Eight bad habits of women using sanitary napkins

For every adult woman, sanitary napkins are an indispensable necessity in life. Even if you use it every month, it doesn't mean you will buy it or use it. Do you have these "bad habits" such as buying a lot of sanitary napkins and hoarding them at home when the store is having a discount sale, using medicated sanitary napkins, storing sanitary napkins in the bathroom, and loving to use sanitary pads? The following experts comment on these sanitary napkin purchasing and usage habits and give suggestions.

【Bad Habit 1】

Stock up at home

Some women like to buy large quantities of items during sales at shopping malls and store them at home to use slowly. In fact, sanitary napkins, like food, also have a shelf life. The closer the sanitary napkin is to the production date, the more guaranteed its quality is. Because sterility is achieved through high-temperature disinfection, the validity period of one-time disinfection and sterilization is limited after all. Sterility cannot be guaranteed after the period is exceeded. Therefore, when using sanitary napkins, you must pay attention to the expiration date, do not buy too many at one time, buy them as you use them, and do not store them at home for a long time. Especially in the south where the weather is humid, if the water cannot be used up all at once, it is easy to get moldy and contaminated. Dr. Ye Dunmin suggested that, generally speaking, women can just buy enough for one or two menstrual cycles and keep them at home as a backup.

【Bad Habit 2】

Sanitary napkins are stored in the bathroom

Some women buy sanitary napkins and store them in the lockers in the bathroom for easy access. Compared with other rooms in the house, the bathroom is the most humid, and some families' bathrooms are never exposed to sunlight all day long. Little do people know that bacteria are more likely to invade sanitary napkins when they become damp. After unpacking, sanitary napkins should be placed in a dry and clean place and should not be used if they become damp.

【Bad Habit 3】

Prefer to use medicated sanitary napkins

Many medicated sanitary napkins on the market now claim to have antibacterial, antibacterial, antipruritic, dysmenorrhea relief, discomfort relief and vaginal acidity and alkalinity balance effects. Dr. Ye Dunmin said that if a woman really suffers from gynecological diseases, these sanitary napkins will definitely not play a therapeutic role, and women who do not have the disease cannot prevent the occurrence of the disease by using them.

Some medicated sanitary napkins may destroy the acid-base balance of the private parts, cause dysbacteriosis, reduce the self-immunity and cleansing function of the private parts, and make them more vulnerable to bacterial invasion. For women with sensitive constitutions, medicated sanitary napkins should be used with caution, as they may cause skin allergies and symptoms such as private itching. People with sensitive skin are best to choose cotton sanitary napkins that are soft, comfortable and less irritating to the skin.

【Bad Habit 4】

Love using sanitary pads

Some women think that leucorrhea is unclean and like to use sanitary pads when they are not menstruating. The female vulva needs a breathable, dry and clean environment to stay healthy. No matter how the sanitary pad promotes its high breathability and comfort, there will be a layer of plastic film on the bottom, which is airtight. Long-term use will increase the humidity and temperature of the vulva, creating conditions for the growth of bacteria and fungi, destroying the acidity and alkalinity of the vagina, and easily inducing vaginitis. This situation is particularly obvious in summer or the humid and hot rainy season in the south. Dr. Ye Dunmin suggests that it is okay to use sanitary pads occasionally, but not every day. If you use sanitary pads, be sure to change them frequently and keep them dry.

【Bad Habit 5】

Love to buy snow-white sanitary napkins

Some women like snow-white sanitary napkins. Psychologically, they feel that the whiter the sanitary napkins are, the cleaner and more beneficial to health they are. In fact, it may be just the opposite. Sanitary napkins that are too white may contain fluorescent agents and whitening agents, which may be harmful to your health if used for a long time. How can you know whether the sanitary napkins you are using contain fluorescent agents? There was once a method circulated on the Internet that used ultraviolet light to detect it. However, the accuracy and safety of this detection method have been questioned by professionals, and ordinary consumers are not recommended to use ultraviolet light sources at home because ultraviolet rays can cause certain harm to the human body. In addition, observing the presence of blue light after ultraviolet irradiation with the naked eye is very inaccurate and is greatly affected by the subjective influence of the observer.

There is little consumers can do to identify whether sanitary napkins contain fluorescent agents. In this regard, Dr. Ye Dunmin recommends that you try to choose sanitary napkins from big brands, do not use a certain brand for a long time (unless you know it is very safe and reliable), and switch between different brands frequently to reduce the accumulation of harmful substances that may be contained in sanitary napkins in the body.

【Bad Habit 6】

I like sanitary napkins with high absorbency

The advantage of using sanitary napkins with high absorption capacity is that when it is inconvenient to change sanitary napkins frequently, there will be no side leakage due to excessive blood volume. Therefore, sanitary napkins with high absorbency are very popular. People are lazy. Once some women use sanitary napkins with high absorption capacity, they will be "lazy" and not change their sanitary napkins for a long time. This will cause poor local ventilation, leading to bacterial proliferation, and thus inducing various gynecological diseases. Even if you prefer high-absorbency sanitary napkins, remember to change them every two hours or so.

【Bad Habit 7】

Not washing hands before changing sanitary napkins

Many people remember to wash their hands before meals and after defecation, but it is also best to wash your hands before changing your sanitary napkin. Because the process of unpacking, opening, smoothing and sticking sanitary napkins by hand will bring germs onto the sanitary napkins. Sanitary napkins are in direct contact with the female vulva skin and the menstrual period is a period when women's resistance is relatively low. If you are not careful, the risk of gynecological diseases will increase.

【Bad Habit 8】

Buy sanitary napkins at a small store

When menstruation comes suddenly without any preparation, some women will rush to the small store to buy a pack of sanitary napkins as an emergency measure. But there are many counterfeit sanitary napkins now. These high-quality imitation products are mostly made of scraps, are not fully disinfected, and have poor quality. There have even been reports of bugs being found in the sanitary napkins. The main sales outlets for these high-end imitation products are small shops. Therefore, when purchasing sanitary napkins, try to go to large shopping malls and supermarkets, and develop the habit of always carrying a sanitary napkin in your bag to avoid being caught off guard when your period comes suddenly, and to help your sisters in an emergency.