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In the name of all that is holy why would you steam your Fanny???

53 replies

Pjsandbaileys · 07/08/2019 15:51

Daily mail (I'm bored don't judge) woman burned her bits doing the gwyneth paltrow Fanny steam.......why would anyone think that's a good idea? What the hell are you doing with it that you feel you need to katcher it? I've previously said not not very girly, shower and leg shave and I'm good, I this really a thing??

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IAskTooManyQuestions · 07/08/2019 15:59

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaginal_steaming

Vaginal steaming, sometimes shortened to V-steaming,[1] and also known as yoni steaming, is an alternative health treatment whereby a woman squats or sits over steaming water containing herbs such as mugwort, rosemary, wormwood, and basil. It has been practiced in Africa (Mozambique, South Africa[2]), Asia (Indonesia, Thailand[2]), and Central America (among the Q'eqchi' people[3]).

Vaginal steaming is described in spas as an ancient Korean treatment for reproductive organ ailments and is claimed to have other benefits. No empirical evidence supports any of these claims.[4]

It has become a fad for women in the Western world.[5] In a paper for Culture, Health & Sexuality, Vandenburg and Braun argue that the rhetoric of vaginal steaming mirrors sexist Western discourse about the supposed inherent dirtiness of the female body, and that its claims of improved fertility and sexual pleasure continue the view that the female body exists for male sexual pleasure and childbearing.

Benjispruce · 08/08/2019 07:51

Oh ffs !

UserThenLotsOfNumbers · 08/08/2019 07:56

Some people really will fall for any gubbins.

IhaveALooBrush · 08/08/2019 08:28

Goop did a misprint. Instead of veg they typed vag?
Shrug.
It was the best reason I could come up with.
Grin
I don't know why anyone would be stupid enough to do this except people who actually read and take Goop to heart.
Oh, wait.

kazza446 · 08/08/2019 08:30

I just have images of someone squatting over their cup of tea!!!

Bunnylady53 · 08/08/2019 08:33

Ihavealoobrush that’s hilarious! Steamed vag instead of veg! 🤣🤣

CampfireZen · 08/08/2019 09:08

IhaveaLooBrush

Grin

That just made me Jackson Pollock my kitchen wall with a mouthful of espresso, you bugger!

Vulpine · 08/08/2019 09:11

Madness you wouldn't catch men steaming their genitals

Zoidbergonthehalfshell · 08/08/2019 09:25

Madness you wouldn't catch men steaming their genitals

Well, not deliberately, no, although a sleepy DH making tea in the morning in an open dressing gown has come perilously close once or twice...

Waveysnail · 08/08/2019 09:26

This has cheered me up Smile

Sunnysidegold · 08/08/2019 09:28

Steaming veg / vag reminds of the poster who typed "boil in the vag curry" by accident. I have no idea why you would feel the need to do this. I'm trying to imagine the logistics without googling it. I do like the idea of squatting over a cup of tea 😆. I've just made a coffee maybe I should give it a go?

Skyejuly · 08/08/2019 09:31

It's not as simple as just squatting over some steam r a cup of tea Haha.

RiftGibbon · 08/08/2019 09:32

I have no idea.
I do know (vaguely) people who do it. The same people who stress over the alignment of the planets and get excited about finding a feather. They're lovely people, but odd.

MargoLovebutter · 08/08/2019 09:33

The idea of sitting in herby water is quite appealing, but having the kettle boiling away on the floor with the lid off and squatting over it (which is probably what I'd do) sounds like a recipe for 2nd degree burns with a bit of thrush thrown in!!!!!

KUGA · 08/08/2019 09:39

FFS.the world has gone mad.

AnastasiaVonBeaverhausen · 08/08/2019 09:41

Imagine having the head space and time in your life to do things like steam your hoohoo. Amazing.

LoseLooseLucy · 08/08/2019 09:43

Would. I. Fuck.

Propertyofhood · 08/08/2019 09:46

Yeah can you imagine the reaction of blokes if this were aimed at them? They would just laugh, but women are out there doing this shite.

HellonHeels · 08/08/2019 09:46

I look forward to Mens Health mag publsihing an article on the rejuvenating effects of a cock steam.

HellonHeels · 08/08/2019 09:47

Great minds Property Grin

JustbeaDentist · 08/08/2019 09:53

Obviously it's to get the creases out Hmm

Flurgle · 08/08/2019 09:53

You are all such amateurs.
You need a special chair for steaming. Hand made with organic twigs by in special fair trade workshops, mark up is only 1000 %.
Quick exfoliation (just an hour or so) with avocado stones (organic).
Then steam away over an artisan fired clay pot of herbs (organic) and purified volcanic water.
I now have the vag of a 20 year old despite pushing several humans out of it. A mere remortgage and seven hours a week.

funkylittleboatrace · 08/08/2019 09:53

I wish some of my clients would steam their before they come in for Hollywood's.

beelover · 08/08/2019 10:00

I'm sure I saw Joanna Lumley doing this on one of her travel series. Forget the country she was in and think it was part of a pre-wedding ritual. She sat on a special chair and her long clothes were arranged so nothing was actually on show Grin

AngelasAshes · 08/08/2019 10:01

Yeah, I feel the same way about the new lines of fanny masks, and hair products for your rug. Like fur oil. I mean really, do I need a green clay mask on my fanny to battle cellulite or firm my tush?
Or to apply perfumed oil, glitter and styling gel to my rug? Just baffled at the lengths companies will go to convince you that you need some product for beauty.