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Q: ok girls...

how do you get you eh hem...down there...smelling better?


Your smell "down there" is affected by a number of things, including what you eat, what you drink, if you smoke, if you're under a lot of stress, your level of personal hygeine, and your own personal body chemistry. For example, women who are vegetarians smell different than women who eat meat, smokers smell different than non-smokers, etc.

The only thing to remember is that however you smell "down there" is just a part of you and your body and, unless you're sick (things from yeast infections to the flu can affect the smell!), that smell is perfectly normal and natural. Sometimes it may seem stronger than at other times, but don't freak! No one notices but you!

Just make sure to keep clean (without going overboard and drying yourself out with harsh soaps or perfumes) and, if you feel uncomfortable about the smell, change into fresher clothes as you feel the need.

There are a lot of jokes out there as part of the social concept of women's bodies and the way they are *supposed to* look and smell and feel. There's this idea people giggle about that the way women smell is gross or like fish or some other lame nonsense. Many women and girls end up feeling self-conscious about things like this not because they have a problem with their own look or smell, but because they THINK they should have a problem with the way they look or smell.

Don't let other people's immature, underdeveloped senses of humor ever get you down or make you feel like something's wrong when it isn't. Take your cues on things like smells "down there" from knowing how things work, understanding the biology of how you were made, and getting advice and answers from women you look up to. You'll find the answers a lot more intelligent and satisfying than the answers you'll get from letting people make you feel self-conscious about things that are 1) none of their business, and 2) perfectly natural.

You weren't made to smell like soap or perfume or deodorant. You were made to smell natural and healthy- so be natural and healthy and however you smell will be perfect!

thanks a ton!

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