Here are 4 tips to help you keep your vulva and intimate area feeling fresh, healthy and comfortable.

Wipe Right

After a visit to the bathroom, make a habit of wiping your intimate skin front to back. This will remove any excess urine, sweat build up and (if menstruating) period discharge. Avoid scented cloths to avoid upsetting this more sensitive skin!

Cleanse Right

When you want to use more than water to cleanse your intimate skin, choose a specially designed intimate wash. Using scented body soaps and shower gels could cause dryness and irritation, so try to use an intimate wash that’s specially designed for the unique pH-balance of intimate skin (4.5). Our expert gynaecologist Dr Sara Matthews, tells us, “When talking about intimate washes, it is important to recognise that we aren’t talking about douching at all, i.e. putting water into the vagina itself. femfresh is not a douche and I never recommend cleaning inside the vagina, but keeping the vulval skin healthy helps the inside too.”

Eat Right

Did you know that the foods we eat can help to keep our intimate area healthy? Greek yogurt contains probiotics which can help to fight off bad bacteria. Salmon can be good for menstrual pain. Green tea is known for its antioxidant benefits which means it can reduce the risk of bladder infection. Sweet potatoes, carrots and any orange fruit or veg can even be libido boosting!

Drink Right

Water is a magic ingredient. Drink lots of it. Aside from keeping you hydrated, it will flush out toxins. If your pee is dark yellow with an odour you should be guzzling more H20.⁽³⁾