Can I wash my vulva with salt water?

Even healthy women have a lot of bacteria on their vulva. If we can't remove them in time, it will cause inflammation, which can cause great harm to the human body. Therefore, many people use salt water to wash their private parts. Is it possible to wash your private parts with salt water every day?

Try not to use salt water to clean the private parts, because the female private parts will secrete an acidic substance that can kill some bacteria. If you use salt water to clean, the components in the salt will neutralize the acid and alkali, which will reduce the woman's ability to resist bacteria. If you want to clean it, it is best to use cold water or professional private care solution.

For normal healthy women, the vagina has a natural defense against the invasion of pathogens due to the characteristics of its anatomical structure. For example, the vulva is closed, the front and back walls of the vagina are close together, the squamous epithelial cells in the vagina proliferate under the influence of estrogen, and the epidermal cells keratinize, the vaginal acidity is maintained at pH 4-5, so that the growth of pathogens that absorb alkaline substances such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa is inhibited. When the natural defense function in the vagina is damaged, pathogens can easily invade and cause Trichomonas vaginitis.

Many women, after suffering from vaginitis, do not seek medical treatment immediately, but instead use saline to clean their vagina, hoping to eliminate bacteria and achieve the purpose of anti-inflammation. Experts emphasize that although saline has a certain anti-inflammatory effect, it is not advisable to use it on patients with vaginitis, and the effect is not worth the cost. This is because the strong acid and strong alkaline environment in the woman's vagina is in a balanced state, but once this balanced state is disrupted by salt water, it will affect the pH value of the woman's vagina and create an environment that may be more suitable for the accumulation of pathogens, thereby accelerating the reproduction rate of pathogens and causing the condition of patients with candidal vaginitis to continue to worsen.

When patients with inflammation clean their vagina, it is best to use the disinfectant prescribed by the doctor and use boiled water to clean the genitals. This will not irritate their own vagina and can better control the inflammation. At this time, if you cooperate closely with the doctor's treatment and pay attention to hygiene and avoid sexual intercourse during the treatment period, the inflammation will heal faster and the woman can recover as soon as possible.