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The vagina cleanses itself naturally. The cells in the vagina keep it at a normal pH so you should NEVER douche or use any sprays in your vagina.” — Center for Young Women’s Health (Boston Children’s Hospital)
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🚨(For parents of girls heading into puberty…)
A healthy vagina has a mild natural scent. Strong or lingering odor in girls is usually from sweat, leftover discharge in the skin folds, damp clothes, or irritation—not because the vagina needs “cleaning products.”
What actually helps:
- Wash the **outside** (vulva) daily with warm water. Mild unscented soap on the outer area only is fine; do not put soap inside the vagina.
- Gently rinse the folds so dried discharge does not sit there.
- Wipe **front to back** after using the toilet.
- Wear cotton underwear and change out of wet swimsuits or sweaty clothes quickly.
- Skip scented soaps, bubble baths, feminine sprays, wipes, and douches. They irritate skin and can make odor and infections worse.
- Change pads or tampons regularly during periods.
See a doctor if there is a strong fishy smell, itching, burning, unusual discharge, or pain. Most odor is hygiene and clothing—not something a girl needs to feel ashamed about.
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Your vagina has its own natural cleaning system that flushes out bacteria, so you don’t need to add any chemicals to help it.” — Nemours KidsHealth
#ParentingTips #TweenHygiene #GirlsHealth #PubertyTalk
🚨(For parents of girls heading into puberty…)
A healthy vagina has a mild natural scent. Strong or lingering odor in girls is usually from sweat, leftover discharge in the skin folds, damp clothes, or irritation—not because the vagina needs “cleaning products.”
What actually helps:
- Wash the **outside** (vulva) daily with warm water. Mild unscented soap on the outer area only is fine; do not put soap inside the vagina.
- Gently rinse the folds so dried discharge does not sit there.
- Wipe **front to back** after using the toilet.
- Wear cotton underwear and change out of wet swimsuits or sweaty clothes quickly.
- Skip scented soaps, bubble baths, feminine sprays, wipes, and douches. They irritate skin and can make odor and infections worse.
- Change pads or tampons regularly during periods.
See a doctor if there is a strong fishy smell, itching, burning, unusual discharge, or pain. Most odor is hygiene and clothing—not something a girl needs to feel ashamed about.
#ParentingTips #TweenHygiene #GirlsHealth #PubertyTalk
Douches, feminine sprays, deodorants, and wipes that are meant to keep a woman’s vaginal area smelling fresh and clean can do more harm than good.” — Nemours KidsHealth
#ParentingTips #TweenHygiene #GirlsHealth #PubertyTalk
🚨(For parents of girls heading into puberty…)
A healthy vagina has a mild natural scent. Strong or lingering odor in girls is usually from sweat, leftover discharge in the skin folds, damp clothes, or irritation—not because the vagina needs “cleaning products.”
What actually helps:
- Wash the **outside** (vulva) daily with warm water. Mild unscented soap on the outer area only is fine; do not put soap inside the vagina.
- Gently rinse the folds so dried discharge does not sit there.
- Wipe **front to back** after using the toilet.
- Wear cotton underwear and change out of wet swimsuits or sweaty clothes quickly.
- Skip scented soaps, bubble baths, feminine sprays, wipes, and douches. They irritate skin and can make odor and infections worse.
- Change pads or tampons regularly during periods.
See a doctor if there is a strong fishy smell, itching, burning, unusual discharge, or pain. Most odor is hygiene and clothing—not something a girl needs to feel ashamed about.
#ParentingTips #TweenHygiene #GirlsHealth #PubertyTalk
I don’t recommend douching because the vagina is a self-cleaning organ. These products are both unnecessary and potentially harmful to your vaginal microbiome.” — Cleveland Clinic (Dr. Oluwatosin Goje)
#ParentingTips #TweenHygiene #GirlsHealth #PubertyTalk
🚨(For parents of girls heading into puberty…)
A healthy vagina has a mild natural scent. Strong or lingering odor in girls is usually from sweat, leftover discharge in the skin folds, damp clothes, or irritation—not because the vagina needs “cleaning products.”
What actually helps:
- Wash the **outside** (vulva) daily with warm water. Mild unscented soap on the outer area only is fine; do not put soap inside the vagina.
- Gently rinse the folds so dried discharge does not sit there.
- Wipe **front to back** after using the toilet.
- Wear cotton underwear and change out of wet swimsuits or sweaty clothes quickly.
- Skip scented soaps, bubble baths, feminine sprays, wipes, and douches. They irritate skin and can make odor and infections worse.
- Change pads or tampons regularly during periods.
See a doctor if there is a strong fishy smell, itching, burning, unusual discharge, or pain. Most odor is hygiene and clothing—not something a girl needs to feel ashamed about.
#ParentingTips #TweenHygiene #GirlsHealth #PubertyTalk
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