...to feel strongly that women should not wash their private parts with soap, nor use feminine freshness wipes?

[Needlesswidow]

And the reason this is bothering me now is because I have had an argument with my (otherwise lovely) "waxing technician" because every time I go for a brazilian she insists on wiping me, inside my vagina after every spread of wax, with these packeted wipes.

How is it that we are in 2014 and the medical profession has not done a good enough job to make women aware that using products which remove the oils/mucous from places like the urethra/vagina/anus, causes problems with bacterial infection?

This has to he the most I've learnt on a single thread ever!

Plus the most I've snorted in laughter,

Original Source XXX Black Mint Shower Gel - is truly the work of the devil.

Maybe so, I'd learnt my lesson by then!

Another one here wanting to know who has dissed Englishwomen's fannies. I'm feeling quite affronted, actually - there could be a diplomatic incident.

What about Welsh women, and Scottish women, and Irish women? Or is it them wot started it...?

That's weird. That is not normal.

pissed myself laughing so now have to wash!

I am so loving this thread. Especially the photo of a real pussy (male) with 'down there' bits so carefully pointed out several pages back. I tried to get my (female) cat to oblige but found it hard to hold her down and operate my big Nikon at the same time as she wouldn't co-operate and indeed, my left hand is now bleeding quite a lot. Pity - the photo might have further educated OP as to female anatomy, though of course, my cat not having undergone a Brazilian, her bits are somewhat obscured by hair.

Grandma I'm the same I'm still giggling at this thread

Well I knew my arse from my elbow and my vulva from my vagina but I did not know my anus from my rectum. Every day's an education.

The op IS going to Chandler's tailor of waxing. However, the Op has asked the waxer to wax hairs on her labia and so

This is why I love Mumsnet. Only on here could you get an educational lesson on your vag on a Saturday morning complete with diagram .

Hahahahahahahaha!

Never use original source mint shower gel on your mimsy. Unless you want a face like this

to feel so strongly about how people wash while repeatedly returning for this treatment.

This whole thread makes me want to go and vigorously douch for all eternity [boak]

Might add that not only do I bathe every single day, with lovely scented foam or bath oil in the bath, I also have, and use, a bidet. My soap is Roger & Gallet carnation or Crabtree & Evelyn Jojoba and yes, I soap my lady bits. In 72 years, I have NEVER had thrush or any irritation there. But, tempted to live dangerously and try those minty washes ... definitely not brave enough, though, to have any sort of waxing. A little shaving of the side bits was all I could ever endure, back in the days of my misspent middle age on the beaches of the Med.

I was reflecting on this thread whilst showering this morning, and still couldn't bring myself to apply soap to the areas in question (v.v.sensitive skin down there) but realised that I use the shower as a sort of power wash - bit like those ones you get that clean your patio, no dirt is safe from the force of the water? Well I hope so anyway

Blimey, my shower head on its jetwash setting (I don't think they actually call it that, to be fair) - it's rather fierce just across my back and shoulders, to the point where it's almost painful. There's no way more delicate bits of me are getting showered with it like that. It needs a gentler setting for down under.

Okay.

I went for a while using water only when I was a student; read about the dangers of soap in Cosmo or somesuch. Don't think I smelled (I did scrub with a flannel), but I'll just say I had to pay a visit to the lovely campus gp who prescribed some cream for 'nappy rash.' < mortifying >.

Have always used Simple soap since then (30 yrs). Never had a problem.

How the hell did you get nappy rash!? From the flannel? Bahahaha that is classic!

Thinking about this thread this morning I decided to finish my shower with a quick skoosh down below with the handheld attachment!

Ooooooh! I'm not sure I like it!!!

Verity, who said the English have smelly fannies? I'm not asking this in a "are you looking at me? Did you spill my pint?" kind of way, its just quite interesting to think there might be an international index of fanjo odour ranked by country. Do any nations have a reputations for lovely smelling genitalia?

The Italians and geek guys and Spanish guys believe English women have smelly fannies.

I actually have had mega arguments with people over this.

Odaat I assume it was the lack of soap. Don't know if it was nappy rash - doc said it was irritation of some sort - but hasn't come back in the 30 years since I've used soap.
I'm sharing in order to ejumacate those among us who think soapless washing is okay. But crack on.

It's the same in Asia Verity.
I think countries that have a hose as standard beside the toilet cannot quite understand how wiping with paper is enough to clean you properly.
Actually I would quite like a hose beside my toilet too!

That's quite interesting. I wonder if it has something to do with the difference in diet between here and the Mediterranean countries making British women smell different to the women they've been with at home?
There might be a thesis in this for me :)

Although I might struggle to get it past the ethics committee

I had an Italian bf in my yoof. He never complained about the smell of my minkie.

BTW, I like a bit of jetwash down there too. I now have a fixed showerhead (but it is fiercely powerful, so probably for the best - I might wash my clit off).