5 Ways To Maintain Good Vag*Nal Hygiene When You Have An Infection – Please DO NOT Use Soap To Wash Yourself Down There

There is a way to care for your underwear when you have toilet or yeast infection. This is the best time to pay particular attention to your hygiene and ensure it is at its peak. Below are some ways to care for underwear during an infection:
1. Use a skin-friendly laundry detergent
Treat your skin down there as sensitively as possible, our experts advise. It is advised that you use a hypoallergenic detergent, one that’s made for sensitive skin, free of dyes or perfumes. You should also avoid using bleach on laundry day if your underwear are involved. You never want to bleach your panties. Not only does it break down the fibers of the cloth and wear your underwear out faster, it can also expose you to chemicals when it interacts with elastic that can cause an allergic reaction on the skin.

 2. Change them as often as you can 
Seems obvious, right? But in addition to changing them daily, you should avoid sitting too long in a damp pair on a sweaty afternoon or worse, after workout, if you’re very prone to yeast/ vaginal infections. Underwear can trap moisture and bacteria and yeast love to multiple in a warm and wet environment. Whether you’re prone to infection or not, use dampness as a cue to send your undies to the laundry basket. If the discharge is bothersome and you can feel the wetness or moisture,  then you should wear a new pair.

3. Think very well before wearing thongs and g-strings
Due to the nature of the design, thongs can potentially promote transmission of colon bacteria towards and into the vagina. This potentially will disrupt the normal bacterial antenna  and increase the risk of vaginal and urinary infections. A good general rule of wearing thongs: limit your thong use to when you really need to wear your bodycon dresses or pants.

4. Study the stains 
You should be paying attention because your discharge can tell you a lot about your health and whether things are working as they should down under. If you notice the colour of your discharge is getting different from what it was when you first knew you had an infection, please talk to your physician.

5. Pay attention to how you dry your underwear. 
Underwear is sensitive because you wear them on perhaps the most sensitive part of your body. When you have an infection, be conscious about where you leave your underwear to air dry. You do not want to go about carrying more unnecessary infections, you know.

 -Fabwoman