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To wonder why I haven't powdered my lady parts before!!

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CableCar · 12/10/2024 21:16

Today I got some powder for my lady parts and it has transformed how I feel.... I actually can't believe it! I have been suffering a sweaty, chaffing, post-baby, peri-menopausal, swollen mess of a down below, and wow... It has just transformed how I feel! Anyone else??!! Why isn't this talked about!!!

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Calliopespa · 12/10/2024 23:25

Skirtandshirt · 12/10/2024 22:00

I can’t decide if this is the least subtle guerrilla ad ever, or a perv post.

Yes. Though it’s gone a bit wrong if it is an ad, because the thought of having a “ 🌽 starched foof” has put me off ever trying it entirely.

Tightropewalker67 · 12/10/2024 23:21

Oh, the irony of a thread about unwanted vaginal moistness being littered with snide remarks from slimy cunts!

And the bullshit some of you are coming out with; talc particles travelling up one’s chuff to cause cervical cancer 😂 have a fucking word with yourself.

OP, I’m really pleased that you’ve found a way of easing your discomfort. Like another poster, I also use it for the underboob dampness and shan’t be altering that approach as a result of any of the tripe that’s been bandied around on here. Thank you for sharing, your tip may well help reduce another’s lady-part discomfort.

PumpkinPantz · 12/10/2024 23:20

As a peri woman i have been considering it. I don’t want to shower twice a day but I need so thing to counteract the ‘issue’.
If someone could tell me talc wasn’t harmful I would start using it tomorrow.

nolongersurprised · 12/10/2024 23:19

Skirtandshirt · 12/10/2024 22:00

I can’t decide if this is the least subtle guerrilla ad ever, or a perv post.

I think it’s an ad.

Post designed to evoke posters into reminding OP that talc is carcinogenic, then the response of, “Oh no, I use (brand) and it’s a life-changer!”

CointreauVersial · 12/10/2024 23:15

I don't understand why people are so bemused that talc reduces chafing, rubbing and soreness, especially in damp areas of the body. That's basically what it's for!

Itdoesntendwellatall · 12/10/2024 23:14

MrsLBrown · 12/10/2024 22:35

Femfresh

That just says it all.

It's suggesting your body smells and needs to smell 'feminine'.

Just shower twice a day .

How does powder make you feel more comfortable?

How do you feel without it?

Just asking.

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The name is crap but at least anyone searching for an answer to the type of problems the OP mentioned, it makes it clear to understand.

I'm disabled and can barely manage a once a day shower. I have to make do with body cleansing wipes like Fresh Wipes or Carell on my crap days.

Using powder - talc is preferable but cornstarch-based powder is better than nothing - makes me feel drier and fresher for longer.

My skin, especially skin that gets damp like under my breasts or my groin creases, is dry but smooth so there's less rubbing which makes me feel more comfortable.

Without it my skin feels sweaty in these areas and if I move about more than normal the elastic under my bra and on my knicker legs rubs.

Body powder is my luxury despite me using it daily. My skin feels softer and smoother than it does with body lotion or just bare after a shower.

HorsePeopleAreStablePeople · 12/10/2024 23:10

SabreIsMyFave · 12/10/2024 22:58

Yep. Not one single woman I know calls their vulva their 'lady parts.' 🙄

Can't believe some women are coming onto this thread and sharing claggy fanny tales. I'm out.

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Well I find it vulgar for women to go round talking about their vulvas, vaginas and labia and much prefer a euphemism.

Freeyourminds · 12/10/2024 23:08

Frankensteinslittlefriend · 12/10/2024 21:30

Why do people feel the need to share this with millions 😂

If it wasn’t anonymous, they wouldn’t be sharing this, a made up post🙄

Newsenmum · 12/10/2024 23:06

CableCar · 12/10/2024 21:28

But the talc is what is carcinogenic... Not the corn starch that modern powders are made from?

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Wait what powder is this? Femfresh are known for creating stuff that just cause more issues, generally.

mynameiscalypso · 12/10/2024 23:04

LunaNorth · 12/10/2024 22:50

I can’t help but imagine the cornflour combining with the natural dampness to form a sort of crust.

A fanny piñata, if you will.

I was picturing it more as a roux for a béchamel sauce.

ScrollingLeaves · 12/10/2024 23:03

Todaypicard · 12/10/2024 21:19

Please take care given “talc” causes cancer!

I was going to say this too. Really, don’t use it.

Could you find the source for whatever is wrong instead?

PyongyangKipperbang · 12/10/2024 23:02

StarSlinger · 12/10/2024 23:01

Are you going to run to Miss?

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Oh grow up 😅

PyongyangKipperbang · 12/10/2024 23:02

Skirtandshirt · 12/10/2024 22:59

You seem fun.

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Thank you. I am!

TomatoSandwiches · 12/10/2024 23:02

widelegenes · 12/10/2024 22:40

Surely putting powder on your vulva just makes it ermmm claggy?
If you're already sweating and chaffing wouldn't it be better to have a good wash, dry and put on fresh underwear (or none if you're at home and can go commando).

If it smells bad after a wash then I think a problem than FemFresh can't solve alone.

Claggy vag 😂

StarSlinger · 12/10/2024 23:01

PyongyangKipperbang · 12/10/2024 22:58

Then report. As you are no doubt aware, troll hunting is against the rules.

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Are you going to run to Miss?

Mamabearsmile · 12/10/2024 23:01

The planet!?! Shower twice a day? Shock horror, more dampness...ugh! No fragrance in corn talc. Great on the feet. So much nylon n polyester in underwear and socks, hotter than the sun, not good for comfort or fertility.

TurqoiseJasper · 12/10/2024 22:59

Frankensteinslittlefriend · 12/10/2024 21:30

Why do people feel the need to share this with millions 😂

Because this is a forum for WOMEN, and others share the most extraordinarily detailed things...... Also it's bloody anonymous so what's the problem, fgs

Skirtandshirt · 12/10/2024 22:59

PyongyangKipperbang · 12/10/2024 22:58

Then report. As you are no doubt aware, troll hunting is against the rules.

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You seem fun.

SabreIsMyFave · 12/10/2024 22:58

PyongyangKipperbang · 12/10/2024 22:57

I didnt make it up at all, I inferred it from your comment asking why the OP needed to describe it in detail. If it doesnt bother you, why ask?

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It's none of your business why I asked ...

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PyongyangKipperbang · 12/10/2024 22:58

Skirtandshirt · 12/10/2024 22:50

Guess we must know different kinds of ladies.

To me it’s very “Hey ladies, first-time poster here with a raunchy question just between us girls ;)”

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Then report. As you are no doubt aware, troll hunting is against the rules.

SabreIsMyFave · 12/10/2024 22:58

Skirtandshirt · 12/10/2024 22:29

Yeah I don’t often hear genuine ladies using the phrase “lady parts”.

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Yep. Not one single woman I know calls their vulva their 'lady parts.' 🙄

Can't believe some women are coming onto this thread and sharing claggy fanny tales. I'm out.

PyongyangKipperbang · 12/10/2024 22:57

SabreIsMyFave · 12/10/2024 22:55

I didn't say I was offended. You made that bit up.

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I didnt make it up at all, I inferred it from your comment asking why the OP needed to describe it in detail. If it doesnt bother you, why ask?

StarSlinger · 12/10/2024 22:56

Can't you just use a bit of self raising?

SabreIsMyFave · 12/10/2024 22:56

Skirtandshirt · 12/10/2024 22:00

I can’t decide if this is the least subtle guerrilla ad ever, or a perv post.

This. ^

Skirtandshirt · 12/10/2024 22:56

Somehowgirl · 12/10/2024 22:52

Since having a baby I have itchy chafing stretch marks just above my pubic area. "Talc" (baby powder) there after a shower makes my day bearable. Some on my inner thighs is nice too.

There are so many nasty sneering posts on this thread from people with little imagination.

I don't wear makeup (a lot of which contains real talc), but I can stretch my imagination to understand how it makes people feel more comfortable to wear it, and consider how they feel when they're not wearing it. It's not at all for me, but the majority of women are happy putting endless chemicals onto their face every day in the name of feeling more comfortable in their own skin.

And yet poster after poster on this thread: "talc?!?!?! Wtf!!! Why ever would you dooooo that? What is it even for?!?"

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I think it’s more that people are finding the tone of the post suspect, rather than actually passing judgement on the practice of powdering