Is it okay to use toothpaste to wash the vulva?

Toothpaste is an indispensable daily necessity in daily life. Nowadays, the functions of toothpaste are becoming more and more powerful. For example, Yunnan Baiyao toothpaste can be used to assist in the treatment of oral diseases. Moreover, the toothpaste will have a cooling effect after use, and can also relieve skin itching and stinging to a certain extent. However, if some women use toothpaste to clean their vulva, do you believe it? So is it good or bad to do so?

In recent years, some young girls use toothpaste to clean their vagina. Although this is convenient and time-saving, toothpaste is a combination of abrasives and foaming cleansers. Abrasives can wear the vaginal mucosa, making it dry, burning, and itchy; foaming cleansers are basically the same as soap in composition and are alkaline substances, which will naturally destroy the sterilization and "vagina protection" effect of the weakly acidic environment of the vagina.

According to folk tradition, peppercorns are brewed in boiling water, filtered and then used to wash the genitals. This method has good "insect-killing and turbid-removing" effects and is economical, simple and has excellent therapeutic effects.

Misconceptions about cleaning women's private parts:

Myth 1: Medicated lotions are safer

Some women often use Chinese herbal preparations to clean their genitals, believing that Chinese herbal medicine is the safest. Although Chinese herbal medicine has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying and relieving inflammation, Chinese herbal preparations are also prescription drugs and should be used under the guidance of a doctor. Moreover, Chinese herbal medicine has a short shelf life and is prone to deterioration and mold.

Myth 2: The more often you wash, the better

The skin of the genitals contains residual urine and feces, so it needs to be cleaned frequently, but the more frequently you wash, the better. Excessive cleaning will damage the protective film on the surface of the skin, causing it to become dry, uncomfortable, and even itchy. It is best to clean it once a day.