How to keep your vagina happy and healthy!

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Just like physical and mental health, women should also be concerned and aware about vaginal health! Vagina is one of the most important and sensitive parts of your body. Women’s bodies anyway undergo so many stages like puberty, menstruation, pregnancy and menopause and all of it has the down there area involved in it. Practicing vaginal care keeps your reproductive tract healthy and your genitals clean.

Apart from keeping it dry and cleaning it the right way, below are a few tips for vaginal care:

1. Say yay to pubes

Pubic hair might feel gross and unclean but they act as a safety net that protect the vulva. They protect your downstairs from extra bacteria and also eliminate the risk of frictions and sweating. While it is ok to trim them doing or remove the hair along your bikini line.

Additionally be careful while using razors for shaving genital hair, not the road we wanna go down.
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2. Safe sex

Unprotected sex is one of the most common reasons of STDs like chlamydia, gonorrhea, herper, warts and syphilis. Hence, use simple and reliable protections such as condoms every time you have sex.

This will not only keep unwanted pregnancies away but will also protect you from vaginal infections. Before using condoms, check if you are allergic to the material of the condom. Pick the one that suits you.

Master tip: Pee after sex. It reduces the risk of UTIs.

3. Keep an eye on your lube ingredients

Lubricants are amazing, no doubt there! But they might contain ingredients which are not good your vaginal health.

For example -Lubes contain chemicals like glycerine can damage or irritate the vaginal cell. This increases the risk of getting STDs.

Similarly petroleum products are also a big no-no as they can ruin the p.h level of your vagina.

4. No tight clothes

When it comes to fabric of underwear, your vagina has a preference: it’s cotton! This is because it is breathable and absorbs moisture. Wearing tight clothes made from synthetic fabrics reduces air circulation and it leads to sweating.

Excessive sweating and moistures acts as a breeding ground for bacteria and yeast which can cause vaginal infections.

Refrain from wearing leather pants, tight spandex and wet bathing suits for a long period of time. You can even consider sleeping in your birth suit and allow your vagina to breathe.

5. Maintain a healthy diet

This might come as a surprise to you! But...

Following a balanced nutritious diet is key to vaginal health. It also helps in maintaining hormonal balance in women. Additionally, drinking plenty of water of is also critical for a healthy vagina! There are certain foods that can also be effective in treating vaginal health problems.

Yogurt is one such food! It is rich in probiotics and can potentially help prevent yeast infections.

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