What do women use to clean their vulva?

For women, private health must be paid attention to, because if you do not pay attention to private hygiene and cause some gynecological diseases, it will not only make women suffer greater pain, but also directly affect the health of their reproductive system. Cleaning the vulva is a habit that many women have, but it must be done scientifically. Next, I will introduce to you the correct method of cleaning external factors!

1. Cleaning frequency: once a day

Many people only know that they need to clean the vulva, but they don’t know how to clean it in the most scientific way. In fact, although the vagina needs to be cleaned, the more frequently you wash it, the better. Because the female vagina has its own self-protection defense system, healthy women have aerobic bacteria and anaerobic bacteria in the vagina, forming a normal flora. Among them, the absolutely dominant lactobacilli break down the glycogen in the vaginal epithelial cells to produce lactic acid, which makes the vagina in a weakly acidic environment, thereby inhibiting the excessive reproduction of pathogenic bacteria. Moreover, under normal circumstances, the labia minora stick together, and the front and back walls of the vagina are also close to each other, acting as a mechanical barrier, and the mucus plug in the cervix can also prevent bacteria from moving upward. Moreover, every time menstruation comes, the shedding of the endometrium and the outflow of menstrual blood can play a "flushing" role and drive away the invading pathogens. The regular peristalsis of the fallopian tubes toward the uterine cavity can also prevent the spread of pathogenic bacteria and does not require excessive cleaning.

If you wash too frequently, it is likely to damage the protective film on the surface of the skin, making it dry, uncomfortable, and even itchy. What's more serious is that if the original defense system is destroyed by excessive cleaning, it will also affect the normal physiological function of the reproductive tract, causing more leucorrhea and the possibility of inducing vaginitis.

Some people feel dirty when they see leucorrhea and want to wash it several times a day. In fact, normal leucorrhea is one of the information about the health of the female reproductive system. As long as there is no abnormality, there is no need to wash it excessively. If a woman washes her vulva repeatedly several times a day, not only will the amount of leucorrhea not decrease, but bacteria will be mixed in, making it more unclean and more profuse with each wash. Therefore, it is only necessary to clean the vulva once a day.

2. For healthy women, just wash it

"What to use for washing" is also one of the problems faced by female friends in taking a "small bath". Some friends use their own bathing standards to demand a "small bath", thinking that the cleaning function of plain water is too weak and that they must use a care solution to clean it. In fact, this is unscientific.

For generally healthy women, every organ in the body has a complete set of self-protection functions. For example, the leucorrhea produced in the female vagina is an acidic secretion that can create a local acidic environment and has a "self-purification" function. The growth and reproduction of bacteria and pathogens will be controlled by the acidic environment. So as long as you are healthy, there is no need to feel insecure and seek help from vaginal care solutions. If too much vaginal care solution is used, it may disrupt the balance of the vaginal environment, and pathogenic bacteria will take advantage of the situation to invade, making the care solution the culprit of vaginal dryness and illness. Therefore, healthy female friends can generally just wash with clean water.

Of course, if there is a certain degree of inflammation, it is feasible to use care solution every once in a while under the guidance of a doctor. But be sure to choose a regular brand. It is worth noting that some female friends like to buy some potassium permanganate solution to clean the vagina. This practice is actually somewhat dangerous. Potassium permanganate does have an anti-inflammatory effect. For example, if there is a wound on the vulva, or if there is a vulva surgery or a episiotomy wound after childbirth, in order to heal the wound, reduce inflammation and fight infection, you can prepare a solution of potassium permanganate according to a strict scientific ratio under the guidance of a doctor, and then wash or sit in a bath; but under normal health conditions, if the potassium permanganate solution is prepared too concentrated, it is likely to burn the skin and have a destructive effect on the vagina's self-defense system. Therefore, do not use potassium permanganate solution to clean your lower body on your own initiative.

3. Just clean it, no need to irrigate it

In addition, there are also some particular methods for cleaning the vagina. Wash your hands before cleaning the vulva, then wipe gently with clean water from front to back. Some female friends with obsessive-compulsive disorder also like to douche their vagina, but this method is also not advisable. Because the vagina maintains the balance of the ecological environment under the action of lactobacilli, and douching will destroy the acidity and alkalinity of the vagina, which can easily cause vaginitis and infection. Therefore, the scope of cleaning should be limited to the vulva, the purpose of which is to remove dirt and residual urine and feces to avoid contamination and disease. The vulva should be cleaned once a day. The best way is to take a hot shower or use a special basin with warm water.