...to wonder what kind of loon powders her minge?

[badbride]

So the "using talc on your nether regions increases your ovarian cancer risk" story is doing the rounds in the media again. (Daily Mail)

There's an argument to be had about how these risks are being communicated in the media. That's not my point. My point is that I'm flabbergasted by the claim that 40% of women feel it necessary to dust their bits with talc on a regular basis.

Is this really true? If so, WHY???? The thought of doing this never even occurred to me. Are these women mad, or am I just a manky old bint?

Apologies for the Daily Mail link. For the sake of balance, here's Cancer Research UK's take on the topic.

Flagella is the tail like structure on the sperm. They aid mobility.

Do you blow a smoke ring when you fart?

Coffee through nose o'clock!

How sad is this however? I keep a bottle of Johnson's baby powder and ocassionally just puff it around because NOTHING beats that fresh clean baby smell!

Thanks loopy I thought it might have been referring to the erm, egg white mucus stuff that they swim through.

everyday is a school day on mumsnet!

Btw I like your username 'antisecco'!

Straight back at ya Spotscotch

Btw, veering off topic slightly onto thigh rubbing issues: I have a BMI of around 36-37 and I do not suffer from thigh rubbing ever! What am I doing right/wrong? I have never ridden a horse in my life

DH uses talc (baby powder actually) in summer to stop his bollocks sticking to his legs and chafing.

A HCP suggested using cornflour under my boobs last summer as a talc substitute (GGs get very sweaty in a nursing bra!) but I had images f creating a sort of sweat-based roux.....

Antisecco
I think it is to do with the shape of your legs. MIL complains of large thighs but they don't come close to the size of mine, even though we are both size 18.

I draw the line and talcing my nethers, but you can't beat the feeling of getting in from work, taking your bra off and rubbing a bit of talc under your tits if they are floppy like mine

Cornflour, VikingLady?

If I had to use a foodstuff I think I'd go for icing sugar.

I always imagined her foof flaps must be like the doors on Stars In Their Eyes, with the clouds of dry ice puffing out

I just did a snort. Thank god I work from home.

My grandmother used to do this. I use talc but not in that particular area - just on the rest of my body. I have no idea why its just my routine.

I had a hysterectomy in March and I've been using talc under my boobs as it stops me sweating so much when I have a hot flush. I used to powder my foof too - just makes sure everything is really dry but now I use femfresh spray deodorant. Stops it smelling like an old lady down there when I have a hot flush.
I've found that my body smells different now. have to drink lots of water or else my pee smells like an old peoples home.

Laugh ye who have never hit the menopause! and I'm only 45!

I treat myself to a smothering of baby talc in my armpits after an evening bath. I like the smell and feel all smooth and cosy. I don't have any other use for the talc I got given when my youngest was born.

I hate waste. My husband thinks it's weird. I am aware that the baby smell doesn't make him feel terribly amorous. So it's duel purpose really.

I fluffed my foof last night. I have been shaving my nether regions since I was 14. So was intrigued by being au natural, after several long weeks of no topiary maintenance I was no longer intrigued so decided to shave the yeti like fur my bikini line.

Regrowth is a bitch.

So I powdered and lay on my bed legs akimbo with the window open so a light breeze could soothe my poor razor battered fanny.

Did I forget to mention this post may have been TMI...

My mother has a minge talc puff. It's on my list of things to buy her at Christmas every year.

I thought talc was good at getting sand off your feet after going to the beach? (That sounds like a euphemism but it's really not)

The only thing talc s useful for is using it to get sand off your feet at the beach. They should rebrand it aa as such as it really is unecesary for everything else.

trust me, talc is very very good when you are blessed/cursed with huge boobs...

Exactly, squeakytoy and Mortified. They should totally rebrand talc along the lines of 'Head and Shoulders'.

'Tits and Tootsies'

Thankfully the last few messages have made me think I don't need carting off to the Old Peoples home just yet!! I love talc (has to be Johnsons baby powder though, no other smell is good) Having an evening shower, a pat of talc under the boobs and a few pats of it around the nether region (edges of legs not coating everything!!) and then slip into pj's feeling all fresh and lovely is one of my favourite times of the day. Oh and I have a under slip too for a particular dress that needs it. Maybe I am old fashioned but don't care, makes me happy and my DH loves me as I am so not going to change.

My mother used to do this when I was young. So naturally I copied her. I stopped when I was about 15 and the chances of boys seeing my foof increased about 1,000,000% I was a bit of a slag and I noticed one day that my pubes looked grey- not a good look when you're 15.

Kiwi-I'm not laughing! (43)

kiwigirl42 I've just come from the doctor, have you been checked for a UTI?

I'm starting perimenopause, and have had 2 in quick succession - and main/only symptom is different smelling wee.

(dr said that your normal foof secretions are antiseptic, so as they dry up, the other areas down there become more liable to infection)

Although she did use more technical language...

Mind you I agree re the body smell one - I'm about washing and industrial strength deodorant now - I used to get away with nice light ones!

Oh and I'm 43...
(waves at valium & kiwi)

Why would you want to dry out your twinkle?

Or any part of your body. My pampering bath routine would involve lovely oils and lotions, not powder.

I would rather have dry unchafed skin, thats why!