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To not wash the inside of my vagina?

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Secretname123 · 25/01/2024 10:32

First AIBU so please be nice! There is a huge debate going on on twitter where people are horrified that some women wear tampons in the shower (it seems to be the majority of the many women responding to the tweets who are horrified). They claim it’s unsanitary because then you can’t wash inside your vagina. I thought we weren’t supposed to do this? I’m sure I had this drummed into me as a child. I never have and have never had an infection. Have I been doing it wrong all these years?!

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whattodo22222 · 25/01/2024 11:18

I use a little squirt of my unscented face wash on my hands to wash my vulva and would NEVER wash inside my vagina. Shower gel and shower puff for the rest of my body.

TheDevilGun · 25/01/2024 11:18

ChristmasTreeCookies · 25/01/2024 11:15

Tmi but I do wash my arsecrack once a week with soap but never my vagina, just give the vulval area a rinse with water and the odd bath.
I used to use soap but found it was causing vulval eczema..so now I have to be really careful when using products down below. Apparently there is such a thing as being too clean. Blush

You wash your arsecrack with soap only once a week? I wash mine with soap everyday in the shower, am I doing it wrong?

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 25/01/2024 11:18

takealettermsjones · 25/01/2024 10:43

"I don't jet wash the fucker" 🤣🤣

Also made me chuckle

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 25/01/2024 11:17

Self cleaning init? The vagina is an amazing thing

WinkyTinky · 25/01/2024 11:16

Crikey moses. Leave the thing alone! A little gentle hair wash is all she needs.

Ironingpile · 25/01/2024 11:16

@WitsHaveEnded you made me laugh a lot. Thank you for that. It’s cheered me up on an otherwise menopausal crappy day.

ChristmasTreeCookies · 25/01/2024 11:15

Tmi but I do wash my arsecrack once a week with soap but never my vagina, just give the vulval area a rinse with water and the odd bath.
I used to use soap but found it was causing vulval eczema..so now I have to be really careful when using products down below. Apparently there is such a thing as being too clean. Blush

NerdWhoEatsMedlar · 25/01/2024 11:15

OK I've read it.
I think some of this is down to the age old problem of some women not knowing the difference between a vagina and vulva. The US has also had a long obsession with douching.

MrsDilligaf · 25/01/2024 11:14

God no. I'm not shoving soap up my chuff. The outside yes, but not inside.

Emotionalsupportviper · 25/01/2024 11:12

ClivetheDestroyer · 25/01/2024 11:02

"Vaginas, like Cats and Ovens, are self-cleaning."

Can't remember where I read this but I love it...

It's brilliant! 😂

Secretname123 · 25/01/2024 11:11

Thank you- I’m so glad to hear I’m not doing it wrong (I do of course wash my vulva). People definitely meant washing inside because tampons wouldn’t hamper washing outside. I was shocked as it’s hundreds of women saying it’s disgusting not to! Maybe it’s common in other countries as twitter is worldwide (sorry refuse to call it x).

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Zanatdy · 25/01/2024 11:10

Nope never washed inside it!

MrsMariaReynolds · 25/01/2024 11:10

TulipVictory · 25/01/2024 10:48

I've always given mine a swirl up there with shower gel and rinsed out with the shower head 🤷🏼‍♂️

Sweet Jesus. For real?!?!

JustwantacupfT · 25/01/2024 11:10

Washing inside the vagina is madness. It's widely known that the vagina is self cleaning and that putting water and random products in there will mess up the natural PH balance. I would have thought that was widely known?

that is if this is a genuine post?

Emotionalsupportviper · 25/01/2024 11:09

soupfiend · 25/01/2024 11:08

I think a lot of people also use the word vagina to refer to all female genitalia though, so who knows what they're talking about

No of course you dont clean inside, just like the poster mentions not cleaning your throat or rectum.

Ridiculous

Oh - good point.

OP if you are referring to your vulva (external genitals) then yes. Wash away.

GaroTheMushroom · 25/01/2024 11:09

Had this conversation with my sister, she was disgusted when I said I don’t wash the inside so no it’s not “just men”

MadamVastra · 25/01/2024 11:09

It's like the leg washing debate all over again

soupfiend · 25/01/2024 11:08

Blanice · 25/01/2024 11:06

Some women (men too) participate in “Hygiene Olympics”. It’s posited that this behaviour is rooted in racism as it was previously held that certain races were (falsely obvs) dirty/smelly. This “competitive cleanliness” is a way for people to regain agency and pushback against this false narrative.

An interesting idea.

What?

Emotionalsupportviper · 25/01/2024 11:08

Vaginas are designed, by nature, to be self-cleaning- so unless there is a compelling reason (or to put it crudely, someone has stuck his penis in your vagina after first sticking it up your backside) then no - you don't need to clean it.

In fact to do so will upset the chemical balance of your vagina.

soupfiend · 25/01/2024 11:08

I think a lot of people also use the word vagina to refer to all female genitalia though, so who knows what they're talking about

No of course you dont clean inside, just like the poster mentions not cleaning your throat or rectum.

Ridiculous

fulgrate · 25/01/2024 11:07

Blanice · 25/01/2024 11:07

@fulgrate how on earth is one expected to reach the vagina? Even with a shower head attachment?

I'm not the one suggesting it

viccat · 25/01/2024 11:07

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2F3AOpI9t-/?igsh=MTB3a2o2YmlmYzA5OA==

You need to watch this on Instagram from a brilliant doctor responding to those social media posts.

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2F3AOpI9t-?igsh=MTB3a2o2YmlmYzA5OA%3D%3D

Blanice · 25/01/2024 11:07

@fulgrate how on earth is one expected to reach the vagina? Even with a shower head attachment?

margegunderson · 25/01/2024 11:06

Part of the stupidity is because of the confusion between vagina and vulva. Vag is self cleaning. Vulva needs a nice wash with water or emollient but not soap or shower gel.

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