Everyday vulva care

[babybloodheart.livejournal.com]

Going around looking at information about everyday vaginal care there were two things I saw which made me wonder.
1. Cotton underwear, now that part I understand (I've just bought a whole load of cotton undies despite hating cotton I'm going to wear them for the sake of keeping my vagina happy) but the site I was reading said specifically white cotton underwear, the only reason I can think of is so that you could keep a better eye on discharge, or perhaps some odd form of colour therapy I've not heard of before ;oP
2. One site also said that after a shower the vulva should be blow dried with a low heat, I'm not too sure about the idea of blowing my hair drying on my vulva, and shouldn't the vulva be kept sort of moist not dry?

Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

If someone's prone to yeast infections, I'd guess the hair should be kept dry (the inner vulva should stay moist), but I've always been able to dry mine well with a towel.

[babybloodheart.livejournal.com]

This site specificaly said vulva, not just the outer labia.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

If someone said I should dry my vulva with a hair dryer, I'd assume outer vulva only.

[mangofandango.livejournal.com]

Nope, dry is actually better (it keeps itself moist when it needs to be, after all). That's one of the things many people recommend for keeping yeast infections away, particularly if you're prone to them. When heat and moisture get trapped, it's not good. It's also recommended that you sleep without any underwear, so that your vulva can breathe a little better.

I'm very prone to yeast, and being careful to keep dry has helped some, in conjunction with lots of acidophilus.

[babybloodheart.livejournal.com]

Ok, thank you, yet something else new you have taught me, I would have thought that would be very bad - natural air blowing up there sure but a directed warm blow of air just didn't sound quite right to me.
I definatly didn't think it needed to be dry - perhaps thats where I'm going wrong, I always just thought the groin/hair area needed to be dried (keeping away bacteria) but the inside kept wet to avoid becoming dry.

Also wouldn't blow drying sort of 'excite' it a bit, I don't mean aroused but sometimes I have the fan at my boyfriends blowing near there because it gets so hot in his room and if we have been having sex it's nice to get some air up there and that tends to make my inner lip 'drop' :o/

[mangofandango.livejournal.com]

Warm air (or any air) can feel kind of good, yes - but there's nothing wrong with that.:)

I think I should point out that you don't want to like, blow hot air up into your vagina for a long time, and it doesn't have to be far in - what you could do is turn on the dryer to warm, dry off the outside, and part the labia a little. It doesn't have to be bone dry on the inside or anything, just to get the excess shower/bath moisture dried up, you know what I mean?

I don't own a blow dryer, though I plan on getting one eventually. What I do now is dry off carefully, and sometimes I hold my labia apart and stand in front of the fan for a minute before I put my clothes on. That works pretty well, and that's sort of the level of dryness you're aiming for - not parched, just dryed off. :)

[babybloodheart.livejournal.com]

I wasn't saying it feels good, it doesn't but it still makes my lips hang down and I seem to get more discharge.

Yeah I know what you mean, I blow dry it with the drying at the front rather than directly under, works ok.

[valancyjane.livejournal.com]

I believe white undies protect your vulva from dyes. Of course, if your underwear is bleached before you get it, or if you wash it with bleach or harsh detergent, all bets are off.

It's kind of like my PE teacher's advice in grade school: She told us to always wear white socks when we were exercising because if we got a blister and it popped, the dye in colored socks would infect the blister. It sounds like nonsense, but the visual image of clean white socks works for me. So I always do that.

As for the blow drying, I think it would just work to hang out naked for a few minutes after you get out of the shower. Lie on the bed naked, read a chapter in a book ... I do it all the time, just because it's relaxing. Even though I've dried off throughly with a towel, I feel drier still after a few minutes lying on the bed. I think it has something to do with getting out of a humid bathroom.

[melena.livejournal.com]

agreed on both counts.

White Undies

[coaldustcanary.livejournal.com]

It's not only the possible irritation factor of dyes, as mentioned above, but simple heat issues - white attracts less heat than darker colors, so your tender areas will stay a little cooler and dryer.