy, you know what to do.

Think twice about long distance riding

Dr. Christine Hamori says the constant friction between your crotch and the seat will stretch and pull your labia, especially if your outer labia are naturally prominent.

Stick to mild detergents

Mild cleansers can keep your vagina youthful, while harsh soaps can dry out your private parts. "The labia tissue is very sensitive," Boyle says. "A lot of women have dry skin on their faces because they overuse skin care products that strip moisture from cells. The same thing can happen down there."

Change your position appropriately during sex

“Sometimes lying down can also cause relaxation,” Boyle said. Why? Because it's your partner who's in control of the pace and intensity of the thrusting, which means he or she might suddenly and unexpectedly give you something really good that you're not ready for. In contrast, if you're on top, you have control, "and then it becomes easier to control those muscles," Boyle says.