Soaps/fragrance and weight loss question

[mari-mac1109.livejournal.com]

I have two questions that are merely points of curiosity and was wondering what some of you fine folks thought.

1. Are there any smells that you've noticed mix very badly with your feminine scent? I typically wash my mons and outer labia and have noticed that certain scents smell quite putrid in combination with the vag scent. There are even some soaps that I can't use past mid thigh because the mix is so bad. I know I don't have any infections and am not currently sexually active and it's only some scents (anything with orange/citrus tones) and even in some all-natural soaps (Lush's Karma?! Oh gosh!). Anyone else?

2. Have any of you VPers lost (or gained) a significant amount of weight (40+ pounds) and noticed the size of your labia and/or mons change? I'm lost about 30 pounds (40 some odd to go) and was wondering if I could maybe expect my HUGE outer labia to shrink a bit. They don't really bother me, but if the rest of me shrinks and they don't, well, that might be a bit silly looking.

Thanks in advance for all input. Again, not pressing questions, just curiosities!

Comments

labia/weight loss

[sororbabylon.livejournal.com]

Hey!

I have lost about 95 pounds, and I did notice that my outer labias did shrink a bit. However, it was not anything drastic - just proportionate to the rest of me. :) Good luck!

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[mari-mac1109.livejournal.com]

Oh my, congratulations on that loss!

Re: labia/weight loss

[sororbabylon.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[sylvaniusdreams.livejournal.com]

Heh, I use Dove sensitive (unscented) soap. :P

[foureyedgirl.livejournal.com]

I use the same thing. That's what a nurse at PP told me.

[madam-rptr.livejournal.com]

I've lost only 15 lbs in the last four months (slow and steady...slow and steady) and have already noticed a difference in my mons and outer labia. I seem to carry a bit of weight there because I've noticed this change each time I've lost weight in the past and my husband and previous boyfriend both noticed.

Good luck on getting healthy!

weight loss

[its-my-friday.livejournal.com]

Unlike the other two responses, I seem to have an opposite effect. I lost over 100 lbs and it seems that my outer labia stayed the same. They are by no means *enormous*, however I do notice that they are bigger than normal, whatever that means. Put differently, I seem to notice them more. They don't get in the way or anything and my partner doesn't seem to mind, so it is no big deal to me.

[futuristicplans.livejournal.com]

I've lost about 80 pounds in the past few years, but I really haven't noticed a change in my labia. But I had a hard time seeing the change in the rest of me, so if there is a difference I probably can't tell.

Though... I suppose that I am a little less "puffy" down there. Hmm. I'll have to keep an eye on things as I lose my last 20 pounds.

[jananaphone.livejournal.com]

Wow, congrats! And good luck on those last 20 pounds. I'm amazed that you've done that. And insanely jealous. I don't need to lose nearly as much as you have (If I lost 80 lbs, I'd be just under 100... not healthy), but I'm trying to lose about 40 and I am just in awe of people who can actually pull it off. So congrats again. :D

[mari-mac1109.livejournal.com]

Hey, it looks like we're in a very similar spot goal wise (I've got about 40 more lbs to lose myself). Any way you'd be looking for an e-buddy? :D

[jananaphone.livejournal.com]

Sure, why not? My LJ is a whole bunch of whining about how I'm fat, and I'm kind of mean, but I can be nice (and even happy sometimes!). It'd be cool. Plus, your icon is David Sedaris oozing smoke from his eyes. That makes you A+ super cool.

[futuristicplans.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It wasn't easy, that's for sure. It's been slow and painful. I had to do a lot of growing up and a lot of thinking about who I am and what I want. I guess in looking for myself I keep finding less and less. :p

But if I can do it, anyone can. Good luck. :D

[grrlx.livejournal.com]

LOL, I read that wrong. I thought you said you "wash my MOM'S outer labia"...

For some reason, on occasion I have had bad odors using condoms. Not all the time, but on occasion.

[littlebluegrrl.livejournal.com]

lmao..I read it the same way! I was like WHAT?!!

[jananaphone.livejournal.com]

I don't have any input on #1, but as for #2... I've gained 20 lbs in the past year and 40 in the past two year (overall... that's 40 total, not 60) and I have noticed that my outer labia are a bit bigger. Also, I gained a lot of weight in my stomach, so it's harder to reach or see my vulva. I used to be an average weight and had no problem bending enough to check it out, but now it's hard to see much at all without a mirror. My labia are definitely chubbier... it takes more to spread them and they get in the way a lot more during sex. I've just finally started losing the weight again and I hope to see them go back to the way they were before I was fat... mostly because they get all caught in the way during sex and I end up having to pull them apart occasionally.

I guess whether they shrink is dependent on how much you weigh in comparison to losing 40 lbs. I mean, if you start at 350 and lose 40 lbs, I don't think you're going to see much of a difference... but I'm sure if you started at 150 and lost 40 you'd see a much more pronounced shrinking.

[littlebluegrrl.livejournal.com]

Any "deodorant" soap...I mean, I don't even use them there but anywhere close to that area makes for a funky scent.
Yuck.

[whoa-breathe.livejournal.com]

Some soaps smell incredibly gross when used on the genitals! I haven't noticed any rhyme or reason to it, but it's always annoying, and one of the reasons I use generic Cetaphil for that area (the other being that my gyno suggested it as something that was unlikely to irritate the area).

[zombie-attaackk.livejournal.com]

a couple of years ago i lost 65+ pounds and sadly...my vagina area stayed big...but now its kinda...stretchy and gets in the way. it sounds gross typing it haha. but yeah. sucks for meeee. i hope yours shrinks down!