But where it comes to intimate care, things can get a little confusing.
It makes sense; ads forfeminine hygiene productshave long-touted their ability to make us feel “fresh.”
But unfortunately, we may have been mislead in that regard.

(via Stop UTI Forever).
And that’s not the only study to come to such a conclusion.
Your vagina is actually a self-cleaning organ, which is why you get discharge.

Discharge, unless an unusual color or foul-smelling, is generally not unhealthy.
So what should you do instead?
“That should never be done,” she reiterates.

Okay, so whatarewe supposed to do, then?
Your vagina shouldneverbe cleansed; it does it itself.
Your vulva, however, can accumulate impurities, so you may feel the need to cleanse it sometimes.
But theonly thing you should be usingis plain old water.