Feminine hygiene products

Nowadays, many female friends use women's private cleaning products for daily vaginal cleaning services, but when purchasing and using them, we must also pay attention to the different functions of private cleaning products. Don't treat private cleaning products as a panacea that can cure all diseases. It can only make the body cleaner.

How should women clean their private parts?

Misconceptions about women cleaning their private parts

Misconception 1: Private shower gel can prevent gynecological diseases

Whether it is a private cleaning product with “医” (medical) or “健” (health) in its name, it cannot prevent gynecological diseases. The bacteria enter the uterus. Therefore, flushing the vagina with various private cleaning appliances afterwards cannot clean out these pathogens.

To prevent gynecological diseases, the best way is to keep yourself clean or use condoms. In short, private cleaning utensils cannot prevent gynecological diseases.

Misconception 2: Using health-care private cleaning products will destroy your own defenses

Some women are worried that health-care private cleaning products will destroy their own defense function and cause inflammation. In fact, this is a misunderstanding. If the pH value of the product is defined between 4-4.5, close to the body's pH value, it will not cause damage and must be cleaned.

Misconception 3: Chinese herbal medicine lotion is safer

Although Chinese herbal medicines have the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, removing toxins and relieving inflammation, they should also be used under the specific guidance of a physician. Moreover, Chinese herbal medicines have a short shelf life and are prone to mildew and mold, which can cause harm to private parts cleaning products after use. Especially nowadays, some illegal pharmaceutical factories add ingredients to Chinese herbal private parts cleaning products to achieve certain therapeutic purposes, which should alert consumers and related patients.

Misconception 4: Potassium permanganate solution is more effective in disinfecting and sterilizing private parts cleaning tools

Under normal circumstances, there are a large number of vaginal lactobacilli in the female vagina, which can decompose the glycogen stored in the cells into lactic acid bacteria, creating an acidic and alkaline environment in the female vagina that is not conducive to the growth and reproduction of various pathogens. If potassium permanganate solution is used frequently for cleaning, a large number of vaginal lactobacilli will be killed and the acid value will change, thus destroying this defense, and pathogens will take advantage of the opportunity to invade and cause gynecological diseases.

If potassium permanganate solution is used for too long, the skin will become dry and itchy. If the dilution is not in accordance with the standard, the concentration exceeds 1:5000 or the powder is not completely dissolved, once it comes into contact with the private parts, it will corrode the delicate skin and mucous membranes.

Misconception 5: Using ethanol to clean the vulva can remove bacteria

Even if you want to sterilize, you cannot use ethanol to wash your private parts. Although alcohol has good bactericidal power, it can cause obvious irritation to the delicate mucous membrane and skin of the private parts.

Misconception 6: Cervical erosion should be treated with a lot of private cleaning tools

When treating cervical erosion, attention should be paid to repairing damaged vaginal mucosal tissue and restoring the self-cleaning system. During care and treatment, the vaginal mucosa should be well protected and the self-cleaning system should be well maintained. Therefore, during the treatment of cervical erosion, it is not suitable to use a large amount of irritating vaginal cleaning fluid. It should be especially noted that during the treatment period of cervical erosion, the private parts and vagina should be kept clean and dry. It is generally not recommended to use lotions, otherwise it is easy to cause local infection.