Everything fit in the crotch
Intimate care: this is how it works right below!
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We pay a lot of attention to the face, as well as the body. There is cream, anointed, peeled and cared for. The genital area is often neglected, sometimes completely ignored, and only gets to see the shower at most.
Vulva outside, vagina inside?
I'm a bit ashamed of it, but for a long time I didn't know exactly how to call it down there either. Between vagina, pussy, cunt, vagina, f *** e, clam, mumu, everything was there in my childhood and beyond. What, however, did not show up: Vulva, the only correct term for what we have between our legs.
It's actually not that complicated:
- The inner area includes the so-called clitoral legs, as well as the vagina with the cervix and the uterus.
- The outer area is called the vulva and this includes the tip of the clitoris, the labia, the urinary outlet and the vaginal inlet. This is precisely about our vulva and how we care for it so that it and us are well. After all, who's up for discharge, itching, rashes and the like?
Wellbeing vulva – the pH value has to be right
Why not pay a little more attention to our genital area? After all, a lot of women are particularly sensitive there. This is due, among other things, to the sensitive ecosystem that only works when our natural pH value is in equilibrium. Because only when everything is roger downstairs do we feel completely at ease. An intact vaginal flora should therefore not be underestimated and this is ensured primarily by lactobacilli and other microorganisms. But like the rest of our body, our vaginal environment reacts to stress, poor nutrition, too much sugar, artificial hormones, extreme water shortage or the wrong care products and becomes more susceptible to diseases and infections. It is therefore all the more important that we take good care of our vulva and, above all, keep the pH value in balance. This is in the outer area at a pH value of 5, in the inner part, i.e. the vagina, at 3.5 to 4.5. That means: the vulva is acidic, the vagina even more acidic.
Intimate hygiene – how it works
A quick bit of shower gel in the shower or a quick washcloth and soap – that's how most of us do it. A little more attention is required when it comes to hygiene below. Because here, too, the pH value comes into play. With conventional cleaning agents, the average is 8 to 9 – so much too high. And that in turn can quickly lead to an imbalance in which bacteria and fungi feel particularly good. And let's be honest, itching in the genital area is really crap, nobody wants that. Neither does dryness, redness, bad smells and infections.
The best way to avoid this is to use special intimate washing lotions, foams and gels or, wow, just use warm water. Because our vagina cleans itself, so as long as everything is fit in the crotch, we don't have to wash around so much. But if that's not enough for you because you don't feel really clean, you should use intimate detergent instead of shower gel.
Vulva care fails: less is more down below!
- Too frequent washing and wild scrubbing destroy the healthy vaginal flora. Excessive intimate hygiene, whether with or with intimate hygiene products, will damage even the strongest protective acid mantle. And we don't want to get rid of it, we want to keep it nice and stable
- Be careful with the power of the shower jet. Even if that in the shower can also cause you or someone else to fly high, the number can also backfire. Because even a strong shower jet destroys our valuable vaginal flora.
- Stay away from perfumed deodorant sprays, lotions and Co. See above.
- Smooth as a baby's bottom? When shaving, the best thing to do is to ensure that the hair is nice and soft before removing it, for example by applying oil and then shaving properly with the shaving foam in accordance with the direction of hair growth. Everything else leads to skin irritation, inflammation of the hair roots and ingrown hairs.
The Schlüppi makes the difference
Synthetic is bad! You can write that behind your labia. Synthetic briefs promote heat and moisture, let us sweat and tadaaaa, we already have the perfect one Breeding ground for unpleasant smells and fungi. Incidentally, strings are even worse than panties because they transport all germs from the anal area towards the vaginal entrance and, whoosh, it turns into something as unpleasant as a fungal infection. The only real thing are silk or soft cotton panties and they are also available in very nice variants and let's be honest, how long do you really have your underwear on when it gets hot …