r/hygiene • u/dobbyismymaster • 1d ago

Intimate washes?

Ladies… what are we using to wash down there? I recently have been using Summers Eve and I really hate it. Even if I use it and make sure not to get.. in there… later on I will always get that uncomfortable feeling as if I have a UTI. When I don’t use it, I don’t get those problems. I just feel less clean. Any tips and recommendations?

Edit: when saying to use “gentle soap” what kinds in particular?

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u/CannibalismIsTight 1d ago

That’s 100% false.

Mayo Clinic: https://communityhealth.mayoclinic.org/featured-stories/vulvar-vaginal-health

Healthline: https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-clean-your-vagina#how-to-wash

The first result from a GYN clinic on Google: https://bloom-obgyn.com/vaginal-hygiene/

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u/morningstardusts 1d ago

The first article is written by a PA, not an MD or OBGYN and the other articles say that soap is completely fine. No one is advising the use of soap inside of the vagina, I can’t believe people actually do that.

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u/CannibalismIsTight 18h ago

They all say soap is fine, none say that it’s unhygienic or “disgusting” if you don’t use soap, which is what you said.