Are intimate hygiene products useful?

In the past decade, there has been a boom of intimate hygiene products. With high visibility and celebrity endorsements, they have become common in every household. Here’s what we need to know about this new trend.

• Vagina is self cleansing

• Vaginal discharge is not always a sign of disease. Often, it’s physiological

• Vaginal flora maintain it’s pH between 3.8 & 4.5 (acidic)

• Some types of bacteria are normally present in vagina and are protective.

What do vaginal douches, cleansers, sprays and gels do?

• Tend to promote false ideas about how female genitalia should look or smell

• May cause skin irritation

• Affect normal flora

• Could make you prone to infections.
  

  Before you decide to start using an intimate hygiene product, speak to your gynaecologist.