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How do i Keep clean Down There?
I'm a young teen girl and I want to take better care of myself down there. How do i do that safely??
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Maybe give some free advice about: Cleaning?
I will go into more detail on whats already been explained.Yes, the vagina is its own little ecosystem with its own cleansing ability. It would help to understand better whats going on. There is good bacteria in your vagina to keep the bad bacteria from not growing out of control. Use of douches or so called feminine products or even plain old soup will rinse out or kill the good bacteria, which then leaves your vagina defenseless and for bad bacteria to over multiply and take over. When this happens, you will notice a foul odor from down there and there may be a different discharge from your normal cleansing one. All you need really use is just water, change pads often on a period and change panties or panty liners often. The liners are great for catching the drippings of the natural cleansing fluids.
I will post a link to a cute video about the subject.
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Its a video series (170) on sexuality related topics and dating and relationships by Laci Green. She is fun, but informative and facts she shares are right on, in fact Planned Parenthood used her to do a series with them too. Some of the subjects won't relate to you yet or at all but there are some good ones including one on period products.
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This is in addition to the previous advice. It might also seem obvious, but I feel like it's good to tell you anyway, just in case.
There are simple things you can do to make sure you stay clean. For one thing, you never have to worry about the inside ever needing cleaning. I've heard of people who wonder if they should use soap to clean the inside. It's not necessary. Your vagina is a self cleaning organ. You may get discharge that is a bit white, that's perfectly normal. It's how it stays clean (be careful though because if suddenly the color or anything about it seems out of the ordinary I would talk to a doctor just in case). Also, changing your underwear and also your feminine napkin (pad, tampon etc) often. This prevents bad smell and also a rash. You might also find that shaving down there helps since it allows better cleaning. That's up to you.
Good luck!
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Use low PH shower gel or ones specially for "down there" such as the 'Femcare' range.
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