Is it okay to wash your vulva every day?

The female vulva needs to be cleaned when taking a bath every day, but it should not be cleaned too many times. It is sufficient to clean it once a day. The main reason is that cleaning it too many times will affect the health of the vulva skin and cause the protective membrane to rupture. It is best for women to choose warm water to wash the vulva, and they also need to use non-irritating soap to clean the vulva, but after cleaning, they must ensure that the vulva is dry and hygienic.

1. Should women's vulva be cleaned every day?

In fact, the vulva should not be washed frequently, otherwise it will affect your health.

There is stool retention in the vaginal mucosa and it needs to be cleaned frequently. But the more often you wash, the better. Excessive cleaning will damage the protective film on the surface of the mucous membrane, making it dry, uncomfortable, and even itchy. Too frequent vaginal irrigation can easily lead to changes in the normal pH value and cause bacterial imbalance. Women who love cleanliness should pay attention to the frequency of irrigation to reduce the chance of illness.

2. How should women clean their vulva correctly?

2.1. Gently wash the vulva with warm water every night. When soap must be used, choose a less irritating baby bath soap.

2.2. During menstruation, wash the vulva frequently with warm water and change sanitary napkins frequently to prevent blood stains from becoming a breeding ground for bacteria. It is best to heat the entire pack of sanitary napkins in a microwave for 1 to 2 minutes to disinfect and sterilize them.

2.3. Prepare your own special cleaning basin and towel. The cleaning basin should be cleaned before use, or it is better to take a shower. The towel should be dried in the sun or in a ventilated place after use, because towels are not exposed to sunlight for a long time and are prone to breed bacteria and fungi.

2.4. After defecation, develop the habit of wiping from front to back with toilet paper and washing or flushing the anus with warm water. If it is not wiped clean, feces stains will remain at the anus and contaminate the underwear. The intestinal bacteria contained in the feces stains will take the opportunity to enter the vagina and cause inflammation.

3. What diseases are women's vulva susceptible to?

3.1. Fungal vulvitis

Vulvitis caused by a type of yeast infection often coexists with candidal vaginitis.

3.2 Acute vulvar ulcer

It is mostly caused by vulvitis for various reasons and is generally a manifestation of the pathological process of vulvitis.

3.3 Pseudo-condyloma

Pseudo-condyloma acuminatum is not a sexually transmitted disease. On the inner side of the labia, you can see pinkish rashes the size of millet grains, which are symmetrical and evenly distributed on both sides.

3.4 Vulvar injury

Vulvar injury is one of the common symptoms in women. Most of the causes are straddle-type falls, such as unexpected sudden braking when riding a men's bicycle, or a violent collision with the vulva when getting on or off the bicycle, violent blows to the vulva, etc. In this case, there is severe contusion of the vulva, which may be painful, and subcutaneous bruising or hematoma can be seen.

How should women take care of their private parts?

1. Do not use vaginal wash blindly

When many women feel discomfort in their genitals, they usually go to the pharmacy to buy vaginal wash. In fact, frequent use of vaginal washes can cause great damage to the vaginal environment and may lead to worsening of vaginitis. Although there are many kinds of bacteria in the normal vagina, it does not cause disease because of the ecological balance between the vagina and these bacteria.

2. Don’t diet too much

Research by relevant experts shows that girls need body fat to account for at least 17% of their body weight before they can have their first menstruation, and body fat must reach at least 22% of their body weight to maintain a normal menstrual cycle. Excessive dieting will cause a large amount of fat and protein in the body to be consumed due to insufficient energy intake, resulting in estrogen synthesis disorders and obvious estrogen deficiency, affecting menstruation, or even causing scanty menstruation or amenorrhea. Therefore, women who pursue a slim figure must not diet blindly.

3. Avoid sitting still for a long time

Almost everyone knows that the habit of sitting for a long time will lead to poor blood circulation, but more importantly, women who sit for a long time will have poor ventilation in the perineum, obstructed blood circulation, and are more prone to infection.